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including a national gathering of schools in the summer of 2017. From Georgia to Ohio, schools sent delegations to Trinity to learn firsthand how to set up and run such a system. Since 2001 many schools, both high schools and grade schools, have adopted a House system similar to the one at Trinity.

Trinity’s House system has not stopped developing. The House System is a living, growing entity, evolving to meet the needs of an ever-changing student body. In 2006, underthe direction of then-House System Director Joe Henning H’06, advising groups were introduced into the Housesystem. These small 20-student groups, made up of seniors, juniors, sophomores, freshmen and a faculty advisor,provide an opportunity for adults to partner with students in a manner outside the conventional classroom settingand for older students to mentor underclassmen and serve as both role models and advisors. In its 11th year, theadvising group program, according to recent student surveys, has become another positive component of the Trinity experience.

Looking forward, in just a few years those students who were freshmen in the House system’s initial year will return to Trinity for their 15-year reunion. Within the next decade, the House system will see its first group oflegacies, sons who want to be in the same Houses as their fathers. The future looks bright, but those in charge of the House system will continue to work hard to see that it continues to educate and provide leadership opportunities to the young men at Trinity High School.

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Adam Klein, theoriginal DanteHouse director, has been chosen

to take the helm ofthe House System

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Trinity students, faculty and staff members supportnumerous social service agencies in various waysduring the school year. Your support of these schoolprojects is appreciated. Our students learn valuablelessons through contact with theseorganizations andthe people they serve.

Here is a list of our primary partners:American Red Cross– Provides aid, disaster relief and blood donations– Trinity hosts blood drives

Catholic Charities/Catholic Relief Services– Provides disaster relief, safe haven and food torefugees, the impoverished and those in war-torn or disaster areas– Trinity holds an Operation Rice Bowl drive andvarious donation collections

Community Catholic/Schumann Center– Serves families and children in the Portlandneighborhood through after-school care,programming and tutoring– Trinity’s Giving Tree gifts go to CommunityCatholic families

CrossRoads Ministry– Provides immersion retreats for people to learnabout the injustices associated with the inner-cityand living belowthe poverty level– Trinity runs its Junior Retreat through theirFootprints retreat

Dare To Care– Provides food for families and school children inneed– Trinity hosts a school-wide food drive each year;BetaClub volunteers serve Dare to Care throughoutthe year

Habitat for Humanity– Provides housing to those in need; Trinity studentsvolunteer throughout the year

Hildegard House– Provides end of life care– Trinity students host a drive, a walk and service

Jarrett’s Joy Cart– Collects toys for children in Norton Kosair Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Oncology Ward; Trinity conducts an annual toy drive for this cause

Kentucky School for the Blind– Provides education and resources for K-12 blindstudents– The National Honor Society partners with them to help with the Special Olympics

Kentucky Humane Society– Provides rescue, medical treatment and housing to abandoned or runaway animals; Trinity studentsvolunteer throughout the year to help care for andexercise the animals

Little Sisters of the Poor– Provides elderly care at the St. Joseph’s Home– Trinity faculty provides a toiletry drive

Norton Cancer Center– Provides treatment, research and assistance tocancer patients– Trinity collaborates with other schools in the Pink-White football game that donates proceeds to theNorton Cancer Center

St. John’s Center– Provides day assistance to homeless and underpriv-ileged men; Trinity students volunteer at the centerthroughout the year

St. Joseph of Arimathea/River Valley Cemetery/Meadow View Cemetery– Provides burial services for the homeless, namelessand unclaimed– Trinity partners with the Jefferson County Coro-ner’s Office to do grave-site internment services andcemetery maintenance and care

St. Joseph Children’s Home– Provides shelter and care for orphans and those removed from unhealthy living conditions– Trinity students work at the annual picnic and vol-unteer throughout the year

St. Vincent de Paul Center– Provides shelter, food, programming and care forthe homeless, impoverished and those suffering frommental illness or addiction; Trinity students volunteerthroughout the year

WaterStep– Collects shoes that are given to people in developingcountries and provides water-filtration units to thosein need of clean water– Trinity hosts a shoe drive and volunteers through-out the year to sort the shoes

Trinity supports social service agencies

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Campus News ECHO Honors

Congratulations to the following ECHO staff members, who placed in the Western Kentucky University Mark ofExcellence journalism contest:

Ethan Vanlandingham ’19 and Anthony Black ’19 Second Place in Multimedia Production

Max Urton ’19 Third Place in News/Feature Photography

Matt Gadd ’19 Third Place in Sports Photography

The ECHO is moderated by longtime teacher and KY Journalism Hall of Fame member Mr. Tony LococoH’03.

Visit www.trinityecho.com for more of the staff’s great features!

Trinity KUNA Named Delegation of ExcellenceTrinity High School has a long history of excellent work at the Kentucky United Nations Assembly (KUNA). Thisyear has been no exception.

