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· Summer Projects Update
· Fall Open House Raffle/Registration
· Shadow Visit/Entrance Exam Sign-Ups
· Emergency Alert Notification Set-Up
· This Week at AHN
· Fall Drama Production Tickets on Sale
· BBQ Fundraiser for NCYC Students
· Panthers Scoreboard and Updates
· AHN to Host Cross Country Invitational
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· Rauch Turns Recycling into Art
· Month of Simple Giving
· Register: AHN on the Move Boston
· Save the Date: AHN Needs Your Vote
· Important Holly Ball Information
· Join our Team
· School Calendar
· Support the 1884 Fund
· AHN Accepting 2025-26 Applications
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Summer Projects Update
The third of our "big three" summer projects is getting ever closer to completion.
We are grateful for all the gifts from ALLINFORAHN which are helping expand our strength training capacity and expand fitness opportunities for all students. This rarely-used storage space is being converted into a multi-level strength training room. The walls have been painted and new flooring installed. Now that those elements have been completed, workout equipment delivery is expected in the coming weeks.
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Open House: One Week Away! | |
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Your Chance to Win!
Attention AHN Parents:
We need your help to spread the word about Open House next Thursday, November 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.!
Ways you can help:
- If your business or home is in a high traffic area, we'll deliver a lawn sign to you.
- If you already have an AHN lawn sign, let us know, we'll send the replacement stickers home with your daughter.
- If you have a business where you can display open house flyers, we'll send or drop them off.
Also, NEW THIS YEAR, If you refer a family to Open House and they attend the event, you'll be entered into a raffle for $1000 off next year's tuition. Click the image for the special announcement.
Questions? Email Ann Rento in the Admissions Office or call 518-210-8166.
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Shadow Visits Available
If you know a family interested in learning more about Holy Names but can't attend next week's Open House, we are currently scheduling shadow visits! These are the best way for potential students to see first-hand what a day in the life of an AHN student is like. Forward/follow the link to schedule today.
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Entrance/Academic Scholarship Exam
More admissions testing opportunities have been made available for prospective students.
The exam serves as a scholarship qualifying exam and assists with student placement. High scoring students can earn between 15-25% tuition awards.
The next upcoming exam is scheduled for Saturday, November 16. Arrival time is 8:30 a.m.
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Emergency Alert Notification Instructions | |
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An emergency alert test notification will be sent Tuesday, November 12 at 5 p.m.
This is only a test. No action will need to be taken.
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1. Log into ahns.org and click myAHN.
2. Click “settings” under your profile photo.
3. Click “notifications.”
4. Update your notifications to add your phone number to receive texts. Select your provider to receive a text notification with a verification code. Once you enter that and your phone is verified, you’ll be able to opt-in to receive text alerts.
5. Select “Text” next to “announcement” and “news posted”
6. Lastly, next to “News Posted” click “Edit Options” and select “Snow Days/Closings/Emergency Alerts”
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Halloween Parade
AHN's annual parade was held Thursday morning in the gym as students competed for best individual and/or team costumes at each grade level. They're all winners in our book, though! More photos are available in our online gallery.
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All Saints Day Liturgy
A special liturgy was held Friday afternoon to commemorate All Saints Day in the Catholic Church. Celebrated on November 1 every year, it is a holy day of obligation, and honors these individuals, canonized or not, who have lived lives of extraordinary faith and dedication to God, serving as role models for Christians.
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Walk to End Alzheimer's
Thank you to all who showed up to support and/or made a contribution to this year's Walk to End Alzheimer's at Siena College. More than 1,000 attendees in all displayed their purple with pride. Organizers say to date they have raised more than $300,000 for research.
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Masterminds Showcase Brain Power
Congratulations to our Masterminds team, which took three of four matches on Monday at Emma Willard.
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Mrs. Baxter's AP Biology students spent their lab period Monday measuring rates of photosynthesis in chloroplasts under various conditions using a dye reduction technique.
Through quantitative analysis using a spectrophotometer, the students measured light transmittance/time to get the rates of photosynthesis. This sophisticated lab involved understanding that the light reactions of photosynthesis involve excitement of electrons that will be accepted by a dye that will change color when reduced by these electrons allowing for rates to be determined.
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Seniors in Mrs. McSparron's Theology - Social Justice class searched newspapers and magazines for justice stories to analyze and write about. | | |
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Tickets are available now for a BBQ fundraiser to help send ten AHN juniors and seniors to Long Beach, CA for this year's National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) next month!
The BBQ is scheduled for Wednesday, November 6 between 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. here on campus. You can pre-order your meal now by registering via the link provided.
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Panthers Scoreboard and Updates | | |
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Congratulations to senior Riley Schmitz on her amazing tennis season! Riley finished out her High School career Monday at the State Tennis Tournament in Flushing, Queens, as one of the best players to ever come through AHN’s great tennis ranks. She finished this year as 3rd in Section II, and one of the top 10 players in NYS.
Congratulations also go out to our Cross Country seniors: Logan, Julia, Patsy, and Abby, honored for their Senior Night at the team’s dinner on Wednesday. The varsity and modified squads compete in the League Championship/Colonia Council Sectionals Friday afternoon.
