St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School | |
Motto: | Latin: Ad Astra per Aspera[1] |
Motto Translation: | To the Stars Through Adversity |
Address: | 2336 Andrews Avenue |
City: | Bronx |
State: | New York |
Country: | United States |
Zipcode: | 10468 |
Schooltype: | Parochial |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
Patron: | St. Nicholas of Tolentine |
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Status: | Closed |
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Principal: | Sr. Rose Ellen Gorman (1991) |
Faculty: | 22 (1991) |
Grades: | 9–12 |
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Enrollment: | 330 (1991)[2] 700 |
Ratio: | 15:1 (1991) |
Campus Type: | Urban |
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Nickname: | Wildcats |
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Yearbook: | The Tolentia Tolentimes The Tolentian |
Annual Tuition: | $2,350 (1991) |
Graduates: | 68[3] |
Graduates Year: | 1991 |
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. 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.
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.
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]