“Ave Crux, Spes Unica ” (“Hail to the Cross, Our Only Hope”) is a small book, but filled with prayers, including contributions from Holy Cross High School (Flushing) students who wrote them in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Holy Cross High School – Flushing Queens
CHSFL Back in Full Swing
A progress report of the 5 B/Q Catholic League football teams.
Holy Cross HS Senior Spends Summer Researching Causes of Breast Cancer
Instead of lying on the beach gazing at sunsets, a Holy Cross High School senior spent part of her summer closeted with a folder filled with mammary gland scans, as part of a unique science-based internship.
Dream Come True: Brooklyn Native Now a Cyclone
Jaylen Palmer of Holy Cross is a Brooklyn Cyclone.
Best Friends’ Special Bond Rewarded With Surprise Gift During Graduation
Eighth-grade graduates Izabella (Izzy) Gamarra and Grace McKenna have gone through life side-by-side, and their journey together isn’t over. The pair became friends in kindergarten at Sacred Heart Catholic Academy in Bayside and have been inseparable ever since — especially after Izzy was diagnosed with a golf ball-sized brain tumor, at age 7, before starting second grade.
Players Grateful to Play in CHSAA Hoops Tourney
The CHSAA is hosting a boys’ spring basketball tournament.
Sports Round-Up Feb. 6
Leslie “Les” Pinder, an honorary member of the St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, Class of 1959, died peacefully from natural causes on Jan. 15.
HS Football Teams Adjust to New Gridiron Format
The CHSFL has instituted a 7-on-7 format for the fall, with the full season set for this spring.
Holy Cross Names 1st-Ever Varsity Girls’ Hoops Coach
Tom Catalanotto is the first girls’ varsity basketball coach at Holy Cross.
Holy Cross H.S. Cafeteria a Great ‘Meat-up’ Place for Students
At Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, think fresh chicken cutlets and shish kebab with tzatziki sauce. The school’s meals are high quality — and they are a family affair, too.
