Introducing our new admin team at Holy Cross: from left, Ms. Coe, Vice Principal, Ms. Daniel, Principal, & Ms. Goodberry, Vice Principal.
On behalf of all of the staff & students, welcome.
#WeAreHC
Holy Cross sends its love & prayers to the family of Xochtil. Thank you
@alcdsb_trsa
for organizing this beautiful tribute, allowing our communities to come together in support during this challenging time. May God’s grace be a source of strength
#LightsAndHearts
Ms. Daniel’s photo has been added to the Hallway of Principals. A historic accomplishment as
@terrianndaniel
is both the first female principal of HC and the first 2nd generation principal in school history, following in the footsteps of her father Moe Daniel💚
@alcdsb
Thank you Mr. Faught, Ms. Gallant, and Ms. DeSantis for your incredible leadership and support of students at HC. All the best in your next chapter. You will be missed.
#OnceACrusaderAlwaysACrusader
Congratulations to Eric Sonnemann who signed with Laurier University today for football. What an exciting day that no snowstorm could stop. Great to see teammates, family, friends & staff at the signing to support & congratulate Eric. 💚🤍💜
#WeAreHC
@HolyCross_FB
@Gr33nArmy
Congratulations to Robin Dzierniejko, the recipient of the Katharine Award. Robin ensures that inclusivity, care, compassion and empathy are central to many charitable efforts within the Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School community and beyond.
@alcdsb
@HolyCrossCSS
#ALCDSBCEW
Congrats to the cast & crew of
@hcarts_
Grease. As another book closes, we celebrate the tremendous success of this show while eagerly anticipating the next. To the staff & friends of HC who volunteer hrs of their time to support these opportunities for students,we salute you ⚡️
Last night, the Kingston Frontenacs were able to celebrate Kim Hulton's retirement and thank her for the 7 year's she helped our players as an Academic Advisor.
Thank you for everything, Kim!
#FrontsHockey
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What an incredible community building event tonight. Celebrating our two Kingston catholic high schools, our athletes, families, coaches & greater community is a definite highlight of the year. Congrats HC SRs & JRs on your wins. Shoutout to all who organized, coached & supported
Thank you so much 98.3 MOVE FM for stopping by and doing this for Emma. Incredible support from not only our school and but the community is so heartwarming
#KnockYourSocksOffForEmma
Reid & Ben:
@HolyCrossCSS
student Emma Jenkins suffered a stroke recently & the school is fundraising today to help her family.
We surprised her with some gifts, including one from our awesome friends at
@ParadisoP1zza
. Big ❤️ to Emma.
GoFundMe:
#ygk
Good luck to both our girls’ & boys’ varsity hockey teams as they head to OFSAA AAA Hockey today! HC is so proud of you! 💚🤍
#CRU
#WeAreHC
@alcdsb
@Gr33nArmy
And that makes 8! 🏈 Congratulations to Brad Hulton on signing with STFX & Kevin Hamilton on signing with the University of Ottawa. And shoutout again to the members of the
@HolyCross_FB
team who were signed this year. Well done athletes & thank you coaches 💚🤍
#WeAreHC
#proud
HC is thinking of Emma & praying for her. Let’s show our support with a toonie for non-uni day on Wed to help the family. Morning teachers will collect the $2 donation. Students & staff are also invited to wear funky socks on Wed to show support for Emma as she loves fun socks!
Big congratulations to Jeremiah Beckwith, Nate Cook & Dylan Garrison on signing with Guelph University today for football.🏈
@GryphonFB
Holy Cross is very proud of you 💚🤍
#WeAreHC
Thank you Fr. Shea for your ministry across the Archdiocese and in the halls of Holy Cross. Wishing you all the best in your retirement!
#ALCDSBFormed
@alcdsb
Another HC alum shoutout! Congratulations to Natalie Vecchio who won bronze at 72kg wrestling for McMaster over the weekend at OUA. Well done Natalie! 👏🏼
#WeAreHC
@Gr33nArmy
Excitement is building at the info meeting about auditions for this year’s musical, Grease. 🎵🎤🎭 Auditions officially begin Sept 19th.
#greaseistheword
#WeAreHC
Congratulations to the Holy Cross Varsity Girl’s hockey team on their KASSAA Championship! 💚🤍
An exciting game and fantastic fan support
@KASSAASports
@Gr33nArmy
Deb is an incredible person who is loved by so many. Thank you Deb for your kind, caring, compassionate nature. You are so very deserving of this honour and HC is blessed to have you 🥰
Congratulations to Deb Myers, this year’s Contribution to Catholic Education Award recipient. Deb is a shepherd leader who models a life of servant leadership for others and models seeing Jesus as our greatest example of love and compassion.
