Distance Learning

5/8/2020,3pm. Sent to parents of scholars in grades 9-11. Voiced by Assistant Principal Howell.

Good afternoon, and Happy Friday, to our Holy Cross Families.

We hope this message finds you well.

At this time in the fourth, and final, marking period of the year. We would be mailing paper progress reports home to our families. With our move to distance learning, our students and families have become more connected to the technology we use to provide online learning experiences, through Google Classroom, and online grade reporting, through PowerSchool. Teachers have added comments to your scholar’s fourth quarter grade.

These comments can be seen by logging into PowerSchool and clicking on the blue speech bubble found next to any grade. Please take some time to review the comments shared by teachers, and the grades your scholar has achieved thus far in the marking period.

We encourage all students, especially those struggling, to be an active participant in the office hour sessions hosted by our teachers. Students should check google classroom for information about when their teacher is hosting their next google meet. These online sessions provide live, face-to-face, small group review for each of our students to engage in with their teacher.

Thank you to all of the work that you, as parents, have done to help your scholar in completing assignments and managing their time at home.

Enjoy your weekend and best of luck to those students preparing for AP Exams next week.

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5/8/2020, 3pm. Sent to senior parents. Voiced by Assistant Principal Howell.

Good afternoon to the Parents and Guardians of the Class of 2020.

These remaining days as a Holy Cross student are in preparation for something very exciting, your scholar’s future.

There are a few last minute items we need our seniors to focus on before they take that next step;

• Each senior must complete their Graduation Survey in Naviance indicating the college they plan to attend in the Fall (Be sure to click on “Update” next to the college attending or it will not capture the students response).
• We have created an email where our seniors are encouraged to share a picture of themselves displaying their college choice or next step decision. Students are encouraged to be creative in how they express their decision. Simply send a picture of your future graduate in their college gear or holding a sign or college acceptance letter to Classof2020nextstep@myhchs.org.
• The Guidance Department and all of the Holy Cross community look forward to celebrating each of our seniors and all of their accomplishments.

Details from this message have also been emailed to seniors Holy Cross accounts.

5/5/2020, 8:00am. Sent to the parents of all senior scholars. Voiced by Assistant Principal Howell.

Good morning and hello to the families of the Class of 2020.

The purpose of this call is to remind you that there are two weeks of class work for your scholar to engage in as we close in on the final weeks of seniors at Holy Cross. Please continue to put your effort into ensuring that their work is quality work. It will affect their GPA, their permanent mark on who they were as academic students at Holy Cross High School.

We recognize the loss that seniors must be feeling. The loss of spring sports programs. The loss of a senior prom. And the loss of an otherwise typical graduation. Our recognition of this loss provides little solace for our students who have experienced it. But harsh reality has placed these events outside of our control. To quote ‘Remember the Titans’, “Sometimes life is just hard, for no reason at all.” We will not see this graduating class for what it has lost. We will see it as the graduating class that has stepped up. The class that has made positive videos and motivating signs. The graduating class of cheerful celebratory car parades and emotional memes. The class of 2020 has truly been a case of heroes supporting heroes. And as we plan our senior events here at HC, we plan to celebrate all that the Class of 2020 has had to support us in this time of need. From all of us here at Holy Cross, stay safe, best wishes and God bless.

4/29/2020, 2pm. Sent to all families. Voiced by Assistant Principal Tarpey.

Good afternoon Holy Cross families and students. The Holy Cross Faculty and Administration continue to pray that all members of our school community are healthy and safe. Please remember that our thoughts and prayers are always there for all of you. As we continue with our Distance Learning programs, we remind all students that each academic day they need to complete their daily attendance on the Distance Learning Page on our school website. This simple and easy process needs to be completed all school days Monday thru Friday. Thank you and good luck with continued success!!

Please visit our Senior Page for all updates!

Visit Here: holycrosshs.org/campuslife/senior/

Please CLICK HERE to view the Senior Night Slideshow 2020

Attention Seniors:
Please make sure you complete your Senior Event Survey, due Tuesday, April 28th, and your Graduation Survey in Naviance due Friday, May 1st. (The survey was emailed to Seniors on 4/23.)

All Members of the HCHS Community:
Thank you! I am so pleased with the participation in our first ever Digital Spirit Week. Great job!

Please remember to continue to participate in your classes, stick to a schedule, join Google Meet for Office Hours, and submit attendance daily while class is in session.

Stay well! Check back often for updates!

Dear Parents of the Class of 2021:

We are sure you are aware by now that the Junior Class Ring Ceremony and Stepping Up Dinner has been cancelled for this year. Although this is an unfortunate situation, there are still ways to celebrate these final moments before entering into the final year of high school.

If you have purchased a class ring for your son, please contact our representative from Herff Jones, Jose Marine and he will gladly have your purchase shipped directly to you. He can be reached at jmarine@herffones.com or by phone at (516) 872-6161 / (516) 992-0541.

If you had previously chosen not to purchase a class ring and have changed your mind and would still like to do this, you can make this purchase directly by contacting Jose Marine (contact information above).

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Be well,
Diana Mione
Michele Daus
Junior Class Moderators