Drama starts new year

with one acts

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Back to six-man,

football kicks off

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Trinity Times

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In-Depth 4

Life and Arts 6

Sports 8

Volume 15, Issue 1 The Official Newspaper of Holy Trinity Catholic High School SEPTEMBER 2014

New faces come to Holy Trinity Staff brings

new enthusiasm

by Jack Pliska

Staff writer

Along with the start of a

new school year, Holy

Trinity has several new

staff members.

“I am excited to have our

new teachers because they

will bring fresh new ideas

to the classroom,” school

principal Veronica Alonzo

said. “I am confident that

See “Staff” page 3

Forensics showed well in Kansas

By Brittany Parks

Staff writer

Catherine Lowry is a sophomore

here at HT. One thing most stu-

dents may not know about her is

that she does equestrian vaulting,

or flips on horses.

This past summer, Catherine

attended the USEF (United States

Equestrian Federation) recognized

AVA (American Vaulting Associ-

ation) Nationals Competition. It

was there she won three major

awards: Overall One Star Compul-

sories, Overall Freestyle Champi-

on, and Grand Champion Wom-

en’s Copper AVA USEF National

Championship.

“I have been riding horses and

doing gymnastics since I was

born,” Catherine replied when

See “Lowry” page 3

Lowry rides to nationals Success comes with good study habits

Population growth brings issues

By Julia Jones

Staff writer

As the 2014-2015 school

year begins, the school

population continues to

grow.

Student enrollment is

currently at 97-- the largest

number of students since

2007, when enrollment

was at 99. Principal Veron-

ica Alonzo shed some light

on the reason for this in-

crease.

“We--the students, fac-

ulty, and staff--are doing

the right things. We have

to be confident that what

we say and what we do gets

done,” Dr. Alonzo said.

Teacher Chris Mosmey-

er offers another reason for

the school’s growth.

“Enrollment in Catholic

schools fluctuates in the

diocese,” said Mr.

Mosmeyer. “In past years,

we’ve held steady at 80 or

so students. The Austin-

Round Rock area is one of

See “ Population” page 4

by Catherine Lowry

Staff writer

It’s a new year and many stu-

dents are wondering how they

can improve their grades upon

last year’s. One thing that can

help improve grades is to have

good study habits.

Holy Trinity requires much

more in-depth studying and par-

ticipation than most high

schools, so keeping up with as

signments can sometimes be dif-

ficult.

English and Cornerstone

teacher, Pam Oman, says that

writing down assignments is

very important. As for studying

itself, Mrs. Oman said spreading

it out is the key.

Sometimes, students have a

problem with studying an entire

See “Study” page 3

New teacher

Deborah Beran

works a problem at

the board for her

Pre-Calculus class.

Ms. Beran is one of

two teachers and five

staff members new to

Holy Trinity this

year.

(Photo by Collin

Glorioso)

Left , members of the Forensics

teams pose as they enter into Kan-

sas. Above, the top 60 in the nation

are posted in US Extemporaneous

Speaking. Alumni Anthony Doak,

number 103, is the first listed.

For more information, see story

page 2. Contributed Photo

New students

become Celtics by Kamarqui Cedeno

Staff Writer

Holy Trinity has opened its

doors to the newly arrived stu-

dents.

There are 32 new students this

year. New to Holy Trinity are 26

freshmen, 2 sophomores, 3 jun-

iors, and 1 senior.

“We have received a great

amount of new students,” Princi-

pal Veronica Alonzo said.

See “Students” page 5

PAGE 2 NEWS SEPTEMBER 2014

College Acceptances

It’s the start of the year, and already students are be-

ing accepted to colleges.

Mariah Rios was accepted to UMHB.

Andrea Reano was accepted to Texas Tech, UMHB,

and the University of North Texas.

Stay in touch with Trinity Times to keep up to date

with more college acceptances.

—Brittany Parks, Staff Writer

Student Council hosts parking spot war

Student Council sponsored a chance to buy your way

closer to the door. The organization auctioned off four

of the closest parking spots to the East side building en-

trance.

Bidding began Wednesday September 17 and ended

Friday Sept. 19 at noon.

The bids started at $20 and increased in increments of

$5.

