Catholic Schools Week will be celebrated from Jan. 30 - Feb. 5 nationally this year! Here at Holy Trinity, our Student Council CSW Committee has worked hard to plan a week that includes daily spirit days, fun activities, new projects, and favorite traditions. Check out the online handout or paper schedule coming home today in Tuesday folders for more details. Here are some ideas to note:

• Every day will be a dress-down day. See the schedule for specifics.
• For our all-school service project, it will include two ways to donate and support others! We had previously planned to host a drive for those affected by the December storms in Kentucky. However, every school/church we've contacted has an abundance of items at this time. Thus, we're going to partner with local organizations to continue to support ongoing learning goals in our community, as well as provide an online financial donation option for those interested in supporting those affected by the storms.  See the CSW handout for specifics. 
• Students' self-illustrated images for the "Where's the Religious Leader?" game are coming home in your Tuesday folder today (or their homeroom teacher may hold onto them to complete during class). They are due to Mrs. Davenport by January 26.
• Show your family's school spirit by decorating an HT yard sign! Sign up to receive a white yard sign to decorate as a family and then have displayed on our campuses during Catholic Schools Week. Only 6 yard signs remain … due to Mrs. Davenport or Mrs. Watkins by January 26.
• We'll add to our Holy Trinity Parish Time Capsule! What is our legacy? What do we want to remember about this year in our HT history? What do you think should be included? Share your suggestions here and be a part of HT history.
• We encourage students and parents to write thank you notes to our amazing educators to share with them on our final day of the week.
• We'll celebrate our Faculty, Staff, and Volunteer of the Year at Monday's liturgy. Congratulations again and thank you to Mary Nancy Chatel, Jeanne Abell, and Martha Gray for all they do for HT! We appreciate you!
• The 8th Grade Volleyball Game is back during CSW this year! Please mark your calendars and plan to attend or tune in online if you're an 8th-grade parent!

Prior to Christmas Break, our KYA delegation attended their middle school conference to present bill ideas they believe should become law in Kentucky. They had an outstanding conference and successfully presented their 3 bills, as well as had them passed in the House and Senate and signed into law by the KYA youth governor. With this, the bills will now be forwarded to our actual Kentucky elected leaders for review. Great work, Eagles!

Congratulations to our outstanding speakers and delegates who earned individual awards:

• Ruby Lilla and Zoe Mayers – Outstanding Speakers
• Eleanor Orrillo – Outstanding Delegate

Congratulations to our bill sponsors:

• Bryn Haley, Daniel Waterfield, Jacob Breit, and Elliott Redella
• Emelia Huff, Ruby Lilla, Kathryn Bovine, and Hadley Bazant
• Sophia Redella, Whitney Cooper, and Katherine Rueff

Congratulations to our supporting officers – Alex Jarboe and Griffin Brunstetter – who were amazing at leading Committee debates, as well as Alex who was nominated to serve as Clerk, too!

This past week, many of our 6th graders participated in the KAAC 6th Grade Showcase academic competition. Our regional event was held at St. Michael's Catholic School and many of our students earned medals for their performance! Congratulations to the following for helping Holy Trinity earn 3rd place overall!

• Quick Recall Team - 1st Place - Andrew Crane, Daniel Waterfield, Fletcher Wallace, Grayson Sayat, Jack Renda, Jacob Breit, and William Blackburn, coached by Christy Breit and Tristan Blackburn
• Grayson Sayat - 6th Place in Math
• Cora Dyer - 5th Place in Written Composition
• Jack Renda - 1st Place in Science and 3rd Place in Language Arts
• Andrew Crane - 6th Place in Social Studies

This past week, the Archdiocese hosted and recognized our teachers celebrating anniversary years within the Archdiocese. We're proud to celebrate the following:

• 5 Years: Mary Charles Zoppoth & Michelle Harrington (as a classroom teacher)
• 10 Years: Courtney Billig
• 15 Years: Alice Kervin
• 20 Years: Amy Sharp & Paula Watkins
• 25 Years: Kelley Powers 
• 35 Years: Dee Bacigalupi

It's almost time for our grade level service-learning November projects and drives, themed around "Giving with a Thankful Heart"! As part of our Catholic social teachings, we're called to help our neighbors during their times of need. Sometime during the dates of Nov. 1 - 12, all HTPS students will be invited and called to participate in a project that supports their grade-level community partner.

The specific dates vary by grade and each community partner's need/space availability, so we ask parents to watch grade-level newsletters and folders for more specifics. Discuss the opportunity to serve and give back as a family, shop together if you can, and send donations in during your child's donation days. Some grade-level projects will involve a sign-up genius for specific items that students will then put together in the classroom as part of a larger project. Other grades will include an ask for any item you choose off of a requested list. Questions can be directed to your child's religion teacher, the grade level's service-learning coordinating parent, and/or Mrs. Davenport. 

Thank you in advance to all who participate, donate, help us create baskets/bags of items in the classroom, and/or deliver items to our community partners. We appreciate your time, efforts, and commitment!