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'''Nazareth Regional High School''' is a [[private school|private]], [[Roman Catholic]] [[high school]] in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]. It is located within the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn]].
'''Nazareth Regional High School''' is a [[private school|private]], [[Roman Catholic]] [[high school]] in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]. It is located within the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn]].

Nazareth is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious, co-educational private Catholic high school that offers a 4-year academic, college preparatory and religious education curriculum. It is governed by a policy-making lay board of trustees and is affiliated with the American Central Province of the [[Xaverian Brothers]]. The school is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York, and accredited by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]]. Nazareth Regional High School serves approximately 630 students from Brooklyn and [[Queens]].


==Background==
==Background==
Nazareth Regional High School was established in [[1962]] by the [[Xaverian Brothers]].
Nazareth Regional High School was established in [[1962]] by the Xaverian Brothers.
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The first semester of the initial year of Nazareth High School was spent at the newly completed [[Bishop Kearney High School]], since Nazareth’s building was yet unfinished. In the spring of 1963, Bishop Brian McEntegart dedicated the new building, and the first class of freshmen joined the small Nazareth faculty in moving into their own school. Brother John Olsen, C.F.X., served as first principal until 1966. He and the other Xaverian Brothers and Catholic laymen who administered and staffed the new school centered the goals of Nazareth around the theme “wisdom, age, and favor with God” because these were the qualities of [[Jesus]] as described in Scripture as he grew up in the town of Nazareth.
The first class of Nazareth Kingsmen graduated in June of 1966.
In 1974, the Principal, Brother Mathew Burke, with the encouragement of Bishop Francis Mugavero, formed a new Catholic school governed by a Board of Trustees because the [[diocese]] could no longer continue to subsidize the school. The new school was called Nazareth Regional High School and was staffed mostly by Catholic laypersons along with some [[Religious_order#Catholic_tradition|religious]] men and women. In 1976, the school admitted women for the first time, and in June, 1980 the first female [[valedictorian]] was selected.
In 1994, Nazareth Regional High School was formally affiliated with the network of schools sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers’ American Province.
Today, Nazareth is a fully developed Catholic, [[co-educational]], [[secondary school]] serving students from parochial, private, and public schools throughout Brooklyn and parts of Queens.

==Course offerings==

* '''[[Advanced Placement]]:''' English and History
*'''Honors and Advanced Classes:''' English and Mathematics
*'''Remedial Courses:''' Grammar and Composition
*'''Technology:''' Nazareth was the second high school in New York to offer advanced technical programs to students as an elective. Currently there are several programs available that can lead to certification in [[Cisco]] Networking and [[Microsoft]] Certification. This course of study provides an in-depth curriculum in networking and Microsoft technology.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==

Revision as of 20:43, 13 November 2008

Nazareth Regional High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.

Nazareth is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious, co-educational private Catholic high school that offers a 4-year academic, college preparatory and religious education curriculum. It is governed by a policy-making lay board of trustees and is affiliated with the American Central Province of the Xaverian Brothers. The school is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York, and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Nazareth Regional High School serves approximately 630 students from Brooklyn and Queens.

Background

Nazareth Regional High School was established in 1962 by the Xaverian Brothers. [1]

The first semester of the initial year of Nazareth High School was spent at the newly completed Bishop Kearney High School, since Nazareth’s building was yet unfinished. In the spring of 1963, Bishop Brian McEntegart dedicated the new building, and the first class of freshmen joined the small Nazareth faculty in moving into their own school. Brother John Olsen, C.F.X., served as first principal until 1966. He and the other Xaverian Brothers and Catholic laymen who administered and staffed the new school centered the goals of Nazareth around the theme “wisdom, age, and favor with God” because these were the qualities of Jesus as described in Scripture as he grew up in the town of Nazareth.

The first class of Nazareth Kingsmen graduated in June of 1966.

In 1974, the Principal, Brother Mathew Burke, with the encouragement of Bishop Francis Mugavero, formed a new Catholic school governed by a Board of Trustees because the diocese could no longer continue to subsidize the school. The new school was called Nazareth Regional High School and was staffed mostly by Catholic laypersons along with some religious men and women. In 1976, the school admitted women for the first time, and in June, 1980 the first female valedictorian was selected.

In 1994, Nazareth Regional High School was formally affiliated with the network of schools sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers’ American Province.

Today, Nazareth is a fully developed Catholic, co-educational, secondary school serving students from parochial, private, and public schools throughout Brooklyn and parts of Queens.

Course offerings

  • Advanced Placement: English and History
  • Honors and Advanced Classes: English and Mathematics
  • Remedial Courses: Grammar and Composition
  • Technology: Nazareth was the second high school in New York to offer advanced technical programs to students as an elective. Currently there are several programs available that can lead to certification in Cisco Networking and Microsoft Certification. This course of study provides an in-depth curriculum in networking and Microsoft technology.

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. ^ NRHS. "Nazareth Regional High School History". Nazareth Regional High School website. Retrieved 2007-08-01.