Trinity Christian School of Fairfax

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A Trinity education is a gift that lasts a lifetime! These three TCS alumni who graduated together in 2019 just graduated early from William & Mary together! Addy graduated with a BA in English with a Dance minor, Conor earned a BS with a double major in Computer Science and Philosophy, and Sebastian earned a BS in CAMS (Computational Applied Mathematics and Statistics). Addy's mother commented, "I am so grateful for the strong foundation of both faith and academics they received at TCS. I still give thanks every day for our TCS family." There's nothing we love to see more than our alumni flourishing!💙

We hope your break is going swimmingly, but it's time for a 🌟Student Spotlight!🌟Earlier this month, TCS freshman Noah Yun broke the school record for the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 58.41 (the record was previously held by Mitchell Brazier at 58.7 in 2016). Congratulations, Noah! We're so proud of you, and we can't wait to see how far you go!

"Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy." - Luke 2:10-11
Merry Christmas from Trinity Christian School!

"The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!" We are thankful for a school that is constantly full of song, especially leading up to the holiday season! Happy Christmas Eve, everyone!

In this annual Trinity Christmas tradition, Upper School students in the National Art Honors Society surprise Lower School classes by decorating their classroom doors. This year, their theme was "Christmas Around the World," and they did not disappoint! 🤩👏

To celebrate the last day of school before Christmas break, students and faculty alike dressed up in their wackiest, tackiest, (in some cases, classiest) Christmas apparel! We pray that everyone has a restful, peaceful, and very merry holiday!

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, the halls of Trinity have been full of festive fun! Just last week, House Caritas hosted a hot cocoa bar n the morning to warm students up on their way to class!

At Trinity, worshiping the Lord starts with our littlest Gryphons. We are proud to come alongside Christian families to train up children in the way they should go so that even when they are older they will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6).

It's time for ! This week, we look back at Trinity's fall drama, "Rinocéros." This was our first-ever black box theater production, in which audience members are seated on-stage with the actors. We love to see the abounding creativity and hard work of our students and cannot wait to see what they do next!

There will be a TWO HOUR DELAY tomorrow, Thursday, December 15. School will begin at 10:10 a.m. and Extended Day will begin at 9:00 a.m.

Faculty and staff are asked NOT to drive on campus before 9:00 a.m.

As a reminder, Trinity follows the decisions of Fairfax County Public Schools for weather-related school closing and delays.

Over the weekend, students in Trinity's Young Life chapter headed to Rockbridge for Winter Weekend. One student said that her favorite part of camp was bonding with her friends and meeting new people from other schools. She also said that the camp had a spiritual impact on her. "The sermons there were really good at relating to my life... and some of the advice that [the speaker] gave really helped me in my journey." We're always happy to see our students having fun and seeking the Lord inside and outside the walls of Trinity!

Last week, Trinity held its Instrumental Christmas Concert, heralding in the holiday season! And don't forget that this Wednesday is the Upper School Christmas Concert featuring "A Charlie Brown Christmas!" We love hearing our talented students "make a joyful noise to the Lord" (Psalm 98:4)!

Today, our fourth-grade students celebrated a "Colonial Christmas!" They donned traditional colonial garb, learned about the holiday traditions of another time, and made pomanders, butter, and humdingers! What a fun day to be in the fourth grade!

Today our amazing PTO blessed faculty and staff with a Christmas-themed breakfast that included coffee, breakfast burritos, and snacks! One teacher commented, "Something I really appreciate about the PTO is not just the material things, but they came in this morning with a smile, encouraging words, a spirit of thanksgiving, joy, and love." We couldn't agree more! Thank you for blessing our school, PTO!

Today is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Our amazing Color Guard conducted their annual ceremony to honor those who lost their lives 81 years ago and pray for the peace of our nation.

Operation Christmas Child is complete! On Friday, our senior class went on a field trip to the Operation Christmas Child processing center in Maryland to finish what they started and load up hundreds of boxes to be delivered to families in need all around the world. We are so proud of these students for joyfully serving others this holiday season!

Learning isn't limited to the classroom: sixth-grade students went on a field trip Wednesday to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in D.C.! Looks like they saw some truly jaw-dropping things! 🦈

Two Fridays ago, we held our first-ever November Madness House Competition, complete with a knockout, tug-of-war, and chess tournament! It was absolutely epic, and House Fortitudo clenched the victory! At Trinity, we believe in working hard and playing hard!

