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Our Mission

Christian Brothers Academy is an independent, Lasallian, college preparatory school providing a contemporary and balanced Catholic education for young men. A rich and rigorous academic curriculum, programs of spiritual formation, and a broad range of athletic, art, and cultural activities enable students to become intellectually mature and morally responsible leaders for the Church and society.

Student Stories

Voices Across CBA

Service

Meet Steven

Service

Steven

As the son of a CBA alumnus, Steven Yurcisin ’25 was pretty confident that the Academy was where he would spend his high school years.

A native of Belmar, Yurcisin is a graduate of Saint Leo the Great School in Lincroft, so he did not have to change much of his commute pattern when he finally committed to CBA.

“I had a choice, but I always knew what I really wanted,” he said. “Everybody from Saint Leo talks about all the boys going to CBA and I really looked forward to it.”

Yurcisin could never have anticipated what opportunities that were waiting for him, as he immersed himself into the CBA community with heavy involvement in Model UN and service.

It was his time with Model UN that helped him uncover what he wanted to pursue at the next level.

In the fall, he will be attending Georgetown University, where he plans to study international politics. He is particularly interested in international peacekeeping, something he was fascinated by during his Model UN research. By senior year, Yurcisin rose to the rank of co-secretary general of CBA’s Middle School Model UN Conference, which is attended by hundreds of excited students each fall. In fact, Yurcisin attended the conference himself as an interested middle schooler.

“My favorite part about the club is the research that we do,” he said. “Whatever the topic, I love the research and put in a lot of hours. It is an awesome event and the middle schoolers love it. I loved to run it and learn all the logistics.”

Similarly, Yurcisin was committed to participating in service immersion throughout his time at CBA. He was lucky enough to attend the Appalachia Trip during his freshman year and he was immediately hooked. He would travel on a whopping six service immersion trips over his four years, five to Appalachia and one more to Montana.

“I took the 12-hour drive [to Appalachia] and fell in love,” he recalled from freshman year. “It was such an awesome experience that I had to go back.”

Yurcisin accomplished plenty in the classroom as well, becoming a member of the National Honor Society and serving as Parliamentarian during his senior year. At the Lasalle Awards this spring, he was recognized with the annual Christian Brothers Award for Religious Service.

As he approaches graduation, he has certainly thought about what he is most proud of during his CBA career.

“Every year, I hit a block, whether it was a class or extracurricular. I had to find a way around it with my teachers and with my friends. I was able to pave a new path for a lot of different things here and that is something I am really proud of.”

Leadership

Meet Justin

Leadership

Justin

Before deciding to attend Christian Brothers Academy, Justin Fuerbacher ’25 was only really sure of one thing: he wanted to play multiple sports in high school.

After his travel baseball team received a personal campus tour from then-President Brother Frank Byrne, Fuerbacher set his sights on playing for the Colts.

The Red Bank native quickly found his home at the Academy, becoming a dedicated member of both the basketball and baseball programs. Next year, Fuerbacher has committed to play basketball at Middlebury College, a school in which he found many of the values that he learned to appreciate at the Academy.

“The team does community service together… they want to keep everyone involved and everyone happy,” he said. “I am very excited to keep playing basketball. On my visit, I met the guys and they were very similar to the team we have [at CBA]. It is more than just playing basketball, it’s who you are playing with.”

Fuerbacher is finishing his tenure as the 2025 student body president, a position that he did not hold lightly. He could regularly be seen at almost every CBA student event, as he championed the idea of community to both his classmates and his younger CBA brothers.

“I represent the Class of 2025, along with the other grades as well. To be the one voice that speaks for everybody, it is a big responsibility. In some ways, I was just a middle man for people to come to me with their ideas that I would further support.”

At the Lasalle Academic Awards in late April, Fuerbacher was honored with the 2025 Doctor William J. Zapcic, AFSC Award, which recognizes a senior who has strengthened their organization, ensuring its growth and success for future generations. In addition, the winner shows a commitment to excellence and service, reflecting the core values of the Lasallian tradition and inspiring students long after their graduation.

Whether it was on the basketball court or during a Student Council event, Fuerbacher was undoubtedly committed to the success of his fellow CBA students and teammates.

“To receive an award for my character, that really stands out to me,” he said. “My character has been affected by family, friends, faculty and students. I feel like winning an award for myself was really also winning it for everyone who has helped me get this far. It’s almost the opposite of individual.”

While each graduating senior would be able to provide sage advice to incoming students, Fuerbacher has had a unique perspective of the Academy over his four years. Always the supporter of new ideas and personal goals, he strongly encourages those following in his footsteps to take every opportunity provided.

“So much more goes on here than from 8:10 to 2:34, so realizing that you can do really anything you want to. If you have a passion for something, if you really like something and you want to work that into your life here at CBA, you absolutely can.”

Character

Meet Logan

Character

Logan

Logan Javier benefited from a sneak peek into the world of Christian Brothers Academy. After all, his brothers – Dylan ’23 and Nicholas ’23 – were just a few years ahead of him in choosing a high school.

“I chose to go to CBA because my brothers were here and I already knew the community since I had gone to a bunch of events already,” he recalled.

The Freehold native chose to make the leap from Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School to the Academy because of the wide variety of programming. Now as he approaches his CBA graduation, he has never been happier with his decision.

“I have seen myself mature more,” he said when asked about his development at CBA. “Over time at CBA, you find the place that you want to be. The people around you make it also easier. You are not alone in this, you have people younger than you that are going through the same experiences and people older than you that can help guide you through it.”

After four years of finding his way at the Academy, Javier will head to St. Joseph’s University in the fall, where he hopes to study physical therapy. He feels confident about taking on a robust course of study in college thanks to his CBA teachers.

“Our teachers let it be known that they are available,” he said. “They are there to help us, but we have to advocate for ourselves in order to get there.”

He specifically noted Mr. Frake’s AP Calculus AB course and Mr. Orozco’s Anatomy & Physiology class as two that have prepared him over the past year for the collegiate level.

Outside the classroom, Javier has played a pivotal role in Pegasus Production Company as the student technology director. Working his way up from freshman year, he has manned the tech side of eight total shows, including leading the way for this year’s shows Clue and The Twelfth Night.  On April 30, it was announced that he was nominated for a Basie Award by the Count Basie Theater for Best Light Design in The Twelfth Night.

“It is a lot more behind the scenes,” he said of his performing arts tech involvement. “It’s programming, learning cues, and wiring things, so we have to create an environment that would be seen on stage. It kind of helps convey the story. It has more of an impact than people realize.”

Javier has also been a dedicated member of the track & field team as a thrower and has picked up an interest in photography during his time at CBA.

With graduation just a matter of weeks away, he understands there is a lot to be proud of after four years.

“The thing I will be most proud of is all the hard work that I have put in,” he said. “Four years here is a long time, but it’s fast. This year, it flew by in a second.”

Success Starts Here

875

Students Enrolled in 2025

63

Advanced Classes (Honors, Accelerated, AP)

10:1

Student-to-Teacher Ratio

75

Clubs and Sports

$2.9 M

Scholarships & Financial Aid Awarded to Current Students

70+

Hours of Service per student, per year

$31.107 M

Earned by Class of 2025 in Collegiate Merit-Based Scholarship

21,527

Hours of Community Service Completed by Class of 2025

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