All Hallows High School
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| All Hallows High School | |
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111 East 164th Street , 10452 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°49′48″N 73°55′18.5″W / 40.83000°N 73.921806°W |
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| Type | Private, All-Male |
| Motto | Pro Fide et Patria (For Faith and Country) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1909 |
| Founder | Br. Joseph I. Doorley, C.F.C. |
| Status | Open |
| Oversight | Congregation of Christian Brothers |
| President | Ronald Schutte |
| Principal | Nicholas Corrado |
| Teaching staff | 35.0 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 512[2] (2019–2020) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.6[2] |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | Catholic High School Athletic Association |
| Mascot | The Gael |
| Team name | Gaels |
| Rival | Cardinal Hayes High School |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Newspaper | The Blue and White |
| Yearbook | The Halloween |
| Tuition | $7,200 |
| TACHS code | 111 |
| Website | allhallows |
All Hallows High School (formerly known as the All Hallows Institute) is a Catholic boys' high school in the South Bronx, New York, United States. Located at 111 East 164th Street, near Yankee Stadium, the school has an enrollment of approximately 400 boys, 99% of whom are persons of color.[3]
Despite sitting in the poorest Congressional district in the country, All Hallows routinely places its entire graduating class in four-year colleges. The Wall Street Journal has called the school's success in this area "stunning".[4] The Acton Institute has named All Hallows as one of the top-50 Catholic high schools in the United States for nine consecutive years.[5] It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York and is the only city school in the archdiocese to have earned this distinction.
History and philosophy
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All Hallows was founded in 1909 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers at the invitation and with the help of Monsignor James Power, pastor of All Saints Church.[6] The order founded the school upon the principles of Blessed Edmund Rice, which center on providing moral and scholastic training, especially to the children of the poor. The first staff included the Superior Brother P. J. Ryan, and Brothers J.A. Kelly, M.S. Curtis, and P.G. Molloy.[7] Originally located at 13-15 West 124th in Manhattan, the school moved to its current location in 1929. The school has more than 10,000 graduates.
All Hallows was the first school founded by the Christian Brothers in the United States.
It opened as All Hallows Collegiate Institute, having a high school and a college school of business.
For much of its history, All Hallows was an elementary school as well as a high school, but it has been exclusively the latter since 1977.
The American Eagle at the center of the All Hallows seal represents the All Hallows Community's commitment to the United States. The wreath of laurel surrounding the seal refers to victory and achievement in both athletics and scholastics. The circle surrounding the eagle serves a reminder of the school's "continuing faith" and the four corners of the seal are represented by the Gaelic symbol for the continuation of life. The Latin phrase Pro fide et patria means For faith and country.[8]
All Hallows celebrated its centennial in 2009 and was honored with its own street name change to All Hallows Way as a parting gift from the Class of 2012. The school was also visited by Mary McAleese, the former president of Ireland, during the 2012–2013 school year.[9]
Sports and activities
[edit]All Hallows students participate in more than 40 sports and activities; these include the All Hallows Players (the Drama Club, noted for its Shakespeare productions), the newspaper (The Blue and White), the chess team, Big Brothers, as well as "El Club Latino". Students also have various opportunities to join clubs such as student government, the Sports Bowl, the Montefiore Medical Center Program, and intramural sports (football, dodge ball, basketball, etc.).
All Hallows has a much decorated history with athletic awards all across the senior hallway and the lobby. The more recent string of accomplishments began in Spring 2006, when the varsity baseball team won a Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) championship, and, in Winter 2007, when the Freshmen basketball team also won a CHSAA championship. The All Hallows junior varsity bowling team won the CHSAA division championship in 2011 for the second straight year. All Hallows has twice been the Bronx champions on the televised team academic game show "The Challenge" on MSG Varsity (2009 and 2012).
The teams are called The Gaels, although the mascot-emblem looks more like a leprechaun wielding a shillelagh.
The All Hallows Foundation
[edit]In 1997, graduates of the school set up The All Hallows Foundation, a 501(C)(3) organized for the purpose of supporting the school and the surrounding neighborhood. The board of directors for the All Hallows Foundation is composed primarily of All Hallows graduates who have achieved notable success in fields such as finance, technology, law, and television.
