St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School

St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School
Address
Map
2336 Andrews Avenue

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10468

Coordinates40°51′44″N 73°54′25″W / 40.8622637784035°N 73.9069058825537°W / 40.8622637784035; -73.9069058825537
Information
School typeParochial
MottoLatin: Ad Astra per Aspera[1]
(To the Stars Through Adversity)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)St. Nicholas of Tolentine
Established1927 (1927)
StatusClosed
ClosedJune 14, 1991 (1991-06-14)
PrincipalSr. Rose Ellen Gorman (1991)[2]
Faculty22 (1991)[2]
Grades912
Enrollment330 (1991)[2]
700 (c. 1970s)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15:1 (1991)[2]
Campus typeUrban
NicknameWildcats
YearbookThe Tolentia
Tolentimes
The Tolentian
Annual tuition$2,350 (1991)[2]
Graduates (1991)68[3]
AffiliationSt. 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]

  1. ^ Buckley, Anne (25 May 2000). "Memories of Malik". Catholic New York. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Nieves, Evelyn (17 May 1991). "Archdiocese Will Close a Bronx High School". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Borges, Eddie; Sheridan, Dick (15 June 1991). "Grads tip caps to Tolentine". Daily News. p. 7. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  4. ^ Anne Buckley (25 May 2000). "Memories of Malik". Catholic New York. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  5. ^ Brennan, Sean (1 November 1995). "For Old-Times Sake Tolentine, Mount To Replay Classic". NY Daily News. Archived from the original on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-09-21.