Principal’s List
First Honors
Second Honors
Holy Cross High School presents Academic Awards to students in recognition of their academic accomplishments. Students must pass all courses in a marking period to be eligible for academic awards. Minimum Grade is 75.
Principal’s List
First Honors
Second Honors
Holy Cross High School presents Academic Awards to students in recognition of their academic accomplishments. Students must pass all courses in a marking period to be eligible for academic awards. Minimum Grade is 75.
Brother Karl J. Diemand, C.S.C. Chapter
CHARACTER LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP SERVICE
The National Honor Society is very excited to begin using our NEW online Tutor Request Form. All students are encouraged to seek out peer tutoring from National Honor Society members. Please complete the NHS Tutor Request form if you are interested in receiving peer tutoring. Parents or Students can complete this form to request tutoring for a student by using their Holy Cross email only. Please allow a few days to hear back from an NHS tutor.
The National Honor Society is a nationwide organization that recognizes the most outstanding high school students in the country. The Holy Cross chapter is the Brother Karl Diemand, C.S.C. Chapter, named after Brother Karl Diemand who devoted nearly forty years of his life to the Holy Cross community as an English teacher.
To be eligible for consideration for acceptance and membership in our chapter of the National Honor Society, an invited candidate must be a rising junior or senior, demonstrate scholastic success by maintaining a minimum GPA of 95 (weighted) for seven consecutive marking quarters and no grade less than 80 in any course. A candidate must also consistently show good character as evidenced by an exemplary school disciplinary record. Leadership and service in school and community are also pillars of the organization and will be reviewed for acceptance and continued membership.
Students of the College Spanish Class assembled an altar to commemorate how the Mexicans honor their deceased loved ones on Day of the Dead (Dia de Los Muertos), which takes place November 1, 2023 – November 2, 2023.
Significance: Prayer and remembrance of friends and family members who have died.
Celebrations: Creation of home altars to remember the dead, traditional dishes for the Day of the Dead.
September 22, 2023
New beginnings can be associated with many emotions:
Hopefulness.
Anxiousness.
Excitement.
Not often does a new beginning also include echoes of something coming full circle, but that was true for the members of our community as we welcomed Dr. Weedens E. Blanchard, Ed.D. ’89 back home.
On Friday, September 22, 2023, we celebrated the installation mass of Dr. Blanchard as the 11th principal of Holy Cross High School. Our celebrant was Rev. Msgr. Thomas Machalski, the pastor of Sacred Heart of Bayside and a member of our Board of Directors.
Current students, faculty and staff were joined by many highly esteemed and former faculty and administrators from our illustrious history. In attendance were Brother James Brannigan C.S.C. (former Holy Cross principal and current Director of the Department of Schools for the Moreau Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross), Mr. Joseph Giannuzzi ’65 (former Holy Cross principal and dean of students), Ms. Loreen McCarthy (former Holy Cross Assistant Principal of Academics), Mr. Michael Genovese P ’87 (former faculty member and Director of Service Learning), Mr. Joseph Nemeth (former faculty member), Mr. Mark Gibney (former Social Studies
Department Chairperson), Mr. Joseph Pervidi ’62 (former faculty member) and Mr. Terence Tarpey ’59 (former dean of students).
Also in attendance were friends, former classmates, family, and colleagues of Dr. Blanchard, including his father Rev. Emmanuel Blanchard, Jr. and his son Noah.
During the celebration, Dr. Blanchard addressed those gathered and said:
“I am extremely honored to serve as Holy Cross High School’s eleventh principal and excited to be working with our dedicated faculty, staff, and students of Holy Cross to maintain the mission and educate the hearts and minds of all our students. It is great to be home again.”
After the mass was over, a reception and breakfast were held in the 4th-floor dining hall for all of our guests in attendance.
Dr. Blanchard’s stewardship could not come at a more exciting time for our school. As we continue to look toward the future, we prepare to begin the updated construction of a state-of-the-art Athletic and Technology Center adjacent to our main building on campus as well as the launch of several new academic initiatives.
Welcome home, Dr. Blanchard.
Go Knights!
Learn more about Dr. Weedens E. Blanchard here.
Watch a special message from Dr. Blanchard here.
Holy Cross High School is pleased to announce that Mr. Michael Ware will serve as the next Assistant Principal for Campus Life effective immediately.
A member of the Class of 1989, Mr. Ware is currently Chair of the Art Department and Dean of the Class of 2025. Prior to joining the Holy Cross faculty in 2019, he taught Art at Holy Trinity High School and served the City of New York for several years as an officer in the NYPD.
A respected and dedicated member of the Holy Cross faculty and a passionate alumnus, Mr. Ware’s understanding of and dedication to the mission of Holy Cross, along with his care for our students, makes him the ideal candidate to serve our school community in this capacity.
“We conducted a thorough search and interviewed several highly qualified candidates for this position,” notes Mark Mongelluzo ’92, President. “Mike Ware’s nearly forty year affiliation with Holy Cross, his excellent work as a teacher the past several years and as a Dean this past year, coupled with the respect and admiration with which he is held among our faculty and students alike, made it clear he was the perfect choice to be our next Assistant Principal for Campus Life. I am delighted that Mike said yes and I look forward to working with him in his new role where I am confident he will continue to be a positive influence upon our students.”
Dr. Weedens Blanchard, Ed.D.’89, Principal adds, “Michael is a constant professional and seasoned educator. He takes the work of education seriously. What I admire about Mike most is the love he has for Holy Cross High School. His appointment is the added piece needed as we continue to move Holy Cross in the right direction. I very much look forward to working with Michael.”
Reporting to the Principal, in his new role Mr. Ware will serve as a key member of the leadership team in fostering and developing a Catholic and Holy Cross culture throughout the school. He will do so by promoting a positive school climate, implementing and managing all aspects of the Student Code of Conduct including the school’s Attendance Policy and Discipline Policy, communicating with parents on all issues relative to discipline, attendance and other campus life issues, and managing all aspects of co-curricular, non-Athletic activities and clubs. He will be assisted in this work by the four Deans of each class who will report to him in that capacity.
Mr. Ware remarks, “I would like to thank Mr. Mongelluzzo and Dr. Blanchard for putting their trust in me to guide the young men and women of Holy Cross as their new Assistant Principal for Campus Life. I hope to promote the good Catholic values in our students that were instilled in me when I attended Holy Cross. I have been provided so many meaningful opportunities for growth during my time here at Cross, starting as an Art teacher, as Fine Arts chairperson, as well as getting involved with the school newspaper – The Lance, the photography club, coaching the football team, and as Dean of the Class of 2025 and now Assistant Principal for Campus Life. I am truly humbled to be able to work with an amazing faculty, a top notch administration and a growing student body here at my alma mater.”
Please join us in welcoming our new Assistant Principal for Campus Life, Mr. Michael J. Ware of the Class of 1989.
