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Student Life
Houses of Loughlin
Augustine House: named for St.
Augustine and the former St. Augustine
Diocesan High School.
Bonilla House: named after Br. James
Bonilla ‘55 who served as Loughlin’s
principal for 11 years.
Cordero House: named after St. Miguel
Cordero, an Ecuadorian born Christian
Brother who was a gifted teacher.
Drexel House: named for St. Katherine
Drexel, an advocate for the less fortunate
who founded over 60 schools.
McDonnell House: named for Bishop
Charles E. McDonnell, the second Bishop
of Brooklyn, and the former Bishop
McDonnell Memorial High School.
Raphael House: named for Br. Raphael
Rafiringa, a Christian Brother from
Madagascar who was put in charge of all
the Catholic churches and schools in his
country during civil war.
Solomon House: named for Solomon
Le Clerq, a French Christian Brother
martyred during the French Revolution.
Toussaint House: named for Pierre
Toussaint, born a Catholic slave in
Haiti, who moved to New York City and
eventually funded the building of a
Catholic Church.
House System
At the start of the 2010-2011 school
year, Loughlin was the first school in
New York City to employ the house
system. Just like the Harry Potter series,
all students are randomly assigned to
houses when they enter as freshmen
and will remain in that house until
they graduate.
Within each house, student leaders
of each grade level will be in charge
of running house meetings, planning
events and activities, organizing the
mentoring of younger students by
older students, and holding each
student accountable to the values of
Bishop Loughlin.
Each house will generate a strong
sense of belonging among its
members. Instead of incoming
freshmen trying to find a place among
the 800 students of Loughlin, they
will have a group of 100 students of
all grade levels in their house that
will help them adjust to the new
surroundings. The houses will have
their own colors, mascots, and apparel
and compete against each other
academically, athletically, and in special
school-spirit events.
A great deal of responsibility is placed
on the student leaders to creatively
implement their own ideas, but with
that responsibility comes leadership
experience and student empowerment.
The houses compete to be the top
house of the school year through
points garnered for things like
involvement in community service,
supporting the Loughlin sports teams,
being punctual in school, academic
excellence, and house competitions.
The house system is going to usher
in a new era of student leadership,
involvement, unity, and opportunity at
Bishop Loughlin.