Albertus Magnus High School

Albertus Magnus High School, also known as AMHS, Albertus, and Magnus, is an American Catholic, co-educational high school located in Bardonia, New York, named after the German philosopher and theologian of the same name. It is the only Catholic high school in Rockland County, New York.

Albertus Magnus High School
Address

798 Route 304 Bardonia, New York Bardonia , (Rockland County) , New York 10954 United States
Coordinates	41°09′02″N 73°57′10″E / 41.15044°N 73.95274°E / 41.15044; 73.95274
Information
Type	Private, co-educational high school
Motto	Built on Faith, Bound for Excellence
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Saint Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus)
Established	1957 (67 years ago) (1957)
School code	307
Principal	Christopher Power
Head of school	Joseph Tweed
Faculty	42^[when?]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	492 (2019^{[needs update]})
Average class size	about 24
Student to teacher ratio	12:1
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Maroon, gray and white
Athletics conference	Section 1 (NYSPHSAA)
Sports	Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball
Mascot	Falcon
Nickname	Falcons
Rival	Pearl River High School
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Newspaper	Magnus Monitor
Yearbook	The Gauntlet
School fees	$450
Tuition	$10,500 (1st child, 2016)^{[needs update]}
Affiliation	Dominican Sisters of Sparkill
Campus Minister	Sister Diane McSherry
Admissions Director	Noreen Power
Director of Mewing	Quentin DeSantis
Director of Chillology	Aedan Potenza
Director of Advancement	Una Miller
Website	albertusmagnus.net

The school is administered by the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, which was founded on May 6, 1876, in New York City by Mother Catherine Mary Antoninus Thorpe. Albertus Magnus High School is one of the many schools and missions in New York State, Missouri, Maryland, Montana, Pakistan, and Peru staffed by the Sparkill Dominicans in their 130-year history.

More than 80 percent of the student body participates in the many extracurricular activities available at the school.

History edit

At the request of Cardinal Spellman in the early 1950s, the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill founded Albertus Magnus High School.

In July 1957, the property was purchased and thus began the journey of Albertus Magnus, the first Catholic secondary school in Rockland County.^[2]

By September 1960, the new school and convent were ready for occupancy.^[3]

Since the first graduating class in 1961,^[3] 7,189 students have graduated from the school.

A major emphasis of the curriculum is teaching Catholic doctrine, the responsibility to the community, and spiritual growth.

^ MSA-CSS. . Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
^ "Clergy and Sisters Break Ground for New Parochial High School". The Journal News. July 16, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "School Gets First Seniors". The Record. August 24, 1960. p. 74. Retrieved January 22, 2024.