Our KUNA delegation won the Delegation of Excellence.

Individual awards included:

Nick Thevenin: Outstanding Advocate

Jared Roberts: Outstanding Ambassador

The Resolution written and presented by Cian Callahan, Matt Gadd and Brandon Chou, representing South Africa, passed.

Trinity’s KUNA delegation is moderated by World Language teachers Mr. Walter Mata and Mr. Jorge Serrano.

The Kentucky United Nations Assembly (KUNA) is a three-day experience in diplomacy that provides studentswith a greater appreciation for our global community and hands-on involvement with international issues andsolutions.

Speech Rocks Success Speaks VolumesThe Speech and Debate team, led by Ms. Amy Zuccaro are racking up theawards this year. Competing in local, regional and national tournaments,the team has consistently finished in the top percentiles of each competi-tion they have entered.

Most recently, the Speech and Debate team traveled to the University ofKentucky to compete in the Kentucky High School Speech League (KHSSL)State Tournament. Sophomore Porter Hunt advanced to partial octo-fi-nals of Lincoln-Douglas Debate and received 9th place speaker. JuniorMark Hughes advanced to quarterfinals in Lincoln-Douglas Debate andreceived 8th place speaker. Congratulations to Cooper Winrich who wasnamed the 2018 KHSSL State Champion in Congressional Debate!

The team of five debaters took home 6th place in overall team sweepstakes.

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A Project to Create Lifelong MemoriesEnjoy this feature from the Trinity ECHO by reporter LC Newton

One thing that people in the United States take for granted is seeing themselves in a mirror, in photographs andin portraits every day. Many kids around the world don’t get this opportunity. To change this situation for a fewyoung people, Trinity art/photography teacher Mr. Jimmy Serochi and some students decided to participatein the Memory Project.

Ms. Mariney Ocampo, Syria Project Specialist, contacted Trinity Principal Dan Zoeller about working withthe Memory Project, which she describes as “a children’s art charity that is based in the US but conducts art activities with children around the world (memoryproject.org).”

Ocampo wrote: “I’m actually writing to you from Jordan, where I’ve spent the last two months photographingSyrian children living in Azraq and Za’atari, the largest Syrian refugee camps. We’re now looking for art stu-dents to study these photos and create portraits as special gifts for the children. We delivered portraits to a firstgroup of Syrian children in February (2017), and it was a tremendous success. Here is a short three-minutevideo: memoryproject.org/videos. Now there are many more children here who would love to receive such personal, heartfelt gifts. Might your students be interested in helping to create their portraits?”

“We will email you digital photos of the children’s faces and mail you full-page color prints of the same photos.We will also mail you plastic sleeves to protect the finished portraits (we will deliver the portraits to the childrenin these same sleeves).”

Serochi said, “(The Memory Project) is a nice project to be part of.” Serochi plans to recreate his photographusing colored pencils.

When asked if he thinks the children will like the artwork, he said, “Because these kids rarely see themselves, Ithink (they) will love the artwork. One reason I chose to participate in this project is because I did it when I wasin high school as well, and I loved it.”

Trinity junior Richard Gregor, who plans to edit his photo in Photoshop, said, “I chose to do this project because I really care about art. Being able to share my work with others who care about it really means a lot.”

Junior Nick Loper plans to recreate his photograph by using either watercolor or pastels. He chose to do thisproject because “it sounded pretty neat.”

Ocampo explained how the project provides a keepsake for those who take part: “We will make a video of theSyrian children receiving the portraits in large group settings in February. Then, we will produce a copy of thatvideo thanking you, your students, and your school for your efforts. You will then be welcome to share thatvideo with your school community as a way of highlighting the accomplishments of your art program and thehappiness of the less fortunate.”

“Because these kids rarelysee themselves, I think

(they) will love the artwork.One reason I chose to

participate in this project is because I did it when I

was in high school as well,and I loved it.”

Jimmy Serochi

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Trinity High School has a proud and distinguished tradition in both fine and performing arts. We would like to highlight some of these young artists, along with their work below.

John Brewer ’18

Jackson Crane ’18Lucas Murphy ’20

Parick Owens ’20 Sam Nord ’19

Caleb Murray ’18

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Two Rocks Selected for NSLC

Congratulations to junior Caden Gorin and sopho-more Walker Evans on their selection into thisyear’s National Student Leadership Conference. TheNSLC is an educational organization dedicated topreparing high school students for leadership roles.

Caden will attend the Medicine and Health Care Conference at Vanderbilt University. Caden previ-ously attended a conference at Harvard University in 2015.

Walker will attend the conference on InternationalDiplomacy.

