Veritas, Author at Veritas

June 25, 2024

The Return of the Press

By: Si Qi Gundrum, Zachary Hein, and Addison Melzark The students at Holy Trinity Catholic School in Kewaskum will get their voice back next year as the first issue of “Veritas,” the school’s new online newspaper, is expected to go live prior to the 2024-2025 school year. The web-based publication replaces the former print version, the “Paw Print Press,” which was suspended during the COVID-19 outbreak and never returned. Veritas, which means “the truth” in Latin, was named by Father Jacob Strand, the former pastor at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. It was created as an extension of the eighth grade English/Language Arts curriculum, but its primary purpose is to showcase the work and talents of all the students enrolled at […]

June 25, 2024

Serving God and Others

By: Brynn Evans, Si Qi Gundrum, Zachary Hein, and Addison Melzark How would you like to find yourself in the presence of God? Zachary Hein, an Eighth grader at Holy Trinity Catholic School in Kewaskum, has been there nearly a thousand times. Zach, an altar boy since the fourth grade and the senior server this past year, serves God at Mass and believes this is something every faithful child should aspire to. “You are doing what God wants, and you are helping out the priest,” Zach said, “And during the consecration, the priest is Jesus, and Jesus is the priest, and that means you are serving God and the Holy Spirit, too.” Serving has made Zach’s relationship with God stronger […]

June 25, 2024

Bump … Set … SPIKE!

Girls’ Volleyball at HTS is a HIT By: Addison Melzark The score is 24-21. The ball is served. After a perfect pass from a back row player, the setter sets the ball outside for the attacker, who sends it over the net into the other team’s court. The opposing team passes and sets the ball, but the hitter hits the ball into the outstretched hands of an HTS defender. The ball falls to the floor, and the whistle blows … The crowd erupts into a thunderous cheer as the Holy Trinity Wildcats win again. “The games were super fun to watch. It’s remarkable to see that much growth in just one season,” said Angie Kern, who with her husband, Nick, […]