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Introducing the Timothy M. Brosnan Prayer Garden

The new space for prayer and contemplation honors a longtime leader in Catholic education.

In 1990, more than three decades ago, Bishop DuMaine named Mr. Tim Brosnan the first lay principal of the school. Under his guidance, Archbishop Mitty High School thrived, becoming the best Catholic high school imaginable. The school doubled in size and became a national leader in athletics and the performing arts. Mr. Brosnan retired in 2020, but due to the pandemic, the party was postponed to this year. During a standing-room-only outdoor event, administrators, faculty and staff, board of regents, alumni, donors, and longtime fans came together to celebrate the legacy of the school’s first president and blessed a courtyard which will now be known as the Timothy M. Brosnan Prayer Garden.

Thank you, Tim, for 30 years of leadership in Catholic Education!

President Mrs. Latanya (Johnson ’92) Hilton, Retired President Mr. Tim Brosnan, Principal Ms. Kate Caputo, and Associate Principal Mr. Keith Mathews reflected on Mr. Brosnan’s 30 years of work in Catholic education. The entire Brosnan family, including Mr. Tim Brosnan and his wife, Mrs. Sally Brosnan, son-in-law Chris Merino and daughter Ali (Brosnan ’03) Merino, son Casey Brosnan ’00 and daughter-in-law Julie Brosnan, and five grandkids came together for a quick photo.

Former AMHS Chaplain Father James Okafor blessed the space, which will now be known as the Timothy M. Brosnan Prayer Garden. Sarah Janigian, retired Director of Special Events, and her husband, Scott Herhold, talked with AMHS Board of Regents Emeritus Mark Woodward and his wife, Laurie, as they waited for the event to start.

Counselor Mrs. Elaine Calamba joined Mrs. Donna Minor, a former counselor turned college consultant, in talking with Mr. Tim Brosnan. Board of Regent Emeritus George Honoré talked with Mrs. Peggy Lemak, the department chair of visual arts, and Mr. Tim Brosnan. Dave Brown ’71, a retired football coach who led the school in creating a strength and conditioning program, and his wife, Adrianne, joined Scott Williams ’96, Assistant Athletic Director of Facilities and Equipment, for some laughs.