Английская Википедия:Albertus Magnus High School
Шаблон:Primary sources Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Use American English Шаблон:Infobox 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.
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
Шаблон:Unreferenced section 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.
By September 1960, the new school and convent were ready for occupancy.
Since the first graduating class in 1961, 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.
The school is accredited by the Middle States Association, Commission on Secondary Schools.
Activities
- Sports
Sports offered by the school include:
- baseball
- basketball
- cheerleading
- competitive cheerleading
- cross-country running
- field hockey
- football
- golf
- ice hockey
- lacrosse
- softball
- swimming
- soccer
- tennis
- track (winter and spring)
- volleyball
The school's mascot is the Falcon.
- Other activities
Other extracurricular activities include:
- Albert
- anime literary club
- art
- Campus Ministry
- choir
- drama
- Eucharistic ministers
- honor societies
- International Club
- literary magazine
- Magnus Monitor (the school's newspaper)
- Midnight Run
- mock trial
- peer counseling
- Photography Club
- pro-life
- robotics
- Ski/Snowboard Club
- Student Council
- Veritas honors chorus
See also
Notes and references
Шаблон:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
- Английская Википедия
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- Catholic secondary schools in New York (state)
- Dominican schools in the United States
- Educational institutions established in 1960
- Schools in Rockland County, New York
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