La Salle Academy

La Salle Academy
La Salle Academy
Location
	215 East 6th Street ; (East Village, Manhattan); New York City , New York ; United States
Coordinates	40°43′30″N73°59′24″W / 40.72500°N 73.99000°W
Information
Former name	St. Vincent's School (1848–1887)
Type	Private Roman Catholic, all-boys', college-preparatory school
Motto	Signum Fidei; (Sign of Faith)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic ; (Christian Brothers)
Established	1848(175 years ago)
Founder	Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
CEEB code	333730
President	Thomas Fitzmaurice<https://www.lasalleacademy.org/about/president/>
Chairman	Salvatore LaRocca
Principal	Kerry Conroy
Vice President	Ismini Scouras; (VicePresident for Institutional Advancement}
Grades	9–12
Gender	Boys
Enrollment	350 (2019)
Average class size	18
Student to teacher ratio	10 to 1
Campus	Main campus; 215 East 6th Street
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Red and white
Slogan	Educating young men since 1848
Fight song	"On La Salle Men"
Athletics conference	Catholic High School Athletic Association
Sports	Baseball, basketball, bowling, handball, soccer, track & field
Mascot	Cardinal
Team name	Cardinals
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Newspaper	The Cardinal
Yearbook	The Lasallite
Tuition	$15,000
Director	Anthony Chin; (Director of Admissions and Recruitment); John Cregg; (Director of Finance); Jerome Pannell; (Director of Athletics);
Vice Principal	Jerome Pannell (Vice Principal for Student Services)
Website	lasalleacademy.org

Last updated October 05, 2023

La Salle Academy is an American private, Catholic all-boys' high school in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York.

Early years

The school was founded in 1848 when John Hughes, then-bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, invited the Christian Brothers to establish a school in the city.

They opened St. Vincent's School in a church basement on Canal Street.

In 1856, St. Vincent's School moved to East 2nd Street and Second Avenue, a plot of land that once belonged to Washington Irving.

The brothers renamed the school La Salle Academy in 1887.

The Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York granted the school a charter in 1896.

In 1936, the brothers built a five-story building in order to accommodate increasing enrollment.

Over the first half of the 20th century, the school's enrollment grew immensely, from 98 in 1906 to 950 in 1948.

Later 20th century

In 1966, the school purchased the Moskowitz and Lupowitz Restaurant on the corner of Second Avenue and 2nd Street. This became the school's annex that housed the Guidance Department, the Academic Support Center, the Art Department, Drama Club activities, Music Department and more classrooms. Today, the annex houses the offices of the President, Development, Recruitment & Admissions and the Christian Brothers' residential community.

In 1997, La Salle received accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and in 1998 celebrated its 150th anniversary.

In 2000, the school was named a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education for excellence in education.

It received an "exceeding national expectations" evaluation in its 2018 report in fall 2017, followed by a Certificate of Accreditation in May 2018 from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools on Elementary and Secondary Schools accreditation team. On assessing the school's Catholic charism, the school was blessed to have been given an exceptionally positive review ("with commendation") by the Christian Brothers of the District of Eastern North America.

Dr. Catherine Guerriero became La Salle's first female president in 2014.

Extracurricular activities

The school's Forensic Society won the 1945 state championship.

The school's Glee Club, which was directed by Phil Carney, performed for Martin Luther King Jr. at New York City Hall in 1965.

Notable alumni

Athletics

James Bouknight – 11th pick in the 2021 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets
John Candelaria (class of 1972) – retired Major League Baseball pitcher
Eddie Elisma (class of 1993) – former professional basketball player
Tom Owens (class of 1967) – retired professional basketball player
John Roche (class of 1967) – retired professional basketball player
Metta Sandiford-Artest (formerly Ron Artest) (class of 1997) – former basketball player for various NBA teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers
God Shammgod (class of 1995) – basketball coach and former professional player
Bakary Soumare (class of 2005) – retired professional soccer player who played for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer and the Mali national soccer team

Film, television and theatre

Jose Ferrer (class of 1926) - Oscar for Best Actor in a Motion Picture in 1950 for Cyrano de Bergerac film
Barnard Hughes (class of 1933) – actor^[2]

Religion

Patrick Joseph Hayes (class of 1887) – archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
George Mundelein (class of 1887) – archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

(For this reason, the school's mascot became the Cardinals.)

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References

↑ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
↑ "Barnard Hughes". IMDb.

External links

lasalleacademy.org , the school's official website

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[MSA-Commission_on_Secondary_Schools-1] MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2009.

[2] "Barnard Hughes". IMDb.

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