Stock Rocks Ruling the Commonwealth

Congratulations to the Trinity Stock Rocks! Under the direction of Dr. Tom Zehnder ’63, his Business Law students are representing Trinity in the finest fashion as they participatein the Kentucky Council of Economic Education’s Stock Market Game.

At the time of print, Trinity held three of the top-25 team rankings, including first place in the contest that features over 400 teams.

Principal Zoeller Treats TopPerformers

Congratulations to the 193 students who earned theirway onto the Prinicpal’s List with their academic per-formance during the second quarter. Principal DanZoeller H’07 rewarded the students with cake dur-ing an Advising period!

Art Students Craft Crosses for St. Joseph of ArimatheaSociety Burials

The mission is to help provide dignified burials forthose in Louisville who were homeless or impover-ished. According to St. Joseph of Arimathea Societymoderators, Trinity is adding anotherlayer of compassionthrough works of art by students.

“The idea is thanks to Trinityteacher Jimmy Serochi.” Hethought it would be nice if his art students could craftcrosses to be used at St. Josephof Arimathea Society burials,and then to give them to next of kin or friends in attendance.It is a lovely gesture.

Gorin

Evans

Congrats!

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Congratulations!

Rocks Achieve Eagle Scout RankCongratulations to the following Rocks for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout!

Scott TobeTroop 110 (Anchorage)

Provided homeless kits for St. Vincent de Paul in Louisville.

Christopher Monell Troop 380 (Saint Patrick)

Constructed a raised garden bed for the Hildegard House in

Louisville. The residents have used the bed to plant vegetables.

Andrew CravenTroop 243 (John Paul II)

Built a shelter for goats at the Black Acre Nature Preserve.

Evan SheehyTroop 243 (John Paul II)

Cleared three trails and installed markers along the paths at theBlack Acre Nature Preserve.

Visit www.trinityrocks.comto explore the Trinity Family online. We were the first school to launch a website, and we’re still thefinest. Click on “What’s New” for the latest news in real time. Thanks to our great friends at Power (David Power

,89) and Trinity’s Information

Technology Department for continuing to support this valuable communication tool.

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Local Teacher and Trinity Alumnus Thanks Trinity

Principal Dan Zoeller H’07 received a very nice “thank you” message from Trinity alumnus and St. Francis of Assisi teacher Mr. Fred Whittaker (Class of 1981). We are proud to take part in their science fair each year:

Thanks, Fred!

SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Dear Dan,

I wanted to thank you and the staff at Trinity High School for arranging once again to be a part of the

science fair at St. Francis of Assisi. Mike Budniak, Mark Amick, and Marlon Francis truly went

above and beyond all expectations in their efforts to provide judges, guidance, inspiration and support

to my students and program. Because they bring not just brilliant minds, but their big hearts as well,

the students and staff from Trinity have become an integral part of the dynamic of my fair and thus,

this year, as in years past, I feel I must write to make certain that everyone knows how deeply grateful

we are for their presence and participation.

Independent research at our fair has always been about much more than science. It is my hope that the

experience can cause each of my students to stretch into new understandings about who they are called

to be, not just in the world of science, but in the world of their faith. To that end, having individuals who

can simultaneously reflect Christ while they are also engaged in the art of education is a treasure. Mr.

Budniak, Mr. Amick, Mr. Francis and all who visit from Trinity each year do this in abundance. In every

interaction with my junior scientists, your students proved to be powerful examples of why Catholic

education matters. Your students and teachers inherently understand the opportunity they have to be

examples of leadership that is is at once compassionate, powerful and wise. In the way that they paid

attention to my researchers, questioned their data and methods and became sincerely enthusiastic and

excited about their successes and discoveries, my students felt profoundly respected, dignified and

celebrated by yours. Nothing is as powerful as being caught in a spotlight shined upon you by a high

school student and no spotlight shines so brightly as the ones the Shamrock science team creates for us.

Your young men and staff are wonderfully aware of the great power that they have. That they use it to

uplift and celebrate my students, that they find strength in inspiring those who look up to them, defines

the very core of Catholic leadership. Once again, Trinity High School finds itself on the cutting edge of

creating the types of young men who understand what it means to be truly strong. It is no wonder why

your institution remains a model to all who wish to create educational excellence.

At St. Francis, we try to underscore all we do with an awareness of what Christ calls us to be and do for

one another. This modeling of the values which define our Gospel’s greatest news is part of what allows

Catholic education to shine with such a brilliant light. It is clear to me that this same mission is being

achieved, in abundance, at Trinity High School.

Thanks again for another amazing year. Please know that my entire Parish is very aware of the gift which

the presence of your school brings to us and to the community. The inspiration, excitement and kindness

which your team provides for all of us each year is truly a treasure and a blessing.

