Rice High School (Manhattan, New York)

Rice High School

The edifice of the former Rice High School.
Address
74 West 124th Street
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 10027
United States
Coordinates 40°48′24.5″N 73°56′44″W / 40.806806°N 73.94556°W / 40.806806; -73.94556Coordinates: 40°48′24.5″N 73°56′44″W / 40.806806°N 73.94556°W / 40.806806; -73.94556
Information
Type Private, All-Male
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic;
Congregation of Christian Brothers
Established 1938
Status Closed
Closed 2011
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 300
Color(s) Green and Gold          
Athletics Bowling, Freshman, JV, and Varsity Basketball.
Nickname Raiders
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Publication Rice Connections Magazine
Newspaper Rice Newsletter
Tuition $5,750 (2009-10)

Rice High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, United States. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. Rice High School, established in 1938 in Central Harlem by the Congregation of Christian Brothers was a Catholic, college preparatory school. It held its final graduation ceremony on 27 May 2011.[2]

Background

Rice High School, established in 1938 in Central Harlem by the Congregation of Christian Brothers.[3] The building it occupied was converted from a YWCA. The school was the subject of a 2008 book by Patrick McCloskey, The Street Stops Here: A Year at a Catholic High School in Harlem.

Notable alumni and staff

Notes and references

  1. MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  2. Freedman, Samuel G. (4 June 2011). "As Catholic Schools Close in Major Cities, the Need Only Grows". New York Times. p. A14.
  3. "Rice High School". Rice High School. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

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