The Academy of the Holy Names, in Albany

Albany, New York

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...

, New York, is a Middle States accredited Catholic

Catholic school

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 girls' college-preparatory school

University-preparatory school

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 for ages pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany

Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany covers all or part of 14 counties in Eastern New York...

. The school was founded in 1884 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary

Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary

The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary is a teaching order founded at Longueuil, Québec, Canada in 1843 by Blessed Mother Marie-Rose for the Christian education of young girls.Their motto is: "Jésus et Marie, Ma Force et Ma Gloire" .Since 1843, the...

. 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.

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."

Clubs

Holy Names offers many clubs. Examples include:

• Drama Club
• School Musical
• Pep Club
• SADD
• Math Club
• Mock Trial Team
• Forensics Team
• Knitting for Needs
• Art for the Heart
• Book Club
• Environmental Club
• Free the Children
• Film Club
• Cheerleading
• Respect for Life
• Strings for Strength

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 Freshman Basketball!
Holy Names competes in the following sports:

• Fall
  • Volleyball
  • Soccer
  • Cross Country
  • Tennis
  • Golf
  • Cheerleading
• Winter
  • Basketball
  • Indoor Track and Field
  • Basketball Cheerleading
  • Alpine Ski Team
• Spring
  • Softball
  • Track and Field
  • Lacrosse

Cheerleaders at Holy Names cheer for the football and basketball teams of Christian Brothers Academy

Christian Brothers Academy (Albany, New York)

Christian Brothers Academy is a Catholic college preparatory junior and senior high school for boys founded in 1859 by the De La Salle Christian Brothers . Located within the Colonie School District and the school is located in the town of Colonie, New York near the Albany International Airport on...

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See also

• List of high schools in New York
• List of Catholic schools in New York

External links

• Academy of the Holy Names School Website
• AHN at the Capital Region Independent Schools Association