GENERAL ARTICLES
The story of Major Gordon Burrows
Friday, 23 April 2021
“Many believe he was an officer who stumbled upon the halls of this school. On the contrary, he knew where he was going; he was on his way to a fresh adventure, to his first job, as an Assistant Master at Trinity”. When Major Gordon Burrows and Trinity crossed paths in 1946, Trinity was undergoing many major reformations and changes, such as the Church Missionary
- Published in Choir, College, General Articles, History
Muttiah Muralitharan’s record-breaking 709th wicket at Asgiriya
Monday, 19 April 2021
It was on the 3rd of December 2007, when Sri Lanka hosted England at the Asgiriya Cricket Stadium for the 1st Test Match. This was a very special day for the Sri Lankan cricketing fraternity and especially for the Kandyan spectators. As Muttiah Muralitharan was inching close to a world record of being the highest
- Published in Cricket, General Articles, History, Sports, Trinity History
Vote of Thanks in verse by the Senior Prefect T.B. Marambe in the 1938 Prize Giving
Monday, 08 March 2021
“Your Excellency, ladies, and gentlemen,My great predecessors could not in their time,Make a flattering speech through the channels of rhyme.They poured forth a poem of ponderous prose,In sentiments stilted and phrases verbose.But a promising poet in me you shall see,As after my speech you will all agree. With loud acclamation and thunderous applause,We welcome you
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Duncan White and Lakshman Kadirgamar – on 4th February 1948
Thursday, 04 February 2021
Seen in the picture above are Duncan White, Lakshman Kadirgamar, M.A.M. Sherrif and Oscar Wijesinghe, representing the four communities (Burgher, Tamil, Muslim, Sinhalese), who had brought four scrolls to the Independence square on 4th February 1948 to be handed over to the Prime Minister D.S. Senanayake to read for the public. It was in the
- Published in College, General Articles, History
Dr R. G. Sourjah – An Appreciation
Friday, 06 November 2020
The funeral of Dr Robert Grant Sourjah was held in Sydney, Australia on 9th October, 2020 in the midst of Covid restrictions and was thus in the presence of a very limited gathering as per guidelines prevailing in Australia: A congregation of only 20 persons was permitted in the Chapel, while 80 were allowed to
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The lady who received a General Lion – an introduction to the story of Valesca Reimann
Monday, 12 October 2020
Looking back at a proud Trinity history, many names have been involved in setting down the foundations of the true spirit of Trinity.Amongst these great personalities, Miss Valesca Reimann was someone who helped Trinity in every way possible to achieve the reputation College holds at present. She was an astonishing and adventurous woman who is
- Published in College, General Articles, History, Staff
Our personal experience of learning online
Friday, 28 August 2020
By Chaniru Senhas and Nimuthu Pathiraja from Grade 6 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, school was closed and both of us were very bored waiting for school to re-open. And then suddenly, something unexpected happened! We were given school accounts and were asked to sign in to Microsoft Teams. This was a mind-blowing idea for
- Published in College, General Articles
Trinity Monday – What It means
Friday, 03 July 2020
“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty! Early in the Morning our song shall rise to thee. Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and Mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!” -Reginald Heber (1783 -1826) You will hear the sound of the organ playing the opening line of the hymn typically on a Sunday morning, or on this
Grade 6 – An educational excursion to Moragahakanda dam and Ritigala
Thursday, 12 March 2020
We have two reviews by students who went on this excursion: On the 28th of February, 2020, the grade 6 students went on an education excursion to Ritigala and the Moragahakanda dam. We travelled in 4 busses. It was awesome! We played many musical instruments such as the guitar and sang many Sinhala and English
- Published in General Articles, Middle School, News
Take me Back – a poem by Sachith Keragala
Thursday, 12 March 2020
Following is a poem which caught our attention and we thought of featuring it on our website. “Take me Back” written by Sachith Keragala from the batch of 2017. Take me Back Take me back to the school on the hill, Back to the days when time stood still, Walking the path under the tall
- Published in College, General Articles, poems
The young Trinity Mozart!
Monday, 09 March 2020
We came across a very talented Trintian who composes and plays his own music. This young Trinity Mozart is Hasitha Epakande from grade 12. We first got to hear Hasitha’s playing on an Instagram post and thought that he deserves a bit of recognition. Being an interested young chap in Western Music, Hasitha first started
- Published in College, General Articles, Innovators, Music
