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. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. 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.
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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."
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
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.
Miscellaneous
The school belongs to the Capital Region Independent Schools Association.
See also
External links
- Academy of the Holy Names School Website
- AHN at the Capital Region Independent Schools Association
