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The student news site of  Trinity High School

ECHO

The student news site of  Trinity High School

ECHO

Student to Teacher: How Experience Shapes Teaching Experience

Student to Teacher: How Experience Shapes Teaching Experience

Owen Lanham, Staff Reporter November 19, 2024

Senior English teacher Jake Savage has many influences to his teaching, but his time as a student at Trinity has impacted the way he teaches the most. Savage graduated in 2014, and now works with many...

Behind the Scenes: How Melanie Hughes Supports Trinity's Diverse and Inclusive Community

Behind the Scenes: How Melanie Hughes Supports Trinity’s Diverse and Inclusive Community

Colin Blake, Staff Reporter November 18, 2024

Mrs. Melanie Hughes is a major contributor in working with shadows and their parents. She attributes Trinity’s diversity to its reputation, learning support program, block scheduling, sports, and legacy....

Open House: A Celebration of All That Trinity Has to Offer

Open House: A Celebration of All That Trinity Has to Offer

Liam Amick, Staff Reporter November 12, 2024

This past Sunday, Trinity welcomed hundreds of prospective students during its annual Open House, a day filled with all the reasons young students should consider becoming a Shamrock. Every year, Trinity’s...

Speech Team Shines at Dragon Invitational

Speech Team Shines at Dragon Invitational

ECHO Staff November 11, 2024

The upperclassmen of Trinity's Speech Team traveled to South Oldham last Saturday to compete in the Dragon Invitational.  Hayden Deitz, Ian Beierle, and Liam Wahl all advanced to finals in Impromptu Speaking....

Senior Spotlight: A Q&A with Vincent Ivey

Senior Spotlight: A Q&A with Vincent Ivey

Ben Taylor, Staff Reporter November 9, 2024

After a great season of soccer going 19-1 in the regular season, senior center back Vincent Ivey sat with the ECHO for a Q&A. ECHO: When did you start playing soccer? Ivey: “I started playing...

Senior Spotlight: A Q&A with Cooper Hendrick

Senior Spotlight: A Q&A with Cooper Hendrick

Jonathan Heckman, Staff Reporter November 8, 2024

Cooper Hendrick is one of the many important players on the Trinity football team and is a key contributor. The ECHO sat down with him to learn more about him, and to see who he really is, and what the...

Trinity Swim Preview: Rocks Continue To Impress

Trinity Swim Preview: Rocks Continue To Impress

Matthew Heustis, Staff Reporter November 6, 2024

Trinity’s Swim Team, led by Coaches Wayne Kraus ’85 and Mike Essig ’85, and Senior Captains Sawyer Tapp and Alec Kammeyer, looks to continue their regional dominance and excellence at the state-level...

Senior's Beekeeping Business Creates Buzz

Senior’s Beekeeping Business Creates Buzz

Ben Taylor, Staff Reporter November 6, 2024

Beekeeping is not a common job for most, but for entrepreneur Keith Griffith III, a senior at Trinity, it is more than just a job. When he is not in school, Griffith III is hard at work with his company,...

Building Connections: Chad Waggoner on Teaching, Travel, and Trinity Pride

Building Connections: Chad Waggoner on Teaching, Travel, and Trinity Pride

Kyle Patchin, Staff Reporter November 5, 2024

Mr. Chad Waggoner is one of those teachers that students recognize for many reasons, but mainly because he is highly involved with Trinity programs and students. Waggoner is noticed in the halls due to...

College Basketball Preview and Predictions

College Basketball Preview and Predictions

Adam Eaton and Kyle Bibelhauser November 4, 2024

The 2024-25 college basketball season officially starts regular season play on Monday, November 4. This is one of the most anticipated seasons in the history of the sport, especially for the state of Kentucky...

Trinity Teachers Create Open Music Space with New Jam Club

Trinity Teachers Create Open Music Space with New Jam Club

Thomas Meyer, Staff Reporter November 4, 2024

Two very musically-talented Trinity teachers, Jason Daniel and Scott Ross, started up the Jam Club this year. Daniel and Ross worked together to turn the guitar club into something more: a club where any...

Lauren Smith Brings Community Ties and Math Expertise to Trinity

Lauren Smith Brings Community Ties and Math Expertise to Trinity

Josh Kepnes, Staff Reporter November 1, 2024

This school year, Trinity High School welcomed another new teacher in Ms. Lauren Smith. A Louisville native, Smith returned to the city where she grew up. After previously teaching in Louisville, Smith...