St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School | |
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2336 Andrews Avenue , 10468 | |
Coordinates | 40°51′44″N73°54′25″W / 40.8622637784035°N 73.9069058825537°W |
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School type | Parochial |
Motto | Latin: Ad Astra per Aspera [1] (To the Stars Through Adversity) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Patron saint(s) | St. Nicholas of Tolentine |
Established | 1927 |
Status | Closed |
Closed | June 14, 1991 |
Principal | Sr. Rose Ellen Gorman (1991) [2] |
Faculty | 22 (1991) [2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 330 (1991) [2] 700 (c. 1970s) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15:1 (1991) [2] |
Campus type | Urban |
Nickname | Wildcats |
Yearbook | The Tolentia Tolentimes The Tolentian |
Annual tuition | $2,350 (1991) [2] |
Graduates (1991) | 68 [3] |
Affiliation | St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church |
St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School was a four-year, coeducational Catholic high school located in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, New York. [2] A parochial school operated by the parish of the same name, St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, it opened in 1927 and closed in 1991, after years of declining enrollment. [2] The final class of 68 students graduated on June 14, 1991. [3]
The school was known for its basketball program. [4] In 1975, Tolentine had the city's top-ranked high school basketball team. [5] It won the Catholic High School Athletic Association basketball championship in 1980–1982 and 1988. [3]
Former basketball stars include National Basketball Association players Gary Voce [6] and Malik Sealy as well as college basketball coaches Brian Reese and Adrian Autry. [2] Major League Baseball umpire John McSherry attended the school and played for its baseball team. [7] Finbarr O'Neill, former CEO of J.D. Power, Hyundai Motor America and Mitsubishi Motors North America was also an alumnus. [8]
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