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St. Agnes Boys High School

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St. Agnes Boys High School
File:Agnes Boys school 87th St WE Av 2011 jeh.jpg
Location
555 West End Avenue
New York City (Upper West Side, Manhattan)
,
New York
10024
United States
40°47′22″N 73°58′40″W / 40.78944°N 73.97778°W
Information
Type Private, all-male
Motto "Virtus Valet"
('Character and Strength')
Religious affiliations Roman Catholic;
Marist Brothers
Established 1914
Closed 2013
CEEB code 333935
Principal Robert Conte
Faculty 22
Grades 9–12
Average class size 25
Colors Maroon and white
Slogan "The Streets Stop Here"
Team name Stags
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Tuition $6,250 (2009–2010)
Website www.staghs.org

Saint Agnes Boys High School was a small, all-boys, private Catholic high school on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was run by the Marist Brothers in conjunction with the Archdiocese of New York. The mascot of St. Agnes was the stag.

History

St. Agnes was located on West End Avenue at West 87th Street. Students from all five boroughs of New York City were enrolled at St. Agnes.

The original high school building was located on East 44th Street between Lexington and Third Avenue, directly behind St. Agnes Church on 43rd Street. St. Agnes later relocated its school to the Upper West Side. The West 87th Street school closed in June 2013. The plight of the private Catholic school closures in the New York City area was covered in The New York Times, the New York Daily News, and CBS News.[2]

In 2014 the building was bought by architect/developer Cary Tamarkin to be converted into luxury housing.[3]

Academics

The Advanced Placement Program allowed high school students to earn college credits. St. Agnes offered Advanced Placement courses in American history, English, studio art, and Spanish. It also offered elective courses in a variety of disciplines to students in their junior and senior years.

Notable alumni

References

  1. Back to citation MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  2. Back to citation Otterman, Sharon (January 22, 2013). "New York Archdiocese to Close 24 Schools". The New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2014; Lestch, Corinne (January 23, 2013). "Two dozen Catholic schools in NYC area slated to close". Daily News. New York. Retrieved December 14, 2014; "It's Last Week For 26 Schools In NY Archdiocese". CBS New York. June 19, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. Back to citation "St. Agnes School Sold to Condo Developer". West Side Rag. December 4, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
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