As decision day passes, and the year comes to a close, Trinity’s seniors apprehensively await graduation. While they send their graduation caps into the air, they are then sent into the world to make an impact. Seniors Kalvin Hrutkay, Piper Kemis and Holly Tran, after participating in the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP programs) throughout high school, will apply their experiences to their life after being given their diplomas. 

Soon-to-be graduate Kalvin Hrutkay has participated in the Production Agriculture program for four years and the Vet Tech program for one year. 

As for his path after high school, he shares that he plans to, “obtain a degree [in] Agriculture Communications from Wilmington College in Ohio,” and that his ultimate goal is to run his own agriculture community outreach firm. 

When reflecting back on his time spent at Trinity and in the CIP programs, he is thankful for the school providing him with “the knowledge and experience to follow my dreams of educating the public on what they eat and where their food comes from.”

Hrutkay also admits that he wishes he would have gotten involved in volleyball and student council during his time at Trinity. As his senior year comes to a close, he plans to adorn his graduation cap with the words, “Judge Livestock Not People.”

Fellow Agriculture Production participant senior Piper Kemis has similarly been a member of this program for all four years of high school. 

Trinity’s Agriculture Production program has inspired Kemis and made her realize her full potential and details, “I plan on becoming the next Agriculture teacher here at Trinity. I would love to teach the future kids about the Ag. industry and about my passion.”

Kemis’s favorite part of being in FFA were the trips that they took such as to the PA State Farm Show in 2019, 2020 and 2022. 

On June 3, Kemis plans to wear her graduation cap decorated with the people who have supported her throughout the years. 

She specifies, “I mainly wanted to put my grandmother on my cap because in February of 2021 she had passed away. She was my main supporter and the main person that told me I was a shining star.”

Senior Holly Tran, a four-year Applied-Horticulture-concentrated student, in reference to her plans after graduation states, “While I planned my career around my interests, my interests are very close to my CIP program. I plan to go into the field of Ecology… and while it focuses around animals, it also could involve many aspects of horticulture.”

Tran believes that the different opportunities provided to her through the CIP programs ultimately gave her a one-of-a-kind experience and exposed her to things that influenced her future career choices.

Tran’s overall goal is to be able to appreciate the small things in life and indulge in her inner child, which is reflected in her choice of grad cap decoration.

In response to whether she was decorating her graduation cap, Tran exclaims, “Absolutely!” and describes that she is going to decorate her cap with a saying and painted image from the movie “Tangled.”

Although this final stretch of the year feels bittersweet, the seniors are welcomed with the opportunity of new beginnings and are able to provide the underclassmen with their wise words such as Tran, when she stated:

“High school is definitely not the highlight in everyone’s life, but you should try to focus on yourself and make the best of it. Treat others with kindness, tolerate others (no matter how much you hate them), don’t stoop to someone else’s level, and try to find something you like everyday.”

To all of the seniors, no matter what program they participate in, congratulations, and good luck!