Monsignor Bonner High School

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Monsignor Bonner High School
Address
403 North Lansdowne Avenue Roman Catholic
Denomination	Order of Saint Augustine
Established	1953
Closed	2012
Grades	9–12
Color(s)	Green Gold White
Nickname	Friars
Newspaper	Bonner Bulletin
Yearbook	BonAire
Alumni	18,000
Website	bonnerhigh.com

Monsignor Bonner High School was an all-male

. The Order of St. Augustine is no longer associated with the combined institution.

History

Monsignor Bonner was run by the

educators in the country.

In September 2005, the Office of Catholic Education of the

. The schools began operating under one administration beginning on 1 July 2006. Bonner's president was appointed president of the new co-institutional Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School. The principal of neighboring Archbishop Prendergast High School, Mrs. Mary Berner, was named principal of the co-institutional school in January 2006.

The Augustinians in North America

The

.

The Augustinian Friars left campus and removed themselves from the day-to-day activities of the school at the end of the 2008-2009 academic school year. Due to the lack of priests in the Augustinian Order and the expense to the Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova, they decided to leave and focus on the remaining parishes, ministries, facilities, and educational institutions they serve. Many of Bonner's friars relocated to nearby Malvern Preparatory School.

Campus

The campus was adjacent to, but not within, the Drexel Hill census-designated place.^[2] It had a Drexel Hill postal address.^[3]

Admissions

At one time, the student body numbered 3,000. In 2012, it was 600.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Golden Globe
  nominated film and stage actor
• John Cappelletti - 1973 Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Fame inductee
• Jamie Kennedy - stand-up comedian, television producer, screenwriter, and actor
• Quang Vinh - Vietnamese singer
• NFL tight end with the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals, and Kansas City Chiefs
  (2000-2011)
• NFL & AFL linebacker for the New York Jets (1965-1974). 1967 AFL All-Star and Super Bowl II
  champion.
• Larry Mendte - news anchor, commentator and radio talk show host; first male host of Access Hollywood
• Rwanda national basketball team
• TNA
• Marcus McElhenney - won bronze medal for rowing in the men's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Harry Perretta - Villanova University women's basketball head coach (1978–2020).; 1996 Big East Conference women's basketball Coach of the Year
• New Jersey Nets (1999–2000), and Portland Trail Blazers
  (2003–2006)
• Rodney Blake - former professional basketball player. Inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame.
• New Jersey Nets (2004-2007) and Philadelphia 76ers
  (2007-2010)
• Jerry Crawford - former umpire in Major League Baseball (1977-2010) and president of the Major League Umpires Association
• Washington Redskins (2011) and Cougars de Saint-Ouen l'Aumône, France
  (2012-2013)
• Leo Burt - indicted in connection with the August 24, 1970, Sterling Hall bombing at the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus; member of FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list from September 4, 1970, to April 7, 1976
• Mike Teti - head coach of United States National Men's Rowing Team (2018–present); won bronze medal for rowing in the men's eight at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• men's basketball head coach
  (2018–present)
• Christopher G. Donovan - former Democratic politician who served as the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives (2009-2013)
• boxer. Has competed for Bellator MMA, Strikeforce, and King of the Cage
• Thomas J. Stapleton - Pennsylvania State Representative for the 165th district (1975-1978)
• Carl Robie - gold medal swimmer in 200 m butterfly “the Philadelphia flyer” (1959-1961)^[5]
• David Krmpotich - Olympic silver medalist in rowing an men's coxless fours; U.S. team torch bearer at 1988 Seoul Olympics^[6]

Notable staff

Presidents

The position of President established in 1993 for all Archdiocesan High Schools. The President is responsible for financial operations, facilities issues, fundraising, alumni relations, and external affairs.

• 1993 to 1996: Rev. Gordon Marcellus, O.S.A.
• 1996 to 1999: Mr. Thomas Smith
• 1999 to 2001: Rev. John Denny, O.S.A. '75
• 2001 to 2009: Rev. Augustine M. Esposito, O.S.A '69
• 2009 to 2012: Rev. James P. Olson

Principals

The Principal was originally the top administrator in the school. In 1993, this shifted when the Presidency was introduced. Since then, the Principal has handled the day-to-day operation of the school.

• 1953 to 1959: Rev. John Gallagher, O.S.A.
• 1959 to 1962: Rev. Kenneth Kennedy, O.S.A.
• 1962 to 1967: Rev. Thomas Mahoney, O.S.A.
• 1967 to 1972: Rev. David Duffy, O.S.A.
• 1972 to 1974: Rev. Francis Sevick, O.S.A.
• 1974 to 1976: Rev. Harry Erdlen, O.S.A.
• 1976 to 1979: Rev. George Burnell, O.S.A.
• 1979 to 1987: Rev. Francis Horn, O.S.A., '67
• 1987 to 1993: Rev. Gordon Marcellus, O.S.A.
• 1993 to 1999: Rev. John T. Denny, O.S.A., '75
• 1999 to 2005: Dr. Thomas F. Rooney, EdD, '62
• 2005 to 2006: Mr. William Brannick, '95 (Acting Principal)
• 2006 to 2007: Mrs. Mary Haley Berner, (first co-institutional Principal)
• 2007 to 2012: Mr. William E. Brannick, '95 (co-institutional Principal)

Notes

External links

• Monsignor Bonner High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
• Order of St Augustine, International Homepage
• Augnet International Cooperative Web Site for Schools in the Tradition of St. Augustine
• Augustinian Abbey of St. Thomas at Brno
• The International Alliance of Catholic Knights