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| All Hallows High School | |
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| Location | |
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111 East 164th Street , 10452 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°49′48″N73°55′18.5″W / 40.83000°N 73.921806°W /40.83000; -73.921806 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private,All-Male |
| Motto | Pro Fide et Patria (For Faith and Country) |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1909 (117 years ago) (1909) |
| Founder | Br. Joseph I. Doorley, C.F.C. |
| Status | Defunct |
| Closed | June 2025 |
| Oversight | Congregation of Christian Brothers |
| President | Ronald Schutte |
| Principal | Nicholas Corrado |
| Teaching staff | 35.0 (on anFTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 512[2] (2019–2020) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.6[2] |
| Colors | Navy Blue andWhite |
| Athletics conference | Catholic High School Athletic Association |
| Mascot | TheGael |
| Team name | Gaels |
| Rival | Cardinal Hayes High School |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Newspaper | The Blue and White |
| Yearbook | The Halloween |
| Tuition | $7,200 |
| TACHS code | 111 |
| Website | allhallows |
All Hallows High School (formerly known as theAll Hallows Institute) was aCatholic co-ed high school in theSouth Bronx,New York, United States. Located at 111 East 164th Street, nearYankee Stadium, the school has an enrollment of approximately 400 boys and girls, 99% of whom arepersons of color.[3]
Despite sitting inthe poorest Congressional district in the country, All Hallows routinely places its entire graduating class in four-year colleges.The Wall Street Journal has called the school's success in this area "stunning".[4]The Acton Institute has named All Hallows as one of the top-50 Catholic high schools in the United States for nine consecutive years.[5] It is the only city school in theArchdiocese of New York to have earned this distinction.
The school announced in January 2025 that it will close the following June.[6]
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All Hallows was founded in 1909 by theCongregation of Christian Brothers at the invitation and with the help of Monsignor James Power, pastor of All Saints Church.[7]The order founded the school upon the principles ofBlessed Edmund Rice, which center on providing moral and scholastic training, especially to the children of the poor. The first staff included the Superior Brother P. J. Ryan, and Brothers J.A. Kelly, M.S. Curtis, and P.G. Molloy.[8] Originally located at 13-15 West 124th inManhattan, the school moved to its current location in 1929. The school has more than 10,000 graduates.
All Hallows was the first school founded by the Christian Brothers in the United States.
It opened as All Hallows Collegiate Institute, having a high school and a college school of business.
For much of its history, All Hallows was an elementary school as well as a high school, but it has been exclusively the latter since 1977.
The American Eagle at the center of the All Hallows seal represents the All Hallows Community's commitment to the United States. The wreath of laurel surrounding the seal refers to victory and achievement in both athletics and scholastics. The circle surrounding the eagle serves a reminder of the school's "continuing faith" and the four corners of the seal are represented by the Gaelic symbol for the continuation of life. The Latin phrasePro fide et patria meansFor faith and country.[9]
All Hallows celebrated its centennial in 2009 and was honored with its own street name change to All Hallows Way as a parting gift from the Class of 2012. The school was also visited byMary McAleese, the former president of Ireland, during the 2012–2013 school year.[10]
The school announced in January 2025 that it will close the following June.[6]
All Hallows students participate in more than 40 sports and activities; these include the All Hallows Players (the Drama Club, noted for its Shakespeare productions), the newspaper (The Blue and White), thechess team,Big Brothers, as well as "El Club Latino". Students also have various opportunities to join clubs such as student government, the Sports Bowl, theMontefiore Medical Center Program, and intramural sports (football, dodge ball, basketball, etc.).
All Hallows has a much decorated history with athletic awards all across the senior hallway and the lobby. The more recent string of accomplishments began in Spring 2006, when the varsity baseball team won aCatholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) championship, and, in Winter 2007, when the Freshmen basketball team also won a CHSAA championship. The All Hallows junior varsity bowling team won the CHSAA division championship in 2011 for the second straight year. All Hallows has twice been the Bronx champions on the televised team academic game show "The Challenge" on MSG Varsity (2009 and 2012).
The teams are calledThe Gaels, although the mascot-emblem looks more like aleprechaun wielding ashillelagh.
In 1997, graduates of the school set upThe All Hallows Foundation, a501(C)(3) organized for the purpose of supporting the school and the surrounding neighborhood. The board of directors for the All Hallows Foundation is composed primarily of All Hallows graduates who have achieved notable success in fields such as finance, technology, law, and television.
The Foundation provides funds for a scholarship fund that allows talented, but impoverished young men to attend All Hallows. It also supports facility renovations and improvements, a faculty endowment and community outreach programs. Philip J. Eagan,[11] the board chairman of the All Hallows Foundation applies his background in finance to bring "a bold, entrepreneurial, and creative approach to inner city education."[12]
In December 2006, the Foundation received an anonymously donated check for $2 million. The donation was made by a graduate of the school.[13]
| Year | Enrollment | Students of color | Religious Employees | Lay Employees | Total Employees |
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| 1937 | 322[14] | 0% | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 1946 | 754[15] | 0% | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| 1950 | 908*[16] | >1% | 26 | 13 | 39 |
| 1985 | 470[17] | 80% | 18 | 21 | 39 |
| 2003 | 400[18] | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2015 | 610[18] | 98% | 2 | 53 | 55[19] |
*Estimate
