February 27, 2026

Dear Holy Name Families,

Despite being delayed by snow once more, students made rosaries with Build the Faith on Wednesday to support their mission of building churches around the world. All students, from nursery through sixth grade, worked diligently and displayed respect and responsibility as they carefully constructed their set of beads. Once sold, the 350 sets will raise more than $10,000 for Build the Faith. Thank you to all the parents who purchased a set to support this effort.

Kindergarten enjoyed their celebration of the 100th day of school dressing as 100-year-olds on Wednesday. First grade will celebrate the occasion next week with their tee shirts adorned with 100 items.

HNPS basketball returns this weekend. Good luck to all the teams! The Student Council's March Madness Tournament and Home and School's Glow Run are quickly approaching. We'll need volunteers for both events. Volunteer sign ups will be going out soon.

Best regards,

Mr. Chisholm

Announcements and Reminders

• For those who purchased their set, rosaries will be sent home on Monday.
• Holy Name has been asked to participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) testing. On Tuesday, 4th graders will be participating in this testing.
• Holy Name's "Me and My Guy Dance" is on March 7th. Learn more here.

The Holy Name Herald is Here!

Holy Name's student newspaper club published its first edition of its Holy Name Herald this week. The club launched in mid-January and the first edition covers school events like Catholic Schools Week as well as Holy Name basketball, and professional sports. Click here to read the first edition.

The Regular Re-Enrollment Period Is Open

The Early Re-Enrollment Period has closed. Regular re-enrollment is open through March 15th for returning students. Families can complete re-enrollment packets in the FACTS Family portal. Additional information can be found here. Re-Enrollment during this period requires a $500 deposit ends on March 15th.

Holy Name Parish News

Stay up to date on the latest news in the Parish. Read the most recent bulletin here.

Third and Fourth Grade students are invited to assist with the March 8th Family Mass. Click here to sign up.

Holy Name Parish's Annual St. Patrick's Day Party is on Sunday, March 8th. Holy Name Families are invited to attend. Last call for tickets! Click here to purchase event tickets and buy your raffle tickets here.

• March 20th: No School - Faculty Professional Day
• March 27th: Glow Run
• March 28th: HNPS Mother-Son Cornhole Tournament
• April 2nd: Half-Day/Holy Thursday
• April 3rd: No School/Good Friday
• April 20th - 24th: April Break
• April 27th: Spring Uniform Begins

EAGLE AWARDS

Congratulations to Classroom 2-3 for earning an Eagle for cooperation. The following students also earned Eagles this week:

• Stella B., N-1 (Responsibility)
• Ryan C., 1-2 (Responsibility)
• Grace S., 1-2 (Kindness)
• Stella B., 3-5 (Perseverance)
• Michael S., 3-5 (Responsibility)

On Wednesday, our students partnered with the Build the Faith Foundation to assemble rosaries—and the impact is so much bigger than beads and string. Every rosary our students made will support a mission founded by an extraordinary 9-year-old girl, Christina Dangond, and her family. Build the Faith is dedicated to constructing Catholic churches and retreat houses in communities around the world that need them most—creating sacred spaces of hope, strength, and unity.

Each rosary our students assembled will be sold to benefit this beautiful mission.

Thank you to Build the Faith and the many volunteers for inspiring our young people to understand that faith truly can transform lives. Rosary beads are available to purchase. Click here for additional information.

Boston Reads Day

On Thursday, nursery, K1 and K2 had some special visitors! Members of Boston EMS, The Mayor's Office, Boston Police, and the Boston Public Library volunteered to read See Marcus Grow by Marcus Bridgewater to our students. Every child left with their own copy to share with their family at home. Boston Reads—is our City's bold new literacy initiative building early childhood development and a love of reading.

We finally made it to —Day 100 of school! 100 days of learning, growing, and making memories together! Despite the blizzard throwing us a curveball, our "elders" arrived in full costume glory on Wednesday! Gray hair, canes, curlers—the whole nine yards. Today was all about "100" lots of cool activities to celebrate this milestone.

PI DAY IS COMING

Mrs. Frye's sixth grade mathematicians are bringing the math magic! This year, our talented students are putting on a Pi Day Play for our second and fourth graders—and we can't wait to see what they've created! They are working hard and will present the play on Friday the 13th (since Pi Day falls on a Saturday this year). Stay tuned for the math celebration.

Upcoming Meeting

The Home & School Association invites you to a community-wide meeting on Tuesday, March 3rd at 8pm. Join virtually via Zoom or in-person in the school library and hear all about the 2026 GLOW RUN! If you have any questions, please reach out to homeandschool@holynameparish.com. 

Home and School Dues

Forgot to pay Home & School dues? You can still get yours in here! A reminder that a portion of the dues goes towards funding Field Day, celebrated at the end of the year. Check if you’ve paid on FACTS: under School > Web Forms > Home & School Volunteer Information.

Glow Run Update

Our biannual Glow Run is set for Friday, March 27th, and we’re excited to kick off this fun, schoolwide fundraising event! Here’s what to know as we gear up:

• Volunteers Needed: Help bring the Glow Run to life! A volunteer sign-up form is coming soon for event set-up and logistics. Interested in getting involved now? Reach out to Siobhan Hanlon at siobhanmhanlon@gmail.com to join the planning team. 
• Sponsorship Opportunities: This event thrives thanks to the generosity of our community. If your business—or one you know—would like to sponsor the Glow Run, please contact Maggie Girard at margaretdemoura@gmail.com.
• Student Participation: All HNPS students take part in the Glow Run! Registration details will be shared next week—it's quick and easy to sign up online. We will share more information on Tuesday’s (March 3rd) Home & School meeting via Zoom.

Home & School Association

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