UPCOMING AT TRINITY

* Sept. 28 – Shamrock Awards Luncheon (Galt House)

* Sept. 30 – Catholic Education Foundation “Salute to the Game Luncheon” (Galt House); 1953 Society Dinner (Seelbach Hilton)

TRINITY CHINESE EXCHANGE STUDENT NEEDS HOME

Yuzhe Liu, a junior exchange student at Trinity is looking for a new home from now until the end of school in May.

“Ricky” is from Beijing China, speaks English and is very friendly. His current host family’s circumstances have changed so he’s looking for a Trinity family to take him. He is an only child and he and his parents enjoy reading, movies, traveling and hiking. Both of his parents are accountants.

If you are interested please contact Ms. Anne Offutt. Contact information is below:

Anne Offutt

Local Coordinator

www.ciee.org/highschool

“Open your heart and your home…Become a CIEE host family!”

502-592-3204

[email protected]

TRINITY TO AID STUDENT WITH LEUKEMIA

Trinity is partnering with the organization Sharing America’s Marrow (SAM) to help sophomore and Flannan House member Owen McMasters, who has had a recurrence of leukemia.

Since Leukemia patients need bone-marrow transplants to help defeat their form of cancer, Trinity is offering the chance to sign up to become a donor to seniors over 18 years of age and to the entire Trinity Community.

The Shamrock Moms and Flannan House see this as an opportunity to help a sick child and can truly bring home the meaning “Brothers for Life.”

Important dates to know:

Information tables in the cafeteria will be on available on Mon, Sept. 22, and Tuesday, Oct. 7, as well as an additional date in late Oct

Monday, Nov. 3 – during Advising – Informational Senior SAM meeting during Advising

Thursday, Nov. 6 – Donor cheek-swabbing during lunches

TEACHER, STUDENTS TO WORK WITH NASA

NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission recently completed a competitive process to select 25 teachers from around the world for its Master Teacher Program.

Trinity environmental science teacher Mr. Marlon Francis is one of those selected teachers. The chosen educators will develop educational resources based on GPM’s data – with a focus on the water cycle and related applications – to share with their students and school communities.

“Our goal is to make teachers aware of the wealth of resources offered through NASA education and outreach. We also will receive feedback on how their students received the material,” said Dorian Janney, education specialist and manager for GPM’s Master Teachers Program at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

The program’s selection process helped identify teachers who are active in professional learning communities, thereby allowing them to share their experience working with NASA content and GPM information with other education colleagues.

The GPM satellite, along with a network of partner Earth-observing satellites, measures rain, snow and other types of precipitation every three hours around the world. Once transmitted to NASA Goddard, the data advances scientists’ understanding of water and energy cycles and allows them to share their discoveries with the broader community, including educators.

These satellite observations now will reach the classroom, as the cadre of Master Teachers will present lessons and activities focusing on different aspects of the GPM mission and other NASA materials to their students. Topics will range from weather and climate to the science behind droughts, flooding and freshwater availability.

To be selected by NASA as a Master Teacher, candidates submitted a list of how they planned to use the GPM mission’s data in their classroom. They then presented these ideas in an online seminar, which is the main mode of communication between GPM’s education team and the Master Teacher group. Each teacher also demonstrated his or her expertise as part of a larger professional learning community.

BRADEN BARNETT ’16 ACCEPTED TO LOUISVILLE YOUTH PHILANTHROPY COUNCIL

Junior Braden Barnett was accepted to the Louisville Youth Philanthropy Council. The LYPC teaches students who have a passion for making a difference in their communities the principles and practices of philanthropy through a hands-on learning experience. The group meets 15 Saturdays from September to March and has awarded more than $100,000 to local charities since 2007.

SEAN HIGGINS ’78 SPEAKS TO STUDENTS ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE ON SEPT. 11, 2001

Trinity alumnus Sean Higgins ’78 spoke to seniors Sept. 11 about his experience at the World Trade Center that fateful day, Sept. 11, 2001.

