Admission

Future Gryphons,

I was 22 years old when I first came to the United States. While I had a decent, working knowledge of the English language, there was plenty that left me puzzled. I heard this strange song, "Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam..." I pictured one or two of them in the kitchen, a handful in the living room, maybe one in the hallway – it's a narrow place after all. I certainly failed to see why even a diehard animal lover would desire this. Eventually I figured out it meant ...there where the buffalo roam... Countless other occasions followed when I understood the words but not the meaning.

Being new to a school (and for many of you, new to the state or even the country!) can feel just like that. "LS lunch training will take place in the OHM conference room; please sign up on the Parent Portal and be sure to park in Lot C." What ??!!??

The Admission Office at Trinity Christian School works with a super group of Mentor Moms who reach out to assigned new families. Each Mentor Mom calls or emails her new families when they accept our offer of admission, shortly before school starts, once during the first month of the new school year, and beyond that as seems helpful, desirable, or necessary.

If you have postponed applying because the transition to a new school seems daunting – it can be, but the Trinity community stands ready to help you.

(Oh, and on our campus the buffalo roam most after the last bell of the day, but your Mentor Mom will tell you all about that!)

This morning I sorted through the belongings of a student who moved out of state last week. With campus closed much longer than anticipated after the snow, we were not able to say farewell to this boy and his family and I will mail him some of the items he left behind. Among his things was the note his parents wrote while at school for a parent-teacher conference. The note contained this sentence: "No matter where you are, your mom and I will be with you and support you always, as long as it is beneficial to you." I began to count the blessings expressed and promised in this one simple sentence and felt sorry once more that work required this family to relocate. The partnership between the school and families like the author's family is lovely and bears beautiful fruit. It reminds me of Ephesians 4:15 and 16 which instructs us that when each part, i.e. each member of the Body of Christ, the Church, is working properly, there is growth.

Last week Kindergarten students learned about city planning, fifth grade students created a wall with periodic table elements and the admission office conducted its first round of kindergarten readiness assessments. How are your plans for next year coming? There are many elements that go into the application and enrollment process and we are eager to help you complete these without the added stress of rushing. Please let us know how we may help you complete your child's application. Financial aid applications are due February 28 to be considered in the first round of awards.