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Cardinal Spellman High School (New York City)

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Coordinates: 40°52′59″N 73°50′26″W / 40.88306°N 73.84056°W / 40.88306; -73.84056
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Cardinal Spellman High School
Main entrance
Address
Map
One Cardinal Spellman Place

(1991 Needham Avenue)

Bronx
,
New York
10466

United States
Coordinates40°52′59″N 73°50′26″W / 40.88306°N 73.84056°W / 40.88306; -73.84056
Information
TypeCatholic, Co-educational
MottoSequere Deum
(Follow God)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic Church
Established1959 (65 years ago) (1959)
FounderFrancis Cardinal Spellman
PresidentDaniel O'Keefe
PrincipalJeri Faulkner
Grades9–12
Campus size13 acres
Color(s)Red and White   
Slogan"Where Boys and Girls with Dreams Become Men and Women of Vision"
AthleticsBoys/girls cross country, boys/girls track (indoor and outdoor), boys/girls soccer, boys/girls volleyball, boys/girls lacrosse, boys/girls basketball, bowling, cheerleading, football, baseball, softball, swimming
MascotFemale and male pilot
Team namePilots
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
NewspaperPilot
YearbookVanguard
School feesVaries by grade year
Tuition$10,150 per year
Websitecardinalspellman.org

Cardinal Spellman High School is an American Catholic high school in the borough of the Bronx in New York City, New York. The school is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. It is named after Cardinal Francis Spellman, the sixth archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York.

History

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In September 1959, the newly created Cardinal Spellman High School opened in temporary quarters (formerly, the Biograph Motion Picture Studios of Thomas Alva Edison) on Marmion Avenue in the Tremont section of the Bronx. Its permanent location on Baychester Avenue, between Boston Road and East 233rd Street in Edenwald, covers thirteen acres (including ball fields, grandstands, running track, and parking lots). The founding principal was Msgr. John Breheny, PhD.

Cardinal Spellman personally dedicated the new school facilities on May 27, 1962. Many years later, the name of Needham Avenue, in front of the school, was officially changed by then Bronx Borough President and alumnus Fernando Ferrer to Cardinal Spellman Place.

At first the school was co-institutional, with separate classes for boys (staffed by diocesan priests, Brothers of the Christian Schools and laymen) and for girls (staffed by the Sisters of Charity of Mount St. Vincent and laywomen). Each of the two departments (Boys' and Girls') had its own principal and assistant principal, and (to coordinate) a Principal of the School. In Fall 1971, the co-institutional model was changed to the current co-ed system.

In May 1963, Cardinal Spellman High School was admitted to the University of the State of New York and thus accredited by the Board of Regents of the State. Accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools was first announced on December 2, 1965, and was renewed in December, 1976 This accreditation has been renewed regularly in 1977, 1982, 1986, 1997 and most recently.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  2. ^ "Alumni Spotlight: Nicholas Padilla '14".
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