The House System at Holy Trinity Academy

Holy Trinity Academy’s House System is drawn from the 1,000 year-old tradition of Christian education exemplified in the colleges at Oxford and Cambridge. The Houses provide real, tangible community within the larger school, giving students the opportunity to take ownership, fulfill the call to leadership, and to cultivate the ideal conditions for virtue.

St. John Paul II | House Color: Yellow

Pope Saint John Paul II (May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005), was the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005. He exercised the Petrine ministry with a tireless missionary spirit, dedicating to it all his energy. His love for young people brought him to establish the World Youth Days which brought together millions of young people from all over the world.

St. Michael | House Color: Blue

Saint Michael, is a great leader of the angels in the war against Satan and his followers. His name, meaning “Who is like to God?”, served as the war-cry of the good angels as they plunged into battle to “fight the dragon.” Michael is known especially for his strength and courage, and many applaud him for his chivalry and determination to boldly fight for justice. He is featured more than any other named angel in religious texts and is the oldest angelic devotion.

St. Kateri | House Color: Green

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (c. 1656 - April 17, 1680), was born to a Mohawk father and Algonquin mother. She was orphaned in 1660 at the age of four when a smallpox epidemic wiped out most of her village, killing her parents and younger brother. She survived but was badly scarred and her eyesight was impaired. She came to be known as the “Lily of the Mohawks” in recognition of her kindness, prayer, faith, and heroic suffering.

St. Thérèse | House Color: Red

Saint Thérèse of Liseux (January 2, 1873 - September 30, 1897) Thérèse of the Child Jesus or "The Little Flower" showed the way of perfection in the small things of every day life. The Church recognizes a profound and valuable teaching in 'the little way'—connoting a realistic awareness of one's limitations, and the wholehearted giving of what one has, however small the gift.