Nov 262014
 

WALL OUT THE TEACHER

This morning our Holy Cross student’s participated in our annual Wall Out the Teacher event.  Today ended our month long  food drive by  having all the  homeroom classes build a wall of cans to see which class had the most.

The Food Drive was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who participated!!

Nov 242014
 

GOURMET DEEP DISH PIE FUNDRAISER

The Freshmen Class is having a Gourmet Deep Dish Pie Fundraiser! The Fundraiser began on Friday, November 21 and will run to December 5, 2014 when orders and money will be due. This is a pre-paid fundraiser so please ensure to collect the money when each order is placed. Thank you for supporting the Class of 2018!!

The types of Pies and Costs are as followed:

Cost: $15.00

1. Apple Crumb Pie

2. Banana Nut Cream Pie

3. Cherry Pie

4. Chcoco Loco Cream Pie

5. Coconut Cream Pie

6. Country Apple Pie

7. French Filled Cream Pie

8. Lemon Cream Pie
9. Peach Pie

10.  Pecan Pie

11. Pumpkin Pie

12. Strawberry Cheesecake Pie

Cost $20.00

1. Cheesecake Variety- Includes (4) different flavors of cheesecake so you can try them all!

-Chocolate, New York Style, Turtle, and Strawberry Swirl.

** Please make checks payable to: Holy Cross High School

For Questions or more information please contact: Dorothy Silva at 210-255-7593
Freshmen Fundraiser Flyer

Nov 242014
 

BROTHER STANLEYS’ CARICATURE UNVEILED AT THE PALM RESTAURANT

On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 Brother Stanleys’ Caricature was unveiled at The Palm Restaurant. The experience was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Impelman who were the silent auction winners of the restaurant package at this years Fourth Annual President’s Blue & Gold Gala. The package included lunch and a personalized caricature. The Impleman’s gifted the experience to Brother Stanley whose caricature is now proudly displayed alongside Brother Daniel Durigs’ Caricature.

Nov 212014
 

Today, Principal Galindo attended a special breakfast hosted by Archbishop Gustavo Siller.

Attendees of the breakfast were the Archbishop, the Superintendent, Mrs. Marti West, and all of the area principals from the Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of San Antonio.

Thank you for your leadership, Archbishop Siller and Superintendent West.

Nov 202014
 

FRESHMEN THEOLOGY STUDENTS CREATE FREE STANDING CHURCH STRUCTURES

Mr. Foreman’s Freshmen Theology Class, was challenged to make the tallest, free standing church structures, only using  marshmallows and spaghetti as materials. The students competed against each other to determine who could make the tallest structure. The photos below show the class winners.

(Left to Right) Allyson, Sarah, Danielle, Amy, Alejandra, and Justin

(Left to Right) Allyson, Sarah, Danielle, Amy, Alejandra, and Justin

(Left to Right) Agustin, Kaelyn, Erika and Pilar

Nov 192014
 

HOLY CROSS ALUMNUS ELECTED TO THE EDGEWOOD SCHOOL BOARD

(Left to Right) Brother Stanley, Dr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Galindo

Congratulations to Alumnus, Dr. Eddie Muzquiz Rodriguez , Class of 1984, for being elected to the Edgewood School Board. After attending Edgewood ISD Schools, H.K. Williams Elementary and Gus Garcia Jr. High School, Dr. Rodriguez came to Holy Cross. After graduating from Holy Cross he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from St. Mary’s University in 1989. He continued to work in the Edgewood ISD for 25 years in multiple positions: a substitute teacher, Science Teacher at Wrenn Middle School and Math & Science Academy (John F. Kennedy High School); Curriculum Specialist; and Administrator of the Toltech T-STEM Academy of Memorial High School. Dr. Rodriguez played an instrumental role in writing the grant for the eight-classroom Science Lab Building at Kennedy High School and the six-classroom Science Lab Building at Memorial High School. In 2001, he earned in Master’s Degree in Education, with emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction (in Integrated Science Instruction K-12), from Our Lady of the Lake University. Dr. Rodriguez received has Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Education Administration from Texas A&M University, College Station in 2012. Currently, Dr. Rodriguez is working as the Principal of the Harlandale ISD STEM Early College High School-Alamo Colleges at Palo Alto, which is the first STEM Early College High School in a large metropolitan area in Texas and the first in San Antonio. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, he teaches a Secondary Science Methods Course.

Accomplishments:

  • Superintendent’s Certificate from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
  • Presented at State and National Conferences about strategies for teaching and addressing the needs of students.
  • Worked in Mexico City as a presenter at the “Secretaria de Educacion Publica (SEP)” (Mexico’s Department of Education)
  • 2008 Fulbright Scholar Award Recipient from the United Stated State Department for travel to Mexico City to learn about their education system.
  • Clark Scholar Recipient from Texas A&M College Station.
  • Worked as a private consultant assisting schools in Rhode Island and Texas at improving their academics performances in science and mathematics.

Congratulations Dr. Rodriguez!!

Nov 182014
 

Congratulations to our football team for their 43-22 playoff win over Pantego Christian. Come and support them in the next round of the playoffs.

DETAILS

What: State Football Quarterfinals vs Fort Worth Christian

When: Friday, November 21, 7:00pm

Where: Georgetown ISD Stadium in Georgetown, Tx (2275 N Austin Ave, Georgetown, Tx 78626)

GOOD LUCK KNIGHTS!!

Nov 172014
 

San Antonio Express-News: Ancira Youth Sport & Outdoors honorees- Sunday, November 16, 2014

MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM FEATURED IN THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

Congratulations to our Holy Cross Middle School Football Team for being selected as one of the Ancira All-Star Youth Sports & Outdoors Honorees. The  Middle School Football Team was featured in the Sunday, November16, 2014 Sports section. To view the feature, please pick up a copy of this past Sunday’s San Antonio Express-News.

Holy Cross Middle School Football Team 2014- Ancira youth Sports & Outdoors honorees.