“The parking lot fundraiser was a great way to raise

money so that we can have more social events during

the year,” Sarah Baker, senior and Student Council pres-

ident, said.

Money raised will go toward the Homecoming dance

in October.

—Rebecca Lindberg, Editor in Chief

New prayer service gets underway

A new prayer service, Praise, Worship, Prayer (PWP),

started at the beginning of this school year.

Every Tuesday, students gather in the chapel to sing

two songs. One of these is a fast-moving, upbeat song- a

praise song. The other is a worship song– a slower, more

prayerful tune.

“It is my favorite prayer service; it is a combination of

fun and moving experience,” senior Rebecca Albers

said.

The music is led by Collin Glorioso, Julia Jones, and

Francesca Weisbruch.

After the slower song, seven students lead prayer in-

Celtic Shorts

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Faculty Adviser: Chris Mosmeyer

Editor in Chief: Rebecca Lindberg

Staff Writers: Kamarqui Cedeno,

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Ah, riding the bus...

T he HT bus system is a service that

has been with Holy Trinity for

many years, which allows trans-

portation for students living in far away

cities such as Killeen or Harker Heights.

The bus picks up students as early as 6:30

in the morning. In light of this of this won-

drous discovery, I want to talk to our read-

ers about the wonderful, magical journey

that is the really long bus ride.

Now, many readers may think: “Can’t

we have an article on global economics,

and how they impact the number of signs

we have?” Well, the truth is that this is a

fairly serious matter.

We need to take a moment of silence

and think about the people that have to

wake up at 5:30, like me, while you won-

derful, lazy, happy people are still cozy

and asleep.

That’s just the boys though. I can’t even

begin to imagine what ungodly hour the

girls wake up at just to do their hair. Per-

haps they don’t even sleep. Maybe they

feel that sleep is overrated.

On the other hand, there are those who

are fortunate enough to live in Belton or

Temple, who wake up at 7:45, who live

near enough to the school that they could

simply live in the attic. Those fellows will

never know the joy of driving an hour to

school.

Not that I’m bitter in the least, quite the

opposite in fact, I think that this shows the

injustice and inequality of our country.

Not that I’m angry about this.

In all seriousness, the bus system is a

pretty nifty idea, almost on par with the

invention of competitive Ping-Pong. The

bus staff works tirelessly to provide us

with a good, reliable, air-conditioned and

relatively inexpensive form of transport.

Mrs. Villella, our bus driver each morn-

ing, makes sure that the bus is a place free

from loud noises, distractions, and both

feet in the aisles. However, she may not be

the only bus driver until the end of time.

I’m happy that she is in charge of keeping

us safe.

Both Dr. Alonzo and Mr. Mosmeyer

have mentioned that they have thought

about driving the bus. Although the former

driving gives rise to some questions and

the latter driving gives rise to some very

strange questions, such as, “If a speech

coach drives the bus, is there a sound?” I

think we’ll stick with Mrs. Villela.

Finally, I would like to encourage those

who are still reading this column to take

the bus, and offer them a few scraps of

advice.

First, do not take the seat directly under

the AC vent. If it is directly above you, it

will make you long for those wonderful

warm days in January.

Second, should you feel the urge to

sleep, make sure that there is someone to

wake you up at the appropriate stop, lest

you find yourself back at the school, won-

dering why you haven’t left yet.

Finally, should you begin to smell syr-

up, be sure to notify your local bus driver,

though they will probably already be look-

ing for a foggy, muddy, zombie-infested

field to stop in. That’s for those of you on

last year’s Forensics trip to Brenham that

made a not-so-brief stop a quarter of a

mile away from the school.

I have to go now, I’m getting called to

the front seat.

Jack Dowling

Columnist

Every trip to nationals for the Forensics Team is

better than the one before, Coach Chris Mosmeyer

said.

“We really have been progressing,” Mr.

Mosmeyer said.

This year, five students represented Holy Trinity

at the National Speech and Debate Association na-

tional tournament in Indianapolis in June. For the

second year in a row, Anthony Doak was in the top

60 of 250 competitors in U.S. Extemporaneous

Speaking.