#CEW2022
@HolyCrossCSS
Congratulations to our Senior Football team on their home opener win! 🏈 —Good luck to all of our athletes competing tomorrow in Jr & Sr boys volleyball, Jr & Sr girls basketball & KASSAA golf
#WeAreHC
#wethewest
@Gr33nArmy
Thank you Robin for your incredible leadership over the past 13 years in your role as AD & as Sports Leadership teacher extraordinaire.
You sir, are the real deal. 💚🤍
#WeAreHC
Thank you to our Yearbook class & Ms. Jabre for taking all of the grade photos today. Always so nice to see everyone together. 💚🤍 Featured here is our grade 10 group, the class of 2026 preparing for their official photo.
Congratulations to the HC Girls’ Varsity hockey team on a 3-2 OT semifinal win over FSS. An exciting game which secured their spot at OFSAA. But first, the girls compete for the KASSAA Championship title against NDSS on Thursday at Invista - Desjardins. Puck drops at 2:30pm. 💚🤍
Congrats to recent
@HolyCrossCSS
graduate - Shane Wright - on his 4th overall selection in this year’s NHL draft. Phenomenal young man.
@SeattleKraken
just got a lot more
#ygk
fans!
#WeAreHC
Wow, well done, HC! Vocal Gold, Jazz Gold, Symphonic Silver 2nd place, two Maestro Awards (Claire & Micah) and overall Festival Sweepstakes Award for all three groups. Amazing. 💚🤍
Congratulations to these HC students & first time blood donors.👏🏼Thx Ava &
@hcstudco
for organizing & working with Canadian Blood Services to expand our HC team. Did you know, you can join our team too? Anyone 17+ current/past students & friends of HC. Next blood drive in March.
Incredible!!! OFSAA Silver! Congratulations HC Field Hockey players, coaches, fans, parents, mascot, alumni…everyone!
What an achievement! HC is so very proud of you. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💚🤍
#WeAreHC
Our Crusader can TikTok with the best of ‘em. Guess who? All this week we’ll give some clues to help you figure out who is in the mascot suit.
#HCbehindthemask
Then tune in to HC’s Got Talent on Friday at 7p on the HC YouTube channel to find out if you’re right!💚
#HCsGotTalent
Congratulations Rob Watts & Carrie Rose on your retirement. Thank you for all that you have done for Holy Cross and your students. We are all better because of it. Enjoy what’s to come. 💚🤍
So glad to be able to celebrate the careers and contributions of Carrie Rose and Rob Watts, two dedicated, student-focused community builders at Holy Cross. Congratulations and enjoy the next adventures. 💚🤍
We are ready for you, Class of 2020
#OnceACrusaderAlwaysACrusader
Since we can’t all be together, the celebration will air on our HC YouTube channel in the coming days. 💚
Big congratulations to Katie Murphy on earning the prestigious Queen’s University Chancellor’s Scholarship. Katie is our Faith Life Rep on Student Council, a CICS executive member, & involved in many other aspects of the school. Katie will be studying Con Ed Science at Queen’s.
Our staff is the best 💚
It’s staff spirit week at HC and these staff members really went all out to decorate their PPE. Students can now vote via a special link sent to their school email or DM the student council Instagram.
#HCsGotSpirit
#makingthemostofit
#WeAreHC
#wethewest
Amazing accomplishment for HC student Kyra Daniel last night at the NBA All-Star Weekend Rising Stars game. 🏀Congratulations Kyra on your incredible performance of Canada’s National Anthem. HC is so very proud you.
@alcdsb
Our teachers are amazing. Mr. Sicoli is just one of the teachers at HC taking part in “Movember” raising awareness for men’s health issues. His students joined the fundraising. If they raised a certain amount they could choose a colour to dye his moustache💗
#alcdsbformedinfaith
At the end of the game, after all of the ceremonies, members of both Holy Cross and Frontenac teams joined together to remember Scottie Legg, like they have done every time these teams have met since his passing.
Congratulations to our Junior Boys’ Soccer Team who also won KASSAA Gold today with a score of 4-1 over FSS. Well done athletes & coaches. We are proud of all of you. 💚🤍
#WeAreHC
HC showed their support today, raising $ for the Joanie Sagriff Memorial Fund. $ goes towards a local student’s post secondary ed or whose family has received a cancer diagnosis. Joanie was a strong supporter of youth sport & aunt to some of our students & a friend to many staff.
