Trinity High School (River Forest, Illinois)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Trinity High School
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established = 1918
type = Private female secondary
affiliation = Sinsinawa Dominican
president = Michelle Germanson, OP
city = River Forest
state = Illinois
country = USA
campus = Suburban
enrollment = 493
grades = 9–12
faculty = 43 (84% with a Master's degree or Doctorate)
mascot = Blazers
colors = Navy Blue and White
yearbook = "Wyndword"
newspaper = "Blaze"
free_label_1 = Conference
free_1 = Chicago Catholic League
Girls Catholic Athletic (GCAC)
website = [http://www.trinityhs.org/]
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Trinity High School is a Roman Catholic college preparatory high school for girls located in River Forest, Illinois. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, it was founded in 1918 by members of the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters. Originally the school was built on the grounds of Rosary College, which is now Dominican University, but in 1926 the campus was relocated a few blocks away from the original site. Today, Trinity High School has an enrollment of approximately 500 young women divided among four grade levels.

Academics and the International Baccalaureate Program

Trinity offers two types of curricula - college preparatory classes and International Baccalaureate classes. All classes are taught on the block scheduling scheme. The IB classes offered at Trinity include English (higher level); a history class including 20th century history of European conflicts and world dictators, as well as American and Canadian history (higher level); biology (higher level); art and design (higher or standard level); mathematical methods (standard level); mathematical studies (standard level); Spanish language (standard level); French language (standard level); Italian language (standard level); information technology in a global society (standard level); and film studies (standard level). Students may opt to go for certification in one or more subjects of their choice (IB Certificate Programme), or enter into the IB Diploma Programme. In each graduating class, approximately fifteen to twenty students complete the IB Diploma Programme, which involves taking six IB subjects, completing 150 hours of service in two years, writing a 4000 word research paper on a subject of the student's choice, and completing a philosophy course known as "Theory of Knowledge." About half of the members of each graduating class receive certification in one of more International Baccalaureate classes after sitting for exams in May of each year.

All students are required to take speech, health, keyboarding, computer applications, business, fine arts, and theology classes before graduating. Trinity has a well-developed fine arts curriculum, including classes in singing, acting, drawing, painting, and other styles of artistic expression. Many Trinity students receive recognition at regional art competitions each year.

Approximately twenty to thirty Trinity seniors are named Illinois State Scholars each year. Typically a handful of seniors achieve recognition in the National Merit Scholarship Program each year. In recent years, every Trinity graduate has continued her education in a two-year or four-year college or university.

Athletic program

All Trinity students are required to enroll in two years of physical education classes. In addition, the school offers eleven sports, each with a varsity and a junior varsity level, to its young women. These sports include basketball, cross country, golf, softball, soccer, bowling, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball. The 2003 and 2006 varsity basketball team ranked among the top teams in the state and competed in state-wide playoffs.

Clubs and extracurricular activities

Trinity High School offers over thirty extracurricular activities and clubs, ranging from academic clubs such as Math Team to service clubs such as Amnesty International and Youth Ending Hunger to fine arts clubs such as the Art Club, Liturgical Choir, and Chamber Choir. Trinity's monthly newspaper is called "The Blaze", and its yearbook is called "The Wyndword". Both are run by Trinity students with faculty moderators.

Eligible Trinity students can be inducted into the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, French National Honor Society, Italian National Honor Society, Quill and Scroll, and the International Thespian Society, typically in their junior year.

External links

* [http://www.trinityhs.org/ Trinity High School website]