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ECHO

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ECHO

Off the Record -- Mr. Brian Monell, Mr. Jason Daniel, Ms. Amy Cuenca, Mr. Dick Wunderlin, Mr. Rob Williams

Off the Record on the Record

Cole Crush, Editor in Chief March 31, 2018

Nearly 40 years after the British invasion, there was another band invasion. Not the Beatles or Rolling Stones. This was Off the Record, a band started by Trinity teacher Mr. Dick Wunderlin in 2006 at...

Technology in the Classroom One More Way to Prepare Students

Robert Lewis, Staff Reporter March 31, 2018

Imagine a world without technology, without the Internet. Today's students can't begin to understand a world like that. But what about teachers? "I was hesitant about computers at first, but now...

Bob Edelen Will be Missed

Michael A. Lindenberger, ’89, Contributing Writer March 22, 2018

The autumn I was 16 brought me in touch with a book that soon had me ensorcelled. It was William Peter Blatty’s 1971 horror novel, "The Exorcist," and it had me by the short hairs. A hint of sex,...

Illumination

ECHO Staff March 20, 2018

A column of rain and snow, a symbol illuminated, unfurling against the darkness.  In the solitude of a stormy March night, the foundation, the strength, the legacy of the Rocks revealed.    ************************************************************ Here...

Perhaps a Game Changer, ‘Fortnite’ Definitely a Friendship Builder

Jacob Anonson, Staff Reporter March 19, 2018

It's 12 a.m. on a school night, and you will find that most students up at this hour aren't planning tomorrow's big presentation or doing extra credit -- they are likely playing "Fortnite Battle Royale." According...

photo by Jacob Bain

‘Can Spring Be Far Behind?’

ECHO Staff March 7, 2018

The answer to Shelley's "O Wind, If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?" is a definite NO! Despite this morning's flurries, Trinity's magnolia trees tell us spring is almost here!  

The Forecastle Festival has grown in popularity among teens.

Believe the Forecastle Hype

LC Newton, Staff Reporter March 2, 2018

A kid wearing a tuxedo made of dollar bills, dancing in 80-degree July weather. Hundreds of high-schoolers dressed in their most random attire, walking across Waterfront Park in search of a favorite...

Trinity juniors take part in the CrossRoads Ministry program.

Crossing the Divide

ECHO Staff March 1, 2018

Through their theology classes, Trinity juniors take part in the CrossRoads program. According to their website, CrossRoads Ministry "offers urban retreat experiences which invite people to be transformed...

Senior Trey Ruckriegel's YouTube channel, Treydo, has almost 33,000 followers.

#55 for Football Rocks; #1 for Fortnite Battle Royale

Richard Gregor, Staff Reporter February 26, 2018

An absolute tank on the field, Trey Ruckriegel has helped Trinity's football team secure two consecutive state titles. Off the field, Ruckriegel is like most young males -- he partakes in online gaming....

Some Pros and Cons to Social Media

Dominic Sutkamp, Staff Reporter February 23, 2018

Twitter. Snapchat. Instagram. Social media has been around for years and has gained popularity among most teens. There are many benefits to social media; however, there are also many negatives. Trinity...

Building Futures Block by Block

Thad Jones, Staff Reporter February 14, 2018

You wake up one morning after a long break. You start panicking because you don’t know whether it is a green day or a white day. You text one of your friends and ask them. They don’t know either! What...

The annual Winter Dance........ 
photo by Todd Crenshaw

A Super Start to 2018

ECHO Staff February 2, 2018

Just a few snapshots taken in January 2018, a month that included snow days and a winter dance, a speech tourney and a trivia competition, visitors from Argentina and a March for Life, a chapel decorated...