Trinity (Session 2)

The Holy Trinity refers to the Trinitarian belief of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit (or Holy Ghost) as part of one Divine God.

CTYers sometimes use the term "Trinity" (sometimes colloquially and blasphemously modified with the word "Holy," a practice which Max strongly discourages) to reference trios of positions at Lancaster. Each session has its own ternion of position titles that are based off the Holy Trinity.

Session 2

The Trinity at LAN.2 references a trio of positions that garner the most respect. Along with the position of the Jester, these positions are among the most well known offices to be passed down each year from nomores to onemores. The Trinity and the Jester also play some of the main roles in American Pie.

Much like all the other LAN.2 positions, Trinity roles are usually held by Alcovians.

These positions are listed below, in the order of their creations.

Duck

The Duck is, just like it sounds, a duck. It is a small stuffed animal with a tan body, green face, yellow nose, and a cute little checkered detective hat, manufactured by DAKIN in 1990. The Duck has great meaning to second session CTY. Each last Wednesday of second session, the Duck is passed from a nomore to a one-more, usually in Schnader first-floor lounge; the one-more then returns the following year as a nomore to pass the Duck on. The Duck has become a symbol of leadership and knowledge concerning the traditions and the ways of CTY Lancaster.

The Legend of the Duck is the story of how the tradition began, as written by Andromeda Yelton. It is read aloud once a year at the ceremony during which the duck is passed. The crowd assembled for the ceremony is large and enthusiastic, generally filling the Schnader lounge and then some. As The Legend is read, the audience will shout the word "duck" loudly whenever it is mentioned in the Legend. The Legend of the Duck is as follows:

   "ONCE, there were logicians. Not just any logicians, these, but the logicians of CTY
   Lancaster, Session 2, 1991. The logicians of Dubbs 2.
    
   And in addition to these were their friends from Atlee 2 and other random parts of campus. 
   
   These logicians and their friends from Atlee 2 and elsewhere were drawn by many bonds, and
   among these was one of particular relevance here, a love of Monty Python. 
   
   And so they spent many happy hours in the DA2 lounge listening to Monty Python skits. A
   great favorite was the scene from the Holy Grail in which Arthur stumbles upon a witch
   burning. Also beloved, naturally, was the logician's analysis of this scene. 
   
   One day, a brilliant idea came upon some one logician, and that was: to perform this scene
   and analysis at the CTY Talent Show. 
   
   With great enthusiasm, the population of DA2 poured themselves into this enterprise. They
   had the energy, the talent, the ambition. But there was one thing missing. 
   
   A DUCK. 
   
   And so two logicians traveled to the hallowed Park City Mall and purchased--a duck. 
   
   As it happened, the Monty Python skit did not cause the talent show committee great
   rejoicing. The skit passed quietly away into the sands of history, its members scattered
   far and wide, its scripts dispersed to the four winds. 
   
   But still the duck remained.
   
   And since that time it has been kept and cherished by a Holder of the Duck, who each year
   passes it on to some duckworthy person of Lancaster second session. From the first Holder
   of the Duck, until the present day, and onward into forever."

The Holders of the Duck

1991-1992: Grant Gould

1992-1993: Meggin Thwing

1993-1994: Andromeda Yelton

1994-1995: Frank S. Piotrkowski II

1995-1996: Brain Stuibe

1996-1997: Christian Bryzushi

1997-1998: Neel M. Parikh

1998-1999: Michael Mishkin

1999-2000: Rose Ginsberg

2000-2001: Cat Kruchten

2001-2002: Belle Saxton

2002-2003: Gabriel N. Slamovits

2003-2004: Michelle Vu

2004-2005: Will Colmer

2005-2006: Rosie Brown

2006-2007: Jeffrey Sachs

The Duck

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2007 Holder Jeff Sachs with Duck

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NOTE: The duck does not take kindly to being near the Jesus staff. It has been known to give the staff death glares of jealousy.

2005:

• Duck: Will Colmer
• Jesus: Mark Hendrickson
• Satan: Michael Nixon

2006:

• Duck: Rosie Brown
• Jesus: Rachel Todd
• Satan: Kai Christian

2007 - Team Rocket

• Duck: Jeff Sachs - Meowth
• Jesus: Magdalena "Laney" Newhouse - James
• Satan: Çedilla Sachar - Jessie

Session 1

The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are referenced in Don McLean's song American Pie in the verse:

"And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died."

In LAN.07.1, three holy grails (i.e., mugs) were purchased at Turkey Hill. These mugs were given to three people, creating three new positions to run the Passionfruit.

• The Father stands for knowlege and the wisdom gained by all here at CTY.
• The Son stands for the crazy creativity here at CTY, and for the differences in each and everyone of us.
• The Holy Ghost stands for all the traditions at CTY, and will always stand to keep them around.

The passing-down of these mugs happens between the no-more speeches and everyone elses.