Chaminade High School

For other schools with this name, see Chaminade (disambiguation).

Chaminade High School is a Marianist college preparatory high school for boys in Mineola on Long Island, New York.

Chaminade High School
Chaminade High School building facade
Location
340 Jackson Avenue Mineola , New York 11501-2441 United States
Coordinates	40°44′39″N 73°38′58″W
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Fortes in Unitate (Strength in Unity)
Religious affiliation(s)	Marianist
Established	1930
Status	Open
CEEB code	333150
President	Bro. Thomas Cleary S.M. ‘81
Dean	Thomas Dillon ‘92
Principal	Robert (Bob) Paul ‘92
Chaplain	Rev. Peter Heiskell S.M. ‘86
Faculty	92 total; 58 Chaminade Alumni[1]
Grades	9-12
Gender	Boys
Number of students	1,703 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio	18:1
Hours in school day	8:05 - 2:57
Color(s)	Crimson and Gold
Athletics	19 varsity sports
Athletics conference	CHSAA
Team name	Flyers
Rivals	St. Anthony's High School, Kellenberg Memorial High School
Accreditation	MSA
Publication	Skylight (literary magazine)
Newspaper	Tarmac
Yearbook	Crimson and Gold
Endowment	$92,553,445
Tuition	$16,340 Total Tuition Paid $2,340 Paid for by Torch Fund $18,680 Total Tuition Without Torch Fund
Website	chaminade-hs.org
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Chaminade’s main campus is also home to Saragossa Retreat Center, one of their three retreat houses. The other retreat houses include Meribah in Muttontown, and Founder's Hollow, Accord.

Athletics

The 2016 soccer team finished the season ranked seventh in the nation by USA Today on its final Super 25 Expert Rankings.^[4]

Chaminade offers the following sports:^[5]

• Fall
  • Crew
  • Varsity / JV / freshman cross country
  • Varsity / JV / freshman football
  • Varsity / JV / JVB soccer
  • Freshman swimming
• Winter
  • Indoor Track and field
  • Varsity / JV wrestling
  • Varsity / JV / freshman basketball
  • Varsity bowling
  • Varsity / JV hockey
  • Varsity riflery
  • Varsity swimming
• Spring
  • Outdoor Track and field
  • Varsity / JV / JVB baseball
  • Crew
  • Varsity golf
  • Varsity / JV / JVB lacrosse
  • Varsity tennis
  • Varsity volleyball
  • Rugby

Other

Chaminade's new Marianist Cross, Physical Fitness Center (PFC), and Gold Star Stadium from Ott Field

• Chaminade owns a theater pipe organ having 3 manuals and 15 ranks, in the school's 1,200-seat Darby Auditorium. The organ consists of a Robert Morton console with ranks by Wurlitzer, Robert Morton, Austin, and Barton.^[6]
• A renovation of Chaminade's athletic facilities was completed in 2014. This included the replacement of artificial turf on Ott Field and the construction of a new stadium adjacent to Ott Field. Gold Star Stadium was dedicated on September 6, 2014, in honor of the Gold Star Alumni.^[7]
• A new day retreat center, Saragossa, has been constructed. Located next to the AAC on Marcellus Road, the retreat center serves as Chaminade's third retreat house.^[8]
• The Dolan Family Science, Technology and Research Center (STRC) opened in 2018, including state of the art science labs and the only Foucault pendulum in a high school in New York.^[9]
• Its former president, Fr. James Williams, was accused of sexual abuse and misconduct during his tenure as President.^[10]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Chaminade High School alumni

• Tim Berbenich, coach for the Atlanta Falcons
• Sean Coffey (class of 1974), retired U.S. Navy Captain, former U.S. federal prosecutor, and current General Counsel of the U.S. Navy
• Luke Cummo (class of 1998), competed on The Ultimate Fighter 2, professional mixed martial artist^[11]
• Alfonse D'Amato (class of 1955), United States Senator from New York, from 1981 to 1999^[12]
• Anthony D'Esposito (class of 2000), U.S. Congressman
• Brian Dennehy (class of 1956) Emmy and Tony Award-winning stage, film and television actor^[13]
• Louis Gerstner (class of 1959), former chairman and CEO of IBM and The Carlyle Group^[14]
• Al Groh (class of 1962), football player and former coach of NFL's New York Jets^[15]
• Kemp Hannon (class of 1963), former member of the New York State Senate
• Richard Henning, current Archbishop of Boston^[16]
• Glenn Hughes (class of 1968), singer, The Village People^[17]
• Stephen Karopczyc, recipient of Medal of Honor^[18]
• George Kennedy (class of 1943), Academy Award-winning actor^[19]
• Jim Kissane, professional basketball player^[20]
• John Lannan, former Major League Baseball player for the Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Mets^[21]
• Gene Larkin, former Major League Baseball player for Minnesota Twins^[22]
• Jack Martins, member of the New York State Senate from the 7th district from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2016; January 1, 2023 to present.
• Bob McKillop, former head coach of Davidson College basketball team^[23]
• Joe Mullaney, basketball player and coach^[24]
• Bill O'Reilly (class of 1967), television host, political commentator, and author
• Phil Quartararo, American music industry executive
• Kevin Reilly, television network president at Fox, NBC, FX, Turner, and Warner Media^[25]
• Ted Robinson, sportscaster^[26]
• Christopher Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax Media^[27]
• Tom Slattery, distance runner
• Thomas Spota, former Suffolk County District Attorney
• Richard J. Sullivan (class of 1982), United States Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit
• Tom Suozzi, U.S. Congressman, member of House of Representatives from New York's 3rd congressional district^[28][29]
• Mike Vaccaro, lead sports columnist for The New York Post^[30]
• Greg Van Roten (class of 2008) NFL offensive lineman for Las Vegas Raiders;^[31] All Ivy football player for University of Pennsylvania^[32]
• Vinoo Varghese, criminal defense attorney and television legal analyst
• Robert C. Wright, former chairman and CEO of NBC Universal and vice-chairman of General Electric