WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Archbishop Stepinac High School senior Christian Prato of White Plains has won Westchester Broadway Theatre's (WBT) Bob Fitzsimmons Scholarship for his outstanding contributions to the school's acclaimed Drama Club.Prato's recent notable achievement was directing "12 Angry Men," the inaugural production of Stepinac Drama Club's new Theater Lab. He has ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The spotlight brightly shined in more ways than one recently during Stepinac High School’s acclaimed Drama Club’s production of the rousing musical, Sister Act. Sister Act afforded Stepinac the opportunity to pay a fitting tribute to a former White Plains community partner, The Good Counsel Academy -- the all-girls Catholic high school which closed last year.“We ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Archbishop Stepinac High School’s gymnasium and classrooms were recently turned into Career Day meeting places where students had an opportunity to learn firsthand about a wide range of industry sectors from 14 Stepinac alumni who have pursed successful careers.The event underscored Stepinac’s long tradition of preparing young men for post secondary success and the ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. --Archbishop Stepinac High School will hold a Hall of Fame Reception and Induction ceremony at 6:30 p.m., Thursday May 5 at the school, 950 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains.The six inductees will join Stepinac’s Honor Roll begun in 1994 that recognizes distinguished alumni, faculty, groups or families for their significant contributions to the success of the ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- More than 200 guests recently gathered for Archbishop Stepinac High School’s Lady Crusaders Annual Spring Luncheon at Beckwith Pointe, New Rochelle.  This year’s honorees (in attached photo) were Toni Amato of the Bronx, an alumni mother of two students -- Christopher, Class of 2006 and Julian, Class of 2009 -- and active member of the Lady Crusaders and Frank ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Since 1949, Stepinac High School’s Drama Club has showcased the talents of students and been responsible for producing Emmy and Academy Award winning actors.In an effort to inspire a love of the theater arts among high school students, Stepinac’s Drama Club has launched a new initiative—the Theater Lab—in which the students star, direct, design and produce a ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Jayden Fairclough of Mount Vernon, a senior at Archbishop Stepinac High School, White Plains, was notified recently that his poem 'Barack' will be published in the America Library of Poetry ‘s 2015 compendium.Entitled “Eloquence,” the anthology comprising poems by students from across the country will be published in the fall.Acclaimed poet Billy Collins, who is a ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Rehearsals are underway for the Archbishop Stepinac High School Drama Club’s production of Sister Act.Sister Act is the feel-amazing musical comedy based on the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg. It tells the story of a woman hiding in a convent who helps her fellow sisters find their voice as she rediscovers her own. The production promises powerful gospel music, ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Continuing a long tradition, the Archbishop Stepinac High School Band will march in the St. Patrick’s Day parades in White Plains on Saturday, March 12 and in Yonkers on Saturday, March 19.The band, an integral part of the musical fabric of Stepinac, comprises students who do not necessarily have a strong talent in playing a musical instrument but have a strong ...

WHITE PLAINS N.Y. -- Two Archbishop Stepinac High School junior students have earned the honor to participate in high-level independent medical research studies with renowned medical institutions based in New York City.The rare opportunity is the result of an initiative launched two years ago by Stepinac designed to identify, prepare and link qualified students with top researchers to ...