Holy Trinity Students Earn $33 Million in Scholarships

In its 45th year, graduated 326 seniors, a class that received the most scholarship and grant money in the school’s history.

All of the graduates will be going on to further their education with $33 million in scholarships and grants, school officials said.

The achievements of the 2012 graduating class are impressive:

• All graduates received a New York State Regents Diploma with 74 percent receiving a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation and Honors.
• About 30 percent of the class received the President’s Award for Outstanding Education Excellence/Academic Achievement.
• As in the past, the school has students who are recognized by the National Achievement Scholarship Program based on their scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

“Looking out at the class of 2012, I am extremely proud of the 45 year Holy Trinity tradition and look forward to 45 more.” said Principal Gene Fennell during his graduation address June 2 at Hofstra University.

Holy Trinity High School is a private, co-educational Catholic high school founded in 1966 drawing students from Nassau, Suffolk and Queens counties.

  It has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education Exemplary Schools Program and is nationally known for its outstanding Academics, Athletics and Performing Arts programs.  For more information, visit www.holytrinityhs.org.