Scholarships

Join us as the inaugural supporters of this transformational vision that safeguards Holy Cross High School’s future. GIVE TODAY in honor of a member of the Hall of Honor Class of 2020 and to make a difference in a future Crusader’s education.

Geraldine M. Hawks has been a long-time member of the Holy Cross Community.  She was born into a large and close-knit Catholic family in Waterbury.  Her brother, Br. David J Turmel C.S.C, is a religious brother in the Holy Cross order, has taught at numerous Holy Cross schools, and was on the Board of Directors at Holy Cross Waterbury.  Both of her sons, Donald L Hawks III (’93) and Kurt D Hawks (’94) are graduates of Holy Cross Waterbury, as are a number of her nieces and nephews.  Your gift to the Geraldine M. Hawks memorial scholarship will make a difference in a current or future Crusader's education. 

Holy Cross High School has been privileged to receive many inquiries from current Sacred Heart students seeking admission to Holy Cross for the 21-22 school year.   There has been a similar demonstration of support for these students from friends and alumni of Sacred Heart.  In response to this outpouring of support, Holy Cross has created the Sacred Heart Scholarship Fund.  Gifts received for this fund will be restricted for use as tuition assistance for incoming Sacred Heart families joining the Holy Cross High School family for the 2021-2022 academic year.   Our continuing prayers and support go to the entire Sacred Heart High School family.  Thank you for considering a gift to this fund.

Wyatt Shea-Levandoski, a proud 2019 graduate of Holy Cross High School, died unexpectedly at the age of 19 in September of 2020. Those who knew him remember him as fearless, adventurous, very kind, intelligent, funny, athletic and devoted to all of his family and friends. Wyatt had a way of taking the marginalized under his wing and befriending those whom others dismissed. He was so proud of being a Crusader, on the football team and was remembered by teammates as a competitor with heart and ferocity.

Wyatt’s family wishes to honor him with a need-based scholarship which will be used to support a student who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend Holy Cross.

The Timothy J. McDonald Scholarship was established at the time of his passing. For decades as President and Principal of Holy Cross, Timothy J. McDonald was devoted to the academic, emotional, and spiritual growth and success of all students in his care. For him, Holy Cross was a home for families and students to pursue the pillars of excellence within an unwavering culture of respect, kindness, honor, pride, and spirituality. Mr. McDonald believed that the opportunities and genuine goodness of Holy Cross should be attainable for young men and women of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds in the Greater Waterbury region. With his personal code and belief system in mind, this scholarship will make his vision a reality for students of financial need for years to come.