St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School

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]

St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School
Location
2336 Andrews Avenue Bronx , New York 10468 United States
Coordinates	40.8622637784035°N 73.9069058825537°W / 40.8622637784035; -73.9069058825537
Information
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 (1927)
Status	Closed
Closed	June 14, 1991 (1991-06-14)
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

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]

Notable alumni

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]