SENIOR CLASS DONATES IN A BIG WAY

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May 162016
 

SENIOR CLASS DONATES IN A BIG WAY

This senior class has distinguished itself by giving in a special way and in a big way.  Almost 50% of this class has donated blood one or more times over the course of their high school years.  That is an amazing number, when you consider only 5% of the general population who are eligible, actually donate!  We hope you will continue this life saving service to others.

Today we present a special honor, “The Red Cord,” given in appreciation by the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center, to seniors have donated 6 or more units since they were eligible at age 16.   An amazing 25 seniors, over 1/3 of the class, have achieved this honor.

Congratulations Class of 2016!

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HOLY CROSS ENGLISH TEACHER AWARDED THE ARCHDIOCESAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS TEACHER OF THE YEAR

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May 132016
 

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HOLY CROSS ENGLISH TEACHER AWARDED THE ARCHDIOCESAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS TEACHER OF THE YEAR

On Friday, May 6, 2016, Holy Cross of San Antonio English Teacher, Ms. Licia Farias was honored at the 25th Annual Catholic Schools Leadership Awards Banquet. Archdiocese of San Antonio holds this banquet to recognize and honor teachers who demonstrate outstanding leadership and excellence in teaching. Each of the Catholic schools chooses a faculty member that they would like to recognize at the banquet for their outstanding leadership in education. Ms. Farias was not only selected as the faculty member from Holy Cross of San Antonio, but she was also awarded the Archdiocesan Catholic Schools Teacher of the Year, which is awarded to only one of the honoree recipients. Ms. Farias will be representing Holy Cross and the Archdiocese at several major events throughout the 2016-2017 school year as the Archdiocesan Catholic Schools Teacher of the Year.

We are very proud of Ms. Farias and feel blessed to have her as a member of the Holy Cross family.

 

 

7th Grader, Amanda Rodriguez, Wins VIA Art Contest

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May 122016
 

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7th Grader, Amanda Rodriguez, Wins VIA Art Contest

Congratulations to Miss Amanda Rodriguez, Class of 2021, who won 1st place in the VIA Art Contest. She was honored at a luncheon on Wednesday, May 11th. Her drawing competed against 4,000 other entries.

To enter the contest students had to independently illustrate how to be a safety superhero. It had to be an original drawing including public transportation.

Congratulations, Amanda! Way to go!

 

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SENIOR, BRIANA TORRES RECEIVES THE BILL GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP

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May 112016
 

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SENIOR, BRIANA TORRES RECEIVES THE BILL GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP

Holy Cross has always been knowledgeable for tradition, alumni, athletics, but most importantly, high academic achievement.

Briana Torres, Class of 2016, is the fourth student at Holy Cross of San Antonio to receive the Bill Gates Millennium Scholarship. This scholarship covers all of Briana’s college expenses all through her undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degrees. The eighteen year old senior was born in San Antonio to Yleana and Lemuel Torres. She also has a younger sister Julie and younger brother Jakob.

Since her adolescence, Briana has always been instilled with the values of achieving her goals. She was taught how to become an attentive and fast learner at a young age. Briana had already come to know and set goals for herself in life. As she carried them into her high school years she set out to be one of the best students at Holy Cross. Briana always took the most demanding classes that the school had to offer; in the course of her time at Holy Cross she has taken 6 Advanced Placement courses and has maintained a grade point average of above a 4.0. She will be graduating Holy Cross as the Salutatorian.

Not only is Briana an excellent student inside the classroom, she is also a very involved person outside of it. She participates in many extracurricular clubs at Holy Cross. To name a few, she participates in the Student Knight Ambassadors, Moreau Mentors, Academic/Speech Team, and the Drama Club. Briana is also a part of the National Hispanic Institute of San Antonio, a non-profit program that teaches young students how to debate on topics of the Latino community, where she is the category trainer for Cross Examination. As a trainer she has assisted in coaching the champions of the Ambassador Great Debate in 2014, and 2015.

Briana Torres is a person that values faith, tradition, and academic achievement which are the core values at Holy Cross.

She will be attending the University of Texas at Austin, where she will be enrolled in the Plan II Honors Program, double-majoring in Neuroscience and Political Science.

Congratulations, Briana!

Written by: Briana Torres and Eric De Leon

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ACOUSTIC KNIGHT ACTS

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May 112016
 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ACOUSTIC KNIGHT ACTS

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Acoustic Knight was held this past Saturday, May 6th.  This is the 9th year of Acoustic Knight, it is a live music show where Holy Cross students can present their musical or vocal talents. This year’s Acoustic Knight was held at Treadaway Recital Hall at St. Mary’s University. Congratulations to all of our student participants.

 

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FOUR SENIORS SIGN THIS MORNING TO PLAY SPORTS IN THE FALL

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May 062016
 

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FOUR SENIORS SIGN THIS MORNING TO PLAY SPORTS IN THE FALL

This morning, Friday, May 6th ,  Miss. Victoria Gonzalez, Mr. Roland Barcena, Mr. Agustin Gutierrez and Mr. Matthew Williford,  Holy Cross of San Antonio seniors signed their Letters of Intent.

Miss. Gonzalez, Mr. Barcena and Mr. Gutierrez will all be attending Briar Cliff University, which  is located in Sioux City, Iowa. Mr. Williford will be attending the College of the Redwoods located on the southernmost edge of Eureka in Humboldt County, California.

Miss. Victoria Gonzalez ’16 played as an Outside Hitter for the Holy Cross of San Antonio Volleyball Team. Miss Gonzalez will also be playing as an Outside Hitter for the Briar Cliff Chargers.

Mr. Roland Barcena ’16 played  Offensive Tackle for the Holy Cross Knights Football Team, he will be playing Left Tackle for the Chargers in the Fall.

Mr. Agustin Gutierrez ’16 played Offensive Guard for the Holy Cross Knights Football Team, he will be playing Left Guard for the Chargers in the Fall.

Mr. Matthew Williford ’16 played Defensive End for the Holy Cross Knights Football Team, he will be playing Defensive End for the College of the Redwoods in the Fall.

On their official signing day, they were accompanied by Holy Cross, Principal, Mr. Henry Galindo, Holy Cross, volleyball coach Mr. Ruben Calderon, Holy Cross football coach Mr. Brian Ortiz and teammates as well their  parents.

Congratulations Victoria, Matthew, Roland and Agustin! Go Knights!

ACOUSTIC NIGHT, SATURDAY, MAY 7TH

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May 052016
 

Acoustic KNIGHTS

Acoustic Knight is a live music show where Holy Cross students can present their musical or vocal talents. This year’s Acoustic Knight will be at Treadaway Recital Hall at St. Mary’s University; doors will open at 6:30 pm and performances will begin at 7:00 pm.

Tickets are on sale in the Holy Cross Business Office for $5.  Seating will be limited so purchase them as soon as possible!

For more information contact Mr. David Gracia at dgracia@satx.rr.com

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