St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School

St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School is a former Catholic High School located in the Bronx, NY. It was located in the University Height section of the Bronx.[1] It opened in 1927 and closed in 1991.[2] It was operated by the parish of the same name St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church (Bronx). Ernie Myers,[3] Malik Sealy, now a junior at St. John's University; Brian Reese, a freshman at the University of North Carolina, and Adrian Autry, a freshman at Syracuse were students at the school.[4] The school was known for its basketball program.[5] In 1975, Tolentine was the nations highest ranked high school.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/17/nyregion/archdiocese-will-close-a-bronx-high-school.html
  2. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/17/nyregion/archdiocese-will-close-a-bronx-high-school.html
  3. ↑ http://poststar.com/sports/hs/recent-state-boys-basketball-alumni/article_b3d6f5ba-e15b-5e08-a965-b552d022e503.html
  4. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/17/nyregion/archdiocese-will-close-a-bronx-high-school.html
  5. ↑ http://cny.org/stories/Memories-of-Malik,3203?content_source=&category_id=&search_filter=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=&sub_type=stories&town_id=
  6. ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/old-times-sake-tolentine-mount-replay-classic-article-1.699917


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