Regis High School (New York City)

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name = Regis High School


motto = "Deo et Patriae"
(For God and country)
established = 1914
type = Jesuit, Private, Catholic, Single-Sex
head_name = President
head = Fr. Philip Judge, S.J.
head_name2 = Principal
head2 = Dr. Gary Tocchet
city = 55 East 84th St
state = New York
country = USA
faculty = approx. 56
students= approx. 530
free_label =
free_text =
website = [http://www.regis-nyc.org/ www.regis-nyc.org]

Regis High School is a Jesuit, college preparatory school for Catholic young men. The school is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Annual class enrollment is limited to approximately 135 male students from the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut tri-state area. The school's motto, "Deo et Patriae," speaks to its intention to produce a man committed to devoting the advantages of his education to the service of society and the underprivileged.

History

Regis High School was founded in 1914 through the financial bequest of a single anonymous benefactress, who stipulated that her gift be used to build a Jesuit high school providing a free education for Catholic boys, with special consideration given to those who could not otherwise afford a Catholic education. The founder and her family were the sole financial supporters of the school until the late 1960s, when they reluctantly agreed to allow alumni and friends of Regis to contribute to the school's financial support. Today, Regis is still able to provide an outstanding education in the Jesuit tradition free of charge through the generosity of the Founding Family and its alumni and friends. The last member of the benefactress' family died in 2007.

Education for Young Men

Students must complete a curriculum in subjects such as science (requiring study in biology, chemistry, and physics), mathematics (algebra II, geometry and trigonometry, and pre-calculus, and either calculus, linear algebra, or statistics), English language arts (American literature, Poetry, British literature, and two electives such as science fiction or Russian literature), social studies (Western civilization, American history, and European history, and optionally Middle Eastern history, Latin American history, Chinese/Japanese history, or African history), theology (Church history, Scripture, and Moral Theology), foreign language (one of Latin, French, German, Spanish or Chinese, for three years, an optional fourth year), fine arts (studio art, film, art history and music history, and optionally architecture, with jazz band offered as an extracurricular activity for credit), two years of computer technology, and four years of physical education. The Science Research Project is a mentor-based optional credited course. The curriculum is challenging because of the advanced level at which subjects are presented to students, using college-level books and, in many classes, exceeding the requirements of the Advanced Placement curriculum.

Athletics

Sports currently available to Regis students include baseball (on the junior varsity and varsity levels), basketball (on the freshman, junior varsity, and varsity levels), cross country, soccer (on the junior varsity and varsity levels), indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball (on the varsity level). The school is a member of the Catholic High School Athletic Association(C.H.S.A.A.). Regis's athletic teams have seen success in recent years, including several City Championships in their division at the junior varsity and varsity levels. In 2005, the year after winning the city championship, the Varsity basketball team won the B division State Federation Championship in Glens Falls, NY, beating the best of the private and public schools of New York. Between 2006 and 2008, the Regis Baseball team, which has played in the A division for only 6 years, finished 3rd, 2nd, and 3rd respectively. This streak of top 3 finishes is a feat no other CHSAA A division school has accomplished since Regis joined the league.

Prior to the 2007-2008 season, golf and tennis were offered. Colonel Gary Tocchet, the former coach to West Point's fencing teams, catalyzed the formation of a Regis fencing team, which could possibly compete in the 2008-2009 season.

Regis utilizes several athletic fields and complexes, including Central Park, Randall's Island and the Armory on West 168th Street.

Extracurricular activities

Students who attend Regis have many extracurricular activities to select from in addition to athletics. The most popular activity is the Hearn, Regis's speech and debate society. The Hearn competes on state and national levels in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Student Congress, Extemporaneous speaking, Declamation, Duo Interpretation, and other forms of dramatic interpretation of literature. The team posts consistently strong performances at the New York State Championship, and has captured first place in speech, debate or student congress in every year since 2001. There are also various publications that students can work on, such as the newspaper (The Owl) and yearbook (The Regian) as well as several literary publications. Regis Repertory stages a musical in the fall and a drama or comedy in the spring, relying on the efforts of over 90 students in the cast, stage crew, business staff, and band. Recreational clubs include the Flag Football club, Billiards Club, Games Club, Rock Music Club, Indoor Soccer Club, various cultural and special interests/political clubs, and more. "The Owl", the school's student newspaper, interviewed CIA Leak case prosecutor and alumnus Patrick J. Fitzgerald in 2006. The subsequent article was linked on the Drudge Report and quoted in an Associated Press article. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193102,00.html] [cite web | title = CIA Leak Prosecutor Gives Interview to High School Newspaper | date = April 25, 2006 | publisher = Associated Press | url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193102,00.html | accessdate = 2008-07-30 ]

Film Spots at Regis

Regis High School has been used in several television and movie filmings, which include:
* -- Season Six, Episode Two, "," features Regis High School.
* Rock group Of A Revolution (O.A.R.) filmed the music video for their song "Lay Down," which is featured on their 2005 album Stories of a Stranger, at Regis High School. They also used a Regis Student, Brian Cross, to play the part of the main male role.
* The film Finding Forrester (2000) features Regis High School standing in for the Mailor Academy.
* Classroom scene in Prince of the CityRegis High School inspired the atmosphere and setting of the play Child's Play by Robert Marasco, who was a teacher there in the early 1960s. Regis High School is also often cited as the Inspiration for the movie "Emperor's Club"

Alumni

Notable alumni include:
* Vito Acconci, Performance Artist and Architect
* Michael Bérubé, Paterno Family Professor in Literature, Pennsylvania State University, named by David Horowitz as one of .
* Stephen J. Bogacz, NYS Family Court Judge, Supervising Judge, Queens County
* Most Reverend Frank Caggiano, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
* Bill Condon, director and Academy Award-winning screenwriter
* Edward Conlon, NYPD police officer and bestselling author
* John M. Corridan, Jesuit priest and organized crime fighter on the New York City waterfront in the 1950s, inspiration for Fr. Barry in On the Waterfront
* John D'Emilio, historian of American sexuality & gay rights, political activist
* Lou DiBella, boxing promoter
* John Donvan, ABC News Nightline correspondent
* Anthony Fauci, head of the NIAID, notable AIDS researcher who has been featured on the cover of TIME Magazine
* Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney and CIA Leak Investigation Special Prosecutor
* Greg Giraldo, comedian and television personality
* Robert Giroux, publisher with Farrar, Straus and Giroux and editor of John Berryman
* Pete Hamill, writer and columnist (did not graduate; attended until age 16)
* Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M., president of St. John's University and former president of Niagara University
* Andrew P. Harris, Member of the Maryland State Senate
* Rev. Timothy Healy, S.J., former president of Georgetown University and the New York Public Library
* Jim Kelly,managing editor Time, Inc.
*Joseph M. McShane, S.J., former president of The University of Scranton and current president of Fordham University
* Patrick Quinlan, political activist and author of several books
* Ken Rosato, WABC-TV morning anchor
* Jim Sciutto, senior foreign correspondent for ABC news
* Rev. Edward Murphy, S.J., founder of Part of the Solution
* John Ponterotto, Investment Banker and Republican Party Chairman, New Canaan, CT

References

External links

* [http://www.regis-nyc.org Regis High School Home Page]