Hustle. Heart. Hard work. Every single one of these kids battled in all 5 games this weekend at the annual Holy Cross Classic basketball tournament, out lasting St Patrick’s from Ottawa, 49-48, in the gold medal game.
Pumpkin carving skills on 🔥 😱🎃
Thank you to all who entered our first ever virtual pumpkin carving contest.
You all did amazing. Congrats to L. Attwood on her winning design. Special shout-out to staff
@jennjohnston56
for “the brain” 🤯
#WeAreHC
#WeTheWest
#Halloween
#Pumpkin
Thank you so much Mrs. Van Nest for all that you did for so many students over the years. You will be greatly missed. Enjoy your much deserved retirement. 💚🤍
Today was the last day before HC teacher, mentor and coach Joanne Van Nest begins the next great adventure in her life. Happy retirement, Mrs. Van Nest. So much gratitude from all of the students and colleagues whose lives you have touched. Enjoy the sleep-in tomorrow! 💚🤍
Congratulations to HC students Gates & Hailey & the rest of the U18 Team Ontario on your silver medal win at the Field Hockey Canada National Championships. Amazing achievement. 💚🤍🏑
Congratulations Junior Football 🏈 players & coaches on your semifinal WIN over Frontenac. Finals this Saturday at Richardson Stadium 11:45am vs Regi.
#WeAreHC
@Gr33nArmy
And that’s a wrap on day 2 of our Gr 9 Moving On Up program. Thank you to our wonderful staff, community partners and all involved. It’s going to be a great year.
We look forward to welcoming back all students in-person or remote, on Tuesday. September 7th.
Incredibly proud of our varsity hockey teams as they wrap up OFSAA. What an accomplishment. You battled hard, showed great teamwork & determination. Today our boys’ beat the top seed & our girls’ had a tough 6-4 loss but gave a good run. Well done players & coaches.
#WeAreHC
With a 2-1 record and a 3 way tie for the top 2 spots in their pool, Crusaders Hockey bow out of the 2023 OFSAA Championships on goal differential.
@Gr33nArmy
@HolyCrossCSS
What a fantastic afternoon with the Staff vs Students hockey game. The students won in a shootout but it was a very close back and forth game with great camaraderie and awesome fan support. Have a wonderful break everyone. Merry Christmas!
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Congratulations to Mark Callery on being selected for “The Joanie Sagriff Memorial Fund” scholarship which was established in honour of Joanie’s memory and the many unselfish acts of kindness she displayed throughout her life. 1/2
Congratulations to both our junior boys’ soccer team (featured in photos) & senior boys’ soccer team on their semifinal wins today. KASSAA finals on Wednesday!
Shout out to the SR team who are now OFSAA bound!
#WeAreHC
@Gr33nArmy
@alcdsb
The HC International Club hosted a Cultural Food Fair today. Fantastic & delicious foods. Thank you students & staff for your culinary skills & for hosting this event - especially Mrs. Vella-Bowry, Mr. Stabile & Mahaley Brant. $ raised will be donated to the Kingston Food Bank.
Last night, graduating athletes of the Holy Cross Senior Football team were recognized for their passion, drive & dedication to CRU football &
@Gr33nArmy
🏈💚🤍 Wishing you all well in your next steps.
#CRU
#WeAreHC
@HolyCross_FB
Jersey Day highlights. Looking good Crusaders. Way to represent! 🙌🏼
HC Spirit Week continues tomorrow (Wed) with Country Western Day.
#HCsGotSpirit
#WeTheWest
#WeAreHC
HC has the best staff! Thank you for the very special “treat” today. Costume Parade with excellent costumes including many Barbies & Kens. Followed by a special rendition of a classic Barbie movie song led by Mr. Stabile 💖🔥
#kenenough
Congratulations to Andrew, Aaron, Davin and Dylan for their first place finish at the 2023 Blazers’ Coding Invitational! They come out on top of 25 coding teams, Congrats also to Coach Holmes! 💚🤍.
@alcdsb
#ALCDSBMYSP
Spirit week - Day
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Pink Day for our annual PH classic. While we can’t host the actual event with our friends
@RegiNotreDame
, our Crusaders showed up big time today! The money donated will go towards fighting breast cancer.
#WeAreHC
#wethewest
#HCsGotSpirit
@HolyCrossCSS
students and staff lined Woodbine Rd in complete silence to say goodbye to fellow student Scottie Legg after his celebration of life this morning in
#ygk
#alcdsb
@michaelfaught