In gratitude,

Fred Whittaker

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Photo credit Javhid Nawab ’19

Annual Mother-Son Mass Held at Trinity

On March 4, members of the Trinity Family gatheredfor the annual Mother-Son Mass celebrated on cam-pus. This special day gives our students a chance tothank and honor their mothers for the wonderful sacrifices and love they offer.

Argentinian Exchange Students ArriveIn January, six Argentinian students arrived for amonth-long visit to Louisville and Trinity HighSchool. They came along with several girls who at-tended Assumption and Mercy.

While here, the students were hosted by Trinity fami-lies. In late May, our students will visit Argentina for amonth and attend school there. In January it’s sum-mer in Argentina, so these students didn’t miss classesthere. Conversely, our students will be attending dur-ing our summer break, but during regular winterclasses in Buenos Aires.

Since we began this exchange program, our studentsand families have reaped terrific benefits. All involvedbecome more culturally aware, gain international ex-perience, and form lasting relationships. Many of ourstudents who have since graduated have gone on tostudy abroad. A few have earned substantial scholar-ships thanks in part to their Argentinian experience.

Of course, the greatest gains can’t be fully calculated.“As the world becomes even smaller, these friendshipswill make for richer adulthoods,” remarked Princi-pal Dan Zoeller H’07. “Love and laughter will echoacross continents. I’m very proud of our brave partici-pants and know their brains and hearts are set to growin ways they can’t imagine.”

The guests are pictured with their THS hosts in thePrincipal’s conference room below.

Toussaint House Wins Trivia NightThe House System at Trinity offers an opportunity for each student to engage in an array of activitiesthroughout the school year, to have their voices heardthrough a larger student government, and a chance to meet and make friends who they might not haveotherwise met. The annual House Trivia Contest was held during the third quarter this semester withthe Toussaint House coming away with the win!

Photo by ECHO staffer Jahvid Nawab ’19

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Welcome, Class of 2022!

Saturday, Dec. 9, saw hundreds of eighth graders arrive for the annual Placement Test. The students came invarious states of excitement and promise. They were met by a school more than ready to guide them throughthese next four years.

The annual Placement Test is the beginning of a long process to form the next class of freshmen. More than 400 students will comprise the pool of applicants. The Placement Test is a standardized test given to thousandsof eighth-grade students each year. The results of the test are one of three ways Trinity determines the bestschedule of classes for each student. Feedback from the student's current teachers and input from his family are also considered in the placement process.

This group of incoming freshmen continues a remarkable string of Placement Test successes. Once the makeupexams have been taken, it will mark the 13th consecutive year that more than 400 students will have sat for the test.

Mr. James Torra H’12, Director of Admissions remarked, “This turnout is great affirmation. It doesn’t surprise me since we have been receiving tremendous feedback from prospective parents and students about the opportunities here. They see Trinity as a school where every student is challenged and supported. Our levelsof satisfaction among alumni, parents and students indicate what we are doing is appreciated and valued. I lookforward to working with parents during the enrollment process.”

Principal Dan Zoeller H’07 was excited about the turnout. “Parents see that the approach we take providesthe best chance for success for their son. Our college-like daily class schedule, low average class size, smart useof technology and our successful House/Advising system are responsible for our record-setting student achieve-ment. Eighth-graders who shadow see our teachers in action and want to be Trinity students.”

Trinity President Dr. Rob Mullen ’77 said, “I continue to get very caught up with the emotions of this day.As I have witnessed thousands of students move through these four years, I understand more and more the impact of our work. The most important thing about today isn’t filling in bubbles on an answer sheet. Instead, it marks the beginning of a life-long relationship with a school that will work very hard to open every opportunity for each student.”

WELCOME!

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Thank You Trinity Family!

Trinity’s National Merit Finalists Announced

Congratulations to the following young men who were selected from a group of 16,000 semifinalists to move onas finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Eric Brian Jonathan Endicott Michael McCalpin Paul Passanisi

Nicholas Thevenin Andrew Warren

We are Proud

of You!

Associate Director of the Trinity Annual Fund Michelle Walters shared details of the recent phoneconversation she had with the Director of Catering at the new Omni Hotel here in Louisville…

He recently volunteered at Dare to Care on a day when several Trinity juniors happened to bevolunteering as well. He shared with me that he’s lived in Louisville for 20 years and knew Trinity High School was a fine establishment, but he couldn’t get over the fact that every oneof these young men was so polite and courteous and actually knew how to make eye contactwith him while speaking.

He said he was so impressed with the fine, outstanding young men he worked with that hewent home that day and told his wife, “If this is the type of student Trinity is producing, I thinkour future is in good hands!”

“Our future is in good hands!”

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Award-Winning LeadersTrinity is proud to provide a highly qualified faculty and staff to help form men of faith and men of character.Our faculty and staff are often lauded both locally and nationally. We wish to congratulate the following individuals on their achievements so far this school year. They represent the array of experience we provide our students at Trinity.

