Loyola School (New York City)

Loyola School
Address
980 Park Avenue New York City (Upper East Side) Manhattan, New York 10028, USA
Coordinates	40°46′43″N 73°57′31.5″W
Information
Type	Private, Independent
Motto	Challenge. Inspire. Transform.
Religious affiliation(s)	Jesuit Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Ignatius of Loyola
Established	1900 (1900)
President	Mr. Tony Oroszlany
Faculty	approx. 30
Grades	9-12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	205
Campus	Urban, Historic Place
Color(s)	Maroon and Gold
Athletics	Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball
Athletics conference	New York City Athletic League
Team name	Knights
Accreditation	New York State Association of Independent Schools
Newspaper	The Blazer
Dean of Academics	Ms. Samantha Lehn
Dean of Students	Ms. Kristin Cupillari
Admissions	Director, Mr. Gabe Rotman
Athletics	Director, Mr. Frederick M. Agnostakis
Technology	Director, Mr. James Richroath
Advancement	Vice President, Ms.Samantha Hanley
Website	www.LoyolaNYC.org
Loyola School, located on 83rd Street and Park Avenue, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Loyola School is a independent Jesuit high school on the Upper East Side of New York City, founded in 1900 by the Society of Jesus. Originally a Roman Catholic boys school, Loyola became coeducational in 1973, becoming the only Jesuit co-ed college preparatory high school in the Tri-State Region. With a student enrollment of two hundred, the average class size of fifteen students promotes personal attention and individual participation. Loyola education fosters lifelong learning and aims to produce graduates who are academically excellent, open to growth, religious, loving, and committed to doing justice in service to others. The school is located two city blocks east of Central Park and Museum Mile on 83rd Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan. St. Ignatius Church is in the same complex and is used for various school functions. The church is listed as a NYC landmark and the complex is listed as a National Historic Place. St. Ignatius Loyola School is an elementary school that also shares the complex but there is no official link between the schools.

History

The Rev. Robert Fulton, S.J., (1826–1895), eleventh pastor (from 1880) of St. Lawrence O'Toole (the original parish name of St. Ignatius Loyola), purchased the northwest corner of Park Avenue and 83rd Street (in the Yorkville neighborhood) adjacent to his church. The purchase price was $7,500.00. Upon the church's rebuilding and re-dedication, the Society of Jesus strengthened their ties to this parish by founding the school, which was encouraged by the Dominicans at St. Vincent Ferrer and the Paulist Fathers at St. Paul the Apostle. Ground was broken for the new school in February 1899. The school opened to students in October 1900 with classes held in the nearby priests' residence. After various building material strikes delayed completion, the six-story Renaissance Revival style steel-framed school opened on December 17, 1900, and was formally dedicated by Michael A. Corrigan, Archbishop of New York, on February 11, 1901.

The New York Herald reviewed the new "Early Renaissance Type" building, reporting that "the building cost about $125,000; and the property, taken with the lot on which it is located, represents an expenditure of over $200,000. The exterior of the building is constructed entirely of Ohio sandstone, with cornices, and a flambeau with coat of arms just over the entrance.... It is of the most advanced fireproof construction.... Altogether the building represents the highest degree of architectural excellence as applied to schools."

The Latin inscription on the first floor chapel bow's blind window panel (with segmental pediment) of the Park Avenue facade reads "SANCT IGNATIO / DE LOYOLA / PATRI LEGIFERO / SOCIETATIS JESV / QVI VBICVMQVE / GENTIVM / IN SPEM RELLIGIONIS / ET CIVITATIS / ADOLESCENTES MORBIBUS / ET BONIS ARTIBVS / IMBVIT / AEDES HAE / DEDICANTVR" which translates: "To Saint Ignatius Loyola / Founder of the Society of Jesus / who for the good of Church and State / everywhere / has stored the minds of youth / with virtue and learning / these buildings are dedicated." The chapel was decorated by Brother Francis C. Schroen, S.J., (1857–1924), who had previously been a designer at the Jesuit Georgetown University. The stained glass was by Louis C. Tiffany and above Schroen's white marble altar was a canopied statue of Our Lady of Lourdes by the New York-sculptor Joseph Sibbel.

The six-story gymnasium and rectory on 43–63 E 83rd Street was built 1953 to designs by architects Eggers & Higgins of 100 E 42nd Street, New York City, at a reported cost of $800,000. The five-story extension (1954) at 39–41 E 83rd Street was completed by the same architects at a reported cost of $290,000.

Notable alumni

• Michael Joseph Armstrong, vice president of electronic trading, Cantor Fitzgerald; died on September 11, 2001
• Kevin Raymond Crotty, managing director, Sandler O'Neill and Partners; died on September 11, 2001
• Thomas Cullen, FDNY firefighter; died on September 11, 2001
• Vince Curatola, actor
• Drea de Matteo, actress
• Jim Dwyer, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist
• Walter Egan, rock musician
• Wellington Mara, former owner, New York Giants NFL team
• Joseph Patrick Shea, partner and senior executive managing director, Cantor Fitzgerald; died on September 11, 2001
• Horace Stoneham, former owner, New York/San Francisco Giants MLB team

Headmasters and Principals of Loyola School

• William J. Ennis, S.J., (1900–1903)
• James P. Fagan, S.J., (1903–1906)
• Patrick F. O'Gorman, S.J., (1906–1920) 
• J.H. Farley, S.J., (1920–1932)
• Frances E. Garner, S.J., (1932–1939)
• Walter A. Reilly, S.J., (1939–1946)
• C. Justin Hanley, S.J., (1946–1949)

• Peter J. Daly, S.J., (1949–1960)
• Robert J. Haskins, S.J., (1960–1968)
• Michael J. Guerra (1968–1982)
• James F. Fox, S.J., (1982–1995)
• Joseph J. Papaj, S.J., (1995–2001)
• Franklin N. Caesar (2001–2004)
• James F.X. Lyness (2004–2014)
• Dr. Kristin Ross (2014–present)

Following Dr. Ross's appointment, the title of "headmaster" was retired and replaced with that of "principal."

Presidents of Loyola School

• Neil Norbert McKinnon, S.J., (1900–1907)
• William O'Brien Pardow, S.J., (1907–1909)
• David W. Hearn, S.J., (1909–1915)
• Cowles Havens Richards, S.J., (1915–1919)  
• James J. Kilrowy, S.J., (1919–1924)
• Patrick F. O'Gorman, S.J., (1924–1930)
• Edward J. Sweeney, S.J., (1930–1933)
• William J. Devlin, S.J., (1933–1935)
• W. Coleman Nevils, S.J., (1935–1940)
• Francis A. McQuade, S.J., (1940–1945)
• John Edwards Gratton, S.J., (1945–1949)

• C. Justin Hanley, S.J., (1949–1952)
• Robert I. Gannon, S.J., (1952–1958)
• John J. McGinty, S.J., (1958–1960)
• William T. Wood, S.J., (1960–1966)
• Charles T. Taylor, S.J., (1966–1970)
• Robert Haskins, S.J., (1970–1975)
• John Kelly, S.J., (1975–1981)
• James F. Fox, S.J., (1981–1995)
• Joseph J. Papaj, S.J., (1995–2002)
• Stephen Katsouros, S.J. (2002–2011)
• Tony Oroszlany (2011–present)

External links

• Loyola School