He spoke specifically about the men and women of character he witnessed that day, especially first-responders he saw entering the buildings. Crediting the “breadth and depth of the Holy Spirit” for inspiring character, Higgins urged students to abandon “me thinking” and to live lives of faith, hope and love.

SPANISH EXCHANGE STUDENTS DEPART FOR HOME

Spanish exchange students Pablo de la Morena and Alberto Lavin spent a few moments thanking Ms. Martin’s Advanced Spanish class for their hospitality during their exchange visit. The final class included a goodbye brunch and question-answer session in English and Spanish.

Trinity’s five Spanish exchange students catch a plane for Madrid on Saturday, Sept. 13, though two of the students say they’d gladly stay at Trinity all year if their parents would allow it. One student plans to return next year to attend an American university (his preference is the University of Kentucky).

In their parting speeches, the Spanish students thanked their host families and Trinity teachers and administrators. The consensus was that Trinity was an “amazing school” and that the friendliness of the staff and students made their visit very special.

A group of Trinity students will be selected to visit Spain this fall. Their preparation will continue throughout the spring, with the trip to Madrid, Spain, scheduled for June 2015.

BEN PEEL ’18 ACHIEVES RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT

Trinity freshman Ben Peel has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.

Peel is a member of Troop 320, which is affiliated with Louisville Kentucky Temple. For his Eagle Scout Service Leadership Project, Peel and a team of adults and fellow Scouts beautified Anchorage School, including painting the lower walls in the large gym and entrance way, as well as the small gym background. They also cleaned the cafeteria windows.

Peel was recognized at a Court of Honor held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on June 1. He has earned 28 merit badges in his years as a Scout.

BRAD STEPHENSON ’16 ATTENDS NATIONAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FOR BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Trinity junior Brad Stephenson spent part of his summer at the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) of Business and Entrepreneurship at Fordham University.

The NSLC is an extraordinary leadership program for high school students. Students are selected to participate from across the United States and internationally.

“During this 10-day program, we had the opportunity to participate in a variety of meaningful leadership exercises and simulations, while learning first-hand about the issues facing leaders in business,” Stephenson said. “Throughout the program, we learned what it means to lead by positive example and how each of us can make a powerful impact at our school, in our community and in the world.”

The NSLC of Business and Entrepreneurship was taught and facilitated by nationally recognized leadership trainers and was complemented by prominent guest speakers and educational field trips, making the experience invaluable. “Attending the conference was an invaluable and incredible experience,” Stephenson said. “I cannot recommend it enough to anyone considering participating.”

HOLDEN TURNEY ’15 SELECTED FOR PREMATURE & SICK INFANT – YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Trinity senior Holden Turney is one of four high school students selected to participate in the Premature & Sick Infant – Young Scholars Program. Turney was the first student from Trinity to ever be selected for the program.

Turney participated in the week-long program with a student from Sacred Heart Academy and two students from duPont Manual High School. The students were mentored by Dr. Terry Cohen, the program’s director and sponsor.

The purpose of the program is to encourage high school students to pursue careers involved in the care of premature and sick infants, and to educate them in the roles of associated medical professionals, including neonatologists, neonatal nurse practitioners, neonatal intensive care nurses, pediatricians and developmental and speech therapists. The primary location for the students was the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Norton Suburban Hospital. During the course of the program Turney observed firsthand a number of natural and surgical childbirths. He also observed several invasive procedures performed on infants, along with the follow-up care performed by an array of specialists.

“Participating in the program was an incredible and eye-opening experience,” Turney said. “Prior to participating in it, I was unsure about going to medical school, but I met so many great people and was exposed to incredibly valuable information. Now I’m most likely going to medical school.”

“Holden felt that this was an incredible opportunity and it really has him thinking about a possible career as a neonatologist or in medical research,” said Turney’s father, Bart Turney. “He also found it very interesting that Dr. Cohen was a chemical engineering major (the path that Holden wants to pursue) as an undergrad. He highly recommends the program and hopes that more Trinity students apply in the future, and he loves the ‘Beats By Dr. Dre’ headphones each student received as a gift from the doctor and his staff!”