Regis High School To Renew New York City Landmark Status On 100th Anniversary

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At 8:00am on September 15, 2014, marking the first school day of its second century, Regis High School (55 East 84th Street) will rededicate its designation as a NYC landmark with the unveiling of a new bronze plaque that will adorn the 84th Street façade of the historic building. Prominent federal, state, and local officials will join school administrators and students for the plaque unveiling. Expected dignitaries in attendance include U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, NYC Councilmember Dan Garodnick, NY State Senator Liz Krueger, NY State Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Chair of NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, and Christina Davis, Chair of NY Landmarks Preservation Foundation. Following the rededication, officials will ring a commemorative school bell to represent the "first bell" of Regis High School's second century.

Regis was founded one century ago in 1914 by the widow of Hugh J. Grant, the youngest man ever elected Mayor of New York City (1889-1892). She was also the daughter of Edward Murphy, Jr., former United States Senator from New York (1893-1899). Since its founding, Regis has played a vital role in the social and educational history of New York. The school has remained the only tuition-free Catholic secondary school in the United States, offering Jesuit college preparatory education to Roman Catholic young men from the NY metropolitan area who demonstrate superior intellectual and leadership potential. In the admissions process, special consideration is given to those who cannot otherwise afford a Catholic education. 32% of enrolled students are members of minority groups and 40% are the sons of immigrants. Regis High School was designated a New York City landmark in 1969 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Regis has not just survived these 100 years: it is thriving. At a time when the status and future of education in New York has never been more intensely debated, the rededication of Regis High School as a NYC landmark offers the community an opportunity to reflect on the unique and unparalleled contribution Regis has made by providing 100 years of tuition-free education in the spirit of traditional Ignatian values.

Contact: Thomas A. Hein
(646) 657-2091, [email protected]

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