The Foundation provides funds for a scholarship fund that allows talented, but impoverished young men to attend All Hallows. It also supports facility renovations and improvements, a faculty endowment and community outreach programs. Philip J. Eagan,[10] the board chairman of the All Hallows Foundation applies his background in finance to bring "a bold, entrepreneurial, and creative approach to inner city education."[11]
In December 2006, the Foundation received an anonymously donated check for $2 million. The donation was made by a graduate of the school.[12]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Enrollment | Students
of color |
Religious
Employees |
Lay
Employees |
Total
Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 322[13] | 0% | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 1946 | 754[14] | 0% | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| 1950 | 908*[15] | >1% | 26 | 13 | 39 |
| 1985 | 470[16] | 80% | 18 | 21 | 39 |
| 2003 | 400[17] | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2015 | 610[17] | 98% | 2 | 53 | 55[18] |
*Estimate
Notable alumni
[edit]- James B. Donovan, lawyer and negotiator involved in the 1960 U-2 incident[19]
- Jack Curran, winningest high school baseball and basketball coach in United States history
- Bobby Cremins, longtime NCAA men's basketball head coach (Appalachian State, Georgia Tech, College of Charleston)[20]
- Stephen Alemais, professional baseball player[21]
- Dan Dorion, professional hockey player[22]
- James Norwood, professional baseball player[23]
- Olden Polynice, professional basketball player[24]
- Shawnelle Scott, professional basketball player[25]
- RaShawn Stores, college basketball coach for Manhattan College
- Jim White, professional football player[26]
References
[edit]- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^ a b c "ALL HALLOWS HIGH SCHOOL". Private School Universe Survey. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "All Hallows High School". U.S. News & World Report.
- ^ Suskind, Ron (April 1, 1999). "A Bronx Tale: College Is Better Than No College, Period. You'll Thank Me Later". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Fowle, Noah (November 4, 2004). "All Hallows High School Recognized as 'Top 50' Parochial School". Bronx Times-Reporter.
- ^ Lafort, Remigius (1914). The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. V. 1-3 ... Vol. 3. Catholic editing Company. p. 309 – via Google Books.
- ^ A.L. O'Toole, CFC, Challenged: The Story of Edmund Rice and the Christian Brothers in North America, (Burleigh Press: Bristol, 1975), 53-53.
- ^ Domanico, Ray (October 6, 2019). "Hallowed Ground". City Journal.
- ^ Lestch, Corrine. "All Hallows High School in the Bronx gets special visit from former president of Ireland Mary McAleese". Newspaper. New York Dailey News.
- ^ Patrick Benzaleski. "All Hallows High School". E15minutes.com. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ Cositore, Joseph. The All Hallows Foundation: The Mission of the All Hallows Foundation (Bronx, NY: All Hallows Foundation [2001?].
- ^ Krebbs, Paul. Good News Made Possible By You (Bronx, NY: All Hallows Times, February 2007).
- ^ "1937 All Hallows High School Yearbook". www.classmates.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- ^ "1946 All Hallows High School Yearbook". www.classmates.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- ^ "1950 All Hallows High School Yearbook". www.classmates.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- ^ "1985 All Hallows High School Yearbook". www.classmates.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "President of All Hallows Set to Retire After Decades of Service - Catholic New York". Catholic New York. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "All Hallows High School". www.allhallows.org. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "Dr. James B. Donovan, 53, Dies; Lawyer Arranged Spy Exchange". The New York Times. January 20, 1970. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Sugiura, Ken. "Bobby Cremins tells the stories that bind New York, ACC, Tech". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ^ Abramson, Mitch (April 20, 2013). "Stephen Alemais, former All Hallows shortstop, transfers to Elev/8 Sports Institute in Florida in attempt to improve standing in upcoming baseball draft". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Moran, Malcolm (March 4, 1986). "Players; Skating Removes Fences". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Braziller, Zach (June 24, 2011). "The Post's All-Bronx Baseball Honors". New York Post. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "Olden Polynice Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Shawnelle Scott Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Jim White Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
