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{{Short description|Private school in Briarwood, Queens}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox school
| name              = Archbishop Molloy High School
| native_name       =
| latin_name        =
| image             = File:Archbishop Molloy High School.jpg
| imagesize         = 150px
| logo              = molloyhighschoollogo.png
| alt               = Logo of Archbishop Molloy High School
| caption           =
| location          =
| streetaddress     = 83-53 Manton Street
| city              = [[Briarwood, Queens|Briarwood]], [[Queens]], [[New York City]]
| state             = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| zipcode           = 11435
| country           = U.S.
| coordinates       = {{Coord|40|42|40|N|73|49|11|W|type:edu_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}
| religion          = [[Catholic]], [[Marist Brothers]]
| president         = Richard Karsten
| principal         = Darius Penikas<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.molloyhs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=747161&type=d&pREC_ID=1157109 | website = Archbishop Molloy High School | title = Meet the Administration | access-date = October 2, 2020}}</ref>
| faculty           = 104
| teaching_staff    = 70.0 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]]) (2017–18)<ref name="nces_psch"/>
| ceeb              = 332543
| ratio             = 22.1 (2017–18)<ref name="nces_psch"/>
| type              = {{flatlist|
*[[Private school|Private]]
*[[College preparatory school|college preparatory]]
*[[Day school|day]]
*[[Catholic school]]
}}
| gender            = [[Co-educational]]
| tuition           = $12,550 + registration and technology fees (2024–2025)
| grades            = [[Ninth grade|9]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]]
| campus size       = {{convert|6|acre|m2}}
| campus type       = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| athletics         = 14 interscholastic sports <br>46 interscholastic teams
| conference        = [[Catholic High School Athletic Association]] (CHSAA)
| motto             = Non Scholae - Sed Vitae.
| motto_translation = Not For School - But For Life.
| accreditation     = [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]]<ref name="MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools">{{cite web|url=http://www.css-msa.org/search.php/ |title=MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools |access-date=May 27, 2009 |author=MSA-CSS |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040103005717/http://www.css-msa.org/search.php |archive-date=January 3, 2004 }}</ref>
| rival             = [[Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School]]
| mascot            = Lion
| mascot image      =
| sports            =
| team_name         = Archbishop Molloy Stanners
| nickname          = Stanners
| colors            = [[Columbia blue]] {{color box|#75B2DD}} Dark blue {{color box|#00205B}} Bright blue {{color box|#00A3E0}} [[white]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Color | website=Archbishop Molloy High School | url=https://www.molloyhs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1550651&type=d&pREC_ID=1678310 | access-date=2023-01-26}}</ref> {{color box|white}}
| yearbook          = ''Blue and White''
| publication       = ''Out of the Box'' (literary magazine)
| newspaper         = ''The Stanner''
| established       = {{start date and age|1957}}
| enrollment        = 1,546 (2017–18){{NCES Private School ID|00926223|school_name=ARCHBISHOP MOLLOY HIGH SCHOOL|access_date=October 2, 2020|do_not_render=yes}}
| website           = {{Official URL}}
}}
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'''Archbishop Molloy High School''' (also called '''Molloy''', '''Archbishop Molloy''', or '''AMHS''') is a four-year [[Private school|private]], [[college preparatory]], [[Catholic school]] for grades 9–12, located on {{convert|6|acre|m2}} on 83-53 Manton Street, [[Briarwood, Queens]], New York. It is part of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn|Diocese of Brooklyn]].

Molloy has an [[financial endowment|endowment]] of $11.3 million (as of 2019).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://beta.candid.org/profile/8632656 |title=Archbishop Molloy High School Charitable Trust Form 990}}</ref> The school's current principal is Darius Penikas, who started his term in 2015. Molloy's motto is "Non Scholae Sed Vitae," which is [[Latin]] for "Not For School, But For Life".

==History==
The school is staffed by the [[Marist Brothers]], founded by Saint [[Marcellin Champagnat]].<ref name="Archbishop Molloy High School History">{{cite web |url=http://molloyhs.org/history/ |title=Archbishop Molloy High School History |access-date=2007-08-01 |publisher=Archbishop Molloy High School website |author=AMHS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422055549/http://molloyhs.org/history/ |archive-date=2007-04-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1892, Br. Zephiriny opened St. Ann's Academy in two brownstone buildings at East 76 Street and Lexington Avenue. Initially a parish elementary school, the program expanded to include a two-year commercial course and then a four-year high school program. Initially conducted entirely in French, the school moved to English-language instruction, and by the 20th century, the Brothers anglicized the name to St. Ann's. During the [[Theodore Roosevelt]] era, the school briefly took on a military air, with uniforms and a marching band. Boarding facilities were added. When the original parish church was replaced in 1912 with the present-day church, the Brothers acquired the old building and converted it as a gymnasium. A purpose-built five-story school building was then constructed, and other neighboring buildings were acquired.<ref name="Archbishop Molloy High School History"/>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2023}}

