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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…

Times Union: Seven emerging Section 2 girls’ basketball players to watch as postseason nears

Some of the premier girls’ basketball players in Section 2 this winter still will have two-plus years of high school time remaining in their varsity careers at the conclusion of this season. Read more here.

Benefits of Exam Week

Dear Parents and Guardians, As we begin our mid-term exam season, I want to reflect on the academic, pedagogical, and emotional benefits of the exam process, and the opportunities for student growth this process fosters.  Exam review enhances knowledge retention and memory. The process of reviewing and actively retrieving information strengthens neural pathways which make…