WRGB: Friday Night High School Hoops Recap
Academy of Holy Names #10 Ryan Carroll recorded her 1,000th career point. Watch here.
WTEN: Holy Names’ Ryan Carroll Joins 1K club on Senior Night
Academy of the Holy Names senior guard Ryan Carroll surpassed 1,000 career points on a night when Holy Names defeated Cohoes 61-24. Watch here.
SCHOOL CLOSED MONDAY 1/29
AHN ALERT: Due to inclement weather, school will be closed Monday, 1/29/24.
From Argentina to Albany: Fernández Helps Students Embrace Spanish Language
Natalia Fernandez has been teaching English and Spanish as a second language in Argentina since she graduated from the Universidad del Salvador in Argentina in 2002. A native Argentinian, Profesora Fernández is working to receive her master’s in education studies at the University at Albany. AHN’s newest Spanish Teacher wants her students to know that while learning a new language takes time and effort, especially when being taught by a native speaker, practice makes perfect!
AHN Alert: All After-School Activities for Tuesday are Canceled
All after-school activities for this afternoon have been canceled.
Epiphany Reminder of Many Gifts
As we consider the Feast of the Epiphany, let us rejoice in the light of divine revelation that guided the Magi to the humble manger. We celebrate not only the manifestation of the Christ child to the world but also the profound wisdom and grace this revelation brings to our lives.
“Nice Honor” for Deja Deas ’16
She’s not a member of Holy Names’ Carlo Cherubino Athletic Hall of Fame — yet — but De’Janaire Deas received a nice surprise recently from her alma mater.
Read the full article from the Times Union here.
Kosek Discovers Inner Artist in Every Student
“Everyone thinks that being ‘a good artist’ means that they can draw or paint realistically, but that’s not true.”
Kate Kosek, who took over as AHN’s Art Teacher in the fall and says most people can draw realistically if they put in the time and effort to practice, but abstraction and alternative processes are just as valid.
Girls’ tennis: Meet the Times Union All-Stars
The Albany Times union has named the best athletes on girls’s tennis teams at Capital Region high schools in the 2023-24 school year and has placed AHN junior Riley Schmitz on its ‘First Team’ in Singles.
Reflection on Advent
As we continue in the first week of Advent, the air is thick with hope and anticipation — a sentiment far deeper than the excitement of gifts under a decorated tree. For Christians, this season is a poignant reminder of the cyclical nature of the Incarnation, a profound event where the divine entered our world in a tangible way. In this period of reflection, we acknowledge we are not merely beings of flesh and bone but carriers of a divine spark; a sacred imprint that connects us to something greater. Our eternal souls are clothed in this fragile body.