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-AHN Team Heads to Tampa Bay
-How You Can Support Advancement
-Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness
-Panthers Scoreboard
-AHN Welcomes New Social Worker
-Student Mental Health Projects
-Domestic Violence Awareness Event
-Successful Coat Drive
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-World Youth Day Info Sessions
-Trunk or Treat
-New Open House Promo Videos
-Emergency Alert Test Warning
-Women's Networking Event
-AP Testing Deadline
-Yearbook Sales
-School Calendar
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AHN Team Visits Sister School |
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AHN President Martin Kilbridge, Dean of Student Life Kathy Witherspoon, and Associate Head of School Phyllis Morrison paid a visit to our sister school this week, Academy of the Holy Names Tampa.
Our team also made sure to pay tribute to SNJM founder Mother Marie Rose Durocher at her chapel in AHN Tampa's beautiful heritage center.
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Institutional Advancement Leader Serves Her Alma Mater |
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Norah Ritinski, Director of Institutional Advancement, and her family at this year's Presidents' Tailgate BBQ at CBA. |
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Nora Ritinski is no stranger to Holy Names. The Class of 2005 graduate came back in 2018 and is now the Director of Institutional Advancement.
IA helps raise critical funds to assist with the programs and people that make Holy Names so special.
Ritinski spends most of her time meeting with students, parents, and alumnae who all play a major role in making those fundraising drives successful year in and year out.
Read more of her story here.
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Students Support Breast Cancer Awareness |
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It was a sea of pink on Friday in support of Christian Brothers Academy's "Real Brothers Wear Pink" campaign. AHN students attended an educational assembly featuring guest speakers Erin Frany Blair, ’01, who was diagnosed at 25, and her sister Emily, '11, who spoke about her role as a caregiver.
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Students decorated the window in the main entrance hall with pink post-it notes of names of those who fought or continue to fight the battle against breast cancer. |
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AHN and CBA are teaming up to fight cancer together! We are Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, and have formed a team for this year's walk this Sunday, October 16, and need volunteers.
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Fundraising Games vs Albany Academy |
You're invited to come watch our Holy Names volleyball teams take on Albany Academy on Monday, October 17 starting at 4:15 p.m. here at AHN as they "Dig Pink."
Admission is $3. There will also be a raffle basket and snack sales. Proceeds will go to benefit the American Cancer Society.
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Soccer Splits, Tennis Receives Seedings |
Varsity soccer split its matches this week. The biggest highlights came from Tuesday's 4-0 win over Catholic Central with Sofia Pantoja collecting her fourth consecutive shutout.
It was a valiant showing by the Varsity tennis team, which also split its matches this week, making it to round two of the Section II team semifinals after beating Averill Park on Monday. Kate Reagan (4th Seed) and Riley Schmitz (7th Seed) will be in action on Tuesday competing in the girls individual tournament.
In volleyball, both JV and Varsity shutout Catholic Central in their respective matches on Wednesday.
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Holy Names Welcomes New
Social Worker
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Linda Carothers, MSW will serve as AHN's new part-time social worker. |
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The latest step in that process comes as we welcome Linda Carothers, MSW to the team. Carothers will serve as a part-time social worker, with a primary task of addressing student wellbeing and social emotional needs by providing crisis intervention as well as preventative programming.
Read more about Ms. Carothers here.
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Students Promote Positive Mental Health Outcomes |
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To help mark World Mental Health Day, students spent time in Mrs. Jones' social studies classes learning how to cope with whatever issues and/or stresses they may encounter.
A few "go-to" recommendations from Mrs. Jones: listening to music, talking to each other, and writing in a journal.
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Courtesy of Students Against Destructive Decisions, a student organization that empowers and mobilizes youth and adult allies to engage in positive change, students in grades 6-12 wrote their names on pieces of paper and formed the "Chain of Life," promising not to break it.
The chain serves as a reminder to students they each have a responsibility to one another to keep from making destructive decisions. At Holy Names, we are stronger together!
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As part of their senior service project, Castine Hardesty and Lizzie Sweeter teamed up with Unity House in Troy to host a block party over the weekend. The pair organized donations and volunteers for the event which helped raise awareness of domestic violence.
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Special Delivery: Students Celebrate Successful Coat Drive |
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Students packed up JLOC Co-Chair Bernadette McSparron's car with bags of coats and winter wear. |
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Thank you to the Junior Ladies of Charity and all those who donated to their "Coats for the Community" drive, which was done in partnership with the Ladies of Charity.
People in need in Albany County will receive these items next weekend at an event in Cohoes.
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World Youth Day Info Sessions |
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Campus Ministries is organizing a pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal. The gathering of young people from all over the world with the Pope is a celebration of youth and an expression of the universal Church. The event runs from July 29 through August 7, 2023.
Informational meetings for students will take place during lunches on October 14 and 17.
A meeting for parents will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, October 18 at 6:30 p.m.
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AHN Presents: Trunk or Treat |
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AHN's Youth Ministry Program is hosting a Trunk or Treat event here at AHN on Sunday, October 30 from 3pm -5pm
Admission is free. Donations will be accepted with proceeds going to benefit the program.
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If you know a family whose daughter would benefit from a Holy Names education, encourage them to register. |
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New Open House Promos Released |
Our Fall Open House for prospective families is scheduled for Thursday, November 3 at 5:00 p.m.
Congratulations to Maggie Tromp, Erin Mash, Anaya Thomas, and Kylie McLaughlin who are featured in four new spots for our Be You! Be Anything! campaign for his year's event. Check out their videos below.
And don't forget, if you refer another family to the Open House and they attend and provide your name, you will receive a $50 Wicked Smart gift card for AHN apparel!
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Emergency Alert Warning Notice |
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Emergency Alert to be Sent Monday, 10/24, 5pm |
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We will be sending a TEST emergency alert on Monday, October 24 at 5 p.m.
Please make sure all your information is up-to-date in our MyAHN system, and ALL fields are filled in.
What kind of communications do you want to receive? (Alerts, News, Announcements)
How would you like to receive them? (Email, text)
Check all that apply.
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AHN to Co-Host Women's Networking Event |
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AHN, along with The Women's Institute at Russell Sage College, will co-host a morning of networking with representatives from various Capital Region organizations focusing on supporting women and girls.
The event will take place on Monday, November 7, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Renaissance Room of The Armory at Sage College on the Albany campus located at 130 New Scotland Avenue.
If you are a leader in an organization with a focus on women or girls and wish to attend this meeting, please contact Wendy Diefendorf.
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AP Testing Payment Deadline |
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Advanced Placement Tests will be administered to all AP students in May 2023. Schools need to place their AP Testing order in mid November for the May 2023 testing. There is a $98 testing fee. |
Payment for all AP testing is due no later than Tuesday, November 1, 2022. A $40 late fee will be charged for payment received after November 9, 2022. |
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High School Yearbook Sales |
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The high school yearbook, Profile, is on sale through October 28. There will be a new theme this year.
Every student is represented in the book, so make sure to purchase yours today!
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The Week Ahead
Wednesday, October 19
HS Service Fair
Sunday, October 23
Mother Daughter Luncheon
Wolferts Roost Country Club
11am-2pm
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Wednesday, October 26
Grade 10 Retreat/Sophomore Day
Thursday, October 27
Financial Aid Meeting for College, 7pm
Friday, October 28
HS Pep Rally
Monday, October 31
Halloween Parade
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Tuesday, November 1
All Saints Day Liturgy
Thursday, November 3
Fall Open House, 5-7pm
Friday, November 4
School Closed (President's Holiday)
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