Mary Ann Hall – Irene Casey Inclusion Award, Archdiocese of Louisville

Bob Beatty – National High School Football Coach of the Year, National High School Coaches Association

Dan Zoeller – Administrator-of-the-Year for all K-12 schools, Kentucky Association of Library-Media Specialists

Mike Brumfield – Kentucky Coach of the Year for Boys High School Golf, The National Federation of HighSchool Coaches Association

John McCarthy – Joe Fowler Regional Bowling Coach of the Year, Region 4 coaches

Dennis Lampley – Inductee into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame

William P. Bradford II – Rev. Arthur S. Harvey, C.S.C., Award, University of Notre Dame

Eddie Rudolph - Inductee into Kentucky Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Shayne Hull – His work has been selected for two current painting exhibitions, including a solo exhibition atLouisville Visual Art; Awarded a Great Meadows Foundation Artist Grant

Amy Zuccaro - National Diamond Coaching Award, National Speech and Debate Association

Scott Holzknecht – AAA Coach of the Year, Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coach’s Association

Mike Snyder – National Region 7 Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year, National High SchoolStrength Coaches Association

Hall Beatty Zoeller Brumfield McCarthy Lampley

Bradford Rudolph Hull Zuccaro Holzknecht Snyder

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Campus News Giving Classrooms a Homey Feel

Enjoy this feature from the Trinity ECHO written by staff reporter Carter Martin

Imagine sitting in a classroom that has bare walls and generic lights. You will find nothing of the sort at Trinity. In fact, some classrooms have a very interesting décor. While taking a look at the way three teachers decorated their rooms, all said they wanted to make students feel more comfortable.

If you’re looking to see one example of beautifully designed rooms, see English teacher Ms. Debbie Walling,who decorated her room in a way that “sparks imagination — gives off a good feeling.”

Many students tend to think that when a teacher decorates a classroom, it makes them more active and comfort-able. Some of Walling’s inspirations include Halloween and the Renaissance time period.

You will also find flowers, a knight’s shield, a gargoyle and many other interesting items in Walling’s classroom.The Medieval Period seems to be one of her favorites.

Why spend time decorating a room?

Walling said one reason is that it makes her feel at home — that being in a bare room with desks and chairs justisn’t a good thing. She said, “My classroom is like home for the school day.”

The only downside to decorating, Walling said, is the end of the year; she has to take the decorations down andpack them up to take home.

AP world history teacher Mr. Blake Napper decorates his room for much the same reason as Walling — for the students, and because it makes him feel at home.

Napper’s room includes posters of historical events — and you can even find a Doctor Who Police/Teleportation Box.

Napper has a poster that reads “WE CAN DO IT” — signed by all the kids who pass his class with an A.

The poster that catches everyone’s eyes is a giant Led Zeppelin poster. Napper said the reason it’s in his class-room is he “had nowhere else to put it.”

A third stop was at Mr. Chris Luken’s office. As soon as you walk in his office, it is hard to miss hisbobble head collection that consists of Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus Christ, and Sheldon from “The Big Bang Theory.” If you scan his office, you will see an endless number of pictures.

One of Luken’s favorite things is the garden in front of his window. One of the many favorites for students is his Jolly Rancher bowl.

Luken’s office provides an area for students to come in before the bell rings and talk.

The Leader is our award-winning quarterly newsmagazine. It’s mailed to more than 23,000 households, so weknow it’s read in some interesting places! Take a photo of you reading the most recent issue of The Leader at alandmark where you live or travel and email it to Chris Toth ’06, Alumni Relations & Communications Director, at toth@trinityrocks.com.

Where do YOU read The Leader?

ABOVE: Dave Speicher '72 read The Leader in six degree weather at Looking Glass Falls, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina.

ABOVE: Tom Canary'77 read The Leader inAngkor Wat, Cambodia.

LEFT: Denny Fowler '70 read The Leader inAuckland, New Zealand.

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Basketball At the time of print, the Trinity Basketball Rocks were traveling back to Rupp Arena as the 7th Region Champi-ons for the fourth time in seven seasons with a record of 30-3.

In Head Coach Mike Szabo’s 17th season, the Rocks saw great success, winning the Louisville InvitationalTournament, the Farm Bureau Insurance Classic (Spartanburg, SC), and many victories over top teams in theCommonwealth.

Senior Jay Scrubb was named the 7th Region Player of the Year for the second consecutive season while underclassmen David Johnson and Justin Powell joined him on the all-region team.

The Rocks road to Rupp Arena saw district tournament victories over Atherton (68-41) and Seneca(70-41) while the regional tournament saw victories over Eastern (64-27),Saint Xavier (62-41) and Ballard (68-53).