Additionally, Doak and Thomas Mosmeyer were

in the top 64 of more than 550 competitors in Ex-

temporaneous Debate, and Jillian Lauver made it to

NEWS PAGE 3 SEPTEMBER 2014

by Collin Glorioso

Staff Writer

At Holy Trinity, more

and more students are driv-

ing to school, but soon,

some of those students

might be parking farther

from their lockers than they

would like to be.

One of the two designat-

ed student parking areas is

quickly filling up.

“I can see it being hard

for people getting to school

late to find a parking spot,”

senior Sarah Baker said.

Sarah is one of about 25

students who drive to

school every day.

There are actually plenty

of parking spaces, but

school parking policy re-

stricts students to parking

on either the east or west

side of the building.

In addition to the regular

parking around the school,

handicap parking is availa-

ble in front of the main

building, next to the cafeto-

rium, and behind the gym.

Most student drivers are

juniors and seniors, whose

lockers are in the east wing.

As a result, parking on the

east side of the building is

nearly full on a daily basis.

Of 29 spots, only three or

four are usually left empty.

“I don’t like coming late

when all the good spots are

taken,” senior Pavia

Muringathuparambil said.

While parking spaces on

the east wing are often full,

the west wing parking is a

different story. Only five of

the twenty non-handicap

parking spaces are full on a

typical school day.

School Principal Veroni-

ca Alonzo announced the

parking policy on the first

day, emphasizing that stu-

dents should not park be-

hind the gym or in the front

of the school.

Dr. Alonzo said the front

of the school is reserved

primarily for visitors and

some faculty. She cited

safety concerns as to why

students are not allowed to

park behind the gym.

The teachers are also ex-

periencing trouble. Holy

Trinity’s staff has designat-

ed spots at the front of the

building, near the sides.

However, those spots are

filling up as well.

“It is a little crowded,

there’s not enough of those

spaces,” teacher Jennifer

Laxton said.

Parking isn’t the only

problem at Holy Trinity.

“Because we have a very

large campus, students must

travel between buildings to

get to class. Slower speeds

will prevent accidents,’ said

Dr. Alonzo, regarding safe-

ty concerns on campus.

Other safety measures

around campus will be put

in place over time. The con-

struction of a Super Wal-

Mart across the street will

include a stoplight in front

of the school. Accidents

have happened in the

past at Holy Trinity’s

entrance.

“I feel like it would be

helpful to have the

light.” said senior Re-

becca Albers.

Parking lots filling up quickly

The east wing parking lot, with

only 3 spaces left open. (Photo

by Collin Glorioso)

by Colette Glorioso

Staff Writer

A new bandwagon, the

ALS ice bucket challenge,

has become very popular

on many social media

sites. Many Holy Trinity

students have taken it.

According to The Golf

Channel, the fad started

with professional golfer

Chris Kennedy’s trainer,

James Whatmore.

Whatmore made the

video of himself pouring

ice water on his own head

and assigning other people

to take the challenge.

Those who he

“nominated” had twenty-

four hours to complete the

challenge.

According to Forbes,

the original idea for the

challenge was that when

you were nominated, you

would either dump a

bucket of ice cold water

on your head, or donate

$100 to the ALS Associa-

tion.

The ice bucket chal-

lenge has created a lot of

awareness for the disease.

The campaign has raised

$22.9 million for the ALS

Association so far, accord-

ing to Indianapolis Star.

Rebecca Lindberg, a

senior at Holy Trinity,

says, “I have participated,

and it seems very neat. All

of my social media feeds

are filled up with it. I just

hope everyone keeps the

right intention.”

ALS, amyotrophic lat-

eral sclerosis, also known

as Lou Gehrig’s disease,

is a fatal disease that af-

fects nerve cells in the

brain and spinal cord, ac-

cording to the ALS Asso-

ciation.

Symptoms of ALS in-

clude difficulty walking,

weakness in legs or feet,

hand weakness, among

others.

Students get iced

for ALS Association

Staff from page 1

they will do well and we

will help them as they ad-

just to the Holy Trinity

lifestyle.”

The new teachers ex-

press their excitement as

well. Connie Rivera, the

new Administrative Assis-

tant, came from Indianapo-

lis after working for the

Aveda Fredric's Institute.

She came to Holy Trinity

for its Catholic-based envi-

ronment and overall Chris-

tian mission.

