Holy Cross High School (San Antonio, Texas)
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426 North San Felipe Avenue Loma Vista San Antonio, Texas, (Bexar County) 78228 United States |
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| Coordinates | 29°26′26″N 98°33′25″W / 29.44056°N 98.55694°WCoordinates: 29°26′26″N 98°33′25″W / 29.44056°N 98.55694°W |
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| Type | Private, College-prep |
| Motto | Spes Unica (Only Hope) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Denomination | Congregation of Holy Cross |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint André Bessette, CSC |
| Established | 1957 |
| Area trustee | Bro. Stanley Culotta, C.S.C. |
| President | Bruce Gillooly |
| Principal | Henry Galindo |
| Chaplain | Bro. Michael Winslow, C.S.C. |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 450 (2016-2017) |
| Campus | Inner City |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Fight song | "Holy Cross Victory March" |
| Athletics conference | TAPPS Class 5A |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Nickname | Cross |
| Rival | San Antonio Christian School |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | The Bard |
| Yearbook | The Tradition |
| Academic Dean | John Gutierrez |
| Dean of Men | Angel Cedillo |
| Dean of Development | Richard Vasquez |
| Dean of Women | Molly Calderon |
| Athletic Director | Mike Harrison |
| Website | http://www.holycross-sa.org/ |
Holy Cross of San Antonio, is a Catholic, Coeducational, college preparatory school located in the Loma Vista neighborhood of San Antonio, Texas, on the West side of the city, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.
Holy Cross was opened in 1957 by the Brothers of Holy Cross as the only Catholic, college preparatory, school primarily serving students of the West and South Sides of the city. Today, Holy Cross serves students from all over the city and remains one of four Catholic, Coeducational, College preparatory schools serving students through the 12th grade.
The Brothers of Holy Cross provide an educational mission tried and proven for more than 175 years. In the tradition of the founder, Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC, the Brothers understand the importance of providing educational opportunities to students of all abilities in order to develop their spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical capacities.
During the 1983-1984 school year Holy Cross was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.
Holy Cross offers comprehensive Middle and High School catalogs including the Holy Cross STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) program.
Holy Cross is a member of TAPPS and participates in the 5A classification, the second largest in the league. Holy Cross has won, or has been a finalist for, the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) previously known as (TCIL) championship title in the following sports:
In its history the school's Football program has won 6 TCIL (1992-1997) state championships. The varsity Baseball team won the TCIL (Texas Catholic Interscholastic League) Varsity championship game in 1968 and 1990. The Cheerleading squad has won 10 NCA championships from (1997-2015).
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