Holy Trinity Gets New Faces
With New School
Along with a new elementary school that opened the winter of 2007, Holy Trinity has welcomed two new faces to its parish and school. Father Bill Sprigler became the parish priest in July of 2007 and High School Principal Bill Tschida was hired beginning the 2007-08 school year.
“I’ve been welcomed very warmly by the community and parish,” Sprigler said.
“Things are going very well. We had a wonderful advent season and marvelous masses at Christmas. We are gearing up for the 50th anniversary of the diocese of New Ulm,” Sprigler explained.
As for the school, the new elementary is already paid for which reinforces Tschida’s feeling that the community is committed to the school.
“Parental support is one of the strengths of Holy Trinity. The community of Winsted is very supportive of the school – there is a solid connection between the school and community, which is great,” Tschida explained.
One of Holy Trinity’s goals is to see enrollment grow. It also would like to add on a new gymnasium along with long-term plans to make physical plant improvements, Tschida said.
The high school is also looking into introducing college-level courses during the day from the University of Minnesota’s College in the Schools program. High school students would earn college credits for the courses.
“Another very exciting opportunity is that Presentation College of Aberdeen, South Dakota wants to make our school a satellite campus, hopefully next year, and provide college courses in the evenings for not only high school students, but for anyone in the community,” Tschida explained.
Holy Trinity may very well be a school of higher learning if all goes well and four-year degrees may eventually be offered through those college courses.
“We’re trying to create an environment where people want to be, which will eventually benefit the community as a whole,” Tschida said.
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