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Ninth-grade students bond over three-day Shenandoah retreat
A beloved Trinity tradition for the past four decades, the Freshman Class Retreat returned this September to the Blue Ridge Mountains and Camp Horizons (formerly Camp Sheridan) in Harrisonburg, VA, featuring first-rate facilities, an enthusiastic and experienced staff and an array of team-building and traditional summer-camp-style activities. Over three days and two nights, Trinity's 9th graders were encouraged to challenge themselves, meet as many other freshmen as possible and build class unity.
 
Divvied up into small groups of 12, the students cycled through a dozen engaging group activities with a mix of teamwork, challenge, learning and fun. In addition to bonding through trust falls and other classic low-ropes team-building activities, each group also got the chance to learn to canoe, fish by the pond, and feed baby animals in the camp’s working farm.
 
By far the most pulse-pounding moments came during one of two high-ropes elements, the “Giant Swing” and the “Leap of Faith,” each of which required willing participants to face their fear of heights and swing through the air while clipped to a safety harness. After conquering the Giant Swing, a group was asked to consider the difference between “perceived risk” and “actual risk” in evaluating how the experience made them feel.
 
Each year, Trinity’s freshman class is made up of a unique blend of students from over 60 different feeder schools — representing more than three dozen ZIP codes across the greater Richmond area. One of the major goals of the trip is to build a platform for every member of this diverse class to feel included — and to bring the group together with a set of experiences they will share throughout their Trinity careers and beyond.
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