Athletic Program

Pope Francis published the first Vatican document about sports: “Giving the best of yourself: a Document on the Christian perspective on sport and the human person, from the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, 01.06.2018. It states that "When sport is lived in a way that respects the dignity of the person and is free from economic, media or political exploitation, it can become a model for all areas of life. “When it is like this,” as Pope Francis said, “sport transcends the level of pure physicality and takes us into the arena of the spirit and even of mystery.”  To educate in a Christian way is to form people in human values in the whole of reality, which includes transcendence. The profound meaning of sport is that it can educate to the fullness of life and an openness to the experience of transcendence."

Sport is also a way to introduce young people to the cardinal virtues of fortitude, temperance, prudence and justice and facilitate their growth in them. In the field of physical education, St. John Bosco, who was just a youth chaplain in Turin in 1847, was probably the first Catholic educator to have recognized the importance of movement, play and sport for the holistic development of the personality of young people. For Don Bosco, educating through sport means to cultivate the personal accompaniment of the young person as well as mutual respect, even in competition.

The Athletic Program at Holy Trinity School is a well-organized program for interested students in grades 3-8. It comes under the direction of the Diocesan School Office through the Grand Rapids Area Elementary Athletic Council (GRACEAC) and is facilitated by our Athletic Director, Jeff North.

The Holy Trinity School Athletic Board works alongside the Athletic Director to coordinate volunteers and enforce and review the Athletic Handbook to ensure a productive athletic program. Meetings are at 6.30 PM.