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Current students and prospective students at the end of the evening.

Welcome to the Class of 2028

Claire Sullivan, Reporter April 3, 2024

Accepted Students’ Night is a variety of activities and entertainment in the Student Commons to welcome the accepted students of the incoming class. The event allows the current LOTAs to connect with...

Junior Clio Valderrama represents the Philippines in the International Fashion Show. She walked the runway wearing traditional Filipino clothing.

Global Glamour

Chiara Carrillo, Reporter April 3, 2024

Students and faculty walked the runway at an international fashion show to highlight their cultures on March 5. The event had many LOTAs proud to be able to display their customs and traditions. During...

Seniors perform at their last Empty Bowls event.

Empty Bowls Night, a Huge Success

Riley Randall, Reporter March 23, 2024

The Holy Cross community gathered on Wednesday, February 28, to donate food and watch students perform at Empty Bowls night. Empty Bowls is at the midpoint of the Lenten Food Drive, which occurred that...

Students browse the International Bake Sale table during lunch. Proceeds from the sale are donated by the social justice department.

Around the World Within the Community

Chloe Kuzner, Reporter March 19, 2024

For many years, the International Bake Sale, a part of International Week celebrations, has been a favorite event of the students and faculty. Contributors to the sale bring in dishes that represent their...

Juniors happily posing for a picture after receiving their ring at the ceremony.

Ringed Up

Jessica Nguyen March 19, 2024

An annual Holy Cross tradition for the junior class, the class of 2025 was presented with their class rings on March 14.   Juniors were thrilled to get prepared for their ceremony, choosing...

The sophomores played a game of 5, 4, 3, 2 and this was number 3.

A LOVEly Sophomore Retreat

Maggie Penndorf, Reporter March 19, 2024

The sophomore LOTAs retreated on campus to spend their day learning about love. Topics range from self-love, how God loves them, and even the five love languages. Throughout the day on February 29, LOTAs...

LOTAs enjoying their time on the Dominican Republic Trip.

Exploring Paradise With Purpose

Nora Pauley, Reporter March 1, 2024

Students at the Academy set off on an inspiring service trip to the Dominican Republic over Christmas break. This immersive experience allowed the students to learn about another culture. In December,...

Period seven physics juniors work on adding water bottles to greenhouse in their Halloween costumes.

Holy Cross Going Green

Soraya Moritz, Reporter March 1, 2024

The juniors taking physics have begun construction on Holy Cross’s new greenhouse. It will be partially an experiment and hopefully a way to sustainably grow a garden on campus.  This greenhouse...

Menstrual products stacked in the Student Commons to be donated. The community at Holy Cross donated products over the course of a week to be given to people in need.

Drive for Donating Dignity

Cecelia Zarrelli, Reporter March 1, 2024

The annual Menstrual Product drive was conducted the last week of January and was successful. Tartans competed against each other to see which class could earn the most points. The donated products are...

AHC students and teachers go out to a dinner to celebrate and share memories at the end of the trip.

LOTAs Take On Camden With Service

Riley Randall, Reporter February 27, 2024

Roughly 30 people from the Holy Cross community drove to Camden, New Jersey, over Martin Luther King weekend for a service trip. They went to a total of seven different sites with a wide variety, from...

Director of Admissions Barbara Murray has been working diligently on emails and sending information to prospective families Thursday afternoon.

Admitting Efforts behind Admissions

Maggie Penndorf, Reporter February 27, 2024

The admissions process for accepting prospective eighth grade students comes with stress, and LOTAs sometimes do not notice the people behind all of it. Out of the many applicants, admissions officers...

The physics roller coasters are on display in the science room after being graded. The students were given two weeks to design them and create them.

Freshman Physics Goes for a Loop

Chiara Carrillo, Reporter February 27, 2024

The LOTAs in physics class are making roller coasters to learn more about potential and kinetic energy. Their hard work has led to all kinds of creative roller coasters being created using paper templates,...

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