We Are Trinity High School!
by Mary Tansey
From left: Olivia Chesniak and Nicole Cotto perform a dissection at science lab.
Students and staff prepare for Trinity’s annual walk-a-thon that raises money for the school.
We are Trinity High School . . . preparing young women for a life of significance. As Trinity begins its 91st year educating young women, Trinity remains true to the commitment set in 1917 when five Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters set out from southwestern Wisconsin to found a Catholic high school for young women. In 1918, 15 girls were enrolled―they were called the “fortunate 15.” In keeping with the Sinsinawa Dominican values of truth, justice, compassion, community, and partnership that all Sinsinawa Dominican sponsored schools have adopted, Trinity will open its doors in 2008 to more than 500 young women with the same tradition of academic excellence. Trinity’s excellence is shown through its pioneering efforts as the first Catholic high school in the Chicago Archdiocese to adapt a collegiate block schedule and to offer the prestigious international baccalaureate program, a rigorous pre-university course of studies along with state-of-the-art technology.
“Trinity has a history filled with challenges, yet we trusted in God and knew what were called to do,” said Trinity High School President Michelle Germanson, OP. “Look at our empowered legacy. Trinity’s story serves as a reminder of the power of a great idea plus the strength inherent in a pioneering/risk-taking community who were passionately determined to persevere against enormous obstacles. Our mission is inspiring and filled with conviction, and our community has been and is relentless to accomplish what it believes in for young women. Throughout our struggling history, we have refused to accept the daunting realities of the moment but continuously plunge forward to accomplish what we believe is the core of the Gospel―the core of our mission.”