Our congratulatory trifecta concludes with varsity volleyball, which was victorious in three straight sets in its sectional quarterfinal matchup at home versus Averill Park on Thursday.
The #3 seed now heads to Stillwater High School next Wednesday at 7 p.m. to take on #2 South Glens Falls in the semifinals.
All fall athletes will be celebrated at our annual banquet Sunday evening at Duo at the Dunes in Albany.
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Attention runners in grades 5 through 8: AHN will be hosting a FREE Cross Country Invitational on Friday, November 8 here on campus and you're invited!
We will be having two divisions to accommodate all interested runners in those age groups and genders.
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Seniors Morgan Brewer and Aislinn Lewis need your help with their service project! | |
Library Media Specialist Turning Trash Into Treasure | |
:After the Storm," by Emily Rauch, is made of of marine plastics Rauch collected while walking along a beach. | |
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Don't throw away those dried out markers!
Library Media Specialist Emily Rauch is collecting them as she works on a large collage made up of every day refuse collected by students and other community members.
Rauch recently received a grant from The Puffin Foundation for the project. You can read more about her work here in a recent feature in The Altamont Enterprise.
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SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) will be collecting for Grassroot Givers' Month of Simple Giving through November 15.
This is a school-wide event and the grade(s) that collect the most items (minimum 50) will win a dress-down day. Donation boxes will be in the front lobby:
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Middle School students and teachers: full-size shampoo and conditioner
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Ninth grade: deodorant for men and women
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Sophomores and juniors: razors in a two-pack and full-size toothbrushes and toothpaste
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Seniors and faculty: bars of soap
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Register Now: AHN on the Move | | |
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Hey, Bostonians! Join event sponsor Meredith Corsi ‘13 and more alumnae friends at AHN on the Move: Boston on Thursday, November 14 at Lucky Strike Fenway. Click the image for her personal invitation to you and follow the link to register! | |
For more alumnae news and updates, follow our new series "Connecting with Katie Ann" with Director of Alumnae Engagement Katie Ann McDermott '98. Click the image to visit her page. | | |
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AHN Connect is our online Community and Alumnae Association.
The networking platform is a place to connect with AHN alumnae, students, families, and friends. Click the image to sign-up today!
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Mark Your Calendars: AHN Needs Your Votes! | |
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We need your help! Thanks to our sponsor, Graypoint, LLC., AHN is participating in this year's Capital Region Gives campaign. The top 10 nonprofit vote-getters receive $10,000 in advertising grants from the Times Union. Help us spread the word!
How does it work? Starting Sunday, November 17, just log onto Timesunion.com and click on the "Capital Region Gives" icon. You can vote daily from any of your devices through Friday, December 6. Thank you for your support!
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Important Holly Ball Information | | |
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Holly Ball will be here before you know it, and there is some important information for you to be aware of.
We've posted everything you need to know on our website: follow the link for details. There are also forms to download: the Guest Authorization and Alcohol Policy, both of which need to be returned to Mrs. McGarry by Friday, December 6.
If you are not bringing a guest, only the Alcohol Policy is required.
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We're hiring!
AHN has openings for a new High School Math Teacher, full- and part-time Maintenance Technicians, as well as substitute teachers for the 2024-25 school year. Interested in applying? Follow the link to visit our employment page.
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Next Week
Sunday, November 3
Fall Sports Banquet, 5:00 p.m.
Monday, November 4
Booster Club Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 5
Report Card Conferences (1/2 Day)
Thursday, November 7
Veterans Day Prayer Service, 9:30 a.m.
Open House, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, November 8
Faculty/Staff Retreat Day (No Classes)
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Monday, November 11
School Closed (Veterans Day)
Wednesday, November 13
Parent Association Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, November 15
Middle School Dance, 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 16
Entrance/Scholarship Exam, 8:30. a.m.
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Matching Gifts
As we enter the season of giving prior to year end, make the most of your gift to AHN by submitting a matching gift with your employer. Check your employer benefits to see if matching gifts are an option for you. Remember that AHN is a non-profit school, not a religious organization. Double your impact by taking the time to submit for a match.
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Each gift made to the 1884 Fund has an impact on every student, every day.
Support our 140-years strong legacy of empowering young women to pursue their passions, develop their potential, and live lives of purpose.
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Enrollment is up! Apply Today! | | |
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Here at Holy Names, student enrollment is up 27% over the past two years. We have students coming from 31 different schools from throughout the Capital Region and beyond. Applications are now being accepted for the 2025-26 school year.
The Academy of the Holy Names single-gender model encourages open dialogue, collaboration, and a focus on subjects that may traditionally be underrepresented for women. Click the link to apply today!
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Purchase AHN uniforms and more at Student Styles. Show us your AHN Pride!
Click the image to enter the store.
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You can also purchase AHN apparel at Wicked Smart's Academy of the Holy Names Shoppe by clicking the image. | |
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For only $10, these 9" (standing) AHN collectibles can be yours by clicking the image!
Place your order for pick-up at the front desk or to have them shipped to you (add $5 per item). $5 keychain versions are available here.
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