Sweethearts & Heroes

Thank you to Tom Murphy & Sgt. Rick Yarosh, of Sweethearts and Heroes, for leading a special assembly followed by breakout sessions with our students.

Sweethearts & Heroes aims to prevent hopelessness, bullying, and suicide by providing dynamic, inspiring content that centers on the human interaction skills necessary for schools and other organizations to change all aspects of their culture — skills such as empathy, compassion, and teamwork.

The Albany County Legislature, in conjunction with the Albany County Department of Mental Health, Albany County Department of Children, Youth and Families and the Albany County Executive’s Office made available $100,000 in funding to support anti-bullying and youth violence prevention programming.

Junior Ring Ceremony

AHN held its Junior Ring Ceremony on Thursday evening.

Congratulations to the members of the Class of 2027, who received their class rings from their ring sisters!

The rings bear the school seal, along with the motto Esse Quam Videri and symbolize the class accepting the call of leadership and responsibility.

More photos will be available soon in our online gallery at ahns.org.

Schoenborn Honored for Service

Congratulations to Ella Schoenborn ’26, honored Wednesday evening with the “Why I Care” Award from Broadview Federal Credit Union.

Broadview’s most prestigious honor, the award is presented quarterly to one employee and one member for their community service activities, non-profit involvement, and how they are inspiring others to join in.

With the award came a $1000 donation to a non-profit of her choice, for which Schoenborn selected “The Carlo Cherubino Memorial Fund.”

Schoenborn founded “ProjectElla” in 2018 to feed the hungry when she was just nine-years-old.

ProjectElla has since distributed thousands of meals and hundreds of thousands of food pantry items to organizations in need throughout the Capital Region.

Seatbelt Safety

Today, November 14, is National Seat Belt Day, and members of SADD have written friendly reminders for students as they exit the building!  

“Fasten your future, one click at a time!”

Fall All-Stars Announced

Make it a baker's dozen for Holy Names, as fall all-star selections have been announced:

• Cheer - Claire Hannafin
• Volleyball - Georgia Boggs, Paulina Pantoja (1st Team), Lola Ogunjana (Honorable Mention)
• Tennis - Mary Burke (1st Team), Grace Zelig (2nd Team), Meara Sweet (Honorable Mention)
• Golf - Gracie Clark (2nd Team), Chloe Friedman, Mia Guiry (3rd Team)
• Soccer - Rachael Gerber, Shaya Gerber, Ella LaBoissiere (Honorable Mention)

Congratulations also go out to Maeve Joyce, for qualifying to compete at states on Saturday in cross country after capturing the Section II Class C championship! Click the image to watch her interview with MileSplitNY.

Lastly, congratulations are in order for the swimming and diving team, which placed 7th overall at sectionals:

Sofia M got 8th in the 100 Fly (SB) and 6th in the 500 Free (PB).



The team placed 8th in the 200m Medley, 6th in the 200 Free Relay, and 8th in the 400 Free Relay.

Poinsettia and Wreath Sale

Academy of the Holy Names' Booster Club is selling a variety of poinsettias and wreaths for the holiday season. The sale proceeds go directly to the Booster Club, supporting our school's athletic programs.

Please place your order online by November 24. Pickup will be on 12/5.

AHN Families,

With the holidays — and Small Business Saturday — right around the corner, we’re expanding our list of AHN community-owned businesses!

If your family owns a business, we’d love to include you. Our goal is to promote and celebrate AHN family businesses while encouraging our community to shop locally and support one another this season.

Let’s shine a spotlight on the creativity, talent, and entrepreneurship within our AHN family!

We're hiring!

AHN has openings for a JV basketball coach, substitute teachers, as well as a part-time Maintenance Technician. Interested in applying? Follow the link to visit our employment page.

Apply for 2025-26 School Year

Applications for the 2025–2026 school year are still open! Grades six and eight currently have waitlists. Apply today! Click the image for your special invitation!

Follow the link for more information and to begin the application process.