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After qualifying for the National Championship of the Girls Go CyberStart coding competition for the first time ever, the Trinity Hall computer science team of Isabella Giallanza, Maggie Jordan, Caitlin Ramos, and Hannah Wietzke (’21) finished 18th out of 276 teams.

For a second year in a row Trinity Hall earned the prestigious ShopRite Cup, awarded by the NJSIAA to the highest performing school in each division based on points accrued for state tournament performance and seasonlong sportsmanship. The Monarchs are the youngest program to win the ShopRite Cup in NJSIAA history.

The Queen’s Court Company’s fall drama Blue Stocking earned nine Count Basie Award nominations, including Outstanding Production, Outstanding Featured Ensemble Group, and Outstanding Lighting Designer. Patti Frees ’20 took home a win for Outstanding Costume Design.

Over 5,000 pounds of clothes were donated to the Parents’ Association clothing drive, which translated into $765 to support student activities.

Kelsey Cooper ’20 was named a Commended Student in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Trinity Hall faculty and staff delivered

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to the Class of 2020 during the start of the pandemic. A car parade followed the Trinity Hall bus (with the Monarch mascot) over four days in April, bringing signs, smiles, and lots of honking in celebration of their senior year. Trinity Hall was recognized for our STEM program by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools as a Program of Distinction – STEM. This recognition is the gold standard for college preparatory study in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math.

The Trinity Hall athletic staff organized student-athlete workshops focusing on areas such as preparation, motivation, focus and thought management and adversity and pressure through joint sessions with CBA student-athletes and guest speakers from Rutgers and Empowered Learning Transformation Centers. Trinity Hall alum Caroline Gmelich ’17 shared her experiences with overcoming adversity to reach her goals as a swimmer at the University of Virginia.

Trinidad Winter, cousin of senior Sophia Gana ‘20, joined the community from Santiago, Chile as Trinity Hall’s first exchange student.

Isabel Garcia ’21 won Trinity Hall’s first state title in the 400-meter race at the Non-Public B State Championships.

Trinity Hall’s basketball season received recognition in several categories: Caitlin Wingertzahn ‘20 was named the player of the year for the B-Central division, Coach Matthew McCarthy was named coach of the division, Haven Dora ‘22 was selected for the First Team All-Division, and Maggie Ward ‘20 and Colleen Kelly ‘20 were selected for the Second Team All-Division.

Dianna Whaley ‘21 and Katie Lasko ’21 hosted the first virtual Evening of Fine Arts which featured performance pieces, instrumental and vocal performances, artwork, and photographs by students.

Trinity Hall faculty and students found many ways to help during the pandemic including sewing and donating masks, donating food to healthcare workers, delivering care packages to local businesses, sending flowers to nursing homes, and donating PPE to nearby hospitals.