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The following Trinitas Christian School students were inducted into the National Honor Society during a ceremony on January 6, 2012:  Erin Anderegg, Hannah Banks, David Barnes, Katie Crain, Stephen Fletcher, Amy Gross, Joshua Heifner, Collin McGee, Kylie Rupert, and Khristian Trotter.

Trinitas Christian School varsity drama club presents Aeschylus’ “Agamemnon” from The Oresteia, translated by Robert Fagles, on 9 and 10 December 2011 at 7pm. Tickets are available in the school office (850.484.3515), $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. A brief synopsis of the play is available at drama.

Fifteeen Trinitas Christian School students won awards at the 2011 Pensacola Interstate Fair in the Photographic Arts category. The students’ entries varied in theme, garnering eight blue ribbons, eleven second place ribbons, and two third place ribbons. Congratulations, students.

Trinitas also sponsored two other booths at the fair; one in the school art category and one in the homemakers’ category. Eleven students entered a variety of artwork in the school art category, including ceramics, sketches, and water color. For the homemakers’ category, young ladies in the Lost Arts Clubs entered projects such as napkin aprons, homemade freezer jam, embroidered handkerchiefs, a quilt, and a beautiful hand-knit sweater.

The Panhandle Christian Athletic Conference awarded Trinitas Christian School the Wilson Award for the 2010-2011 season.  The Wilson award is presented each year to the school that best exhibits Christian character and sportsmanship during the season.  Well done, knights!

Our 2011 Art Contest winners were announced and ribbons hung by Miss Steinmetz, our beloved art teacher.  The winners are:

Drawing K5 – 3rd grades: 1st: Avery DeStafney; 2nd: Madison Payne; 3rd: Clark Dunham.
Drawing 4th – 6th grades: 1st: Alexandra Johnson.
Drawing 7th – 12th grades: 1st and 2nd: Abigail Gardner.

Painting K5 – 3rd grades: 1st: Clark Dunham; 2nd and 3rd: Carl Dunham.
Painting 4th – 6th grades: 1st: Elizabeth Ann Pollitt; 2nd: Izabella Erickson; 3rd: Elijah Gay.
Painting 7th – 12th grades: 1st: Ian Uranga; 2nd: Raven Scott.

Photography 4th – 6th grades: 1st: Sydney English; 2nd: Faith Heifner; 3rd: Abby Lyons.
Photography 7th – 12th grades: 1st: Jenna Viets; 2nd: Grace Croley; 3rd: Jon Adler.

Three-D 2nd – 6th grades: 1st: Brett Croley; 2nd: Avery DeStafney; 3rd: Brett Croley.
Three-D 7th – 12th grades: 1st: Derek Schroeder; 2nd: Collin McGee; 3rd: Khristian Trotter.

People’s Choice Award, with an overwhelming 49 votes: Ian Uranga, “Beach Scene,” (photo at right.)

Congratulations, artists!

Students in K5 – 12th grade are eligible to enter up to two works of art in teh 2011 Trinitas Art Contest.  Entries should be matted or framed with suitable wire for hanging gallery style and submitted April 29th or 29th with an entry form attached to the back.  Categories are drawing, painting, photography, and 3D.  Winners will be announced May 13th.

Trinitas Christian School is pleased to announce Alice Stout as the winner of its first annual Chrysostom Oratory Contest, a qualifying competition for the national Chrysostom Oratory Contest, a speech competition held by the ACCS (Association of Classical and Christian Schools). Miss Stout delivered her 15-minute address entitled “Rediscovering the Beauty of Leviticus 11” to an audience of students, parents, and guests on Friday, 12 March, 2011. Her speech suggested that modern Christians misinterpret the Levitical dietary code, thereby applying it inappropriately or even overlooking it altogether.

The Chrysostom Oratory Contest is a speech contest sponsored by the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS). As the winner of Trinitas’ Chrysostom contest, Ms. Stout will compete with orators from other ACCS schools for a $1000 prize and the opportunity to deliver her address at the ACCS Conference in Atlanta in June.

The Chrysostom Oratory Contest takes its name from John Chrysostom, a fourth-century Christian archbishop of Constantinople whose eponym means “Golden-mouthed.” Chrysostom is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speech.

As winner of the Chrysostom contest at Trinitas, Alice stout receives the “Golden Mouth” trophy, a cash prize, points for her house, the opportunity to speak publicly at Trinitas events, and of course, a berth in the ACCS’s oratory contest.

Trinitas Christian School acknowledges and thanks Mr. and Mrs. Dixie Dan Powell for their generous sponsorship of the oratory contest and Mr. Michael Robbins for videoing and editing Trinitas’ Chrysostom contest and Alice’s speech which will be submitted to the ACCS Chrysostom Oratory Contest.

Senior Allegra Pekarek was named to the 1^st Team All Conference for volleyball during the West Regional Tournament for the Panhandle Christian Conference this season.  Allegra was a fourth year player for the Lady Knights and earned her second varsity letter.  Excellent job, Allegra!

Kyle Schroeder, a senior defenseman, was voted by the soccer coaches of the Panhandle Christian Conference to the all conference soccer team.   Congratulations, Master Schroeder on a job well done!

Trinitas’ live and silent auction, A Jazzy Knight, raised over $15,000 for the general fund. The auction committee offered a new option to donate a day, week, month, or year for a Trinitas student. This effort was very successful with many friends and families participating.

Many thanks to our auction mistresses Mrs. Edina Mann and Mrs. Mary Reisberg, the auction committee, our auctioneer Mr. Harrell Downey, our many volunteers and donors, as well as the great number of friends and family that attended the event.