The Secondary School includes the stages of Logic (grades 7-8) and Rhetoric (grades 9-12). Incoming Logic students have mastered the Grammar of each subject (who, what, where, and when) and are growing in knowledge of and relationship with God. Trinity's Secondary School pairs rigorous academics with a Christ-centered focus that is integrated into every class.
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In addition to our academics, we provide our Secondary School students with a variety of electives, excursions (including a 2-week tour of Europe for our seniors), and the opportunity to meet and work with students in different grades through our house system.
Senior Thesis
For many ages, the defining moment of a classically educated student’s career has been the presentation and defense of a thesis. At Trinity, the Senior Thesis is the culmination of our students’ high school education; it is a final expression of the knowledge and skills they have learned in the Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric stages of classical learning. Each Trinity senior spends their final year researching a controversial and scholarly topic, which, in May, they are then expected to deliver a 20-minute presentation to an audience and panel of judges, as well as defend their thesis in a 20-minute Q&A session. A successfully executed Senior Thesis is required of all students to graduate from Trinity.
Topics start with what each student is already passionate about, and is further refined throughout the year with guidance from teachers and peer editing from their classmates. This year’s topics included conversations around toxic masculinity, attachment parenting, the pay gap, and veganism. Ultimately, the goal of the Senior Thesis is an exhibition of our students’ ability to exhibit critical thinking skills, in-depth research, excellence in presentation style, and an ability to communicate effectively both from memorization and in a give-and-take exchange.
Watch our Class of 2019's Senior Thesis Award winner, Elise Gerstenberger, below.
Want to see other past thesis presentations? Visit the Vimeo site of WE Media Services here.
Take a look at the planting project that Mr. Brian’s 10th grade humanities class and Mr. Fant’s 7th and 8th grade science classes are working on this year!
Summer Reading
We wish to continue the joy of learning and reading during the summer and have re-instituted summer reading. The student is required to read the one book and may find additional recommended titles.