Photo credits Chad Waggoner Trinity Athletic Photos

BowlingIn year one under Head Coach John McCarthy ’07, the Bowling Rocks enjoyed many victories. While falling just short of the state tournament, the team competed at the highest level against the best competitionall season.

Coach McCarthy was named the Joe Fowler Region Coach of the Year by his peers, while Brent Padgett wasselected first team all-region, and Ian Karman and Ryan Donaldson were selected second team all-region.The coach-of-the-year award was named in memory of long-time Trinity coach and teacher Joe Fowler ’71.

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Ice Hockey

In year one under Head Coach Geoff Norman, the Ice Hockey Rocks finished thirdat the state tournament. The team competed against the topteams from this part of the country and came away with many victories, includingtwo victories over rival Saint Xavier.

Photo credits Chad Waggoner Trinity Athletic Photos

Wrestling

Head Coach Patrick Fleming and the Wrestling Rocks saw a year filledwith improvement and victories. After qualifying 11

wrestlers for the KHSAA state tournament,the Rocks finished 16th overall in the field.

Junior Kadin Kulmer was the region champion at 195, while Austin Hedges at113 and Stephen Herron at Heavyweightwere region runners-up. Kulmer placed 3rd at state and Landon Lenhart finished 5th in the 126 pound class.

Kadin Kulmer

Swim & DiveHead Coach Mike Essig ’85 and the Swim Rocks completed their season at the KHSAA state swim meet atthe University of Louisville in February with a 4th place finish (just 2 points off of 3rd place). Junior HunterTapp won the 100 free and set a new state record in the process.

The Rocks once again won the Region 5 title, winning the meet by over 200+ points over second place Eastern, with Collegiate placing3rd. Tapp was named the Region Most Outstanding Swimmer, while Tapp, Luke Bunnell, Jacob Bibeauand Trent Kolter were named to the All-Region team.

The Swim Rocks are climbing up the state ladder, finishing 11th two years ago, and now with consecutive 4th place finishes at state.

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BaseballHead Coach: Rick Arnold ’86, 4th season

2017 season recap:Record of 32-6-2 7th Region Champion

Season Outlook: Trinity Baseball will enter the 2018 season having graduated more than half of the innings pitched in 2017. This year’s pitching staff will be deep, but inexperienced. Between 10 and 12 pitchers, spread out across all four grades, will compete for innings. The pitching staff will gain valuable experience on the mound early in the season by testing pitchers with a challenging and competitive schedule.

The team will return several every day players from last year, including All-7th Region players Ben Metzingerand AJ Arnold, and has great depth offensively at several positions. The roster has talented seniors and plentyof underclassmen who will push for starting positions. Metzinger, Arnold and Dylan Byerly were three of thetop hitters last season and are expected to lead offensively again this year. Trinity will look to repeat as 7th Region champions again this year and hopes to move further into the KHSAA Sweet 16 state baseball tournament in Lexington in June.

RugbyHead Coach: Richard Plouffe Jr. ’99, 1st season as HeadCoach, 5th season overall

2017 season recap:Kentucky State Runner Up; Semifinalist in Indiana Deep SouthRugby League

Season Outlook: The squad has been working hard in the off season, both in the weight room and on the practicefield, to preparefor their most challenging schedule in years. The Rugby Rocks will return a number of key players with varsitylevel experience. With that comes expectations for year over year improvement. The regular season schedulewill include a trip to the Nashville Bash tourney, the 3rd annual Shamrock Bash tourney in Marshall Stadium,the annual rivalry match with St. X and District play in the Deep South Division of the Indian Rugby league. The team will focus on toughness, skill and hard work in practice as it seeks a successful season in 2018.

LacrosseHead Coach: Pete Schroeder H ’16, 17th season

2017 season recap:Record of 18-3State Champions

Season Outlook: Trinity will return a large number of talented players with experience at the varsity level. With that, comes high expectations for the season. The Rocks will once againplay a very competitive regional schedule to include St X, Montgomery Bell Academy, Christian Brothers HighSchool, Culver Academy, Moeller, Loveland, Carmel, Lexington Catholic and Zionsville. Our players are workinghard to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead. The team will need skill, hard work and unselfishness in every-thing that we do this spring in order to be successful.

The Rocks kicked off the season with victories over Montgomery Bell and Christian Brothers in early March.

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Photo credits Chad Waggoner Trinity Athletic Photos

VolleyballHead Coach: Kelly Gillooly, 1st seasonAssociate Head Coach: Matt Thomerson, 1st season

Season Outlook: Trinity welcomes first year Head Coach, Kelly Gillooly. Kelly played for Mercy Academy, where she won two state volleyball championships. Upon graduation from Mercy, she then played four years at the University of Louisville, where she was a team captain. Kelly brings with her, Associate Head Coach Matt Thomerson, who serves each fall as the very successful Head Coach for girls’ volleyball at Mercy Academy.

