Preston High School (Bronx)
| Preston High School | |
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Main entrance.
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2780 Schurz Avenue Bronx, New York City, New York 10465 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′50″N 73°49′10″W / 40.81389°N 73.81944°WCoordinates: 40°48′50″N 73°49′10″W / 40.81389°N 73.81944°W |
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| Type | Private, All-Female |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1947 |
| Principal | Jane Grendell |
| Faculty | 51 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 580 [1] (2015) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 |
| Color(s) |
Maroon White |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Publication | Veritas (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | Preston Echoes |
| Tuition | $8,945 (2014–15) |
| Dean of Studies | Cynthia Chambers |
| Dean of Students | Joseph De Bona |
| Admissions Director | Cristina Fragale |
| Athletic Director | Jamie Skrapits |
| Website | prestonhs |
Preston High School is a Roman Catholic high school for girls in the neighborhood of Throgs Neck in the New York City borough of the Bronx. Preston is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Preston’s enrollment is about 600 young women from the Bronx and the metropolitan surrounding areas. Fifty-one percent of students are minority, and 49 percent are white. The student-faculty ratio is 13 to one, and 100 percent of graduates are accepted into post-secondary institutions.
Preston High School was established in 1947 by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion, as an independent, college-preparatory school. The original school building, also known as "The Huntington Mansion" or "the mansion" to students & faculty, was the 19th century waterfront mansion of Collis P. Huntington, whose wife Arabella Worsham purchased the property from Frederick C. Havemeyer, Jr. in 1884. Havemeyer lived there from 1863 when he purchased the property from the heirs of Dominick Lynch Lawrence. Prestonites believe the mansion is haunted by a ghost named Archie.
The estate was sold to the Sisters of the Divine Compassion in 1927 and they established The House of the Holy Family as a residence and a school for girls. This was converted to a high school in 1947 and the name was changed in the memory of Monsignor Thomas Preston, who with Mother Mary Veronica (Mary Caroline Dannat Star) founded the Sisters of the Divine Compassion. The school was expanded in 1960 and in 1965 to add another building, referred to by students as the "new building". This new building included many more classrooms, a gymnasium, a cafeteria, a library and science labs. Over the years, a computer room was added as technology changed. The school's motto is "Virtus Mille Scuta," a Latin phrase meaning, "Virtue is a Thousand Shields." The school shield comprises the coat of arms of Monsignor Thomas Preston and the seal of the Sisters of the Divine Compassion. In 1997, on the school's fiftieth anniversary, the familiar school logo was modified to add elements of the official shield. The Throggs Neck Bridge is incorporated in the logo and represents the "bridge to opportunity," which represents the rite of passage of attending high school and moving on to be a productive member of the community and of society.
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