Academy of the Holy Names The Academy of the Holy Names, in Albany, New York State, is a Middle States accredited Catholic girls' college-preparatory school for ages pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The school was founded in 1884 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. In 2005, it had 530 students and a student:faculty ratio of 11:1. The mission of AHN is to prepare its students to become intellectual, moral, spiritual, and cultural leaders. Image File history File links Ahn. ...
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Location in Albany County and the State of New York Coordinates: , Country United States State New York County Albany Founded 1614 Incorporated 1686 Government - Mayor Gerald D. Jennings (D) Area - City 21. ...
State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water 18,795 km² (13. ...
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation. ...
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school) is a private secondary school designed to prepare a student for higher education. ...
The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, (Soeurs des Saints Noms de Jésus et de Marie)[1] Motto: Jésus Et Marie Ma Force Et Ma Glorie is a teaching order founded at Longueuil, Québec, Canada in 1844 by (Eulalie Durocher) Blessed Mother Marie-Rose...
School Traditions
School motto Esse Quam Videri: "To Be Rather than to Seem"
School Prayer This is said every morning during prayer, after a reading from Scripture: "Blessed Mother Marie Rose, we firmly believe in the power of your intercession with almighty God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We beg you to hear our humble prayers and to obtain for us the favors which we now ask in the silence of our hearts. God, our father, knows all, can do all things, and loves us. Sure of God’s love and strong in our faith, together with you, Blessed Mother Marie Rose, we accept God’s most holy will. Through Jesus Christ. Amen."
Song Contests Each Thanksgiving and Christmas, Holy Names's Student Government sponsors song contests in which the four Upper School classes participate. For the Thanksgiving song contest, each class writes original lyrics to the tune of an existing song; for the Christmas contest, each class performs a carol. In addition, the teachers sing their own (non-competitive) song, often teasing the student body for well-known habits. The song contest is an excellent example of the playfully competitive atmosphere at AHN. The First Thanksgiving, painted by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930). ...
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Academics The Academy is divided into Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools.
Upper School Programs School services include the following programs: - Advanced Placement classes, currently offered in Biology, American History, English, and Calculus
- Advanced Physics and Chemistry classes
- A Science Research program with a 3 year duration in which the student receives 12 college credits
- A religious development program including mandatory service learning
- University in the High School program, which offers college credit for French 4 and 5, Spanish 4 and 5, and psychology through the University at Albany
- A comprehensive college guidance program
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Advisor System Each freshman entering the Upper School is assigned a teacher as an academic advisor, with whom she will meet once a week throughout the school year. In consecutive years, the student may request to be paired with a teacher with whom she relates, or stay with her original advisor.
Activities
Clubs Holy Names offers many clubs. Examples include: - Pep Club
- SADD
- Math Club
- Mock Trial Team
- Forensics Team
- Knitting for Needs
- Art for the Heart
- Book Club
- Environmental Club
Students Against Drunk Driving is an after-school program aimed at keeping students from drinking alcoholic beverages and then driving, and also keeping them off drugs. ...
Sports The Academy of the Holy Names has an extremely successful sports tradition in the Colonial Council. Many of the teams regularly place first in the Council, and some go even further--in 2005, the AHN Cross Country team won the Division A State Championship. Both Varsity and JV teams are offered, as well as Frosh Basketball. Holy Names competes in the following sports: - Fall
- Soccer
- Cross Country
- Tennis
- Cheerleading
- Winter
- Basketball
- Indoor Track and Field
- Basketball Cheerleading
- Spring
- Softball
- Track and Field
- Lacrosse
Cheerleaders at Holy Names cheer for the football team of Christian Brothers Academy. Cheerleading is recreational activity and sometimes competitive sport involving organised routines including elements of dance and gymnastics to encourage crowds to cheer on sports teams. ...
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Miscellaneous The school belongs to the Capital Region Independent Schools Association. The Capital Region Independent Schools Association (Crisa) includes 18 private, independent schools in the region of New York State. ...
See also // This is a list of high schools in the state of New York. ...
This a list of Catholic schools in New York State. ...
External links - Academy of the Holy Names School Website
- AHN at the Capital Region Independent Schools Association
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