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Shamrock Sights & Sounds

ECHO Staff November 9, 2015

From the sound of a trumpet to bouncing basketballs, from heated debate to red-hot costumes, from Mass to masks, Trinity is always filled with the sights and sounds of learning. The Rocks hosted...

Trinity teacher Mr. Joseph Chittissery Mathai serves as moderator of five clubs.

Many Talents Shared with Many Students

Axel Halvarson, Staff Reporter November 4, 2015

It's not unusual for teachers to oversee one club, maybe two. Few are moderators of five clubs! Trinity science teacher Mr. Joseph Chittissery Mathai does just that. Not only is he a physics teacher,...

Trinity teacher Mr. Scott Holzknecht talks about gender equity.

The Fight for Gender Equity Continues

Forde Womack, Editor in Chief October 22, 2015

The issue of equal rights for women has been debated over the last century and a half, beginning, of course, with the suffragettes. A film coming out Oct. 23 stars Meryl Streep as Emmeline Pankhurst, ...

Trinity sophomore Jack Wolfram will play  Cleante, the protagonist’s son in "The Miser."

Shamrock Talent Aplenty as ‘The Miser’ Rehearsals Continue

Kaizad Joshi, Staff Reporter October 20, 2015

Rehearsals and set construction are in full swing as Trinity’s dedicated Department of Theatre Arts prepares to present Moliere's "The Miser," premiering on Nov. 10 and running through Nov. 22. For...

PRIDE WEEK in Full Swing!

Connor Rafferty, Michael Hellinger and Hunter Mulloy, Staff Reporters September 30, 2015

Beginning with last Sunday's Shamrock Awards Luncheon and moving into today's burger cook-off, car decorating and cornhole play, Pride Week is in full swing. Banners and posters are up, the dunking...

Teachers and Students Weigh In on the BIG Adjustment

Connor Rafferty, Staff Reporter September 29, 2015

Making the transition from middle school to high school can be difficult and scary. Doing more homework, making new friends, and dealing with greater expectations from teachers are just a few of the...

Diverse Teaching Methods Connect with Students

Teaching styles and methods have changed over the years, that is for certain. But no matter how much methods change, teachers will always have their own approaches to the way they teach. Students will...

Mr. Francis, How Does Our Garden Grow?

ECHO Staff August 18, 2015

Whether it's via Skype, in the classroom or in some other realm, Trinity science teacher Mr. Marlon Francis believes in making his lessons come to life -- sometimes literally. Francis described...

Mrs. Judy Peake

Remembering Judy Peake

ECHO Staff May 20, 2015

  Her co-workers' words make clear the many ways Judy Peake touched lives. In her 36th year at Trinity, Judy passed away Mar. 24. Gayle Singleton, Flik Assistant Director Dining Services, collected...

Nothing Simple Here, Rube! or How to Remove Glasses from a Sleeping Person

ECHO Staff/Sean Steer May 15, 2015

Trinity students in Mr. Peter Diehl's physics classes created Rube Goldberg projects.  Check out two clips of a project completed by Sean Steer, Jesse Hammond and Nick Sohan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BKNPIRenAE https://youtu.be/1f9B-LmLFyc

Dr. Tom Zehnder and Mr. Gene Eckert face off in 1997.

Shamrock Flashback — Dr. Z and Mr. E from 1997

ECHO Staff May 13, 2015

A trip down memory lane leads to the recesses of the 1997 Trinity Shamrock, pages 40-41. Looking fondly at the late, great Mr. Gene Eckert and with deep respect for the ever energetic Dr. Tom Zehnder,...

Taking on the Teachers — Slamming and Spiking Against Old School

Evan Thompson, Staff Reporter May 12, 2015

Basketball, volleyball, Frisbee, bowling, Ping Pong. Students love playing against each other. Students also love playing against older competition. That's where teams of adults called Old School...