“I feel very welcome

here,” Mrs. Rivera said, “I

feel inspired to work here.

It feels like home.”

Jonathan Yosten is the

new coach and athletic di-

rector. He came from Im-

maculate Conception Mid-

dle School in Denton, Tex-

as, where he coached mid-

dle school athletics. Coach

Yosten came to Holy Trin-

ity so he could

coach high school

while still coaching in the

familiar Catholic environ-

ment.

“I love it so far,” Yosten

said. “The faculty is great

to work with and the kids

are well behaved.”

Hannah Wangler is the

new Spanish teacher for

Holy Trinity. Ms. Wran-

gler comes from Chile

where she taught English

at Liceo Federico Albert

Faup school.

“This is an amazing

school,” Mrs. Wangler

said. “I did not expect it to

be so united.”

Lindsay Fredenburg,

new Director of Advance-

ment and Admissions, di-

rects fund-raising and

school admissions. She

comes from the University

of Mary Hardin Baylor

where she worked at a sim-

ilar job.

Study

from page 1

chapter or two in one

night, or better known as

cramming.

“Spread it out. Study

some Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday, etc…” Mrs.

Oman said.

The school’s counselor,

Cheryl Sanders, says that

putting distractions away

can greatly benefit you as

well. She also says that

setting aside a time for

studying can too.

Lowry from page 1

asked about equestrian

vaulting. “Three years ago,

I saw this sport at a horse

expo and I knew I was go-

ing to do it.”

Catherine trains roughly

eighteen hours a week, and

since there is not a vaulting

club in Texas, she gets to

travel to places like New

Mexico, California, Colo-

rado, and Kentucky, where

they have competitions.

“It’s very impressive for

her to have received those

awards,” Dr. Alonzo stated

when asked about Cathe-

rine’s success at Nationals.

“She is a very good stu

dent who works very hard

to meet school deadlines

nd also her extracurricular

activity.

So, why does Catherine

compete in equestrian

vaulting? “I don’t know,”

Catherine replied. “Some

people do soccer, others do

forensics, and I flip on

horses.”

Seniors spend their free time studying in the library. (Photo

by Collin Glorioso)

NEWS PAGE 4 SEPTEMBER 2014

by Colette Glorioso Staff Writer

Many students have said

they feel that it is too over-

crowded at Mass and prayer

services.

At almost every prayer ser-

vice, some students have to sit

outside the chapel.

An important part of the

future construction on the Ho-

ly Trinity campus is the chapel

in the center of the school and

how administrators are plan-

ning to fix it.

“I think right now it

works,” Principal Veronica

Alonzo said. “As we continue

to grow, we will have to con-

sider a larger space.”

She said that, if we had to

move out of the chapel, our

other option would be to have

Mass and prayer service in the

cafetorium.

Sophia Weisbruch, a sen-

ior, said, she notices a differ-

ence this year.

“Compared to last year, it is

really tight, but it still works,”

Sophia said. “If we get more

students, I don’t know what

we are going to do.”

Andi Cyr, also a senior said

she thought the chapel was too

crowded.

“I think it is because the

chairs are too big, and every-

one sits one to a chair. Since

we are growing, we can’t do

that.”

The original plans for the

school included the possibility

of an open space in the middle

that would be both a chapel

and a cafeteria. Fomer princi-

pal Chris Mosmeyer said there

were no plans for a cafetorium

or a gym, so we would use the

chapel space for those uses.

“The original plan was to

have the chapel as an open

multipurpose room with es-

sentially no walls,” he said.

However, it has grown

from the previous idea, into a

place of worship, both person-

al and for the whole school,

and perhaps it will grow

again.

The future is uncertain,

but one thing is for sure:

Holy Trinity is gaining

students, and the chapel is

quickly running out of

room.

Growth affects space in chapel

from page 1 the fastest growing in the

nation. Being near this area

plays a part in our growth

as a school.”

When asked about how a

larger school will affect the

student body, senior Re-

becca Albers shares her

thoughts.

“Once the population

grows a lot, we’ll lose

some of the sense of a

small community, and we

won’t know everyone as

well, but we’ll still retain

the close family atmos-

phere by the small classes

and through our families,”

Rebecca said.

