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St. Michael's Preparatory School (Silverado, California)

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St. Michael's Abbey Preparatory School
Shield of St. Michael's Prep
Address
Map
27977 Silverado Canyon Road

, ,
California
92676

United States
Coordinates33°40′53″N 117°37′2″W / 33.68139°N 117.61722°W / 33.68139; -117.61722
Information
TypePrivate, Boarding school, College-prep
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1961
FounderFr. Ladislas Parker, O.Praem. (Dec 19, 1915 – January 3, 2010);[2] Fr. Hubert Szanto, O.Praem. (1925–2010)[3]
Closed2020
OversightNorbertine Fathers from St. Michael's Abbey
CEEB code052273
HeadmasterFr. Victor Szczurek, O.Praem.
Teaching staff17[4]
Grades9-12
GenderBoys
Enrollment64 (max)
Average class size12[4]
Student to teacher ratio5:1[4]
Color(s)Blue and gold
AthleticsCross Country, Football, Soccer, Baseball
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Express League
Team namePioneers, later Archangels
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges,[5] Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA).[6]
YearbookVantage
Tuition$23,785[4]
AffiliationNational Catholic Educational Association[1]
Dress CodeWhite Shirt, Gray Pants, Navy Coat, Blue/Gold Tie, Black Shoes[4]
Websitewww.stmichaelsprep.org

Saint Michael's Preparatory School was a private, Roman Catholic, college preparatory boys' boarding school in Silverado, California. It was located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange.

It was owned and operated by the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael's Abbey, who established it in 1961 as St. Michael's Junior Seminary and Novitiate.[7] The school was closed in June 2020 due to the Abbey moving to a new location.[8]

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Hi, my name is Stephanie Bertumen, and I am a BFA acting major. My fellow graduates of the Class of 2014, congratulations. In considering my journey over the last several years, I am compelled to remember who I was when I first stepped onto this campus: the "18-year-old me". Do you remember the 18-year-old version of yourself? If the 18-year-old me was a pretty rough sketch, then the 24-year-old me has more definition and vivid color, much thanks to my time at the "U". I'm honored be a member of a small program in the College of Liberal Arts: The University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program. Each year, around the beginning of March, my program holds what is called "Call-Back Weekend". I've had the privilege of meeting several prospective acting students. They are usually between 17 and 20 years old, enthusiastic, determined, and fired-up about acting. When I find myself in the midst of the hard work and challenges of training and studying, they rejuvenate me. They remind me why I began this journey in the first place. For all the talk about our generation being disconnected and shallow, I am so inspired by my peers. I am a proud member of the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, where I see artists who not only dive into their particular crafts but also actively engage in profound conversations in more academic settings. I am so excited about the idea that we came to college not just to "get through" college. Nobody ever truly wants to be part of something that they're just trying to "get through." I hope that we all approach our work with that kind of inquisitiveness and fervor. I hope we go out into the world and make our dreams a reality using the valuable tools we've acquired over the last several years. Some of the people who most inspire me are those who don't feel like they're being controlled by life and circumstance but who are purposeful and who are moved to action by an undeniable passion. Indeed, it's a quality that often makes young people, like the prospective acting students, so compelling: They know what they feel in their hearts, and they go for it. I encourage us to have that kind of fire in us too. We might not always get what we expect or think we want, but perhaps our efforts could lead us to even better places. We might fall, but I can promise you that, with the type of conviction and confidence that kids have, those kids who seem almost foolish for the amount of joy they exude, we will "move mountains" sooner than any disillusioned cynics. I wholeheartedly hope that this is an extraordinary beginning, for each of us, the beginning of lives wherein we continue to work hard not because we want a certain grade but because we are passionate about our endeavors, that we continue to search and research not because we want merely recognition and money, but because we are exceedingly curious and care about our future and those of later generations. Class of 2014, congratulations.

Faith

St. Michael's was run by the Norbertine Order. An abbey school, it adjoined a community of 60 priests, many of whom taught at the school.[9]

Religious Education was compulsory for all students, as was daily attendance at morning mass before breakfast and night prayer after supper. Studies in Latin were also mandatory, except for the students who take Spanish.

Academics

St. Michael's Prep offered a classical sequence of courses at College Prep, Honors, and Advanced Placement levels. It was the only boarding school to rank among the top fifty Catholic high schools in the nation.[4]

St. Michael's was considered a highly selective high school.[10] 100% of its graduates go on to institutions of higher learning.[11]

Character

St. Michael's educated young men in fidelity to the Catholic intellectual tradition. It was exclusively a boarding school, with students and teachers living and working together in five-day & seven-day boarding programs. St. Michael's offers significant opportunities for wholesome growth through clear standards.[12]

Good behavior was enforced among the students through the "conduct grade" which directly impacted student GPA, and a system of prefects called "roomleaders".

