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Dominican Commercial High School
Address
161-06 89th Avenue, Jamaica, Queens

New York

USA
Information
TypeCatholic school
Established1936
Closed1998
Grades9 – 12
GenderGirls

Dominican Commercial High School is a former Catholic High School located in Jamaica, Queens, New York.[1] An all-girls school,[2] it was located at 161-06 89th Avenue.[3] The school first opened in 1936, and moved to its new building on 161st and 89th Avenue in 1938 (leaving the previous building to be converted into a convent).[4][5] The school closed in 1998.[1][6] The building later became Wellington Hall, an education facility for Association for the Advancement of the Blind and Retarded.[3]

As of 1941, Dominican Commercial was one of the two largest parochial schools in Jamaica, along with the Mary Louis Academy.[7] Dominican Commercial focused on preparing students for careers directly out of high school.[8] The school was initially not focused on college preparation.[9]

Alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "catholic dominican commercial facts".
  2. ^ a b Marzlock, Ron (July 11, 2013). "Barbara Bach, a true Qns. beauty". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Menchaca, Paul (November 7, 2002). "Wellington Hall Celebrates Its Grand Opening In Jamaica". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  4. ^ "New High School Nears Completion, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 31, 1938 (via Newspapers.com Open access icon); "New School Completed", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, August 25, 1938 (via Newspapers.com Open access icon).
  5. ^ "Wellington Hall Celebrates Its Grand Opening In Jamaica". November 7, 2002. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Closed School Records" (PDF). Diocese of Brooklyn. July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Work Starts Soon on Queens Catholic Boys High School", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 2, 1941 (via Newspapers.com Open access icon).
  8. ^ "IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF RUFUS KING, Jamaica - Forgotten New York".
  9. ^ Rossman, Mary Ellen (3 November 2016). There's So Much More. Xulon Press. ISBN 9781594670893 – via Google Books.


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