Our student body cur-

rently consists of 25 fresh-

men, 25 sophomores, 23

juniors, and 24 seniors.

One of the limiting fac-

tors on the student popula-

tion may be lockers. Cur-

rently, there are 226 lock-

ers, and each student gets

two.

As long as the popula-

tion stays under 113, eve-

ryone can have two.

Population growth good but poses challenges

Your serve?

The master plan for Holy Trinity, located in the John Paul II

Conference Room, show three tennis courts (top right corner).

However, there are no immediate plans to put in the courts.

Photo by Collin Glorioso

Students process through the Communion line at a recent Holy Trinity Mass. Extra chairs are brought

in during Mass and placed in the center aisle creating a very narrow row for communion . Even with

the extra chairs, students and faculty outnumber the available seating in the chapel. Photo by Colette

Glorioso

Science portable

gets a make-over

The science portable received a new air conditioner, new lighting,

and a paint job this summer. Renovations such as these are one way

Holy Trinity is making use of its current facility without having to

build new buildings. Photo by Collin Glorioso

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Starting a new year can

be rather nerve-wracking,

but Holy Trinity seems to

take those thoughts away

by starting the year with

several traditions.

For example, the year

started with the Trinity

Days. The Trinity Days

were the first two days of

school this year, during

which students gathered

and met each other

through games and other

bonding activities.

The students were also

instructed on the rules and

regulations for the school

year.

Even with these formal

efforts, Counselor Cheryl

Sanders said making stu-

dents feel welcome is

something that everyone

needs to do.

"We need to be more

accommodating for the

students,” she said. “If we

see a new student sitting

alone at the lunch table,

students should invite

them into their group."

Holy Trinity is an invit-

ing environment. New stu-

dents say they are enjoying

the new year.

“It is nice to be able to

get to know people outside

of classes and actually get

closer to them,” junior Da-

vis Kurtin said.

Students

Freshmen girls go to their locker in the west hall during a passing period. There are 32 stu-

dents new to Holy Trinity this year. (Photo by Collin Glorioso)

Each issue will be published about the middle of the month.

Trinity Times

Life and Arts PAGE 6

SEPTEMBER 2014

TAPPS changes fine arts competitions by Catherine Lowry

Staff writer

TAPPS has recently

made some substantial

changes to their fine arts

competitions. These new

rules will affect the aca-

demics and speech team,

instrumental music team,

and the vocal music team.

One of the major rule

changes is that it is no

longer necessary to qualify

at a district or regional

tournament to compete at

the state tournament.

“I’m disappointed,” said

Christopher Mosmeyer,

head of the forensics team.

“I thought there was a lot

of value to those district

meets. It also gives less

value to the tournaments.”

Also, they have limited

the number of entries per

event to two per school.

Some students, such as

tenth grader Laura Wil-

liams, are not very happy

with this new rule.

“It’s really constricting

and bad for the team. Mr.

Mosmeyer is going to have

to make some tough de-

cisions,” said Laura.

Mr. Mosmeyer said he

was very displeased with

this new rule.

“It makes it

much harder to

train the up and

coming. Our

team is getting

bigger and big-

ger and TAPPS

is getting small-

er, which makes

it challenging.”

said Mr.

Mosmeyer.

In addition, TAPPS has

also made it to where a sin-

gle person can compete in

an unlimited number of

events. Some students said

they were happy with this

rule change, like team

member Brittany Parks.

”I don’t know how that

will affect other teams, but

I feel like if you want to do

that many events you

should be able to,” said

Brittany.

These rule changes are

now in effect and since it is

their first year being prac-

ticed, many are question-

ing how effective they will

be.

“It is more likely they

will make adjustments. I

really hope they expand

the number of entries,”

said Mr. Mosmeyer.

These rule changes have

occurred because the ad-

ministrators did not want

students involved in foren-

sic tournaments to miss

extra days of school. In

addition, there were con-

flicts with sports events.

by Julia Jones

Staff writer

For the new school year,

the Holy Trinity choir has

experienced some changes.

Bella Sona has recently

moved from the chapel to

the music portable for re-

hearsals. Over the summer,

Principal Veronica Alonzo

and other volunteers helped

to clean out the new room.

