3/3/2023 Dr. Martin Kilbridge Every day I witness the unique magic of Holy Names and its impact on young women: hugs of greeting between classmates at morning drop off, confidence in front of a large audience, active engagement in collaborative learning. It is no wonder that the happy and purposeful environment we cultivate here carries…
(Albany) – February 28, 2023. Dr. Martin Kilbridge, President of Academy of the Holy Names, announced today that, Kristin Vivian, a former member of the Holy Names Board of Trustees, has been named AHN’s new Director of Institutional Advancement.
2/17/2023 David Perritano She’s a little bit biology. He’s a little bit physics. They’re Debbie and Matt Baxter, the dynamic mother-son duo in the Holy Names science department. She teaches AP Biology and Biology. He teaches Earth Science, Physics, and AP Computer Science. “Technically I have been here longer than you might expect,” says Matt,…
AHN’s Ella Schoenborn’s Project Ella featured on WRGB.
2/10/2023 Kathy Witherspoon, Dean of Student Life, offers perspective on student growth during time at AHN. All of us are working to figure things out, but teenagers and pre-teens especially. Our middle school students, who come to us as 10-or 11- year-olds, are figuring out what kind of teenagers they want to be. They are…
2/3/2023 Margaret Taranto Mrs. Margaret Taranto, AHN’s Middle School Coordinator, shares her goals for students in our growing middle school program. I believe in the value and importance of single-gender education for young women. Particularly in times when they may be bombarded with negative messaging, I want to give our students the tools to question…
Ella Schoenborn recognized by the National Catholic Educational Association for her work with Project Ella.
Academy of the Holy Names ninth-grader Ella Schoenborn has received the NCEA 2022-23 Youth Virtues, Valor and Vision Award from the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) for selfless service, determination, innovation and ideals that are changing the world.
Academy of the Holy Names 9th grader Ella Schoenborn started a project that brings food to under-served communities. She calls it Project Ella.
For that, she just won the Youth Virtues, Valor, and Vision award from the National Catholic Educational Association.
1/27/2023 David Perritano If you’ve been to a Varsity basketball game, chances are you’ve seen Coach Steve Gigliello (pronounced Gig-lee-o) pacing the sidelines. You can tell he wears his heart on his sleeve. It’s also in the genes as you might even catch his son and daughter wearing holes in the floor. This family bleeds blue…