Honor Societies

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society is an affiliate organization that promotes recognition of students who reflect outstanding accomplishments in the areas of scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Juniors who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher are eligible for consideration for membership by a panel of faculty members who examine the students’ records of their active involvement in their communities and their leadership activities.

National Art Honor Society

In 1978, the National Art Education Association began the National Art Honor Society program specifically for high school students grades 10 through 12, for the purpose of inspiring and recognizing those who have shown outstanding ability in art. The National Art Honor Society strives to aid members in working toward the attainment of the highest standards in art areas, and to bring art education to the attention of the school and the community.

Selection for membership requires that students have a minimum of one semester in art and maintains an A average.

  • COLOR Comes from the sun to all things on Earth.
  • LINE Is the edge of all things on Earth.
  • FORM Is the mass of the Earth
  • TEXTURE Is the surface of all the Earth.
  • SPACE Is the void, the emptiness.
  • BALANCE Is equality and harmony.
  • MOVEMENT Is the time and energy passing.

National Italian Honor Society

The name of our Italian Honor Society is: The Dante Alighieri Chapter.

We chose the name after the father of the Italian Language who was a master in the arts of writing and speaking during the Renaissance period 1235-1321. He is the author of the greatest epic ever: The Divine Comedy.

Membership is by invitation only to those who meet these requirements:

  • Promote the study of the language and culture as evidenced by:
    — her current enrollment in the third year of language study at Trinity High School
    — her continued study of the language beyond the year of induction
  • Demonstrate high academic achievement in the language as evidenced by:
    — a 4.0 average in the language for four consecutive blocks of study at THS
  • Demonstrate honesty, integrity and respect for learning.
    — Academic and personal dishonesty are serious offenses. They will automatically disqualify a candidate for Honor Society consideration.
  • Abide by all the rules and regulations as stated in the Student Handbook.

Upon acceptance of the invitation, the student is required to attend the preparation meetings(s), rehearsals AND induction ceremony.

Members have fund raisers to help support our classes and promote the culture this historic country has to offer. Members try to instill its traditions, good taste, music and fine language.

Moderator: Mrs. Alida Capizzano

National Spanish Honor Society

The Isabel de Castialla Chapter of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica invites juniors and seniors who are currently taking Spanish to become part of our organization.

Membership is by invitation only to those who meet these requirements:

  • Promote the study of the language and culture as evidenced by:
    — her current enrollment in the third year of language study at Trinity High School
    — her continued study of the language beyond the year of induction
  • Demonstrate high academic achievement in the language as evidenced by:
    — a 4.0 average in the language for four consecutive blocks of study at THS
  • Demonstrate honesty, integrity and respect for learning.
    — Academic and personal dishonesty are serious offenses. They will automatically disqualify a candidate for Honor Society consideration.
  • Abide by all the rules and regulations as stated in the Student Handbook.

Upon acceptance of the invitation, the student is required to attend the preparation meetings(s), rehearsals AND induction ceremony.

  • Members do service in the form of tutoring students in Spanish I and II.

Moderator: Mrs. Beth Damascus

National French Honor Society

A student enrolled in French at Trinity High School will be invited to join the National French Honor Society provided that she meet ALL of the criterion below. The student must:

  • Promote the study of the language and culture as evidenced by:
    — her current enrollment in the third year of language study at Trinity High School
    — her continued study of the language beyond the year of induction
  • Demonstrate high academic achievement in the language as evidenced by:
    — a 4.0 average in the language for four consecutive blocks of study at THS
  • Demonstrate honesty, integrity and respect for learning.
    — Academic and personal dishonesty are serious offenses. They will automatically disqualify a candidate for Honor Society consideration.
  • Abide by all the rules and regulations as stated in the Student Handbook.

Upon acceptance of the invitation, the student is required to attend the preparation meetings(s), rehearsals AND induction ceremony.

Moderator: Mrs. Eve Webster

Quill & Scroll

The international honorary society for high school journalists, Quill and Scroll was organized in 1926 to promote and reward achievement in journalism. Trinity’s local chapter consists of its two long established student publications, The Blaze, Trinity’s newspaper, and Wyndword, the yearbook. Members are selected based on their involvement and desire to excel in the area of journalism, as well as on their scholastic standing. It is an honor to be a member of the Quill and Scroll Society which continuously inspires students to attain its high standards. Each year members inducted into this organization enjoy the challenges of gathering stories, writing copy, taking pictures, and designing layouts for Trinity’s news and historical record. New members are sought each spring.

Mrs. Julia Buckley, Blaze moderator, and Mrs. Rose Crnkovich, Wyndword moderator, will contact students who meet the criteria put forward by Quill and Scroll.

Thespian Society

The International Thespian Society is an Honor Society made up of individuals dedicated to theatre. Its members must be inducted through a point system. By being active in any respect of theatre, such as acting or technical crews, students are able to earn points based on their commitment and contribution. Once a student has earned a total of 10 points, and is a sophomore or older, they can be inducted into the International Thespian Honor Society. Once a Thespian member, students continue to participate in theatre along with fundraisers and service projects such as coffee houses (open mic nights) and Aids Walk.