Bishop Maginn High School

Bishop Maginn High School
Address
75 Park Avenue Albany, NY, (Albany County) 12202
Coordinates
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1977
Principal	Christopher Signor
Teaching staff	14
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	140 (2015-2016)
Student to teacher ratio	10:1
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Slogan	An experience of values and learning that will last a lifetime.
Athletics	10 interscholastic sports teams (4 Co-ed)
Athletics conference	Western Athletic Conference, Section 2
Mascot	Griffin
Team name	Griffins
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Tuition	$6,250 (est. 2015-2016)
Director of Guidance	Laura Lee
Athletic Director	Joseph Zaccardo
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.

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.

Student life

Students at Bishop Maginn are required to perform in State Regents testing.

Activities and clubs

Bishop Maginn High School says that 90% of their students participate in school activities.

Sports

The school offers 10 sports teams for men and women and are as followed

Men's Team	Women's Team	Season
Football	X	Fall
X	Tennis	Fall
Cross Country	Cross Country	Fall
X	Volleyball	Fall
X	Cheerleading	Fall
Bowling	Bowling	Winter
X	Cheerleading	Winter
Basketball	Basketball	Winter
Baseball	X	Spring
X	Softball	Spring
Track and Field	Track and Field	Spring

Extracurriculars

The students are encouraged to join in clubs that let them be exposed to different cultures, help their community and learn outside of the traditional classroom setting. Some of those activities include:

• National Honor Society
• Yearbook
• Masterminds
• Chess Club

• Student Council
• Interclass Play
• Service Club

• Spring Musical
• Drama Club
• Stage Crew

History

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. Each of the former schools' mascots, VI's lion and McCloskey's cardinal, were also merged to create the Maginn Griffin. The coat of arms for the new created school contains the line 'Veni Lumen Cordium', which in Latin means 'Come light of the heart'.

Alma mater

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.

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

Talor Battle (Penn State Basketball Player)

External links

• Bishop Maginn High School