AHN 2025-26 School Profile

2025-2026 SCHOOL PROFILE Founded in 1881, the ACADEMY OF THE HOLY NAMES is an independent Catholic school for boys and girls in pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and a college preparatory high school for young women. Guided by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary and its sponsor, Holy Names Educational Ministries, the Academy is a faith community of exceptional love that empowers students to pursue their highest academic potential. The Academy is located on 19 acres fronting scenic Bayshore Boulevard, close to downtown Tampa.

Our motto, "Esse Quam Videri," translates to "To Be, Rather Than to Seem." It reflects our commitment to authenticity, encouraging our students to embody their true selves and virtues.

3319 Bayshore Boulevard • Tampa, Florida 33629 • holynamestpa.org • 813.839.5371

Accredited by Cognia and Florida Council of Independent Schools | CEEB Code: 101680

A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL MODEL

• Open to families of all faiths and backgrounds who share the school’s mission and values; • Respectfully responsive to the needs of diverse learners; • Holistic in its approach to each individual’s growth, development, health and wellness; • Innovative in its development of curriculum that integrates technology, promotes creativity, encourages artistic expression and actively engages students in exploration and inquiry; and • Dedicated to challenging all students to become proficient, confident, independent learners, critical and creative thinkers and skilled problem-solvers.

SCHOOL COMMUNITY

The Academy uses a block schedule to provide for a more student-centered approach. Students have more time and opportunities for active engagement and interactive, applicable learning. Enrollment in the Academy’s high school is made up of approximately 500 students, representing more than 65 zip codes from throughout Tampa Bay. Annually, approximately 30% of our high school students benefit from financial aid and scholarships.

COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT

In addition to their academic requirements, Academy students in grades 9-12 are required to earn a minimum of 100 service hours over four years. Most students go above and beyond the minimum requirement. The 119 members of the Class of 2025 served 25,313 community service hours.

ATHLETICS

The Academy’s high school athletic teams fall under the governance of the Florida High School Athletic Association. Team and club offerings include basketball, crew, cross country, dance, flag football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

The Academy holds a combined 117 district titles, 61 region titles, 13 state runners-up titles and seven state titles.

CLASS OF 2025 PROFILE Class size:

119

CLASS OF 2024 TESTING DATA SAT Reading & Writing Mean Scores National 519

Attending 4-yr. College: 117 2-yr. College: 1 Military/Other: 1

Attending College In State: 73 Out of State: 46

Florida 493 AHN 623

Florida Bright Futures Program Florida Academic Scholars: Florida Medallion Scholars:

50 34

GRADING SYSTEM

Weight is given for Honors and Advanced Placement courses. An additional 0.5 point per Honors course and 1.0 point per AP course per semester is added in the quality point portion of the grade point average.

The grade point average reported on the transcript reflects the weighted, cumulative GPA on the school’s 4.5 scale for grades earned at AHN ONLY. A+ A AB+ B B-

4.5 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.0

C+ C CD F

2.7 2.4 2.0 1.5 0

National 505 Florida 455 AHN 573

ACT Mean Scores English 25.8 Mathematics 22.3 Reading 26.8 Science 23.3 Composite 24.7 Composite Scores National 20.7 (2023)

GRADING DISTRIBUTION SCALE, CLASS OF 2026

The Academy of the Holy Names assigns a rank of number 1 and number 2 to the top two students for valedictorian and salutatorian purposes. The rest of the students are not ranked. The Grade Distribution Scale gives an indication of where a student stands in relationship to the rest of her class and is weighted for six semesters.

1st 4.87 2nd 4.76–4.86 3rd 4.65–4.75 4th 4.47–4.64 5th 4.32–4.46

SAT Mathematics Mean Scores

6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

4.20–4.31 4.05–4.19 3.83–4.0 3.50–3.82 Below 3.49

Florida 18.9 (2023) AHN 24.7 (2024)

Advanced Placement 366 Students took 993 AP Exams Score Earned 5 4 3 AP Awards AP Scholars with Distinction AP Scholars with Honor AP Scholars AP International Diploma

# of Exams 169 298 298

77 29 69 1

CURRICULUM

In order to graduate, a student must successfully complete 28 credits in the following subjects: English (4), electives (3.5), fine arts (1), health & fitness (1), math (4), science (3), social studies (3.0), theology (4), and world language (3).

