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Rice High School (Manhattan)

Coordinates: 40°48′24.5″N 73°56′44″W / 40.806806°N 73.94556°W / 40.806806; -73.94556
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Rice High School
The edifice of the former Rice High School.
Address
Map
74 West 124th Street

,
10027

Coordinates40°48′24.5″N 73°56′44″W / 40.806806°N 73.94556°W / 40.806806; -73.94556
Information
TypePrivate, all-male
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic;
Congregation of Christian Brothers
Established1938
StatusClosed
Closed2011
Grades9-12
Enrollment300
Color(s)Green and gold    
AthleticsBowling; freshman, JV, and varsity basketball
NicknameRaiders
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
PublicationRice Connections Magazine[2]
NewspaperRice Newsletter[3]
Tuition$5,750 (2009-10)

Rice High School was a private, Roman Catholic, college preparatory high school in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, United States. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. It held its final graduation ceremony on May 27, 2011.[4]

Background

Rice High School was established in 1938 in Central Harlem by the Congregation of Christian Brothers.[5] The building it occupied was converted from a YWCA.[citation needed]

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

References

  1. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  2. ^ Rice Connections Magazine
  3. ^ Rice Newsletter
  4. ^ Freedman, Samuel G. (June 4, 2011). "As Catholic Schools Close in Major Cities, the Need Only Grows". New York Times. p. A14.
  5. ^ "Rice High School". Rice High School. Retrieved May 5, 2011.