Holy Name Catholic School - Escanaba, MI
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Upcoming Events

09/26/2025
09/29/2025

  • Adoration
    09/29/2025  8:45 am - 11:15 am
    HNCS-Main-Chapel (50)

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  • White Army
    09/29/2025  3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    HNCS-Main-Chapel (50)

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10/02/2025

  • All School Mass
    10/02/2025  8:45 am - 9:45 am
    HNCS-Main-Multi-Purpose Room (200)

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  • HS Cross Country Meet - Escanaba
    10/02/2025  3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
    Escanaba Country Club, 1800 11th Ave S, Escanaba, MI 49829, USA

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10/03/2025
10/06/2025

  • Adoration
    10/06/2025  8:45 am - 11:15 am
    HNCS-Main-Chapel (50)

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  • White Army
    10/06/2025  3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    HNCS-Main-Chapel (50)

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  • HS Cross Country Meet - Norway
    10/06/2025  4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Dickinson County Fairgrounds, N1476 US-8, Norway, MI 49870, USA

    Student Dismissal 2:15pm

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  • Girls Basketball Game - Away vs. Bark River-Harris
    10/06/2025  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Bark River-Harris High School, W471 US Highway 2, US-41, Harris, MI 49845, USA

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10/07/2025

  • Girls Basketball Game - Home vs. North Central
    10/07/2025  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    HNCS-Main-Gym (375)

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10/08/2025

  • Home and School Meeting
    10/08/2025  5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
    HNCS-Main-Library Conference Room (25)

    All are welcome to join the Home and School Meetings monthly

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  • Girls Basketball Game - Home vs. Stephenson
    10/08/2025  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    HNCS-Main-Gym (375)

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10/09/2025

  • All School Mass
    10/09/2025  8:45 am - 9:45 am
    HNCS-Main-Multi-Purpose Room (200)

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10/13/2025

  • Adoration
    10/13/2025  8:45 am - 11:15 am
    HNCS-Main-Chapel (50)

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  • White Army
    10/13/2025  3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    HNCS-Main-Chapel (50)

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  • Girls Basketball LCR Conference Tournament Game - North Central vs Holy Name
    10/13/2025  5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    HNCS-Main-Gym (375)

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  • Girls Basketball LCR Conference Tournament Game - Bark River vs Stephenson
    10/13/2025  7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    HNCS-Main-Gym (375)

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10/14/2025

  • Council Meeting
    10/14/2025  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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  • Girls Basketball LCR Conference Tournament Game - Carney vs HN/NC
    10/14/2025  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    HNCS-Main-Gym (375)

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10/16/2025

  • All School Mass
    10/16/2025  8:45 am - 9:45 am
    HNCS-Main-Multi-Purpose Room (200)

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  • Girls Basketball LCR Conference Championship Game
    10/16/2025  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    HNCS-Main-Gym (375)

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10/18/2025

  • HS Cross Country Meet - UP Finals
    10/18/2025  9:30 am - 2:00 pm
    Pictured Rocks Golf Club, E10240 County Rd H-58, Munising, MI 49862, USA

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10/20/2025

  • Adoration
    10/20/2025  8:45 am - 11:15 am
    HNCS-Main-Chapel (50)

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  • White Army
    10/20/2025  3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    HNCS-Main-Chapel (50)

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10/23/2025

  • All School Mass
    10/23/2025  8:45 am - 9:45 am
    HNCS-Main-Multi-Purpose Room (200)

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Contact Us

Address – 409 S 22nd St, Escanaba, MI 49829
Phone – (906) 786-7550
Email – office@holynamecrusaders.com

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Message from the Principal

April 10th, 2025|

Dear Families of Holy Name Catholic School,

Wow! Grandparents day was a huge success. We did not anticipate the large gathering. There were clearly a few bumps due to the huge crowds, but the immediate feedback was very positive from our grandparents. They are such a special part of our school family. I witnessed many hugs and smiles throughout the morning. Thank you to Jackie Wiltzius, Deb Casey and Julie Rexford for your hard work. Thank you to all the students and teachers for preparing something special via poem or song for our honored guests.

We would like your help with something. Our enrollment in Preschool 4 is already full! That is great news. We do have room in Kindergarten and Preschool 3. If you know someone who would like more information or a tour of our preschool 3 or Kindergarten to please reach out. There are so many special things happening at Holy Name. We are blessed to have your children here.

The band program is an official go and we are posting that position. More information to come.

Next week is Holy Week. We are entering into these solemn days. There is no Mass offered on Holy Thursday during the day. We encourage you to attend at a local parish in the evening. Fr. Tim will be having Mass on Wednesday at 9am and you are welcome to attend. Additionally, Fr. Brandon will be available for confessions at 1:00pm on Wednesday as well for our students to take advantage of the sacrament. The local parishes offer confessions on the weekends and I would encourage everyone to go. The free Grace of the sacrament brings your heart peace.

As you can see from previous emails this week that God is sending us the right people at the right time. To be clear, Todd LaFave will still have a small role in our community with year end and monthly reporting. We are so grateful to Todd. We are also so thankful for Margaret Renner and Michelle Bink for their leadership and hard work here at Holy Name. They are leaving us, but have left a beautiful legacy. Some transitions will take longer than others and you will still see them around. We each do the parts God is asking of us and surrender the rest to Him.

With great joy and peace,

Nathan Vande Hey – Principal

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Weekly Updates From The Office

September 6th, 2024|

Please check your child’s backpack for the yearbook you
ordered at the end of the year.
Yearbooks were given to teachers to give to their students on 9/6/24.

