Middle School Matters

Good Afternoon!

I hope your Friday has been a good one!

Here are some important announcements for next week:

Come Join Us for the Middle School Blast!

Here is a message from Ann Amster, PTO president for this year:

Monday, September 13, our middle school football team will play MA at home.  So, come cheer on our Wildcats, and enjoy some food and fellowship.  The MS game begins at 5:00, and the JV will play immediately following.  Pizza and cake will be served to the MS students on the practice field from 6:00-7:00, allowing our football and volleyball players to join in on the fun.  The concession stand will be open for everyone throughout both games.

Admission to the game is free for Trinity students and $5.00 for adults who do not have a Trinity Booster Pass.

Thank you for your support of Trinity, and GO WILDCATS!

Thanks to Leah Johnston and her team for planning this event.

Wildcat Watch

Our Wildcat Watch Bible study for 7th grade boys begins September 14 at 7:00 a.m. in Willett Hall.  Breakfast will be served.

Tests for Next Week

6th Grade:

Tuesday - Science

Wednesday - Math, English

Thursday - Social Studies

7th Grade: 

Tuesday - Math 7, Old Testament

Wednesday - Science

Friday - Old Testament

8th Grade:

Monday - US History (Franklin, McLemore), Latin

Wednesday - US History (Weeks), Science

Never Forget

It was a typical morning at Jefferson Davis High School.  I was in my office gathering materials needed to teach my music appreciation class.  As I headed out the door into the band room, the phone rang.  Usually, I wouldn't take a call just before class, but expecting one, I quickly grabbed the receiver.  My percussion instructor was on the line and he told me to turn on the TV - a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City.

I envisioned a small prop plane which had somehow gone terribly off course.  I could not have imagined what I would see when I hit the power button on the television set mounted on the wall at the front of the room.

My students and I watched in horror as the second plane slammed into the tower.  It became quite evident that this was no accident and that we were under attack.

School effectively shut down at JD that day as we were all glued to our sets watching events unfold.  As teachers, we didn't know what to say or how to answer the questions the kids posed to us.  The biggest being, simply, why?

One year later, I prepared a halftime show to honor the memory of those who lost their lives on Septebmer 11, 2001.  The memory was still fresh and emotions still ran high.  Cramton Bowl fell silent as taps was played, and many were moved to tears.

With each passing year, however, we hear less and less about the tragic events of that day.  In fact, a large portion of our students here at Trinity are too young to have any memory of what we so commonly refer to as "9-11."  We call it "Patriot Day," and rightly so.  But we must never let it become just another "day."

In the midst of our football games and fun this weekend, I encourage you to spend some time remembering the events of September 11, 2001.  Let's make sure our children understand that ever since our founding, we have had to fight for our freedom in this country.  Help them to honor and appreciate those who are in harm's way even now to protect my right to compose these words, and your right to send your children to a Christian school.  Let us never forget.

May God bless you richly, and may God bless America!