10/24/2022 By David Perritano, Communications and Marketing Specialist It started as a casual conversation and photo-op at this year’s Ice Cream Social. Now that snowball may have created an avalanche. Rosie McDonnell, a ninth grader, and her friends sat around a table in the Student Commons posing for the camera when we began to discuss…
10/24/2022 By Ann Rento While vacationing in Canada this summer, Ann Rento, ’81, AHN’s Director of Admissions traveled to the Marie-Rose Chapel located in the Co-Cathedral of Saint Antoine de Padoue, in Longueuil, a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada. A “Holy Names girl” since first grade, this meant a great deal to her. …
10/24/2022 By Dr. Martin Kilbridge Athletics Play Pivotal Role in Youth Formation A few weeks ago, I shared my educational philosophy for a liberal arts school. The focus was on the academic side of our mission and how it relates to the formation of young women as builders of a better world. This week I…
10/24/2022 By David Perritano Gone are the days of square-shaped pizza slices, fish sticks, turkey-on-a-stick (yes, that was a real thing), or anything else that could be put on a stick. This isn’t your parent’s school lunch, or even yours for that matter. The dining experience crafted by Marcesco Foods, led by Frank and Maryanne…
10/24/2022 By Dr. Martin Kilbridge Excellence in the Liberal Arts: A Statement of Educational Philosophy and Practice I take this opportunity, two weeks into the fall term, to share my educational philosophy and the manner in which Academy of the Holy Names exemplifies it. A Catholic liberal arts education emphasizes broad knowledge, academic skills, and…