Aquinas High School (New York)

Aquinas High School
Address
685 East 182nd Street New York City (Belmont, The Bronx), New York, 10457 United States
Coordinates	40°51′05″N 73°53′15″W / 40.8513°N 73.8874°W / 40.8513; -73.8874Coordinates: 40°51′05″N 73°53′15″W / 40.8513°N 73.8874°W / 40.8513; -73.8874
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Veritas (Truth)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1934
Founder	Sr. Mary Joseph, O.P.
President	Sr. Margaret Ryan, O.P.
Principal	Sr. Catherine Rose Quigley, O.P.
Teaching staff	70
Grades	9-12
Gender	Girls
Enrollment	650+ (2008)
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Sports	Basketball, Softball, Track, Volleyball
Team name	Lady Bears
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Publication	The Aquinite (literary magazine)
Newspaper	Spirit of Aquinas
Yearbook	Veritas
Admissions Director	Betsy Davila
Website	www.aquinashs.org

Aquinas High School is an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school in The Bronx, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

Background

The school was originally established in 1900 as St. Martin's Academy and only served Grades 1-6. In 1923, Aquinas Hall opened as a two-year business school. The school established a 4-year high school in 1934. Founded in 1923 by the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, New York, Aquinas High School provides a Catholic college preparatory education that encourages the development of young women to their potential. The school has over 800 students and 70 teachers and staff complemented by parents and alumnae. The school offers After school activities including athletics as well as its marching band and string orchestra. For the past couple of years the AHS Band has placed in the NYC annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. The school's varsity basketball team was 2006 Class B New York State Federation Champions. Aquinas graduates 100 percent of its girls. In 2002, First Lady Laura Bush visited Aquinas High School.

Accredited by:

Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Awards and recognition

Exemplary School Award- United States Department of Education
Blue Ribbon School Award- United States Department of Education
Catholic Schools for Tomorrow Award for Innovation in Technology - Today's Catholic Teacher.
Named an: Outstanding American High School - U.S. News & World Report

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Notable alumni

April Lee Hernandez actress (Freedom Writers )
Mabel Pantadeleon actress (Dexter)
Julissa Reynoso - Ambassador to Uruguay
Judy Torres - "Queen of Freestyle", singer, DJ, WKTU New York
Debbi Morgan - American Film and Television Actress All My Children. Class of 1974

References

↑ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-05-27.
↑ AHS. "Aquinas High School History". Aquinas High School website. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-08-01.

External links

School Website

Archdiocese of New York

Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of New York

Bishops of New York	R. Luke Concanen John Connolly John Dubois John Joseph Hughes

Archbishops of New York	John Joseph Hughes John Cardinal McCloskey Michael Augustine Corrigan John Murphy Cardinal Farley Patrick Joseph Cardinal Hayes Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman Terence James Cardinal Cooke John Joseph Cardinal O'Connor Edward Michael Cardinal Egan Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan

Auxiliary Bishops, current	Peter John Byrne John Joseph Jenik Dominick John Lagonegro John Joseph O'Hara Gerald Thomas Walsh

Auxiliary Bishops, emeritus	Robert Anthony Brucato Josu Iriondo James Francis McCarthy

Auxiliary Bishops, former, currently living	Henry J. Mansell Theodore Edgar McCarrick Timothy A. McDonnell Edwin Frederick O'Brien Dennis Joseph Sullivan

Auxiliary Bishops, former, deceased	Patrick Vincent Ahern Edwin Broderick Thomas Cusack Edward Vincent Dargin Joseph Patrick Donahue John Joseph Dunn John Michael Fearns Joseph Francis Flannelly Francisco Garmendia William Jerome McCormack James Griffiths George Henry Guilfoyle Edward Dennis Head Walter P. Kellenberg John Joseph Maguire James Patrick Mahoney William Jerome McCormack James Francis McIntyre Anthony Francis Mestice Emerson John Moore Joseph Thomas O'Keefe Joseph Maria Pernicone Fulton J. Sheen Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan Austin Bernard Vaughan

