Our Grade 5 students, who have spent the past several months working through the D.A.R.E. drug awareness and prevention program, celebrated their graduation on Monday, May 20. The curriculum is taught by Officer John Yeager of the Falls Township Police Department. Thank you to Officer Yeager and Mrs. Smith for continuing this important program at Holy Trinity School.

Our students gave the performances of their young lifetimes in the roles of the Whos, Horton, Mayzie, Gertrude, Jungle Citizens, Fish, The Cat in the Hat and so many more Dr. Seuss friends! The students' dedication to learning their lines, songs, and dance moves really showed - their performances were phenomenal! Our stage crew was awesome - from the light and sound techs, set designers, costumers and makeup artists, to the publicity staff - everyone did their part to make the play a success! A great big thank you to all the adults involved in the production and, specifically, to Acting Naturally and the 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant. It was such a positive and memorable experience for our students!

For their final STEM CLASS of the year, grades K, 1, and 2 participated in The Poison Prevention Program through the Yardley ShopRite. Miss Samantha Schmell, ShopRite's registered dietitian, and Mr. Rick Nelson, their pharmacist - known as the "ShopRite Health and Wellness Team: - visited Holy Trinity on May 10th to teach students about poisons: where they can be found around the home and what to do in case of an emergency. The students really enjoyed the team's educational yet fun poison identification game!

Congratulations to our Grade 3 students who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday, May 4th. It was a beautiful day for the children and their families!

Our annual “Race for Education” pledge drive fundraiser - along with its games, trivia, music, and ballpark picnic lunch - was enjoyed by the entire Holy Trinity community! This year's baseball-themed "Race" included several events leading up to the big day including jingle, door- decorating, and stamp-designing contests, with prizes for the winning classrooms. The big winner - 8th Grade - got to compete in a wiffleball game against the faculty. The day concluded with the students, staff, community guests, and parent volunteers walking as a “team” through the streets of Morrisville Borough, led by school administration and a police escort. This annual fundraising tradition is upheld by a team of very dedicated parents and teachers, led by Miss Christine Traub. The more than $10,000 raised through the students' pledges will be used to improve and renovate the school's main entrance and stairwell. A huge thank you to all who supported this year's Race for Education!

Over 100 Holy Trinity students participated in our annual reenactment of Jesus' life, passion, death, and resurrection. The cast and crew gave truly inspirational performances that helped prepare the audience for Holy Week and Easter.

Students in PreK through Grade 8 gathered to kick off this year's Race for Education, which will take place on Friday, May 3rd. Each class wrote a jingle, cheer, or rap to excite the crowd - they were fantastic! Please join us on race day for fun surprises, music, food, and surprises!

A representative from NOVA (Network of Victim Assistance) Bucks County brought the agency's prevention education and training program to Holy Trinity. The bullying prevention and iSmart technology presentations were very well-received by our Grade 3, 4, and 5 students and their teachers.

What a better time than Lent to have our Intermediate Unit - comprised of Grades 3, 4, and 5 - gather to demonstrate their knowledge of Religion? Broken into teams made up of students from each grade level, the Religion scholars answered questions taken straight from the Religion curriculum. It all came down to a tie, but the "Religion Rhinos" eventually emerged as the winners! Thank you to Mrs. Pirraglia, Miss Hecker, and Mrs. Smith for coordinating the fun event, and to Mr. McCusker for stepping-in as Master of Ceremonies.

Congratulations to our 5th and 6th Grade Reading Olympians who earned two blue ribbons in this year's competition at Neshaminy High School! A great big "thank you" is extended to their teacher moderators, Mrs. Olivia Haney and Mrs. Janet Horn, for all of their hard work!

Our Kindergarten classes spent the past few weeks nurturing eggs and watching them hatch into chicks! The students waited patiently for the eggs to be ready to hatch, and enjoyed observing the quickly-changing baby chicks. Thank you to Farmer Mel for bringing this learning experience to our school!

Congratulations to Jolene Morath (Grade 6) and Joseph Loeffler (Grade 8) for being named Elks Lodge Drug Awareness Essay Contest Winners at the state level - what an achievement!

Congratulations to our Grade 2 students who received their First Penance! Much preparation went into this first step on the children's way to their First Holy Communion next year. Thank you to Mrs. Jennifer Preston and Mrs. Kate Gnida for guiding our students and their families.

Thank you to all of the Holy Trinity School families for making the 7th Annual Holy Trinity Day one that our students will not soon forget! Once again this year, classroom parents went all-out in their décor – themed paper products, elaborate tablescapes, costume components for the students, coordinated treats and favors – all of which were surprises for the children! From superheroes to aliens to Hollywood stars, our students were treated to one surprise after another! Thank you to Cafe Antonio for providing lunch for our students, families, and special community guests, and to all those who shared in this celebration of the anniversary of our Small School with a Big Heart being saved from closure!

What a successful showcase of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math activities for all ages to enjoy! Holy Trinity School families were invited to put their bridge-making skills to the test, devised marshmallow shooters, created color wheel spinners and homopolar motors, learned about light refraction, designed - and then ate! - edible, symmetrical snowflakes, explored the planetarium, demonstrated their coding skills, watched demonstrations by the Robotics and Graphic Design Clubs, discovered the secrets of cryptography, and made reusable shopping bags from recycled T-shirts - WOW! Thank you to Mrs. Susan Smith for her coordination of the evening's events and the parent, student, and faculty volunteers who assisted before, during, and after.

Job well done by our "Principal for the Day" Dylan Unkert (Grade 4)! Dylan won the honor of spending a day in the shoes of our principal as part of the Carnival of Prizes raffle drawing during Catholic Schools Week. Dylan made announcements over the public address system, visited the classrooms, sent messages to teachers, and learned a lot about the job from Mrs. McDowell and Mr. McCusker. The faculty and staff all agreed that "Mr. Unkert" was a pleasure to work with!

Congratulations on a job well done to these 6th-8th Grade students on their hard work! A special THANK YOU to Judge Durkin, Bucks County District Court (Morrisville), the volunteer attorney parents, and our teachers who helped facilitate such an amazing experience for our students!

The S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) curriculum of Holy Trinity is all about design, prototype, testing, and adapting. The students in the fifth grade, under the direction of their teacher and facilitator, Mrs. Susan Smith, have been engaged in problem-solving and design for the past month. On February 22, our “Invention Convention” students presented, explained, and demonstrated their inventions. Congratulations to our 5th Grade Invention Convention winners for 2019: 3rd Place: Shampoo Saver (Vero Bentivoglio and Nelson Reddington); 2nd Place: Ready, Set, Pet! (Cameron Browne, Elisabeth Halloran, Abigail Howatt); 1st Place: Kap Keeper (Andrew Haney); Students' Choice: Zip-A-Bow (Abigail Lobis, Ariella Parks, Leela Reynolds). A great job was done by ALL of our ingenious inventors as well as by our 3rd and 4th Grade presenters!

Our students were visited by centenarians "Pearl" and "Daisy" who stopped by to help celebrate Kindergarten's 100th Day of School! Their alter egos, Kindergarten teachers Miss A and Mrs. Donahue, took the day off and gave Pearl and Daisy some quality time with their students.

An annual tradition at Holy Trinity School, Grandpals Day was celebrated in both the Children's Cottage and the "Big School" by all of our students and their special Valentines! Our guests danced, enjoyed snacks, made keepsakes, completed "escape room" challenges, and played Quizzo with their beloved little ones. Precious memories were made by all!