THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS POSADA TRADITION
Thank you to everyone who came and joined us in our Annual Christmas Posada. We had a great turn out!!
A big congratulations to all of our students who helped in the Annual Christmas Posada Tradition and in the Performance of the Nutcracker.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2014 FOOTBALL ALL-DISTRICT TEAM MEMBERS
Congratulations to our Holy Cross Varsity Football team members who received recognition for being a part of the 2014 Football All-District Team!!
First Team Offense
Augustin Gutierrez- Line
Joseph Pena- Line
Greg Scott- Back
Steven Villela- Receiver
First Team Defense
Jeremy Martinez-Line
Jacob Rodriguez- Line
Genaro Coleman- Linebacker
Jeremy Perez- Linebacker
Christopher Rodriguez- Secondary
Second Team Offense
Joshua Salinas- Line
Dylan De La Garza- Receiver
Second Team Defense
Adrian Herrera- Line
Honorable Mention -Offense
Roland Barcena – Line
Chris Silva- Line
Jay Nava- Back
David Sanchez- Receiver
Honorable Mention- Defense
Jeremy Herrera- Linebacker
Jacob Aguilar- Linebacker
Aaron Alfaro- Secondary
Darren Graham- Secondary
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL IS HOSTING A BOOK DRIVE
Please help the Holy Cross Middle School Student Council reach their goal of providing 45 NEW Children’s Books for the Pre-K Class at Christian Evers Elementary School this Christmas.
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
Donate a NEW BOOK for kids ages 3-5
For every 3 books you donate, you will receive 1 service hour!!
WHERE:
Please turn in all NEW BOOKS to Coach Salas’ classroom.
WHEN:
Books will be collected until Friday, December 12th.
“For it is in giving that we receive.” St. Francis of Assisi
HOLY CROSS’ NEW NATIVITY SCENE
We are excited to display our new Nativity Scene this Christmas Season in the reception area of our front office. Thank you to all of our generous donors who helped in making this beautiful nativity scene become a reality for our campus.
ANNUAL POSADA CELEBRATION & THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NUTCRACKER
Our annual Posada celebration will begin in front of the Grotto at 7:00p.m. on Friday, December 5th. Tamales, cookies, coffee and hot chocolate will be served in the Holy Cross Cafeteria following the procession. After refreshments, all are invited to join us in the Convocation Center to watch the Holy Cross Drama Club perform, The Nutcracker.
All are invited to join us in this Christmas tradition.
MR. BILLY MC WILLIAMS JOINS THE HOLY CROSS FAMILY
Mr. Billy Mc Williams has joined our Holy Cross family. Originally from our city’s Westside, he is a distinguished graduate from Paul Quinn College in Waco, TX where he received his Bachelor of Science, Mathematics in 1977. In 1985, Mr. Mc Williams earned a Master’s of Science, Industrial Engineering with a specialization in Engineering Administration from St. Mary’s University. He spent time, post-graduate studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara studying Computer Information Systems, attended the Summer Institute for AP Computer Science Teachers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1999, attended the Institute for AP Calculus at the University of Texas at Dallas in January 2000 and attended the “Capturing Kids Heart” Institute for Teen Leadership in November 2000.
Since 1990, Mr. Mc Williams has taught as an Adjunct Mathematics Professor at Palo Alto Community College. In May 1999 until 2011 he became the Program Director at Our Lady of The Lake University for the P.R.E.P. II Program.
Mr. Mc Williams is now teaching Holy Cross’ Juniors and Seniors. Welcome Mr. Mc Williams we are excited and proud to have you as a new addition to our community!
Experience:
CLASS OF 2020 ON LOCAL MORNING SHOW TO PROMOTE FUNDRAISER
Holy Cross’ 7th Grade Class was on the KENS 5 Great Day SA Morning Show. They were there to promote their Jewelry Sale Fundraiser. The 7th Grade Jewelry Sale will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2nd. The sale will begin at 3:00 p.m. and run until 8:00p.m. or until the last customer leaves. Everything will be $5.00, statement necklaces, bracelets, earrings, scarves and much more!!!
Below are some pictures from our segment on Great Day SA:
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!!
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
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.