If your child requires medication to be taken at school,
we must have a new medication form completed each year.  This is required for both prescription and
non-prescription medication.  The link to
download and print this form
is on our website.

If your child has an allergy and requires a special dietary
accommodation, you must complete a new form each school year.  The link for this form
is here through the State of Michigan.  A
meeting with our Lead Cook, Cassie Liberty, is required to discuss your child’s
needs.  Here is her email to contact her
directly cliberty@holynamecrusaders.com.

Home and School Meetings are the second Wednesday of every
month at 5:30 in the library conference room.
All are welcome!

Check out our website
for other information and updates.

Thank you again for all you do in prayer, love and acts of
service for our school.

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Home and School

September 6th, 2024|

The Home and School Association welcomes all Holy Name families to attend our monthly meetings.  Meetings are every second Wednesday of the month at 5:30 in the library conference room.
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Principal’s Message

September 6th, 2024|

September 6, 2024

Dear Families of Holy Name,

We had our all school Holy Mass yesterday in honor of the
Holy Spirit.  It was a joy to have the Chesterton students join us.
The Chestertonians started their year on retreat last week and were able to
encounter Jesus outside of the rat race of life and grow together as a school.
Strong relationships help to ground us on our mission to love Jesus. I spoke
with several students that noted that it was a blessing for them.  I was
grateful to see all of them this week.

In Fr. Tim’s homily, he shared that we will all have
struggles, but that we have the Holy Spirit to guide us.  This is a
consoling thought.  Our hearts oriented to receive the gifts of the Holy
Spirit will set the world on fire.  That does not mean that we will get
along with everyone perfectly.  In fact, Jesus says that in this world we
will have struggles.  What does that mean?

For our students, we hope that the struggles lie in
wondering about the material.  This may sound counterintuitive, but our
teachers are pushing students to be a little frustrated.  Not in an
overwhelming way and there is an art to it, but in a healthy way.  If a
child does not get frustrated in their learning, they are likely not learning
as much as they can.  Finding the right pace is not an exact science, but
putting challenges in front of students for them to overcome builds character
and virtue.  We do not wish to make things too easy.  You know your
child.  If your child is saying things like it is too easy, please have a
conversation with their teacher.

We want to keep that healthy sense of wonder in our
children.  Wonder leads to worship as we see God in the beauty around us.

As for our struggles as adults.  I believe the world is
full of them so we can learn to trust God.  I encourage you to pray to the
Holy Spirit for guidance.  Open your hearts and He will lead you to a path
of both peace and joy.

In Christ,

Nathan Vande Hey

Principal

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Principal’s Message 8/29/24

August 30th, 2024|

August 30, 2024

Dear Families of Holy Name,

We are having a strong start to the school year.  The
students have been welcoming to me and my family.  It has been a pleasure
getting to know everyone.

Holy Name exists to help you form your child into a disciple
of Jesus.  This week celebrated St. Monica and St. Augustine.  If you
do not know their story, St. Monica was the mother of St. Augustine.  St.
Augustine did not lead a virtuous life.  The Chesterton students read
about his conversion in his book entitled Confessions.  His
mother prayed for him for 27 years before he came to a place
where he reformed his life and surrendered it to Jesus.  Because we live
in a fallen world, we tend to fill our hearts with things of this world and not
the eternal grace through Jesus.  You can name the counterfeit things of
this world that get in the way of loving Jesus: gambling, drugs, alcohol,
pornography, compulsive shopping, too many cookies… EVERYONE has something.

My encouragement is to fill your heart with the things that
last.  Begin each day with prayer and ask God to fill your heart.
Attending Mass on Sunday is a beautiful way to receive Jesus in the
Eucharist and in the Word.  Filling your heart with Jesus is the only way
to true peace and joy.  St. Augustine’s conversion came through a mother
that cared enough to pray and sacrifice for him.  She wanted what was best
for him and saw he was on a destructive path.  How beautiful that they are
both saints in the church.

As you fill your own heart, I encourage you to pray for your
child and bring them with you to Mass.  If you have been away for a while
or are feeling uncertain, please reach out to Fr. Tim or one of our priests.
God is not far away.  In fact, He is right here waiting for you.
Our Father is all merciful and wants to spend time with the children he
created, loves, and delights in.

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend.

Peace and joy,

Nathan Vande Hey


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Volunteers

August 30th, 2024|

If you are feeling called to volunteer in our school, we require all volunteers to complete the Virtus Training with a background check.  Once you complete your portion, the background check may take around 2 weeks to clear.  Your best option is to get to work on that process now, so you are ready when that time arises.  Here is the information for completing that process.  You can also log in to your account at Virtusonline.org to check your status or update your information.
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Uniform Updates and Spirit Wear

August 30th, 2024|

If you in need of uniforms for your students, we do still have used uniforms in the hallway for $1 each or Lands End is having a Labor Day sale.
Please note, for Mass days, our middle school students are required to wear a white full-length button-down/Oxford-style collared shirt tucked in with a plain white t-shirt or tank underneath and the HNCS tie. If you would like to purchase an additional tie for your student, the ties for the gentlemen are available for $25 in the office and the ties for the ladies are available through French Toast.
Spirit wear is available through one of our local businesses, KCL Embroidery in Escanaba at 1212 Ludington or on their website.
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Athletic Department Update

August 30th, 2024|

Hello Everyone, Fall Sports are preparing for their 1st contests of the year… Our Girls Basketball Teams and Cross Country Teams are excited and ready to go!

Please be sure to turn in a current Athletic Physical to be able to compete.
Athletic events are listed in our school calendar that is available on the website here.
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Holy Name Catholic School | 409 S 22nd St, Escanaba, MI 49829

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