Bishop Maginn High School
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| Bishop Maginn High School | |
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75 Park Avenue , , 12202 | |
| Coordinates | 42°38′33″N 73°46′15″W / 42.64250°N 73.77083°WCoordinates: 42°38′33″N 73°46′15″W / 42.64250°N 73.77083°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1977 |
| Principal | Michael Tolan |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Slogan | An experience of values and learning that will last a lifetime. |
| Athletics conference | Western Athletic Conference, Section 2 |
| Mascot | Griffin |
| Team name | Griffins |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Website | www.bishopmaginn.org |
Bishop Maginn High School is a Catholic high school in Albany, New York. It is coeducational and open to students of all faiths.[citation needed]
The school belongs to the school system of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. It is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents and the Middle States Association.[citation needed]
In February of 2022, it was announced that Bishop Maginn would close at the end of the 2021-22 school year.
History[edit]
Bishop Maginn is named after the former Auxiliary Bishop of Albany Edward Joseph Maginn. Two former high schools operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, Vincentian Institute (VI) and Cardinal McCloskey High School, were merged in 1977, creating Bishop Maginn High School in the former McCloskey building. Declining enrollments and an aging Vincentian building made it necessary for the Diocese to use the newer McCloskey building for the new school. The first graduating class from Bishop Maginn was the Class of 1978. Formerly rivals, the students from both VI and McCloskey accepted each other in a harmonious display of unity, adopting an enthusiastic spirit for the new school. When the merger was announced in the spring of 1977, two McCloskey students had the idea to combine the mascots of the two schools - VI's lion and McCloskey's cardinal. David Strazzeri and Mark Kulzer researched and presented several images of the mythical creature to the merger committee. One would become the official Bishop Maginn Griffin insignia and mascot. The coat of arms for the newly created school contains the line 'Veni Lumen Cordium', which in Latin means 'Come light of the heart'.[citation needed]
In 2015, it was announced that due to declining enrollment and financial difficulties, Bishop Maginn would move to the former Cathedral Academy building in downtown Albany.[2] The school relocated to the former Cathedral Academy for the 2015–2016 school year.[3][4] Bishop Maginn's former building on Slingerland Street was leased to Green Tech High Charter School in March 2016.[4]
The school is noted for its Karen population from Myanmar,[5] for which much of the baseball team are Karen refugees.[6]
On February 16, 2022, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany announced that Bishop Maginn High School would close at the end of the 2021-2022 school year. Declining enrollment was cited as the reason.[7][8]
Alma mater[edit]
In 1980, Anne Gould Penned composed An Ode to Bishop Maginn. It became Maginn's Alma Mater, and is sung annually by the graduating class at each commencement ceremony and by the members of the National Honors Society at their honorary ceremony.[citation needed]
Hail to our Blue and Gold!
Your Spirit will remain
Long after high school years have passed
And generations changed.
The Griffins' pride and faith
Will ever be our guide,
With loyalty and fellowship
And service by our side
Your blue will give us strength
Your gold will light our ways
Maginn – our Alma Mater
To you we sign our praise!
Notable alumni[edit]
- Talor Battle, basketball player who last played for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli League
- Ernie Stautner, professional football player, coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer[9]
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^ Clark, Dartunorro (June 13, 2015). "Bishop Maginn High graduates its final class before relocation". Times Union.
- ^ "'We are here; we are viable,' says Bishop Maginn head". evangelist.org.
- ^ a b Bump, Bethany (March 29, 2016). "Green Tech to move to former Bishop Maginn building". Times Union.
- ^ Mike Matvey (March 15, 2019). "Maginn student, born in Burmese refugee camp, lights the 'Way'". The Evangelist. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Churchill, Chris (May 13, 2017). "Churchill: For team of refugees, baseball is a path to joy". Times Union (Albany). Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "Bishop Maginn High School permanently closing at end of school year". WNYT NewsChannel 13. February 16, 2022.
- ^ Churchill, Chris (February 16, 2022). "Churchill: Bishop Maginn High School closing at school year's end". Times Union.
- ^ "Ernie Stautner". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
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- Private schools in New York's Capital District
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany
- Catholic secondary schools in New York (state)
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