65 years after its foundation, the school enrollment was 800 in grades one through twelve, and all available buildings were full. Some of the earliest buildings had deteriorated structurally, and required replacement.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Archbishop [[Thomas Edmund Molloy]], the Ordinary of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn|Diocese of Brooklyn]], offered the Marist Brothers a {{convert|6|acre|m2|adj=on}} site he had purchased in central Queens County. In 1957, the Brothers moved to the new site, naming the building in honor of Archbishop Molloy. The building received an award from the Queens Chamber of Commerce's annual architectural competition in 1957.<ref>"[https://www.proquest.com/docview/114277266/AE3C537D95164937PQ/1217 Queens Buildings Cited for Design]". ''The New York Times''. December 1, 1957. p. 373.</ref> The expanded facilities had the school nearly double its enrollment.
In 1956, at the request of the Diocesan bishop, Archbishop Thomas E. Molloy, a high school in East Elmhurst was opened as Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School in honor of Msgr. Joseph V. McClancy's priestly, energetic, scholarly nature as he contributed so much to Catholic Education.

In 1987, the Ralph DiChiaro Center for Arts and Sciences was dedicated.<ref name="Archbishop Molloy High School History"/>

In 2000, Molloy became co-educational. It graduated its first female in 2004.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Richard Karsten, class of 1981, was appointed President of Molloy in July 2010. He served on the school's first director in the 1990s and is a member of the Stanner Hall of Fame.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

===Stanner===
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2023}}
"Stanner" is a word created by Archbishop Molloy High School. Before modern-day Molloy was built in [[Briarwood, Queens]], the school was named St. Ann's Academy. The students were known as "St. Ann-ers," a nickname which, over time, simply became "Stanners." All of Molloy's students, current and alumni, are known as Stanners.

Several things in the school have this name, including the school newspaper, ''The Stanner''. The school's athletic teams are also known as the Stanners.

==Academics==

The [[U.S. Department of Education]] recognized the school as a "National School of Excellence."{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} Molloy was named as 1 of 96 most "Outstanding American High School" by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' in 1999,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gendar |first1=Alison |last2=Wasserman |first2=Joanne |date=January 10, 1999 |title=The City's Sweet 16 High Schoolswhether They Are Public Or Parochial, All Share Academic Success, Parental Involvement And Motivated Students |work=[[New York Daily News]] |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1999/01/10/1999-01-10_the_city_s_sweet_16_high_sch.html |access-date=2023-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404202732/http://www.nydailynews.com:80/archives/news/1999/01/10/1999-01-10_the_city_s_sweet_16_high_sch.html |archive-date=April 4, 2010}}</ref> as well as an "Exemplary School" by the [[United States Department of Education]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