Choir Teacher Pam Fette

expresses her excitement

about having a less public

space to practice.

“It is awesome,” Mrs.

Fette said. “I have a white-

board now, so I can teach

theory easier. Now no one

has to hear all of our

‘learning.’”

While many people en-

joy listening to Bella Sona

concerts, their practicing in

the middle of the school

caused disruption in neigh-

boring classrooms. The

move from the chapel was

mainly to fix this issue.

Band class takes place in

the same portable building

as choir, but at different

times so that neither class

interferes with the other.

Band Teacher Jennie Mil-

ler shares her opinion.

“I think it’s great that

we’re finally using that as

classroom space,” said Ms.

Miller.

The choir portable used

to be used to store cos-

tumes and props for drama

class. Drama Teacher Jen-

nifer Laxton was initially

concerned about how this

would work out.

“At first I was nervous

about sharing,” said Ms.

Laxton, “but Mrs. Fette is

very generous. It worked

out fine.”

Bella Sona’s first con-

cert of the year will be

Sunday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m.

at Christ the King.

Bella Sona sings in the new year Drama begins another year of acting

by Jack Dowling

Staff writer

The Drama class centers

on teaching and polishing

acting skills, and with the

upcoming “One Act

Night,” the class has been

working doubly hard.

The Drama class is cur-

rently taught, and has been

for the last two years, by

Ms. Jennifer Laxton. She

says that it’s too early to

say if the “One Act Night”

will be the best ever, but

she admits that it will cer-

tainly be the most varied

yet.

“The best thing about

drama is that it’s for all

grades,” says junior Zayne

Clayton.

And it’s true, students

from freshman to senior

seek to hone their acting

skills in this elective class

The class does many

exercises and games, all

designed to enhance acting

skills, including one where

students are given an ob-

ject and must describe its

shape, smell, taste, sound,

and what it looks like to

their peers.

Drama is also home to

many actors on the Foren-

sics speech and debate

team, where they strive to

develop their acting skills

and make it to the national

tournament in the summer.

The Drama class will

also be hosting and per-

forming their annual

spring play. This year they

will be producing “Elvis

People” by Doug Grissom.

The show will be per-

formed in Spring 2015.

Above, students have some fun with an acting game in Drama

class. Right: Juniors Jillian Lauver and Zayne Clayton prac-

tice their forensics piece during Drama class. (Photos by Col-

lin Glorioso)

Mrs. Fette

instructs her

choir class

in their new

classroom.

(Photo by

Julia Jones)

Sophomore

Nathan

Bryant

performs

his snare

drum solo

from the

TAPPS

competition

last year.

SPORTS PAGE 7 SEPTEMBER 2014

Date Opponent Time / Score

08/29/14 Bulverde Bracken Christion School L 45-18

09/05/14 Founders Classic Academy W 41-35

09/19/14 Austin Veritas Academy L 76-28

09/26/14 Coolidge 7:30

10/03/14 Buckholts 7:30

10/10/14 Waco Live Oak 7:30

10/18/14 Tyler Christian Streets 2:00

10/24/14 Dallas Lake Hill Prep 7:00

11/01/14 Greenville Christian 2:00

CELTIC FOOTBALL

Junior Davis Kurtin kicks off in the second half

Date Opponent Score / Time (JV/V)

08/19/14 N Central TX Academy 3-1

08/21/14 CTCS 1-3

08/30/14 CTCS Tourney 2-1

09/02/14 Austin Waldorf 2-3

09/04/14 Austin Veritas 3-0

09/09/14 TCA 3-0

09/11/14 Summit Christian 3-0

09/16/14 Waco Live Oak 0-3

09/18/14 Austin Hill Country 3-1

09/22/14 CenTex Chargers 5:30 (JV)

09/27/14 Austin Waldorf (12:00/1:00)

09/29/14 Austin Veritas (5:30 / 6:30)

10/02/14 TCA (5:00/ 6:00)

10/06/14 Summit Christian (5:30 (JV)

10/09/14 Waco Live Oak (5:30/ 6:30)

10/13/14 Austin Hill Country (5:30/6:30)

2014 CELTIC VOLLEYBALL

CELTIC ATHLETES OF THE MONTH

Name: Sophia Weisbruch

Height: 5’2”

