Students enrolled in an AP course are required to take the corresponding AP exam. Advanced Placement courses offered at HNA include Art History, Biology, Calculus, Computer Science, English, European History, French, Physics, Spanish, and U.S. History. School Year Divided into 2 semesters of 18 weeks each, with 9-week reporting periods. Grading A-F, including pluses or minuses.
Class rank is computed at the end of each semester.
Honors and AP classes are so named. A student may receive financial aid from both Holy Names Academy and the Archdiocese of Seattle. Athletics Athletes compete in the Class AAA division of the Seattle Metropolitan Sports League. The Early Years Holy Names Academy was founded in 1880 by the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. This religious community of sisters, guided by the vision of Mother Marie Rose Durocher, was dedicated to providing education for young women, just as the Academy is today.