The week before Thanksgiving Break, students from all grades packed up the Operation Christmas Child boxes they'd been collecting for weeks for families in need. This year, our amazing students and their families broke the school record for most boxes ever collected! We are so proud of our students for embodying hearts of service with smiles on their faces!

Happy Thanksgiving! On Friday, in what has become one of our favorite Trinity traditions, students and faculty took a moment to enjoy a cup of hot cocoa and tell us what they are thankful for! As a school, we are thankful for our loving and supportive community of parents and grandparents, our incredible students, our amazing alumni, our beloved Head of School Dr. Vanderpoel, our trusted Board of Trustees, and our dedicated teachers and staff members. What are you thankful for today?

In the week leading up to Thanksgiving, third-grade teacher, Miss Kim, let her students know exactly why she was thankful for each of them. This is just one example of how every Trinity student is seen, known, and loved.

'Tis the season to give thanks, and last week, students in ACTS Club thanked our amazing Facilities Team with a Thanksgiving feast held in their honor. This team of diligent men who work tirelessly to keep our campus up and running is just one of the many things we are giving thanks for this season!

It's beginning to feel a lot like winter! With the cold weather this week came lots of cozy winter hats! Stay warm over the break, and have a happy Thanksgiving!

Did you know that Trinity meteorology students get to learn from real-life weatherman and local celebrity, Bill Kelly? Mr. Kelly is the Chief Meteorologist of the ABC7 First Alert Weather Team and also happens to be the father of three TCS students!

Mr. Kelly has been honored with 11 Emmy awards, including the Emmy win for Best Weather Anchor right here in the National Capital/Chesapeake Bay region two years in a row, five AP awards for Best Weather Anchor, a regional Edward R. Murrow award for technological innovation, and voted Best Weathercaster in both Columbus Monthly and Phoenix Magazine.

At Trinity, our students learn from the best!

🌟Student Spotlight🌟

Pentagon Chapter DAR Regent Karan Reidenbach presented the Class of 2023 Good Citizen Award to Amy Phillips at the Veteran's Day Chapel last week. Each year, the award is given to a single graduating senior who demonstrates leadership, service, dependability, and patriotism. Amy also received a lapel pin and $250 stipend from Pentagon Chapter.

We are so proud of Amy for this well-deserved honor. We love seeing our students achieve amazing things, and we know the Lord will do amazing things through her. Well done, Amy!

It is with great joy that Trinity Christian School's Board of Trustees announces Dr. Matt Thomas as Trinity's next Head of School, effective August 1, 2023. Dr. Thomas will succeed Dr. David Vanderpoel, who has led Trinity since 2005.

Please join us in giving thanks to God for his gracious provision as we look forward to what he will do both in and through Trinity for generations to come.

To learn more about Dr. Thomas, click the link: https://www.tcsfairfax.org/about-us/new-head-of-school

Shaking the hands of heroes…

Today we held a special Veterans Day Chapel which included performances by both our Color Guard and Honors Choral Ensemble. Before the end of Chapel, Mr. P. invited any Veterans in the audience (whether honored guests or faculty), to stand with him as students made their way through the line shake their hands and thank them for their service.

A Veteran even made a special visit to our Kindergarten students to teach them about what it means to be a soldier and a Veteran.

If you haven’t yet, be sure to thank a veteran today.

Congratulations to our Varsity Cross Country Team for competing in their state meet today! They did amazing, and the boys team came home VISAA DII champions!

Congratulations also go to VISAA Runner of the Year, Calvin D.!

Go, Trinity! 💙🤍

Happy ! Today our own TCS senior Harper T. signed his letter of intent to dive at the University of Tennessee! Congratulations on this huge accomplishment, Harper! We can't wait to see you ~make a splash~ next year!

🌟Alumna Spotlight🌟

TCS alumna Reagan Dupler ('19) was named on Baylor’s Homecoming Court. She represented Baylor Ambassadors, where she serves as their President. The nomination process is a rigorous interview process looking for students who best represent Baylor University and reflect spiritual commitment, academic excellence, on-campus engagement, and philanthropic service in the Waco community.

Just remember, before she was Baylor green, she was Trinity blue 😉 Way to go, Reagan! We're so proud of you!

Did you know that today marked our 50th day of school this school year? I guess time really does fly when you're having fun! Our Kindergarten students celebrated by donning 50's attire, and we've never seen anything so adorable!