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Academy of the Holy Names Students, Faculty, and Staff to Dedicate Entire Day to Service Across Capital Region

When: Thursday, March 5, 2026. Details: Academy of the Holy Names will take a break from academics for a day, as students, faculty and staff will spend the day volunteering their time at more than 20 different service organizations around the Capital District. The Day of Service will demonstrate the dedication of the entire Holy Names community to serve the marginalized, poor, and…

WRGB: Maggie Volmer Eclipses 1,000 Career Points Leading Holy Names to Class A Quarterfinals

Albany, N.Y. (WRGB) — With Section II boys and girls basketball tournament play underway, teams across the Capital Region began a two-week push to determine who will be crowned champions — with some seasons ending in the first round and others moving on. Read more here.

WTEN: Volmer scores 1000th point as Holy Names moves past Lansingburgh

ALBANY, NY (NEWS10) — The Holy Names basketball team kicked off their Section 2 playoff run in a memorable win, advancing to the Class A quarterfinals with a 73-37 win over Lansingburgh on the same night that Maggie Volmer scored her 1000th career point. Read more here.

WNYT: WATCH: Academy of Holy Names star scores 1,000th point

(WNYT) – As the high school basketball playoffs kickoff around the Capital Region, one player has etched her name into the record books.

Going into the game against Lansingburgh, forward Maggie Volmer needed just eight points to reach 1,000 for her career. It didn’t take her long, as she rattled off eight points in just the first four minutes of the game.

Hear from Volmer and watch her milestone shot in this clip.

TU: Holy Names girls’ basketball uses early-season losses as lessons

You are Beautiful

By Kathy Witherspoon, Dean of Student Life “You are beautiful.” This simple but powerful phrase was heard throughout Holy Names as we celebrated You Are Beautiful Day this week. This annual tradition invites our community to reflect on the beauty we all have within us. Through an assembly and activities led by members of the…

Created with Purpose, Called to Belong: A Community of Giving

Kristin Vivian P ’14 ’17, Director of Institutional Advancement Catholic Schools Week reminds us of the importance and value of our wonderful community and second family here at Holy Names. As parents, it was important to my husband and I to provide a foundation for our children where they could be immersed in and given opportunities to…