Each year the students from The Academy of the Holy Cross take a field trip to a local museum that relates to material they have studied throughout the year. As in years past, the Freshmen English classes visited the National Gallery of Art. The Class of 2011 spent the day viewing one of the finest collections of Western painting and sculpture in the world. The students were able to enjoy European and American painting, sculptures, photographs and other works of art throughout the day. The Class of 2010’s trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was emotional and memorable for the Sophomore Theology Classes. As the AHC students visited this memorial to the millions of European Jews and others killed during World War II, they were able to see artifacts from concentration camps, watch historical film footage and testimonies from Holocaust survivors and gain a greater understanding of life during this time period. Although the National Museum of American History has been closed to the public since September 5, 2006, that didn’t stop the class of 2009 from participating in the traditional Junior field trip. While the American History Museum is being renovated, certain exhibits are being displayed at the Air and Space Museum which the Junior Class was able to spend the day studying.

Fifty one members of the Class of 2009 were inducted into the National Honor Society on Wednesday, May 14. Since its foundation in 1921 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the National Honor Society has been guided by four main purposes, "To create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students of secondary schools." In order to be selected for membership into the organization, students must meet stringent requirements in these areas. The National Honor Society requires continued participation in service projects and maintenance of the required cumulative GPA throughout the student’s high school career in order to retain membership.
 

The Spring Music Concert was held Thursday and Friday, May 8 and 9, in the AHC Theater. The show’s 22 performances consisted of more than 70 student vocalists and a 13 member Instrumental Ensemble. The Madrigals, an a cappella group which specializes in the performance of liturgical music, performed four songs in English, Latin and French. AHC’s Show Choir integrated dance and movement into their vocal performances and the Concert Choir showed their traditional style of performance as they sang Tears in Heaven and Down in the River to Pray. One of the three numbers performed by the Instrumental Ensemble included guest artists Ian Brown-Gorrell and John Miot. The concert also included solo performances from five members of the senior class and a performance of the Beatles Let It Be by the Tri-M Music Honor Society. All the AHC choirs joined together for three numbers including Revival in the Land which closed out the show.