Regis High School (New York City)
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55 East 84th Street New York, New York 10028 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′46″N 73°57′32″W / 40.779522°N 73.958818°WCoordinates: 40°46′46″N 73°57′32″W / 40.779522°N 73.958818°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto |
Deo et Patriae (For God and Country) |
| Religious affiliation(s) |
Roman Catholic; Jesuit |
| Patron saint(s) | St. John Francis Regis |
| Established | 1914 |
| Founder | Julia M. Grant |
| President | Daniel Lahart, S.J. |
| Principal | Gary Tocchet, PhD |
| Faculty | 61 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 529 (2013) |
| Average class size | 18 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10:1 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Scarlet, Silver and White |
| Song | Regis Alma Mater |
| Athletics conference | CHSAA |
| Mascot | Owl |
| Team name | Raiders |
| Rivals |
Xavier High School Fordham Prep |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Publication |
Images (literary magazine) The Crow (opinion journal) The Falcon (sports magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Owl |
| Yearbook | The Regian |
| Endowment | $70 million |
| Tuition | None |
| Website | www |
Regis High School is a private Jesuit university-preparatory school for Roman Catholic young men located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Annual class enrollment is limited to approximately 135 male students from the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut tri-state area. The school, which does not charge tuition, has a track record of placing many of its graduates at selective colleges and universities. In September 2015 Niche ranked it the top Catholic high school in the United States.
Regis High School was founded in 1914, through the financial bequest of a single formerly anonymous benefactress: Julia M. Grant, the widow of Mayor Hugh J. Grant. She stipulated that her gift be used to build a Jesuit high school providing a free education for Catholic boys with special consideration given to those who could not otherwise afford a Catholic education. The school continues that policy and does not charge tuition. The Grants' former home is the residence of the Vatican Observer to the United Nations, where the pope stays when he visits New York City.
Following the death of her husband in 1910, Julia Grant met with Father David W. Hearn, S.J. and, with a stipulation of strict anonymity, gave him an envelope with the money needed to start a school to educate Catholic boys. After Mrs. Grant died, her children took over the funding of the school. The last surviving member of the family, Lucie Mackey Grant, a daughter-in-law of Julia Grant, died in 2007. Since the 1960s, Regis has relied primarily on the Grant endowments and alumni donations to keep the school tuition free. Following Lucie Mackey Grant's death, at an auction of her estate, Regis bid successfully for the original golden chalice used during Mass when the school was founded in 1914. The identity of the school's founding benefactor was officially kept secret for decades, though the large portrait in the school's first floor conference room titled "Julia Grant" contradicted the official policy. The online announcement, of an auction that included items related to the school's founding, did so as well. Finally, on October 26, 2009, a documentary film revealed her identity and detailed the circumstances of her gift.
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