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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL: 100 YEARS OF EMPOWERING YOUNG WOMEN
WHEREAS, in 1917, five Sinsinawa Dominican sisters traveled from southwestern Wisconsin to River Forest to found a Catholic college for girls; and
WHEREAS, money was tight during World War I so the sisters decided to start with a high school, utilizing an existing building on the land they had purchased; and
WHEREAS, by 1922, the high school, called Rosary House, was a four-year school with a its first graduating class of 28; and
WHEREAS, Trinity High School was chartered in 1925, and the new Trinity High School opened its doors in September of 1926; and
WHEREAS, in 1933, Trinity was awarded a first-class rating. At a time when only 33 percent of the adult population in the U.S. had ever enrolled in high school, Trinity was sending approximately 75 percent of its students to college; and
WHEREAS, in December of 1941, Trinity students, now numbering 700, sold War Bonds and Stamps and were frequently recognized by the U.S. government for their impressive efforts; and
WHEREAS, in 1961, ground was broken for a new addition, and by 1968 the faculty consisted of 37 sisters, 24 lay teachers, two priests and a student population of 1,200; and
WHEREAS, with the influence of the Women's Movement in the 1970's, Trinity's curriculum grew to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing society, and this effort was rewarded with scholarships and other recognition; and
WHEREAS, Trinity's tradition of academic excellence continued with the introduction of the prestigious International Baccalaureate IIB) program inaugurated in 1994; and
WHEREAS, Trinity anticipated the next millennium in 1998 by building a Technology Center and went on in the early 2000's to renovate the library and chapel and build a new athletic facility; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, Trinity's IB program was named one of the best in the country. By choosing to remain a single-gender school, Trinity affirms its commitmen...
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