Bishops who served as priests in the Archdiocese, living	Charles Daniel Balvo Charles John Brown Joseph Thomas Dimino

Bishops who served as priests in the Archdiocese, deceased	St. John Nepomucene Neumann Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle Charles H. Colton John J. Conroy Philip Joseph Furlong Charles Edward McDonnell Francis Patrick McFarland Francis McNeirny Bernard John Joseph McQuaid Rrok Kola Mirdita John Joseph Mitty William Quarter Francis Frederick Reh Joseph Francis Rummel William Scully

Churches in the Archdiocese of New York

Archdiocese	Cathedral St. Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan

New York City	Bronx Blessed Sacrament Church Church of the Sacred Heart Christ the King's Church Holy Cross Church Immaculate Conception Church Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Our Lady of Mercy's Church Our Lady of Mount Carmel's Church Our Lady of the Nativity of Our Blessed Lady's Church Our Lady of Solace's Church St. Angela Merici's Church St. Anselm's Church St. Ann's Church St. Anthony's Church St. Anthony of Padua Church St. Athanasius's Church St. Augustine's Church St. Barnabas' Church St. Brendan's Church St. Clare of Assisi's Church St. Dominic's Church St. Frances de Chantal's Church St. Frances of Rome's Church St. Francis Xavier's Church St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church St. Helena's Church St. Jerome's Church St. Joan of Arc's Church St. John's Church St. John Chrysostom's Church St. Joseph's Church St. Lucy's Church St. Luke's Church St. Margaret Mary's Church St. Margaret of Cortona's Church St. Martin of Tours' Church St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church St. Pius V's Church St. Raymond's Church Church of St. Simon Stock St. Theresa of the Infant Jesus Church SS. Peter and Paul's Church Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Manhattan All Saints Church Annunciation Church New York Chapel of the Resurrection Church of Notre Dame Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church of Our Lady of Sorrows Church of Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen Church of Sts. Cyril & Methodius and St. Raphael Church of St. Catherine of Genoa Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Church of St. Joseph Church of St. Michael Church of St. Vincent Ferrer Church of the Ascension, Roman Catholic Church of the Blessed Sacrament Church of the Epiphany Church of the Good Shepherd Church of the Holy Agony Church of the Incarnation, Roman Catholic Church of the Most Precious Blood Church of the Nativity Chapel of the Resurrection Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church of the Transfiguration, Roman Catholic Corpus Christi Church Holy Cross Church Holy Innocents' Church Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church Holy Rosary Church Holy Trinity Church Immaculate Conception Church Our Lady of Esperanza Church Our Lady of Good Counsel Church Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's Church Our Lady of Lourdes Church Our Lady of the Holy Rosary's Church Our Lady of Victory Church Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church Our Saviour Church San Lorenzo Ruiz Chapel St. Agnes' Church St. Aloysius Catholic Church St. Andrew's Church St. Ann's Church St. Anthony of Padua Church St. Benedict the Moor's Church St. Catherine of Siena's Church St. Cecilia's Church and Convent St. Charles Borromeo's Church St. Elizabeth's Church St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church St. Emeric's Church St. Francis of Assisi Church St. Francis Xavier Church St. Gregory the Great's Church St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church St. John the Baptist Church St. John the Evangelist's Church St. Joseph of the Holy Family Church St. Joseph's Chapel St. Jude's Church St. Lucy's Church Saint Malachy's Roman Catholic Church St. Mark the Evangelist's Church St. Mary's Church St. Monica's Church St. Patrick's Old Cathedral St. Paul's Church St. Paul the Apostle Church St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church St. Rose of Lima's Church St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr's Church St. Stephen of Hungary Church St. Teresa's Church St. Thomas More's Church St. Veronica's Church Staten Island Church of Our Lady Help of Christians Church of Our Lady of Pity Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church of the Blessed Sacrament Church of the Holy Family Our Lady of Good Counsel's Church Sacred Heart Church St. Adalbert's Church St. Charles's Church St. Clare's Church St. Mary's Church St. Patrick's Church St. Peter's Church St. Rita's Church St. Roch's Church St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus's Church

