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  • International Week begins March 4
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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,...

Five girls walking and smiling at the camera.

When In Rome

Hannah Chen, Reporter February 27, 2024

A group of students with three teacher chaperones left the United States to explore the rich culture and history of Italy this past June. They visited multiple different regions of Italy including the...

Meet Mr. Newell

Meet Mr. Newell

Kayla Augustin, Reporter May 5, 2023

Holy Cross is filled with a variety of different teachers coming from different backgrounds, holding a broad range of different personalities and interests. Although they are teachers, they may be able...

Crops that are planted in the crop box. this photo is black and what. the plants in the photo are very small.

Tarta’s Farm in a Box

Mary Celeste, Reporter April 25, 2023

In early fall of 2022, Holy Cross started to make plans to host a Crop Box outside the school. Brian Mulholland, from the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation, reached out to multiple schools in the area...

A colorful sign that displays the flags of many different cultures.

The Brains Behind International Week

Emma Allan, Reporter March 19, 2023

International Week is an annual celebration within the Holy Cross community to highlight and educate others of traditions and customs among a diverse selection of cultures. There is a lot of planning,...

Overhead views of the Academys new gym across from the main building debuted during the ASA constructional brief last quarter. The new development will replace the existing gym that is currently attached to the school.

Everything You Need to Know About the Upcoming Renovations to Holy Cross

Emmi Sellman, Reporter March 3, 2023

The Academy of the Holy Cross will be building a new gym this coming year, selling part of their property to do so. Construction crews are projected to break ground at the end of the 2023 year, and then...

Sophomore StuCo officer Kelsey Bacarisas hides Twinkle, our Elf on the Shelf to get everyone into the holiday spirit!

The Road to Office

Sophie Epshteyn, Reporter December 14, 2022

By the beginning of November, the class of 2026 Student Council officers will have campaigned, been voted for, and sworn in to their office. The student council is composed of four students from each...

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