Academic Challenge League 

Academic Challenge is for students in 7th and 8th grade. Holy Trinity School typically fields two teams each consisting of both 7th and 8th grade students, who compete in a quiz show format against other Catholic schools in Lorain County. Prep sessions are held after school on Wednesdays beginning October through December. Matches are held after school at Holy Trinity and competing schools on Wednesdays January through March                                   

 Mrs.Kim Kuchta, kim.kuchta@htsavon.org

                                      Mr. Michael Modzeleski, michael.modzeleski@htsavon.org

                                      Ms. Melissa Johnson, melissa.johnson@htsavon.org 

 

 

                       

   Coding Club is for students in 4th and 5th grade with an interest in computer programming. Students learn about the JAVA language and        complete     small projects using JAVA blocks.  This club meets one Tuesday a month after school.

                             

   Mrs. Patricia Sas, patricia.sas@htsavon.org

 

 

 

 

  Our very own music teacher and experienced musician, Mr. Matt Hess will be offering guitar lessons for students in grades K-3

  Check back for more detailed information.

 

  Mr. Matthew Hess, matthew.hess@htsavon.org 

 

 

                      

 Cooking Club

 

 Cooking Club is for students in 5th through 8th grade. A monthly menu is published and students sign up each month for  

 one of two Wednesday afternoons to work together and create seasonal edible creations. 

 

 Mrs. Liz Concheck, liz.concheck@htsavon.org 

 

 

 

 

Holy Trinity Parish and School is proud to have its own Cub Scout Pack for students in grades 1-5 and Boy Scout Troop for students in grades 5-12. Both are open to students and parishioners from St. Mary School. Students in Cub Scouts participate in smaller den activities and a larger pack activity each month including the Raingutter Regatta, Pinewood Derby, and two camping trips each year. Boy Scouts meet on Sunday evenings, camp regularly and participate in local council activities. Troop 462 is proud to have had eight scouts earn their Eagle Scout rank in the last three years. Please check out our website for more information: Cub Scout Pack 462

 

    Cub Scouts: Mr. Erich Papesch, papesch@yahool.com 

    Boy Scouts: Mrs. Renee Wilczewski, rswilczewski@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drama Club: Holy Trinity Drama Club is for students in 5th through 8th grade. All students who audition get a part in the cast or chorus. Students may also join set on stage crew. Productions are full length and include hand-sewn costumes, a full set and props, blocking and choreography, and musical direction. Rehearsals begin in January and are held after school on Tuesdays and Fridays (then every day the last two weeks before the show). Past productions include Beauty and theBeast, Peter Pan, and Hairy Tale Rock.

 

                                      Mrs. Tiffany Cornell, tiffany.cornell@htsavon.org

 

 

 

 

 

 https://www.creativeclasses.org/

 

 

 

 

Film Club is for students in 6th through 8th grade with an interest in film. Students use iPads to record videos and then edit them using iMovie. Completed projects are shown over the school's morning broadcast. This club meets once a month on Thursday after a school for a learning session and then every Friday during lunch/recess to both film and edit. 

 

Mrs. Patricia Sas, patricia.sas@htsavon.org, 

 

 

 

History Club is for students in 5th and 6th grade. This club meets once a month on Fridays after school to learn about historical events not covered in the graded course of study, develop a deeper understanding of our government and learn more about our great state of Ohio.

 

                                     Ms. Maureen Truffin, maureen.truffin@htsavon.og

 

 

 

Junior High Choir is for students in 6th through 8th grade.  Students meet regularly during lunch and recess to learn vocal techniques and practice songs together.  This group performs at our annual Spring Concert for students in Grades 3-5.

 

Mr. Matthew Hess, matthew.hess@htsavon.org 

 

 

 

  

Mrs. Nancy Wild, nancy.wild@htsavon.org 

 

 

This supplemental math class is for students in 8th grade and covers certain topics more in depth than either the state standards or diocesan curriculum covered in the classroom. This class is helpful to those students preparing to take additional math exams at their high schools in the spring to determine their placement as freshmen. This class meets on select Thursdays after school.

 

Mrs. Nancy Wild, nancy.wild@htsavon.org 

                                     Mr. Greg Fesz, greg.fesz@htsavon.org

 

 

The Avon School of Music sends their instructors to Holy Trinity School to teach both group and individual lessons after school.  Students are offered lessons in violin. Students perform before both our Grade K-2 Christmas Concert and our Grade 3-5 Spring Concert.

 

Ms. Tanya, administrator@avonschoolofmusic.org

 

                     

 

  Small group music lessons will be offered to students in grades 4-8 during the school day. In addition, these small groups will                                 meet     before or after school as a large group (full band). Check back for more information.

 

                                  Kim Kuchta, kim.kuchta@htsavon.org  

 

 

Peer Tutoring is provided by 8th grade students to any grade level student needing assistance in any subject.  This group meets on Fridays after school. 

 

Mr. Greg Fesz, greg.fesz@htsavon.org 

Mrs. Laura Waltos, laura.waltos@htsavon.org 

 

 

Power of the Pen is for students in 7th and 9th grade who have an interest in creative writing.  Students meet after school or during lunch/recess on Mondays to practice writing stories in response to a creative prompt. Students compete in a district competition and can qualify for regional and statewide competitions.

 

                                     Mrs. Lisa Jaeger, lisa.jaeger@htsavon.org, 

 

 

Holy Trinity fields a varsity and junior varsity team of 7th and 8th grade students to compete in the St. Ignatius Science Olympiad. Students typically choose to compete in two of the fifteen testing and building events that align with their interest.  Prep sessions are held on Tuesdays and Fridays after school in October and November and the competition is usually held on a Saturday in late November.

 

Jean Spinazze, jean.spinazze@htsavon.org 

                                     Mrs. Sandy Gorenc, sandy.gorenc@htsavon.org

 

  

 

Scrapbooking and More is for students in 5th through 8th grade. This club meets once a month on Tuesdays after school to either make a seasonal craft or complete individual scrapbooking pages. 

 

Mrs. Kim Millar, kim.millar@htsavon.org

                                     Mrs. Patricia Sas, patricia.sas@htsavon.org

 

 

Holy Trinity School Ski Club is for students aged 8 to 18 and takes place on five Friday evenings in January and early February at Brandywine. Ski Club includes a once-a-week snow/lift ticket, rental equipment (if applicable), 5 one hour weekly lessons with a certified instructor, and free skiing/snowboarding for the remainder of the season on Fridays at no additional cost as well as four Value Passes for skiing at Alpine Valley, Boston Mills or Brandywine. Only students in 5th through 8th grade can also choose to ride the bus to and from the school for an additional fee. Others must provide their own transportation.

 

Randy Battistoni, randy.battistoni@gmail.com

 

   

Peers elect officers and representatives from each class in 4th through 8th grade to be members of our student council. These students meet regularly during lunch/recess to plan school activities that build our school community including Red Ribbon Week, Veterans' Day Ceremony, Catholic Schools week, Candy Gram Sales and the Junior High Dance.  

 

Mrs. Sherry St. John, sherry.stjohn@htsavon.org

 

 

 

Invention League is for students in 4th and 5th grade. Students research and identify a specific problem to solve. They design and make their own invention and learn how to market it. They will participate in an Invention League in Fair in February and can qualify for state and local competitions.  This club meets on most Wednesdays and Thursdays after school, December through February. 

 

                                     Mrs. Sandy Gorenc, sandy.gorenc@htsavon.org 

                                     Mrs. Patricia Sas, patricia.sas@htsavon.org

 

 

 

 

 

Please visit our CYO Page for more information.