Academic calendar
Trimester 1 2026-2027 runs Sep 8, 2026 – Nov 25, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2025-2026
- Trimester 1 2026-2027Relevant now
- Trimester 2 2026-2027
- Trimester 3 2026-2027
Campus language
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B
- BIC
- Breakfast in the Classroom; the morning meal program provided to students in their first-period rooms.
J
- JROTC
- Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, a prominent leadership and drill program at the school.
N
- NHS
- National Honor Society; the academic honors organization.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association; the student-led representative body.
T
- T-High
- The most common shorthand name for Trenton Central High School used by students and alumni.
- The Caf
- The main cafeteria area where lunch is served.
- The Chambers
- A nickname for the school based on its location on Chambers Street.
- Tornadoes
- The school mascot, used to refer to the student body or athletic teams.
V
- VPA
- Visual and Performing Arts; refers to both the student organization and the specific learning community.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- A/B Day
- The alternating block schedule system where students attend different sets of classes every other day.
- BLE Wing
- The Business, Law, and Entrepreneurship section of the campus.
- BTA Wing
- The Business and Technology Academy section of the campus.
- E-Hallpass
- The digital system required for students to request and receive permission to leave a classroom.
- Genesis
- The online student information system used to check grades, attendance, and schedules.
- HES Wing
- The Health and Exercise Science academy area.
- HOS Wing
- The Health and Occupational Sciences section, often referred to as the 'Medical' wing.
- Late Sign-in
- The mandatory process at the security desk for students arriving after the official start time.
- PowerSchool
- The secondary platform often used for district-wide data and student records.
- SLC
- Small Learning Community; the specialized 'schools-within-a-school' that students are assigned to based on their career interests.
- STEM Wing
- The section of the building dedicated to the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Small Learning Community.
- tchs_main_cafeteria
- TCHS Main Cafeteria
- The Bridge
- The prominent architectural walkway connecting different sections of the new 2019 campus building.
- The Main
- The primary Trenton Central High School campus building on Chambers Street.
- The New TCHS
- The modern campus facility on Chambers Street that opened in 2019, replacing the original historic structure.
- The Scanners
- The security metal detectors at the main entrance that all students must pass through daily.
- VPA Wing
- The section of the building dedicated to the Visual and Performing Arts Small Learning Community.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Trimester 1 2026-2027 runs Sep 8, 2026 – Nov 25, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 9 approved campus terms and 17 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.