Dutchess County	Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha's Church (LaGrangeville) Church of Regina Coeli (Hyde Park) Church of St. Martin de Porres (Poughkeepsie) Church of St. Mary, Mother of the Church (Fishkill) St. Mary's Church (Poughkeepsie) St. Mary's Church (Wappingers Falls) Church of the Good Shepherd (Rhinebeck) Immaculate Conception Church (Amenia) Immaculate Conception Church (Bangall) St. Anthony's Church (Pine Plains) St. Charles Borromeo's Church (Dover Plains) St. Christopher's Church (Red Hook) St. Columba's Church (Hopewell Junction) St. Denis' Church (Hopewell Junction) St. Joachim and St. John the Evangelist's Church (Beacon) St. John the Evangelist's Church (Pawling) St. Joseph's Chapel (Rhinecliff) St. Joseph's Church (Millbrook) St. Patrick's Chapel (Millerton) St. Paul's Chapel (Staatsburg) St. Peter's Church (Hydge Park) St. Stanislaus' Church (Pleasant Valley) St. Sylvia's Church (Tivoli)

Orange County

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Westchester County	Blessed Sacrament Church (New Rochelle) Church of the Assumption (Tuckahoe) Church of Christ the King (Yonkers) Church of the Holy Family (New Rochelle) Church of the Holy Name of Jesus (New Rochelle) Church of St. Catharine (Pelham) Church of St. Joseph (Bronxville) Corpus Christi Church (Port Chester) Immaculate Conception Church (Tuckahoe) Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (Pelham Manor) St. Gabriel's Church (New Rochelle) St. Vito's Church (Mamaroneck)

Eastern-Rite	St. George's Church (Manhattan)

Education in the Archdiocese of New York

Archdiocese	Seminaries Saint Joseph's Seminary Universities and Colleges College of New Rochelle Fordham University Iona College Manhattan College Manhattanville College

New York City	Bronx high schools Academy of Mount St. Ursula All Hallows High School Aquinas High School Cardinal Hayes High School Cardinal Spellman High School Fordham Preparatory School Monsignor Scanlan High School Mount Saint Michael Academy Preston High School St. Barnabas High School St. Catharine Academy St. Raymond Academy St. Raymond High School for Boys Manhattan high schools Cathedral High School Convent of the Sacred Heart Cristo Rey New York High School Dominican Academy La Salle Academy Loyola School Marymount School of New York Mother Cabrini High School Notre Dame School Regis High School St. George Academy St. Jean Baptiste High School St. Vincent Ferrer High School Xavier High School Staten Island high schools Monsignor Farrell High School Moore Catholic High School Notre Dame Academy St. John Villa Academy St. Joseph by the Sea High School St. Joseph Hill Academy St. Peter's Boys High School

Dutchess County	High schools Our Lady of Lourdes High School

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Girls' schools in New York City

Public girls' schools

Young Women's Leadership School, Brooklyn
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Manhattan	Brearley School Cathedral High School Chapin School Convent of the Sacred Heart Dominican Academy Hewitt School Manhattan High School for Girls Marymount School of New York Nightingale-Bamford School Notre Dame School Spence School St. Jean Baptiste High School St. Vincent Ferrer High School

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Queens	The Mary Louis Academy Shevach High School St. Agnes Academic High School Torah Academy High School for Girls Yeshiva University High School for Girls

Bronx	Academy of Mount St. Ursula Aquinas High School Preston High School St. Barnabas High School St. Catharine Academy St. Raymond Academy

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