==Notable alumni==
{{Alumni|date=June 2025}}
*[[Walter Signer]] (1928) - Former [[MLB]] player, [[Chicago Cubs]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Archbishop Molloy HS (Queens, NY) Baseball Players | website=Baseball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=58869878 | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Xavier Rescigno]] (1930) - Former [[MLB]] player, [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Archbishop Molloy HS (Queens, NY) Baseball Players | website=Baseball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=58869878 | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Nick Tremark]] (1930) - Former [[MLB]] player, [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Archbishop Molloy HS (Queens, NY) Baseball Players | website=Baseball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=58869878 | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Edward D. Head]] (1936) - 11th [[bishop]] of [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
*[[Lou Carnesecca]] (1943) - [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball]] coach in [[College Basketball Hall of Fame]]
*[[Charles J. Hynes]] (1952) - [[Brooklyn]] [[District Attorney]]
*[[Tommy Kearns]] (1954) - Former NBA player<ref>{{cite web | title=Tommy Kearns | website=Basketball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kearnto01.html | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[York Larese]] (1956) - Former NBA player<ref>{{cite web | title=York Larese | website=Basketball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/laresyo01.html | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Raymond Kelly]] (1959) - Former [[New York City Police Commissioner|New York City police commissioner]]
*[[Peter Vecsey (sports columnist)|Peter Vecsey]] (1961) - Sports columnist and television analyst
*[[Tom Farrell (middle-distance runner)|Tom Farrell]] (1962) - Bronze medalist, 800 metres, [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|1968 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Jim LeClair (quarterback)|Jim LeClair]] (1962) - Former [[American Football League|AFL]] quarterback, [[Denver Broncos]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Archbishop Molloy (Queens, NY) Alumni Pro Stats| website=Pro Football Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/high_schools.cgi?id=93bc7531 | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Steve Konchalski]] (1963) - Men's basketball coach at [[St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women|St. Francis Xavier University]]
*[[Louis Willett]] (1963) - War hero and [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
*[[Tom Konchalski]] (1965) - Men's basketball scout
*[[Jim Larrañaga]] (1967) - Men's basketball coach at [[Miami Hurricanes men's basketball|University of Miami]]
*[[Kevin Joyce (basketball)|Kevin Joyce]] (1969) - [[NBA]] player and member of [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 USA Olympic Basketball Team]]<ref>{{cite web | title=NBA & ABA Players Who Attended High School in New York | website=Basketball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&state=NY | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Charles Camarda]] (1970) - [[Astronaut]], NASA space shuttle Discovery
*[[Vincent DeVeau]] (1970) - Writer and editor
*[[John Faso]] (1970) - Politician, Congressman, Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 2006 <ref>Herszenhorn, David M. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/02/nyregion/02schools.html "In the Race for Governor, a Big Divide on School Aid"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 2, 2006. Accessed December 6, 2007. "Mr. Faso, whose father worked as a janitor in the Catholic grammar school that he attended on Long Island, went on to Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens and the State University of New York at Brockport."</ref>
*[[Brian Winters]] (1970) - Former NBA All-Star and coach<ref>{{cite web | title=NBA & ABA Players Who Attended High School in New York | website=Basketball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&state=NY | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Vitas Gerulaitis]] (1971) - Former professional tennis player
*[[David Caruso]] (1974) - Film and television actor
*[[Frank DiPascali]] (1974) - Former [[Chief Financial Officer|CFO]] of [[Bernard Madoff|Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Manahan | first=Kevin | title=Frank DiPascali: The Jersey Guy Behind the Madoff Scam | website=nj.com | date=November 18, 2009 | url=https://www.nj.com/insidejersey/2009/11/frank_dipascali_the_jersey_guy.html | access-date=June 15, 2019}}</ref>
*[[John Sabini]] (1974) - Chairman of NY Racing and Wagering Board, former state senator and NYC councilman
*[[Andrew Cuomo]] (1975) - [[Governor of New York]] from 2011 to 2021, former [[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|secretary of housing and urban development]]
*[[Ray Romano]] (1975) - Actor and comedian (transferred before graduating)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.qchron.com/qboro/i_have_often_walked/ray-romano-grew-up-on-nansen-st-in-forest-hills/article_9955fe73-27ac-54ff-ab39-06edb1504113.html |title= Ray Romano grew up on Nansen St. in Forest Hills|last=Marzlock |first= Ron|date=August 22, 2019|website=Queens Chronicle |access-date=July 19, 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Michael G. Miller|Mike Miller]] (1978) - New York state assemblyman
*[[Johannes Knoops]] (1980) - Rome Prize fellow in architecture<ref>{{cite web | title=2019 May | website=The Beehive | date=2017-05-06 | url=http://thebeehive.molloyhs.org/?m=201905 | access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref>
*[[Joseph Addabbo Jr.]] (1982) - New York state senator
*[[Tom Westman]] (1982) - Winner of ''[[Survivor: Palau]]''
*[[Kenny Smith]] (1983) - Two-time [[NBA]] champion, television analyst for ''[[NBA on TNT]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithke01.html|title=Kenny Smith|publisher=[[Basketball-Reference.com]]|access-date=April 25, 2025}}</ref>
*[[Brian McNamee]] (1985) - Former strength and conditioning coach for New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays<ref>Kovaleski, Serge F. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/sports/baseball/15mcnamee.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=%22Brian+McNamee%22+molloy&st=nyt&oref=slogin "A Baseball Lover, Key to Tarnishing a Yankee Era"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 15, 2007. Accessed February 19, 2008. "As a youngster, Mr. McNamee was drawn to baseball and became a catcher, playing at Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens and then at St. John's University, which he attended from 1986 through 1989, majoring in athletic administration, according to a spokesman for the university, Dominic Sianna."</ref>
