Transforming our Community

At Trinity, one of our core values is service, which we define as the imitation of Christ, who came not to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. While we do require students in Grades 9–12 to complete 40 service hours a year, we also aim to inspire service through every aspect of our school community, whether it be through our athletic program, our clubs, or even through our new house system. Here are just a few examples of how we served this year.

Students in Grades K–12 donated and loaded up gift-filled shoe boxes for underprivileged children, and Trinity seniors went on to help at the packing facility in Baltimore. We even used our new house system to create some friendly competition amongst the houses, resulting in a record-high number of box donations!

The Justice and Mercy Club packed bags of toiletries for underprivileged children while ACTS Club packed care bags for NICU nurses at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. They did this to care for the community but also to honor Trinity alumna Christina Kangelaris ‘10 who tragically passed away in 2020. This spring, Christina’s mother spoke to the club about her daughter’s life and legacy of service. Deeply moved by her words, the students decided to do the service project in Christina’s honor, and included blue butterflies on every bag, which were Christina’s favorite.

In the fall, Trinity’s Girls Varsity Volleyball Team participated in its annual Dig Pink volleyball game, which raises money for breast cancer research. From the schoolwide pink spiritwear, to the student vs. faculty game, to the “Pink on the Pitch” field hockey game, the entire school showed its support for this important cause.

This winter, in our schoolwide “Soup-er Bowl” challenge, students in Grades K–12 participated in a canned food drive for Central Union Mission, ultimately reaching our goal of 1,000 cans to help feed homeless and underprivileged people in the D.C. metropolitan area!