January 2025

Message from the Principal

Dear Families of Holy Name, Thank you for taking the time to fill out the parent survey this week. Your feedback is an essential ingredient to best serve you and your family. (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAbVz4C_Czkn64Z3s5w3hKMAYqWleQPW32zy-RNQYwz-5RLA/viewform?usp=pp_url) We have scheduled Grandparents/Special Person day for April 10, 2025. We will have more details to come, but if you could reach [...]

Message from the Principal

Dear Families of Holy Name, Happy New Year! The message this week will be short. We are looking for your input on a school wide survey. We know your time is valuable so we intentionally kept it to only 10 questions. We value your feedback and want to be the best school for you and [...]

December 2024

Message from the Principal

Dear Families of Holy Name,A Merry Christmas to all of you.I was corrected this week and out of humility, I would like to share it with you. Last week, I referred to the Blessed Mother as an unwed mother. It is true that she was a virgin and had no relations. She was betrothed to [...]

Message from the Principal

Dear Families of Holy Name, We had a great turnout for our Christmas program this past Tuesday. The kids performed so well and focused in on Jesus. It was a great way to prepare for the celebration of the coming of Jesus at Christmas. We are looking for some feedback on future performances. If [...]

Message from the Principal

Dear Families of Holy Name, This has truly been a challenging few weeks. I am grateful for the supportive community. One staff member commented that I witnessed the best of this community through the tragedy. I want to thank Fr. Tim Ferguson for his leadership. Doug Leisenring, Kristy Alimenti, Pam Cloutier, Patty Tighe and [...]

November 2024

Message from the Principal

Dear Families of Holy Name, A word of thanks for all the prayer warriors in this community. The students have been praying daily for Trish DeGrand as she gets her treatments. If you have prayer requests, please share them so we can pray for them as well. We are wrapping up our shadow day visits [...]

Message from the Principal

Dear Families of Holy Name, The Veterans’ Day program was a tremendous success. The poems, songs, cards, and love for our veterans was evident. It was a beautiful and an emotional experience for those that attended. I heard positive comments from the people that attended, facebook, television, and friends of Holy Name that heard [...]

Message from the Principal

Dear Families of Holy Name, It is the end of quarter one.  I had the opportunity to see many of our parents and students come to conferences.  This is an important time to reflect on your child’s progress.  Examining habits may be difficult, but one cannot change and stay the same.  Every child is [...]

October 2024

Message from the Principal

Dear Families of Holy Name, We are looking for someone to help co coach a chess club.  If you are interested, please contact the office. It has been a short week and everyone has been working hard and the results are showing.  At convocation yesterday, I heard Psalm 23 recited and a poem on DeSoto.  [...]

Message from the Principal

Dear Families of Holy Name, A big congratulations to our 8th grade girls on their basketball conference championship last night in Carney.  They came together as a team to win it.  We are so proud of their efforts.  A huge thank you to coaches Tony Derkos and Lori Jurek.  Yes the girls learned the skills [...]