Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan announced the five finalists for 2024’s Tulip Queen on Friday. The winner will be crowned at the Albany Tulip Festival on May 11 at noon by Mayor Sheehan and 2023 Tulip Queen Olivia Owens on the Lakehouse Stage. Read more here.
Albany, NY (WRGB) — The 2024 finalists for Albany Tulip Queen have been announced.
Ryleigh Hotaling, who spends her time at the Ronald McDonald House, shared her aspirations, saying, “I see a lot of the community especially young children who I hope to impact when I see and visit them.” Read more here.
The five finalists for Albany’s Tulip Court were introduced Friday.
With tulips in full bloom on a summerlike Friday, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan introduced the finalists at the Moses statue in Washington Park as a preview to the city’s signature event, taking place on Mother’s Day weekend. Read more here.
Dr. Martin Kilbridge, President of Academy of the Holy Names, announced today the Board of Trustees has named new co-chairs of the Board – both Holy Names alumnae — Lissa McNaughton ’77 P ’22 and Maryann McCarthy ’88 P ’19. Both trustees have been life-long residents of the Capital Region and board members since 2017. The co-chairs will begin their service in July. They will succeed Chris Edwards P ’14 who has served as chair since 2019.
Claire Jacob-Zysman is a new addition to Academy of the Holy Names, and she arrives as a dual-threat: she’s AHN’s new School Counselor, and beginning in the fall, she’ll be teaching dance.
“I have been dancing since I was seven years old. I studied dance in college and moved on to dance professionally after college. During that time, I fell in love with teaching dance and spreading the joy, creativity, and discipline of dance to students. My dance teaching philosophy is that everyone is a dancer, and that dance can be used as a tool to build self-confidence, create connections, and be an outlet for self-expression. I use dance to empower the students to feel confident in their moving bodies and to express their emotions through the art of dance.”
It was a special day at the Academy of the Holy Names: signing day. Four student athletes making their dreams of competing at the college level official. Read more here.
Dreams became a reality Monday afternoon for four senior athletes at The Academy of Holy Names.
Alexa Gross (Softball – Bentley University), Anna Nichols (Soccer/Lacrosse – Emmanuel College), Nicole Decker (Volleyball – DeSales University), and Summer Reinoehl (Track and Field – Siena College) all signed their collegiate letters of intent. Read more here.
(Albany) – April 19, 2024. Dr. Martin Kilbridge, President of Academy of the Holy Names, announced today the appointment of Steven Graubart as Chief Financial Officer. “I am delighted to welcome Mr. Graubart to the Holy Names community.” Dr. Kilbridge said. “He has the experience to continue to provide sound fiscal oversight for Holy Names and to secure…
The Mount Rushmore of beloved figures at Holy Names is so extensive, you’d need more than one range to include them all. This year’s recipient of the John H. Farrell “Building the Future” Award is surely among them. Helen Caulfield Spiro ’78 is a Holy Names legacy. Her mother is an alumna. So are her…
Holy Names is seeing tremendous growth. After an admissions cycle that saw a 13% enrollment increase this year, we are on target to see another year of double digit growth. Managing our growth and preparing for the future make our strategic planning initiative all the more important. We need to look to a future that preserves what makes Holy Names special.