HONORS COURSES 20th Century History Algebra II American Government Anatomy/Physiology Biology Biotechnology Calculus Chemistry Economics

Engineering/Technology Integration English I, II, III, IV Forensic Science French II, III, IV Geometry/Trigonometry Introduction to Engineering Journalism I, II; III for Editors Latin II, III, IV Neuroscience

Newspaper Journalism I, II, III Physics Portfolio III Pre-AP World History Pre-Calculus Principles of Engineering Spanish II, III, IV, V* United States History

AP COURSES Art and Design Art History Biology Calculus AB Calculus BC Chemistry Comparative Government Computer Science A Computer Science Principles

Drawing English Language English Literature Environmental Science European History French Human Geography Latin Macroeconomics

Microeconomics Music Theory Physics 1 Physics C Pre-Calculus Psychology Research Seminar Spanish Language

Drawing Film Studies Introduction to Acting Instrumental Ensemble Introduction Law Leadership Marine Science

Nutrition Painting Percussion Ensemble Portfolio Psychology Robotics String Ensemble

Spanish Literature Statistics United States Government & Politics United States History

FINE ARTS & ELECTIVES Advanced Acting Art 2-D Composition I, II, III Art 3-D II, III (Sculpture/Ceramics) Creative Writing I, II Dance Appreciation Dance Choreography - Performance II Digital Art

Technical Theater Vocal Music in Performance Yearbook

OPTIONAL STEM PATHWAY

Students who take an AP or Honors Science and Mathematics course and two Engineering and Technology courses in addition to a 12 hour internship qualify for a STEM Distinction on their transcript.

OPTIONAL FINE ARTS DESTINATION

1. Minimum of 3.5 Fine Arts credits. (4.5+ credits earn exemplary distinction.)

2. One AP or advanced level course is required from the following: Art History, Art and Design, Music Theory, Advanced Acting III Honors, or Independent Performing Arts Study, full year 3. Participation in the Arts. (Complete 12 hours from sophomore through senior year appreciating, performing, and/or contributing talents to the arts community outside of the Academy.)

CLASS OF 2026

The Class of 2026, consisting of 113 seniors, represents the 144th graduating class from the Academy of the Holy Names.

ACADEMY OF THE HOLY NAMES KEVIN P. WHITNEY President

KERRY KEEGAN

Director of College Counseling kkeegan@holynamestpa.org

JEANE MCNAMARA High School Principal

MADISON MCGLONE College Counselor mmcglone@holynamestpa.org

JODY RODRIGUEZ

College Counselor jrodriguez@holynamestpa.org

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY MATRICULATIONS

Members of the Classes of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 were accepted into the following colleges and universities. * Indicate where students from these classes matriculated.

Aberystwyth University George Washington University* Academy of Art University Georgetown University* Alabama A & M University Georgia College & State University Allegheny College Georgia Institute of Technology American University* Georgia Southern University Appalachian State University Georgia State University Arizona State University* Gonzaga University Assumption University Hampton University Auburn University* Haverford College Augusta University Hawaii Pacific University Ave Maria University High Point University* Aveda Institute* Hillsborough Community College* Barry University Holy Cross College Bates College* Howard University Baylor University Indiana State University Bellarmine University* Indiana University* Belmont Abbey College Ithaca College Belmont University* Jacksonville University Bennett College James Madison University Bentley University John Paul the Great Catholic University Berry College Johns Hopkins University* Bethune-Cookman University* LIM College Birmingham-Southern College La Salle University* Boston College* Lafayette College Boston University* Lewis & Clark College Brandeis University Liberty University Brown University* Long Island University Bucknell University Louisiana State University* Butler University Loyola Marymount University CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Loyola University Chicago* Cardiff University Loyola University Maryland Carnegie Mellon University* Loyola University New Orleans* Case Western Reserve University Luther College Clark Atlanta University Lynn University Clemson University* Manhattan University Coastal Carolina University Marietta College Colgate University Marist University College of Charleston* Marquette University* College of the Atlantic Mercer University College of the Holy Cross* Meredith College Colorado State University* Miami University-Oxford Columbia College Chicago Michigan State University* Cornell University* Morgan State University Culinary Institute of America Morris Brown College DePaul University Mount Holyoke College Dillard University Muhlenberg College Drake University New College of Florida Drexel University New York Institute of Technology Duquesne University* New York University* East Carolina University Norfolk State University Eckerd College* North Carolina A & T State University Elon University North Carolina State University* Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University* Northeastern University* Emerson College* Northwestern University* Emmanuel College Nova Southeastern University* Emory University Oberlin College FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Oglethorpe University Merchandising-Los Angeles Ohio State University Fairfield University Ohio University* Fairleigh Dickinson University* Oklahoma City University Fashion Institute of Technology Oklahoma State University Flagler College* Oregon State University Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University* Otterbein University* Florida Atlantic University* Pace University* Florida Gulf Coast University* Palm Beach Atlantic University Florida Institute of Technology* Pepperdine University Florida International University* Princeton University* Florida Memorial University Providence College Florida Polytechnic University* Purdue University* Florida Southern College* Queens University of Charlotte Florida State University* Quinnipiac University Fordham University* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Franciscan University of Steubenville Rhodes College Franklin and Marshall College Ringling College of Art and Design* Full Sail University Rochester Institute of Technology Furman University* Rollins College George Mason University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology*