*[[Cecil Gray (American football)|Cecil Gray]] (1986 - transferred) - Former [[NFL]] player<ref>{{cite web | title=Archbishop Molloy (Queens, NY) Alumni Pro Stats| website=Pro Football Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/high_schools.cgi?id=93bc7531 | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Michael Grimm (politician)|Michael Grimm]] (1988) - Congressman, convicted felon
*[[Chris Kanyon|Christopher Klucsarits]] (1988) - Professional wrestler
*[[Robert Werdann]] (1988) - NBA player<ref>{{cite web | title=NBA & ABA Players Who Attended High School in New York | website=Basketball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&state=NY | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Kenny Anderson (basketball)|Kenny Anderson]] (1989) - Former NBA player<ref>{{cite web | title=NBA & ABA Players Who Attended High School in New York | website=Basketball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&state=NY | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Kerry Keating]] (1989) - Former basketball head coach, [[Santa Clara University]]; former assistant for [[UCLA Bruins|UCLA]] and [[Seton Hall Pirates|Seton Hall]]<ref>[http://santaclarabroncos.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/keating_kerry00.html Kerry Keating] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205182628/http://santaclarabroncos.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/keating_kerry00.html |date=2007-12-05 }}, [[CSTV]]. Accessed November 17, 2007. "Keating was born on July 15, 1971[,] in Stoughton, Mass., and was raised in Rockville Centre, N.Y. He attended high school at Archbishop Molloy and graduated from Seton Hall Prep."</ref>
*[[David Cancel]] (1990) - Entrepreneur<ref>{{cite web | title=Stanner News Archbishop Molloy High School St. Ann's Academy Winter 2008 Newsletter | website=docplayer.net | date=2007-11-03 | url=https://docplayer.net/120225496-Stanner-news-archbishop-molloy-high-school-st-ann-s-academy-winter-2008-newsletter.html | access-date=2022-04-20}}</ref>
*[[Mike Jerzembeck]] (1990) - Former [[MLB]] player, [[New York Yankees]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Archbishop Molloy coach Curran helped prepare New York Yankee Mike Jerzembeck to pitch in the majors | website=Baseball Happenings | date=2013-04-09 | url=https://www.baseballhappenings.net/2013/04/archbishop-molloy-coach-curran-helped.html | access-date=2022-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Braziller | first=Zach | title=City, former players grieve loss of Molloy legend Curran | website=New York Post | date=2013-03-15 | url=https://nypost.com/2013/03/15/city-former-players-grieve-loss-of-molloy-legend-curran/ | access-date=2022-09-09}}</ref>
*[[Brian Scolaro]] (1991) - Comedian and actor
*[[Parry Shen]] (1991) - Actor
*[[Donn Swaby]] (?) - Actor
*[[Dan Bongino]] (1992) - Former political commentator and congressional candidate; former [[NYPD]] and [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] officer; currently the 20th [[Deputy Director of the FBI|deputy director of the FBI]]
*[[Brian Benjamin]] (1994) - Former lieutenant governor of New York 
*[[Kawan Lovelace]] (1994) - Former Olympian triple jumper, [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump|1996 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Vincent Piazza]] (1994) - Actor, ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'', ''[[Jersey Boys (film)|Jersey Boys]]''
*[[Chris Caputo]] (1998) - Head Coach, the George Washington University men's basketball team<ref>{{cite web | title=Men's Basketball Coach | website=George Washington University Athletics | date=2022-04-01 | url=https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/chris-caputo/807 | access-date=2024-03-12}}</ref>
*[[Mike Baxter (baseball)|Mike Baxter]] (2002) - Former MLB player, [[New York Mets]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Baxter Stats, Fantasy & News|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/mike-baxter-488689|work=[[MLB.com]]|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|access-date=November 6, 2025|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103180325/https://www.mlb.com/player/mike-baxter-488689|url-status=live}}(Note: May need to click "View More Bio Info+" to see some information.)</ref>
*[[Chris Distefano]] (2002) - Comedian
*[[Gilberto Valle]] (2002) - Former NYPD officer convicted, then overturned, of conspiracy to kidnap
*[[Nick Derba]] (2003) - Former Minor League Baseball player; current head baseball coach, [[Maine Black Bears baseball|Maine Black Bears]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Archbishop Molloy HS (Queens, NY) Baseball Players | website=Baseball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=58869878 | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Sundiata Gaines]] (2004) - Former NBA player, [[New Jersey Nets]]<ref>{{cite web | title=NBA & ABA Players Who Attended High School in New York | website=Basketball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&state=NY | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Matt Rizzotti]] (2004) - Former Minor League Baseball player<ref>{{cite web | title=Archbishop Molloy HS (Queens, NY) Baseball Players | website=Baseball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=58869878 | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Rosalyn Gold-Onwude]] (2005) - Basketball analyst
*[[W. Morrissey|William Morrissey]] (2005) - Professional wrestler
*[[Russ Smith (basketball)|Russ Smith]] (2009) - Former NBA player, currently the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Winn |first=Luke |title=11 Russdiculous facts about Louisville's Russ Smith |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20121221/russ-smith-louisville/ |work=SportsIllustrated.cnn.com |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=December 21, 2012 |access-date=April 1, 2013 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325190324/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20121221/russ-smith-louisville/ |archive-date=March 25, 2014 }}</ref>
*[[Moses Brown (basketball)|Moses Brown]] (2018) - NBA player<ref>{{cite web | title=NBA & ABA Players Who Attended High School in New York | website=Basketball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&state=NY | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>
*[[Cole Anthony]] (2019 - transferred) - NBA player for the [[Milwaukee Bucks]]<ref>{{cite web | title=NBA & ABA Players Who Attended High School in New York | website=Basketball Reference | date=2025-09-05 | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&state=NY | access-date=2025-09-05}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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