After graduating only three seniors from last year’s roster, this year’s team will have more game experience bothon the Trinity team as well as with club teams. In addition, we expect a number of talented freshman to competefor varsity playing time. Trinity will once again face a very competitive regional schedule to include Saint Xavier and DeSales, Floyd Central, Carmel, Fischers (all from Indiana) as well as Moeller, Centerville and Dublin Coffman (all from Ohio). In April, the team will travel to Cleveland to participate in the Spike for Tykes tournament.

Trinity’s volleyball coaches continue to work alongside other schools in Kentucky to grow boys volleyball in the Commonwealth.

Track & FieldHead Coach: Scott Holzknecht ’97, 4th season

2017 season recap:2nd place at KHSAA State Meet

Season Outlook: The team will return a host of talent in all events for this track and fieldseason. Fans can expect the Rocks to compete for the top finishingspots in sprints and distance as the Rocks will compete in the toughestevents in the Commonwealth. Once again the Rocks will look to defendtheir region title and compete for the state title later this spring.

TennisHead Coach: Chris Mather ’86, 10th season

2017 season recap:State Runner Up; Region 7 Champion

Season Outlook: The Trinity Tennis Rocks will be favored to win their 10th consecu-tive Regional Championship and challenge for the State Title. Weare scheduling some of the best teams in the region, including Ohio,Illinois, and Tennessee teams. We will also compete again in the Decoturf National High School Championship in Chattanoogaagainst some of the top schools in the Southeast USA.

Way to go, Rocks!

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Shamrock Sports Bass Fishing

Head Coaches: Mike Chancellor ’75; 6th year and Greg Dulaney; 3rd year2017 season recap:

2017 season recap:2017 Regional Tournament: Four Trinity fishing pairs qualified for the state tournament; at region the team finished 5, 6, 8 and 152017 State Tournament: Sophomores Hayden Bailey and Justin Risk finished 19th

Season Outlook: The 2018 Bass Fishing Team has five returning regional anglers from the 2017 campaign. For 2018, each school is permitted to send six boats (12 anglers) to the regional tournament on Lake Cumberland. Competition for these 12 spots has been contested by team members beginning in early September through mid-March. With only two seniors possibly making the top 12 for the regional tournament, the team will be loaded with underclassmen. Juniors Hayden Bailey and Justin Risk and sophomore Dalton McCauley will lead the young group inhopes of qualifying multiple teams for the state tournament on Kentucky Lake in May.

Archery

The Trinity-Mercy Archery team is back at it this season and off to a fast start. Through the first half of this winter/spring sport the team has six top-5 finishes in their KHSAA events. Head Coaches Rick and Kathleen McCauley coach the team. Be on the lookout for season results in the summer issue of The Leader.

TRINITY ATHLETICSForm Men of FAITH

Form Men of CHARACTER

COMPETE at the Highest Levels

Pride. Loyalty.Discipline.

Achievement.Trinity High School

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Shamrock Sports

Eddie Rudolph Inducted into Hall of FameCongratulations to Eddie Rudolph H’95. Eddie was selected by the Kentucky Wrestling Coaches Association(KYWCA) for induction in to their Hall of Fame for the 2017-18 class. He was recognized at the KHSAA statewrestling championship tournament February 17 at Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.

Eddie coached Trinity Wrestling for a total of 15 years. He continues to serve as the Trinity wrestling team moderator.

While Head Coach, he led the Rocks to the following:• 1 dual state championship• 14 individual state champions• 8 state runner-ups• 45 state placers• 2 high school All-Americans• 328-127 dual meet record

Brian Brohm ’04 to be Inducted into KHSAA Hall of FameThe Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame Class of 2018 will induct 13 members in this year’sclass, the 31st class inducted into the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame, in ceremonies scheduled April 21, 2018.

Trinity congratulates 2004 alumnus Brian Brohm who will be a member of the 2018 class.The 2003 Mr. Football honoree, Brian led Trinity to three consecutive state championships from 2001-03 while amassing 10,579 passing yards and 119 touchdown passes for the Shamrocks. A multi-sport standout, Brohm added to his prowess on the gridiron by helping the Shamrock baseball team to the state tournament in 2002 and 2004, while helping the basketball team to its first KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16® appearance in 2004. In addition to the Mr. Football award, Brohm was a two-time Paul Hornung Award recipient (2002-03) and named the Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year and Frank Camp Award Winner in 2003. Brohm went on to star at the University of Louisville and was selected in the Second Round of the 2008 NFL Draft (56th overall) by the Green Bay Packers.

Tickets are available for $65 per person or a full table (10 people) can be purchased at a discounted rate of $500. To order tickets online, visit http://www.khsaa.org/payments/hall-of-fame.

