Weekly Watch Archive
Back issues of The Weekly Watch.
TU: Holy Names girls’ basketball uses early-season losses as lessons
ALBANY—The Holy Names girls’ basketball team was forced to grow up quickly this season after five key offensive pieces, including four starters, graduated or transferred from its 2024-25 squad.
“We’ve had to use games as lessons whether we won or lost,” said Holy Names coach Steve Gigliello, who is in his 20th season with the program. “We spent a lot of time watching film. It’s a testament to them just working every single day and getting better.” Read more here.
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…
AHN Faculty Launches Curriculum Review
By Margaret Taranto, Principal This fall, our faculty launched a comprehensive two-year curriculum review designed to strengthen and refine our academic program. The goal of this work is to ensure that our course offerings are intentionally aligned with the outcomes outlined in our Profile of the Graduate, providing an even stronger curriculum that prepares students…
Holy Names girls’ basketball swarms Niskayuna early for win
Adjustments were made, but it was too little, too late, as Niskayuna girls’ basketball dropped a 59-41 decision to the Academy of the Holy Names during Day 2 of the Holiday Hoop Classic, on Sunday. Read more here.
Girls’ cross country: Meet the Times Union All-Stars
Maeve Joyce was the fastest non-Class A runner among Section 2 competitors at the state meet, running a 17:53.9 to finish second in Class C, missing the win by 2.2 seconds. Won the Class C sectional race by nearly 50 seconds. Finished 22nd at the Federation meet. Read here.
Hope: An Advent Reflection
Dear Students, So much of what we see and hear in the world right now is clouded with negativity and division, and it can feel overwhelming. It’s important to remember: this isn’t the whole story, and it doesn’t have to be yours. The world is also full of goodness, generosity, and hope. YOU are part…
Sweethearts & Heroes brings HOPE to Academy of the Holy Names
A duo of superheroes without capes from “The World’s #1 Youth Leadership Team” recently returned to Albany with messages about HOPE (Hold On, Possibilities Exist) for students at Academy of the Holy Names.