Rutgers University* University of Florida-Online* Sacred Heart University University of Georgia* Saint Francis University University of Hawaii at Manoa Saint Joseph's University* University of Houston Saint Leo University* University of Illinois Saint Louis University University of Iowa Saint Mary's College University of Kansas Salve Regina University University of Kentucky* Samford University* University of Limerick Santa Clara University* University of Louisville Santa Fe College* University of Maryland-College Park Savannah College of Art and Design* University of Massachusetts-Amherst Scripps College University of Miami Seton Hall University University of Michigan* Shippensburg University University of Minnesota-Duluth Siena College University of Mississippi* South Carolina State University University of Missouri* Southern Methodist University* University of Missouri-St Louis Spelman College University of Nebraska at Omaha Spring Hill College University of Nebraska-Lincoln St Francis College University of New Hampshire St. Edward's University University of North Carolina Wilmington St. John's University-New York University of North Carolina at Asheville St. Lawrence University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill St. Mary's University University of North Carolina at Charlotte Stetson University* University of North Carolina at Greensboro Stonehill College University of North Carolina at Pembroke Syracuse University* University of North Dakota Tallahassee State College* University of North Florida* Temple University* University of Notre Dame* Tennessee State University University of Oklahoma Texas A&M University University of Oregon Texas Christian University* University of Pennsylvania Texas Southern University University of Pittsburgh Texas State University University of Rhode Island Texas Tech University University of Richmond The American University of Paris University of Rochester The Catholic University of America* University of San Diego* The College of Idaho University of San Francisco The Pennsylvania State University University of South Carolina* The University of Alabama* University of South Florida* The University of Montana University of South Florida-St. Petersburg* The University of Tampa* University of Southern California* The University of Tennessee* University of St. Andrews - Scotland* The University of Texas* University of Tulsa The University of Texas at Dallas University of Utah The University of West Florida* University of Vermont The University of the South - Sewanee* University of Virginia* Towson University University of Washington Trine University University of Wisconsin-Madison Trinity College University of Wyoming Tufts University Valdosta State University Tulane University* Vanderbilt University* Union College Vassar College United States Air Force Academy* Villanova University United States Coast Guard Academy Virginia Commonwealth University United States Military Academy at West Point* Virginia Military Institute* United States Naval Academy* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.* University College Dublin Wake Forest University* University of Alabama at Birmingham Washington State University University of Arizona* Washington and Lee University University of Bridgeport Wellesley College* University of California-Davis Wentworth Institute of Technology University of California-Irvine West Virginia University* University of California-Los Angeles* Western Carolina University University of California-San Diego Westminster University University of California-Santa Barbara Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic Univ.

University of Central Florida* College of William & Mary* University of Central Oklahoma William Patterson University University of Colorado Boulder Williams College University of Connecticut Winthrop University* University of Dallas Xavier University of Louisiana* University of Dayton Xavier University* University of Delaware Yale University* University of Denver Youngstown State University University of Detroit Mercy University of Florida*