Trinitonian July Online Issue

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TRINITYHOUSE
HIGH RANDPARK RIDGE
Amazing You, by Farone Eckstein
The body of our campus
continues to thrive and grow
from strength to strength.
The heartbeat of Trinityhouse High
Randpark Ridge remains its care
and concern for others. At the
heart of this concern is our vibrant
Outreach programme including
the Thandanani Project, which
was recently launched for our
Grade 8 group. It’s expected that
every Grade 8 pupil starts their
own business and contributes to
this project either by providing
a service or selling products.
Examples of fundraising activities
include selling sweets, baked
goods, toys or providing services
such as walking dogs, babysitting,
washing cars, etc. The project
will run for five weeks in the third
term and hopes to raise between
R100 000 and R200 000. The funds
are used to fund the Thandanani
House of Refuge, which currently
houses 21 abandoned children.
Items that are provided include
food, clothing, gas, electricity,
school fees, transport and
computers. An added bonus is
that our Grade 8s learn valuable
skills in EMS (preparing journals
and business plans), English
(descriptive writing) and computers
(sending business emails). Not
to mention the valuable life skills
they learn throughout, such as
taking responsibility, accountability,
preparation, planning, marketing
and creativity.
Our Prefects’ Assemblies that take
place on a Thursday also cater to
our spiritual well-being. The entire
assembly is pupil-driven including
the devotional and uplifting
message and prayer delivered by
one of the Prefects. The highlight
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of the Prefects’ Assembly is most
certainly when the Trinityhouse
High School Worship Band leads
the student body in worship. This
band comprises a group of talented
musicians as well as a growing
number of vocalists ranging from
Grade 8 to Grade 12. These young
people minister to the rest of the
school through praise and worship
songs. Many hearts are touched as
a result.
Our cerebral ability has had its
opportunity to flex and prove
its worth in the Mathematics
competitions that we have been
involved in. Our participation in
the Tour De Maths competition has
proved a resounding success with
our team currently in 13th place
out of 28 schools. The highlight
proved to be the third leg of the
competition where Daniel Mason
and Ruan Rabbets managed to
come fifth out of 267 participants.
Our school’s feet have taken us
to many interesting places in
Sisters are doin’
it for themselves,
a magnificent
Major Production
performed by our
High School cast.
the past and 2018 proved no
different. Fifteen young ladies
accompanied by four educators
embarked on a Hockey tour to
Belgium and the Netherlands in
March. The exceptional standard
of Hockey proved to be a real
education and undoubtedly
will serve as an inspiration to
the girls to continue improving
and developing their game.
However, the real blessing
came in the form of the
cultural experiences, including
newfound respect for bicycles
and bicycle lanes in particular,
a true appreciation of the local
cuisine with Belgian chocolate
and stroopwafels being top
of the list, and a firsthand
experience of the historical
elements of Europe complete
with canals, cobblestones,
windmills and castles.
We have no doubt that our
school’s body remains blessed in
terms of its cohesion, unity and
vibrant activities.