Shamrock Student-Athletes Ink Letters of IntentSeveral Trinity senior student-athletes committed to continue their playing careers in college at a ceremony heldon Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 3:15 p.m. in Trinity’s Steinhauser Gymnasium.

Christian Dissell – Football – Lindsey Wilson CollegeEthan Hull – Football/Lacrosse – Jacksonville University (FL)Arak McDuffie – Football – Marshall UniversityRondale Moore – Football – Purdue UniversityCaleb Murray – Football – Ball State UniversityKyle Sears – Football – Centre CollegeZach Cunanan – Lacrosse – College of Wooster (OH)Connor Davis – Lacrosse – Transylvania UniversityJonathan Endicott – Lacrosse – Amherst CollegePatrick Furlong – Lacrosse – Centre CollegeKevin Lambe – Lacrosse – Wagner College (NY)Logan Noland – Lacrosse – Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityRyan Troutman – Soccer – Bowling Green State UniversityAlex Wilson – Track and Field – Brown University

Members of the Trinity coaching staff spoke of the courage and commitment these students showed and continue to display at Trinity every day. About 200 parents, relatives, classmates and other friends were in attendance.

Congratulations!

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Shamrock Sports Trinity Coaches Earn

Coach of the Year HonorsBOB BEATTYCongratulations are in order for Trinity Head Football Coach Bob Beatty H’03. Bob just completed his 18th season at Trinity.

The National High School Coaches Association, in conjunction with High School Football America, a media partner with USA TODAY High School Sports, has named Coach Beatty the 2017 National Coach of the Year. Not only is this a nationally respected award, Bob is the first Kentucky high school football coach ever to receive this honor.

Coach Beatty and the Football Rocks are coming off of back-to-back undefeated state championship footballseasons. The team has a 30-game winning streak, the longest such streak across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

MIKE BRUMFIELDCongratulations are in order for Trinity Golf Team Head Coach, Mike Brumfield H’14. Mike just completed his fifth season as our golf coach.

The National Federation of High School Coaches Association (NFHS) has named Mike the 2017-18 Kentucky Coach of the Year for Boys High School Golf. This is a tremendous and well-deserved honor.

Mike is well respected across the Commonwealth of Kentucky within all golf circles. He is a member of the Elizabethtown High School Hall of Fame, where he was a top-notch high school golfer. He wenton to play collegiately for Morehead State University and can still be found on the links competing for clubchampionships. Mike has a knack for developing student-athletes, both on and off the golf course. His golferslearn not only golf lessons, but life lessons.

Coach Brumfield schedules the toughest competition he can find. He has led Trinity golf to back-to-back third-place finishes at the KHSAA state golf tournament. In 2018, we will return three of our five state golfers from last year’s team, along with a number of other talented Golf Team members.

MIKE SNYDERStrength and Conditioning Coach Mike Snyder ’02 has been named the 2017 Region 7 Strength Coach of the Year by the National High School Strength Coaches Association.

With only 8 regions across the USA, Mike has been recognized by his peers as one of the best.

All of our Trinity teams, coaches and student-athletes appreciate the effort and expertise that Mike brings to the R.W. Marshall Sports Center each and every day… it’s great to see that the rest of the country sees it as well.

SCOTT HOLZKNECHTScott has been named the 2017 Class AAA Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association.

His Trinity Cross Country team finished as state runner-up in the fall, on the heels of his Trinity Track and Field team finishing as state runner-up this past spring.

JOHN MCCARTHYFirst-year head coach John McCarthy ’07 was named by fellow region bowling coaches the Joe Fowler Region 4 Coach of the Year in honor and recognition of our late colleague, friend and fellow coach, Joe Fowler ’71, Trinity Hall of Fame member.

Way to coach ‘em up, guys!

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Events CalendarApril2 – 6 Spring Break (no classes)19 Alumni Business Circle26 Art Department Show (6 – 8 p.m.)29 Handbell Concert Mozart Meets Metallica 7 p.m.

May4 Kentucky Oaks (no classes)5 Kentucky Derby9 Junior Class Mass 7 p.m.11 Choir & Jazz Band Concert 7 p.m.12 Emerald Society Brunch (Alumni Hall); Lampley Salute13 Choir & Jazz Band Concert 3 p.m.17 Alumni Business Circle18 Class of 2017 Senior Breakfast (Alumni Hall)19 Baccalaureate Mass (Steinhauser Gymnasium)20 Graduation (Bellarmine University)25 Last Day of Classes28 Memorial Day

June17 Father’s Day22 Trinity Alumni-Sandy Newman Memorial Golf Scramble

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Do You RecognizeThese Shamrocks?

Who is this Trinity priest and teacher?

Hint – he taught English in 1962.

See next issue for answers!

LAST ISSUE ANSWER: Congratulations to Mike Garau ’59 for recognizing Fr. Duerr with a citar in

music class!