Formerly rivals, the students from both VI and McCloskey accepted each other in a harmonious display of unity, adopting an enthusiastic spirit for the new school.

David Strazzeri and Mark Kulzer researched and presented several images of the mythical creature to the merger committee.

The coat of arms for the newly created school contains the line 'Veni Lumen Cordium', which in Latin means 'Come light of the heart'.

In 2015, it was announced that due to declining enrollment and financial difficulties, Bishop Maginn would move to the former Cathedral Academy building in downtown Albany.

[6][7] Bishop Maginn's former building on Slingerland Street was leased to Green Tech High Charter School in March 2016.