Blessed Trinity Catholic High School

Blessed Trinity Catholic High School, also known as Blessed Trinity or, informally BT, is an Archdiocesan Catholic high school in Roswell, Georgia, United States, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The school is located near Georgia 400 Exit 7B Roswell/Holcomb Bridge Road.

The Multi-level Curriculum provides Advanced Placement, Honors, Academic, and Concepts classes to fit the needs of each student. The curriculum grew over the first four years to over 130 courses, including 20 Advanced Placement offerings.cite web |url=http://www.beaconcast.com/archives/vol1_issue2.pdf |title=Fast Start For An Ancient Faith |publisher= Roswell Beacon |accessdate=2007-02-18] The fine arts program, which began with study in visual art, dance and vocal music, expanded to include a comprehensive drama program and 65-piece symphonic band. “Meet Me in St. Louis” was the first musical performed by the Blessed Trinity Theatrical Alliance, staged in April 2004.

The school has experienced unprecedented growth since its inception, reaching 875 students in the 2004-2005 school year and was named one of the fastest growing high schools in 2003. The class of 2007 includes 2 National Merit Semifinalists. Blessed Trinity's student population is 89% Roman Catholic, and accepts faiths with priority going towards Roman Catholic families.cite web |url=http://www.beaconcast.com/archives/vol1_issue2.pdf |title=Fast Start For An Ancient Faith |publisher= Roswell Beacon |accessdate=2007-02-18]

Blessed Trinity also has one of the best sports medicine programs out of all Georgia high schools. Blessed Trinity's sports medicine program staffs approximately fifteen student athletic trainers who are commanded by an ATC. The department also includes a unique unit of specialized trained student athletic trainers known as the Blessed Trinity Sports Medicine Trauma Unit. Unique only to Blessed Trinity when compared to other local high school, these members are trained above the standard first aid and CPR. In 2006, Blessed Trinity will be adding a sports medicine and athletic training class to its course list.

History

The exponential growth in the Catholic population in metro Atlanta, during the 1990s, caused the demand for quality Catholic education to increase dramatically. In response to this demand, Archbishop John Francis Donoghue established Catholic Construction Services, Inc. (CCSI), in the fall of 1997, to facilitate the construction of additional Catholic schools.

On January 29, 1999 Archbishop Donoghue broke ground on a new archdiocesan high school, Blessed Trinity. The construction of the school was overseen by Project Manager Allen Kronenberger of CCSI who commissioned Hussey, Gay, Bell and DeYoung International, Inc. of Savannah as architects for the project.

Blessed Trinity opened in August 2000 with a total enrollment of 219 students, 164 freshmen and 55 sophomores. The school's reputation led to its rapid growth, enrollment increasing to 465 by the second year, 680 in the third, 840 in the fourth, and 875 in the fifth. Blessed Trinity's first graduation occurred on May 24, 2003.cite web |url=http://www.btcatholic.org/content.asp?id=1018 |title=History of BT |publisher= Blessed Trinity Catholic High School |accessdate=2007-02-18]

Athletics

The athletic program kept pace with the school’s growth, and by the fourth year fielded 19 varsity teams, expanded to 22 in 2004-2005 with the addition of competition cheerleading and boys and girls lacrosse. Blessed Trinity has risen in the ranks of the state's athletic programs since beginning a varsity athletic program in 2002. BT won the 2004 Directors Cup for class AA for having the top athletic program in AA. The school's first State Championship was won by the girls golf team, in May 2003 and the first state championship won by a boys team was cross country in October 2004. As of March 2007 the school has won 10 state championships after only five years of playing varsity sports.cite web |url=http://www.beaconcast.com/archives/vol1_issue2.pdf |title=Fast Start For An Ancient Faith |publisher= Roswell Beacon |accessdate=2007-02-18]

Blessed Trinity State Championships:
*Baseball 2006
*Boys Cross Country 2003
*Girls Cross Country 2005, 2006
*Girls Golf 2003, 2004
*Girls Soccer 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
*Girls Tennis 2004, 2007
*Volleyball 2006
*Softball 2007

External links

* [http://www.btcatholic.org/ School Website]

References