Most students participated in one or more sports. These include cross country and football in the fall, soccer in the winter, and baseball in the spring. Underclassmen who do not participated in a sport must take the physical education class. The school mascot was the Pioneer.

Each year during Christmas vacation, the Junior class traveled to Rome for two weeks under the supervision of several teachers and parent chaperones.[13]

History

St. Michael's Abbey was founded in 1961 by seven priests[14] from the Norbertine Abbey of St. Michael in Csorna, Hungary,[15] whose roots go back to the 12th century.[16] The Norbertine priests in the 1940s were well-established teachers in the national educational system of Hungary that encompassed religious and secular schools alike. All private schools, however, were nationalized by 1948. Two groups of priests from the Norbertine Abbey of Csorna fled their native land on separated July nights in 1950. Shortly thereafter, their religious community was suppressed.[14][17] On the night of July 11, 1950, word came to the Abbey in Csorna that the police would arrive the next day to arrest the conferred and suppress the community. Seven priests left that night in two groups to hike across country to the Austrian border.

The Hungarian refugees emigrated to America. Arriving in New York in 1952, they were welcomed by the Abbey of St. Norbert in De Pere, Wisconsin, with whom they worked for several years, saving money to begin their own monastery.[18] At the invitation of Cardinal McIntyre, archbishop of Los Angeles, they first moved to Santa Ana, California in 1957 and taught at Mater Dei High School,[14] establishing a monastic community the next year.[16] The founding abbot was the Rt. Rev. Ladislaus Parker, O.Praem.[16] The exiled saw the move to Orange County, California as their chance to establish a new foundation.

In December 1958, Cardinal McIntyre gave his consent to the Fathers establishing their own foundation. This would be fueled by their desire to perpetuate the religious and educational heritage of their native Csorna. Under the leadership of Fr. Ladislas Parker, the Fathers invested their savings in purchasing property in Silverado, California.

Fr. Hubert Szanto joined Fr. Parker to open St. Michael's Junior Seminary and Novitiate in September 1961. St. Michael's opened this Junior Seminary in 1962, which would evolve into the present-day Preparatory School.[18]

Rapid changes in American society and in the Roman Catholic Church prompted Fr. Parker to petition Cardinal McIntyre to allow the school to introduce a parallel college preparatory program for lay students.

When the 1970s began, St. Michael's was flourishing more as a high school than as a seminary. As the number of those interested in the priesthood at the high school level continued to dwindle, the parallel programs gradually merged into one.

Back in the United States, educational programs similar to St. Michael's were closing. By 1995, St. Michael's Prep became the only institution where Catholic, secondary education was available in the entire Western United States for those seeking to study in an all-boys, residential environment.[7]

The former property of the school was listed for sale at $18.5 million dollars in 2020.[19]

References

  1. ^ NCEA,[not specific enough to verify] Retrieved November 10, 2009.
  2. ^ Obituary, January 7, 2010.
  3. ^ http://abbeynews.com/files/Obituary-FrSzanto.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ a b c d e f Private School Review. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
  5. ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  6. ^ Private Secondary Schools 2008. Peterson's. 2007. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-7689-2399-5.
  7. ^ a b SMPS. "The History of St. Michael's". Archived from the original on March 21, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
  8. ^ St. Michael's Archangel Institute Parent-Student Handbook 2020–2021 (PDF). Silverado, CA: St. Michael Abbey. 2021–2022. p. 3.
  9. ^ Faith & Family, The Magazine of Catholic Living, August 2001; page 49, January 7, 2010.
  10. ^ Catholic High School Honor Roll, January 7, 2010.
  11. ^ Orange County Catholic, September 2001; page 14, January 7, 2010.
  12. ^ Catholic Boarding School Assoc., January 7, 2010.
  13. ^ Italo-Americano Weekly, February 14, 2008; page 16, January 7, 2010.
  14. ^ a b c LA Times. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  15. ^ LA Times. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  16. ^ a b c OC Register. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  17. ^ LA Times. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  18. ^ a b EWTN, November 17, 2009.
  19. ^ "33-plus-acre St. Michael's Abbey in Trabuco Canyon lists for $18.5 million". Orange County Register. May 12, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

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