jerseyshorejohnny
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All Hallows (Bronx) to close in June
Very sad news
Very sad news
All Hallows High School To Close
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This is incredibly sad news. Catholic primary and secondary schools, many educating students from some of the poorest areas in and around NYC (and across the nation), have incredibly high graduation rates, much higher test scores, very high percentage of grads going on to college, and forming young men and women in their faith, all on shoestring budgets.
So many of our Alums support Catholic education, through direction donations, sponsoring individual student tuitions, and charities like Tomorrow"s Hope.
Unfortunately students at All Hallows will be absorbed by public schools, where their futures are staristically and collectively nowhere as bright.
I did volunteer work there in the 1990's and a nicer group of young men was hard to fathom. Back then they had an active alumni group who helped support the school. Our Shawnelle Scott was one of their alumni. They had some very well known alumni including Coach Jack Curran and numerous folks in the financial services business. The school had a fantastic graduation rate with virtually all kids going on to 4 year colleges.
I attended a number of their golf outings and I remember Olden Polyniece at one of them delaying the play as every ball he hit into the rough he would not leave until he found the ball, despite being given a sleeve like all other participants. The Christian brother principal finally came out with a dozen balls and told Olden to play on.
Hopefully the young men can transfer into Cardinal Hayes (Huge rival but only a mile down the concourse) and a combined student body maintain a Catholic HS presence in the poorest congressional district in the country.
I attended a number of their golf outings and I remember Olden Polyniece at one of them delaying the play as every ball he hit into the rough he would not leave until he found the ball, despite being given a sleeve like all other participants. The Christian brother principal finally came out with a dozen balls and told Olden to play on.
Hopefully the young men can transfer into Cardinal Hayes (Huge rival but only a mile down the concourse) and a combined student body maintain a Catholic HS presence in the poorest congressional district in the country.
Thanks for sharing. All Hallows turned out fine young men--sad to see it go.
Played there a lot as well as Hayes, two really old time places w a ton of tradition.
Seven NYC Catholic schools announce in past month alone they are closing — as experts blame skyrocketing tuition, loss of religion
Catholic schools across New York City are falling like dominoes thanks to skyrocketing tuition prices and a deteriorating connection to religion, according to experts and dismal statistics.
nypost.com
It’s just BS that vouchers have not been approved - and, in fact, have been fought.Seven NYC Catholic schools announce in past month alone they are closing — as experts blame skyrocketing tuition, loss of religion
Catholic schools across New York City are falling like dominoes thanks to skyrocketing tuition prices and a deteriorating connection to religion, according to experts and dismal statistics.
Very sad to read.Seven NYC Catholic schools announce in past month alone they are closing — as experts blame skyrocketing tuition, loss of religion
Catholic schools across New York City are falling like dominoes thanks to skyrocketing tuition prices and a deteriorating connection to religion, according to experts and dismal statistics.
So vibrant in the 1950's and 1960's, sad to see, but changing times with Parish life not the same as what it used to be.
Less connection to the local Catholic school accordingly.
At one time, Catholic schools were so great academically and otherwise with Regis High School at the pinnacle. Regis is still going strong thankfully.
At one time if you managed to get admitted it was tuition-free, like Cooper Union was at one time. Not sure if it still is tuition free.
Less connection to the local Catholic school accordingly.
At one time, Catholic schools were so great academically and otherwise with Regis High School at the pinnacle. Regis is still going strong thankfully.
At one time if you managed to get admitted it was tuition-free, like Cooper Union was at one time. Not sure if it still is tuition free.
If you attend mass in Brooklyn (and I assume the rest of the city), you can see the changing demographics in the parishes. (This is also reflected when walking around the neighborhood.) The pews not filled like the old days and those attending are an elderly population (w/o kids). My wife was on our parish academy's board for 10 years and the school population was really hurt by Covid. This was despite the school putting in all ventilation systems, spacing, masking, etc. and reopening significantly before public schools. Many families left the NYC during covid and did not return. The parish Academy survives but tuition is an ongoing problem for the future.
Yes, Nazareth HS supported by parishes and diocese, was only $100-200 or such when I entered in 1967. Then again in 1971 when I started St. John's, it was only $1,000-3,000 or so, I can't remember exactly. St. John's gave a full and a half scholarship to each Catholic high school in NYC back then. And New York State awarded academic Regents' scholarships.
Yes, it is still tuition free.