Holy Cross Catholic Academy

This google account is an alias. I graduated from this school last year. I will say it had some amazing teachers and stand-out programs. Despite being an athiest and not liking the Catholic school system (I was forced to go there by my parents), I had a very good time at Holy Cross. Honestly, I have so much nostalgia for the school and care a ton about a lot of the teachers that I almost don't want to say this next part. But it has to be said:The student body was a disgusting mess and this seemingly went unaddressed.There were definitely many students who were wonderful, and I won't lie, I came out with a huge chunk of my grade being my friend. But for every nice student there was a problematic one. Heck, even some of the nice students were problematic. I could not walk through the halls for even a minute without hearing the words gay, queer, and/or f*ggot used in negative ways in the other students' every day slang, as though there were no queer students at the school. As though those words wouldn't dig into my skin every day for four years.Maybe that's just teenagers being teenagers, and honestly, its inevitable that some things like this will slip through. I've been online and I know teenagers, and its not like its out of the ordinary for teens to act and speak like this, despite it being completely inappropriate and offensive, and ignores the legacy of pain and suffering the f-slur represents for the LGBTQ+ community.But not once did I ever see someone try to end this behaviour. Maybe it was because these words were only spoken in the halls and not as often said during class time, or maybe because a teacher was always just out of earshot, but there's no way that everyone was completely unaware of this issue. I know religion often creates a conflicting viewpoint against the LGBTQ+ community, but it doesn't have to, and I think the school's values on some level did a passable-ish job reflecting that. But the student body did not.And once again, I'm not saying this is a problem exclusive to this school. Honestly, I think this is just a problem with people in general and the homophobic and transphobic belief structure that its cool" to have. But I'm tired of it and I don't want anyone else to have to go through what I did. To have to walk through the halls and hear your very identity used as insults by people who couldn't begin to understand your struggle and the weight of their words. To hear the words that were used

In order to address these issues, a contest was held for a true MG 34 replacement. Three companies were asked to submit designs: Metall und Lackierwarenfabrik Johannes Großfuß AG of Döbeln, Rheinmetall-Borsig of Sömmerda, and Stübgen of Erfurt.[8] Of the number of proposals submitted, Großfuß AG's proved to be the best design by far, employing a unique recoil-operated roller locking mechanism whereas the two competing designs used a gas-actuated system.[8] The company had no earlier experience in weapons manufacture, specializing in pressed and stamped steel components (the company's staple product was sheet metal lanterns). Dr.-Ing. Werner Gruner, one of the leading design engineers with Großfuß, knew nothing about machine guns when he was given the task of being involved with the project, although he specialized in the technology of mass production. Gruner would attend an army machine gunner's course to familiarize himself with the utility and characteristics of such a weapon, also seeking input from soldiers. He then recycled an existing Mauser-developed operating system and incorporated features from his experiences with army machine gunners and lessons learned during the early stages of the war.[8] Being made largely out of stamped metal, the new design required considerably less machining and fewer high grade steel alloys. It was much simpler to build than other machine guns—it took 75 man hours to complete the new gun as opposed to 150 man hours for the MG 34 (a 50% reduction)—and cost 250 RM as opposed to 327 RM (a 24% reduction).The resulting MG 39 remained similar to the earlier MG 34 overall, a deliberate decision made to maintain familiarity. The only major changes from the gunner's perspective were dropping of the drum-magazine feed option, leaving the weapon to fire belted ammunition, or from a single 50-round drum-shaped Gurttrommel belt container fitted to the gun's receiver, and simplifying the weapon's open sights for aiming purposes. All these changes were intended to increase, maintain, or accommodate the gun's high practical rate of fire. Although made of relatively inexpensive and simple parts, the prototypes also proved to be considerably more rugged and resistant to jamming than the precisely machined and somewhat temperamental MG 34. A limited run of about 1,500 of its immediate predecessor, the MG 39/41, was completed in 1941 and tested in combat trials.Adoption of the MG 42The weapon was officially accepted, and the main manufacturing of the production design began in 1942, as the MG 42, contracts going to Großfuß, Mauser-Werke, Gustloff-Werke and others. Production during the war amounted to over 400,000 units (17,915 units in 1942, 116,725 in 1943, 211,806 in 1944, and 61,877 in 1945).[3]MG 42 nicknamesThe distinctive sound caused by the high cyclic firing rate gave rise to the nickname Hitler's buzzsaw" and the German soldiers' Hitlersäge

L school

Excellent school with great teachers.

Filled with naughty girls and students not willing to study. I feel as if Holy Cross is taking L's everyday. If want good education no come here.