Saint Demetrios Astoria School

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Saint Demetrios Preparatory School
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Location
Saint Demetrios Astoria School
30-03 30th Street

Astoria, Queens
,
New York
11102

United States
Information
TypePrivate high school
MottoAien Aristeuein ("Ever to Excel")
Religious affiliation Greek Orthodox
Established1956
GradesPK-12
Enrollment700
Student to teacher ratio18:1
MascotKnight
Website www.sdprep.org

Saint Demetrios Preparatory School is a private Greek Orthodox Christian school located in Astoria, Queens, New York City. It is the largest Greek-American and Greek Orthodox day school in the United States, as well as the only Greek Orthodox high school in the United States. [1] It enrolls students from preschool to twelfth grade.

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The school is associated with the Saint Demetrios Cathedral. [2]

History

The school was founded in 1956.

The elementary school building was purchased in 1974, after a wave of immigration by Greek Cypriots to Astoria created a need for additional classrooms. A $1 million donation in 2017 allowed the school to modernize the elementary school facilities. [3]

Greek and Greek-American dignitaries have visited the school, including Antonis Samaras in 2013, Alexis Tsipras in 2016, and Archbishop Elpidophoros of America in 2019. [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Greek Orthodox Parochial Day Schools Directory". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Saint Demetrios Astoria School". www.saintdemetriosastoria.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ Tsakas, Demetris (April 17, 2017). "Andriotis Makes a Major Donation to St. Demetrios School". The National Herald. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ "PM Samaras Visits St Demetrios School in Astoria". Greek News. October 7, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Greek PM warmly received at Saint Demetrios in Astoria". TornosNews.GR. September 24, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Archbishop Elpidophoros Offers Agiasmos for the New School Year at St. Demetrios School in Astoria". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. September 20, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

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