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Lumen Scientiae, Religio, Cor Amoris Patriae.
Light of Knowledge, Religion, Love of Country.
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| 950 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, New York, (Westchester County), 10605 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, All-Male |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1948 |
| President | Fr. Thomas Collins [1] |
| Principal | Paul Carty |
| Vice principal | Frank Portanova |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, White and Blue |
| Team name | Crusaders |
| Rival | Iona Preparatory School |
| Accreditation(s) | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
| Publication | The Phoenix (literary journal) |
| Newspaper | 'The Crusader' |
| Yearbook | 'The Shepherd' |
| Tuition | $7,900 (2011-2012)[3] |
| Website | www.stepinac.org |
Archbishop Stepinac High School is an all-boys Roman Catholic high school in White Plains, New York, that was operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York until the 2009-2010 school year when it became independent. It was founded in 1948 and named for Blessed Aloysius Stepinac, who was archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia at the time.
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Archbishop Stepinac High School opened in 1948 with a capacity of 1,360 students. It began with freshman and sophomore years and reached its full complement in 1950. The school was established subsequent to fundraising by the Catholic parishes of Westchester County, under the leadership of the New York Cardinal Archbishop Francis Spellman and the educational officials of the Archdiocese. The initial purpose of the school was to establish a full educational program with a diversity of subject choices leading to a well-rounded student. In addition to the college preparatory program it offered a general course for boys who wanted to finish their education with high school and enter a trade. Boys were taught by an all-male faculty, almost entirely religious in makeup. In its early years the administration of the school was in the hands of diocesan priests, assisted by religious brothers and an occasional layman.
Students from the school were used as extras in the 1972 film Child's Play directed by Sidney Lumet.
Former Archbishop Stepinac High School students include:[4]
In 2002 news media reporting the discovery that some former school administrators had been either released from the priesthood or relieved of their duties due to accusations that they had solicited or molested youth during their years at Stepinac. In 1988 Rev. Donald T. Malone, principal and former Dean of Students, was reportedly picked up by White Plains police for soliciting sex from a 16- or 17-year-old boy. While the impropriety was not made public by either the police or the school's administration, Rev. Malone was immediately removed as principal and reassigned to a parish.[5]
Also in 2002, it became publicly known that in 1998 the archdiocese had quietly settled a lawsuit over accusations that Monsignor William White had carried on a sexual relationship with a male student for a three-year period in the late 1970s when White was a dean at the school.[6]
The current administration and faculty of Stepinac is a mix of religious (both priests and nuns) and lay men and women. The high school draws its students predominantly from Westchester County[7] and has evolved into a college preparatory school.