- Monsignor Farrell High School
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Monsignor Farrell High School 
Vir FidelisFaithful ManAddress 2900 Amboy Road
New York City (Oakwood, Staten Island),
New York, 10306
United StatesCoordinates 40°34′2″N 74°7′32″W / 40.56722°N 74.12556°WCoordinates: 40°34′2″N 74°7′32″W / 40.56722°N 74.12556°W Information Type Private, All-Male Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Patron saint(s) Msgr. Joseph A. Farrell (religious leader, not a saint) Established 1961 Status Open School district 31 Area trustee Msgr. Thomas Bergin Dean Mr. Robert Besignano Director Mr. Andrew Frank Monteleone Principal Msgr. Edmund Whalen Asst. Principal Mr. Lawrence Musanti Chief custodian Mr. Joseph Holt Faculty Diocesan Priests, Christian Brothers, Sisters of Charity, Lay Educators Grades 9-12 Enrollment 1200[1] Average class size 25 Campus Suburban Color(s) Maroon and Gold Mascot Farrell Lion Team name The Lions Accreditation(s) Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2] Publication Logos Newspaper 'The Lion' Yearbook Cornerstone School fees Tuition Affiliation Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York (former) Website http://www.msgrfarrellhs.org Monsignor Farrell High School is a Catholic secondary school located in the Oakwood section of Staten Island, New York. Opened in 1961, the school was named in honor of Monsignor Joseph Farrell, a prominent Catholic priest, as well as a religious, political and community leader on Staten Island.
The school motto of Vir Fidelis, translated from Latin, means "faithful man".
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Msgr. Farrell H.S. Marching Band
The school's marching band received the 8th Place at the 2008 United States Scholastic Band Association National Championships, competing as a Group II band at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland on November 7, 2008.[3] The band's 2010 show entitled "A Celtic Suite" won the band the New York State Championship. They received 3rd place at the National Championships, hosted at the Naval Academy. The band took home the "Espirt de Corp" award for the band which exemplifies the marine characteristics of professionalism and quality. In 2011, the band won first place at the USSBA National Championships for Group 1 open completing their 2011 competitive season completely undefeated. Their colorguard is unbelievably beautiful.
Notable alumni
- Jim Albus - Champions Tour golfer
- Tim Brier - co-founder of Priceline.com
- Bill Britton - former PGA Tour player
- Michael Cusick - New York State Assemblyman
- Anthony DeFalco - former Arena Football Player - NIFL,CIFL
- Kevin Devine - songwriter, musician
- John Lavelle - actor who starred in The Graduate in 2002[4]
- Daniel Donovan - Richmond County District Attorney
- Andrew Lanza - who won the NY State Senate seat which was held for 50 years by Farrell's grandfather John J. Marchi
- Michael McMahon - U.S. Congressman from New York
- Kevin O'Connor - current General Manager of the Utah Jazz
- Jim Oddo - New York City Councilman[5]
- Ryan Rossiter - Basketball player[6]
- William J. Taverner - Sex educator and editor of the American Journal of Sexuality Education[7]
- Louis Tobacco - New York State Assemblyman[8]
- Vito Fossella - Former U.S. Congressman from New York[9]
References
- ^ Statistical information gathered from Monsignor Farrell High School's official site's Monsignor Farrell High School enrollment statistics page
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". http://www.css-msa.org/search.php/. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ Group I, M&T Bank Stadium, November 16, 2007, United States Scholastic Band Association. Accessed November 18, 2007.
- ^ http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2006/follow-spot_8252.html Follow Spot: Tovah Feldshuh gets her Irish up to play Dolly Gallagher Levi, and John Lavelle acts like a Wall Street minion in Burleigh Grime$. Plus: What went wrong with Tarzan?
- ^ http://www.silive.com/elections/index.ssf/2009/11/on_the_issues_james_oddo.html
- ^ http://www.sienasaints.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/rossiter_ryan00.html
- ^ http://www.reunion.com/ny/staten+island/monsignor+farrell+high+school/
- ^ http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=062&sh=bio
- ^ http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/F000440
External links
Categories:- Boys' schools in the United States
- Christian Brother (Irish) secondary schools
- Educational institutions established in 1961
- High schools in New York City
- Roman Catholic secondary schools in New York
- Schools in Staten Island
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