纽约最优秀的私立高中Trinity School 介绍

　　留学360介绍：Trinity School位于纽约州的纽约市，建于1709年，为美国的第五所最老的学校。Trinity School包含从幼儿园到高中十二年级。二零零七年有116名毕业生，其中有20名进入华尔街日报八大名校，比例为17%。每年学费$30120.00。Trinity School曾多次被《华尔街日报》评价为美国最好的三所学校之一。Trinity School由全美最强的拉丁语的训练，超过半数的学生学习拉丁语，每年有几十名学生参加全美作文竞赛获奖。大提琴家马友友，电影导演奥里沃斯通都在Trinity School上过学。

　　History

　　Trinity School was founded by William Huddleston, working under the aegis of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, in 1709 as a charity school for Trinity Church. Originally open to both boys and girls, classes were held in the steeple of Trinity Church in lower Manhattan, but in 1749, Trinity moved into its own building across the street. The building burned down two months later and had to be rebuilt. Columbia University, then King‘s College, was founded in that building’s first floor.Trinity traditionally educated its students for Columbia given their close ties.

　　In 1789, Trinity‘s 56 boys and 30 girls were under the instruction of John Wood, clerk of St. Paul’s Chapel at 29 John Street. No longer a charity school, its tuition stood at seven dollars per quarter, in addition to a one guinea entrance fee. In 1838, Trinity closed admission to girls. Girls would not be readmitted until 1971.In 1889, Trinity School moved to 627 Madison Avenue (at 59th Street), and moved again a year later to 108 West 45th Street. In 1898, the trustees established the St. Agatha‘s School for Girls at 257 West 93rd Street as a sister school for Trinity. St. Agatha’s eventually closed its doors.

　　In 1895, Trinity moved to its current location at 91st Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Trinity currently occupies three connected buildings: 139 West 91st houses the Lower School; 115 West 91st houses the Middle School; and 101 West 91st houses the Upper School.

　　Shortly before the completion of the new upper school building in 1968, Trinity severed its Episcopal ties with Trinity Church, and is now non-sectarian, thus receiving no endowment from the Church. The school does, however, retain an Episcopal priest who is paid by Trinity Church. He delivers weekly chapel services at the school, as well as the annual baccalaureate service held at Trinity Church each May.

　　In 1946, the Trinity-Pawling School was named in recognition of its ties to Trinity.

　　Trinity is the oldest continually operating school in New York State, as it remained open during the Revolutionary War, thanks to its Loyalist ties.

　　The Wall Street Journal consistently ranks Trinity as one of “the top three” high schools in the United States, as measured by students‘ admission to exclusive colleges.

　　Academics

　　Trinity’s Upper School (a name it designates to its high school) differs from other private schools in its relatively small offering of Advanced Placement classes outside of mathematics and languages. It offers AP classes in Statistics, Calculus, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, French Language, Latin Vergil, Latin Literature, and Art History. As in most schools, students have the option of preparing for these AP exams independently, and many do. The school administers many, but not all, of the AP tests within its building. Though no strict core curriculum exists in the Upper School, the Lower and Middle School courseloads are highly structured, and ninth and tenth graders are offered limited flexibility in their courses. Juniors and seniors, however, are much freer to flexibly select electives and other such courses. English is the only subject mandated through four years in the Upper School. Math is mandated for three, the languages for three, and the lab sciences for two. There is also a Physical Education requirement.

　　Trinity is also notable for having a full Classics department, which is widely recognized as one of the strongest in the nation. Nearly 40% of the student body takes either Latin or Greek, while more than 60% take two languages. Students from Trinity place highly in the New York Classical Club High School Sight Translation Contest, which is held every year for New York City private school students.

　　While Trinity is known the strength of its humanities departments generally, the academic program is also unusual in that it mandates for all students at least one semester of religion. These courses range from those examining religious themes in literature to those analyzing world religions to those relating ethical or religious issues to modern life.

　　Trinity‘s departments award a variety of academic prizes, most of which are reserved for seniors. There are Hawley Prizes awarded each year to the three members of each Upper School grade with the highest weighted grades (Trinity does not tabulate GPAs). There are also a small number of graduation prizes.

　　Athletic awards

　　For decades, Trinity has awarded a number of athletic awards each year to athletes participating in school sports. The awards are voted on by participating athletes, and there are three awards given per sport. In addition, there are two higher honors bestowed, chosen with faculty input and presented by the Headmaster. The JV Sportsman award is given to the Junior Varsity athlete with the best sportsmanship. The Alumni Award is defined as the athlete that has contributed the most to their sport, and is usually given to a graduating senior. Some sports, such as soccer, have other specific special awards.