Sports: volleyball, cross country,

basketball, track

Positions: libero, shooting guard

Name: Andrew Doak

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 166

Sports: football, soccer

Positions: quarterback, defensive

FOOTBALL TAPPS DISTRICT 2-II

Team District W-L Overall W-L

Dallas Tyler Street Chr 0-0 3-0

Waco Live Oak 0-0 3-0

Dallas Lakehill 0-0 2-1

Holy Trinity CHS 0-0 1-1

Greenville Christian 0-0 0-2

VOLLEYBALL TAPPS DISTRICT 3-2A

Team District W-L Overall W-L

Waco Live Oak 5-0 21-0

Austin Hill Country 4-1 14-2

Austin Waldorf 3-2 8-6

Holy Trinity CHS 3-3 6-5

Austin Veritas 2-3 5-6

Waco Texas Christian 1-4 2-7

Cedar Park Summit Chr 0-5 0-6

Trinity Times

Sports PAGE 8 SEPTEMBER 2014

by Libby Nash

Staff Writer

The 2014 football sea-

son started with Holy

Trinity’s (status of

game).

This is the first season

of 6 man football after

two years of 11 man. With only 14 players last

season for an 11 man

game, the transfer from

an 11 to a 6 man team.

“It was a good move

for the school” said Head

Coach Ryan Bounds.

Even with the 20 play-

ers this season, Bounds

still calls it a good move

and is proud of the effort

made by all players.

“The team is working

extremely hard at practic-

es” said Bounds.

The team will play

school such as Bulverde

Bracken Christian, who

have been playing 6 man

for multiple years.

Bounds expects the

new 6 man team to rise to

the occasion when com-

peting against favored

schools and to give

110%.

by Brittany Parks

Staff Writer

The 2014 Volleyball

season is in full swing!

Junior Mikayla Medina

stated that the season has

been going great.

“It’s going great. We’ve

really become closer.

We’ve worked together,

lost together, won togeth-

er, and strived for suc-

cess.”

In the past years, the

Celtic Volleyball team

have made it to the

playoffs twice. To ensure

that they get a spot at

playoffs again, they’ve

been doing different drills

and techniques during

practices.

“We’ve done more

drills that help us in our

games, such as hitting

squares against the wall,

and running a lot,” Mikay-

la stated. “It’s more hands

on, and Coach Albers is

really helpful for telling us

what we can improve on.”

Coach Albers has ex-

pectations for this year’s

team.

“I hope so,” Coach Al-

bers stated when asked if

he had high expectations

for this year’s team, espe-

cially since they made it to

playoffs two years in a

row. “Our district got

tougher, but I hope they

can do it.”

Coach Albers added,

“It’s not Lady Celtics. It’s

Celtic Volleyball. They

don’t need a modifier.”

Football returns to small field

Strong early season for Volleyball, third in district now

Celtic Cross Country runs into state meet by Jack Pliska

Staff Writer

Along with a new year for

cross country, the runners are

bringing their new personal

records.

“Everyone's doing much bet-

ter than last year, I have high

expectations. We will continue

to train hard and get better,”

Coach John Warnes said

The girls team is back from a

sixth-place finish at state last

year. Leading the girls team is

Francesca and Sophia Weis-

bruch, who commonly finish in

the top ten placement each

race.

Leading the men’s team

is Jack Butler and John Es-

cobedo.

The Cross Country team

continues to train in the

mornings before school.

They will compete in five

invitational meets before

competing at state in Waco

on October 25.

Number 18, Davis

Kurtin dodges the

opposing team

with help from

number 12, An-

drew Doak.

Andi and Kimi Cyr, Andrea Reano, and Sophia and Francesca

Weisbruch prepare for the next set. (Photo by Collin Glorioso)

Date Event Site

08/22/14 Temple Invitational Lions Park, Temple

08/28/14 Belton Invitational Wildflower Country Club, Temple

09/13/14 St. Andrew’s Invitational St. Andrew’s , Austin

10/04/14 Roger’s Invitational Rogers High School, Rogers

10/25/14 TAPPS State Cross Country TBD, Waco

CELTIC CROSS COUNTRY