Adapting in 2022

Once again, the start of the school year didn’t quite go to plan. As COVID-19 began to impact the WA community, so did the restrictions that were placed on schools but through the remarkable ability and foresight of our staff and students, along with the wonder of technology, all was not lost as we looked to do things differently so our students wouldn’t miss out on some of those important Trinity highlights or traditions. It’s becoming a constant theme but the COVID pandemic continues to have an impact on so many people in so many different ways. Although it is keeping some of us apart, it is also bringing us together as a stronger community with a stronger spirit. Max Beros (12.1)

ASH WEDNESDAY

Our Ash Wednesday whole school Mass is always a wonderful and important celebration of the Eucharist and signals the commencement of the Lenten season. As a College proving its resilience during COVID-19, we adapted this important milestone on the Christian calendar to enable our students to participate using a different format from previous years. Each of our Pastoral Care Groups either watched a live stream of our Ash Wednesday Liturgy or braved running their own Liturgy in their PCG classrooms. All staff were provided with a PowerPoint, a Liturgy booklet, a tub of blessed ashes and three hymns. In addition, each group prepared a sacred space in their classrooms to celebrate this special Liturgy.

PREFECT INVESTITURE ASSEMBLY

The year didn’t start planned, in particular for our Year 12s where many of their Year 12 rituals and rites of passage have been missed or changed significantly. This included their Prefect Investiture Assembly that is usually held at the beginning of the school year to officially acknowledge and welcome our graduating class and formally commission our Prefects and thank them for their generous service to our College. In March we managed to celebrate a somewhat modified version of this important assembly whereby our senior students and key College staff gathered outdoors in Centenary Park with a livestream available to view for their families at home and the students in classrooms.

YEAR 7 BECOMING BROTHERS CAMP

For some students, there is no greater school experience than that of a camp with their peers. For our newest Secondary School students, this was no doubt the case as they prepared for their Year 7 camp. But, with restrictions placed on school camps, the Year 7 Becoming Brothers camp had to be reimagined in a way that would still offer the boys a rewarding and fulfilling experience. With the Swan River on our doorstep the boys made use of our unique river front location for a variety of different team-building activities including raft building and paddling with each experience and activity designed to build the bonds and connections that will support the boys throughout their Becoming a Man for Others journey, and whilst it may not have been Camp Kelly, this special East Perth camp edition proved to be a great alternative. The Becoming Brothers camp was a surreal experience. My favourite moment was when we got to go rafting and the leadership games we played in the middle of Heirisson Island. Second to that was the rock climbing in the Sports Centre. We were amazed at how lucky we are to have the facilities to have our camp at the College. Mackenzie Theobald (7.2)