Loyola School (New York City)

Loyola School is a Jesuit high school on the Upper East Side of New York City, founded in 1900 by the Society of Jesus. Originally a Catholic boys school, Loyola became coeducational in 1973, becoming the only Jesuit co-ed college preparatory high school in the Tri-State Region.[1] It has a student enrollment of two hundred, with an average class size of fifteen students. The school is located two city blocks east of Central Park and Museum Mile on 83rd Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan. St. Ignatius Church is in the same complex and is used for various school functions. The church is listed as a NYC landmark and the complex is listed as a National Historic Place. St. Ignatius Loyola School is an elementary school that also shares the complex[2][3] but there is no official link between the schools.

Loyola School
Location
980 Park Avenue Manhattan

New York
,
New York
10028

United States
Coordinates40°46′43″N 73°57′31.5″W
Information
School typePrivate, Independent Catholic coeducational College-preparatory high school
MottoChallenge. Inspire. Transform.
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Patron saint(s)Ignatius of Loyola
Established1900 (1900)
PresidentMr. Tony Oroszlany
Dean
  • Jessica Holden
    (Dean of Academics)
  • Jacques Joseph
    (Dean of Students)
Director
  • Gabe Rotman
    (Director of Admissions)
  • Frederick M. Agnostakis
    (Director of Athletics)
  • Matthew McDonnell
    (Director of Technology)
PrincipalMr. James Lyness
Vice-PresidentMaria Lopez-Ona
(VP for Advancement)
ChaplainRev. James Carr, SJ
Facultyapprox. 30
Grades9-12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment225
CampusHistoric Place
Campus typeUrban
Color(s) Maroon  and  Gold 
Athletics conferenceNew York City Athletic League
SportsBaseball, Basketball, Softball, Volleyball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Track and Field
MascotKnight
Team nameKnights
AccreditationNew York State Association of Independent Schools
NewspaperThe Blazer
Websitewww.LoyolaNYC.org

Loyola School, located on 83rd Street and Park Avenue, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The Rev. Robert Fulton, (1826–1895), eleventh pastor (from 1880) of St. Lawrence O'Toole (the original parish name of St. Ignatius Loyola), purchased the northwest corner of Park Avenue and 83rd Street (in the Yorkville neighborhood) adjacent to his church. The purchase price was $7,500.00. Upon the church's rebuilding and re-dedication, the Society of Jesus strengthened their ties to this parish by founding the school, which was encouraged by the Dominicans at St. Vincent Ferrer and the Paulist Fathers at St. Paul the Apostle. Ground was broken for the new school in February 1899. The school opened to students in October 1900 with classes held in the nearby priests' residence. After various building material strikes delayed completion, the six-story Renaissance Revival style steel-framed school opened on December 17, 1900,[4] and was formally dedicated by Michael A. Corrigan, Archbishop of New York, on February 11, 1901.[5]

The New York Herald reviewed the new "Early Renaissance Type" building, reporting that "the building cost about $125,000; and the property, taken with the lot on which it is located, represents an expenditure of over $200,000. The exterior of the building is constructed entirely of Ohio sandstone, with cornices, and a flambeau with coat of arms just over the entrance.... It is of the most advanced fireproof construction.... Altogether the building represents the highest degree of architectural excellence as applied to schools."[6]

The Latin inscription on the first floor chapel bow's blind window panel (with segmental pediment) of the Park Avenue facade reads "SANCT IGNATIO / DE LOYOLA / PATRI LEGIFERO / SOCIETATIS JESV / QVI VBICVMQVE / GENTIVM / IN SPEM RELIGIONIS / ET CIVITATIS / ADOLESCENTES MORIBUS / ET BONIS ARTIBVS / IMBVIT / AEDES HAE / DEDICANTVR" which translates: "To Saint Ignatius Loyola / Founder of the Society of Jesus / who for the good of Church and State / everywhere / has stored the minds of youth / with virtue and learning / these buildings are dedicated."[7] The chapel was decorated by Brother Francis C. Schroen, S.J., (1857–1924), who had previously been a designer at the Jesuit Georgetown University. The stained glass was by Louis C. Tiffany and above Schroen's white marble altar was a canopied statue of Our Lady of Lourdes by the New York-sculptor Joseph Sibbel.[8]

The six-story gymnasium and rectory on 43–63 E 83rd Street was built 1953 to designs by architects Eggers & Higgins at a reported cost of $800,000. The five-story extension at 39–41 E 83rd Street was completed by the same architects in 1954 at a reported cost of $290,000.[9]

Notable alumni

Headmasters and Principals of Loyola School
  • William J. Ennis, S.J., (1900–1903)
  • James P. Fagan, S.J., (1903–1906)
  • Patrick F. O'Gorman, S.J., (1906–1920)
  • J.H. Farley, S.J., (1920–1932)
  • Frances E. Garner, S.J., (1932–1939)
  • Walter A. Reilly, S.J., (1939–1946)
  • C. Justin Hanley, S.J., (1946–1949)
  • Peter J. Daly, S.J., (1949–1960)
  • Robert J. Haskins, S.J., (1960–1968)
  • Michael J. Guerra (1968–1982)
  • James F. Fox, S.J., (1982–1995)
  • Joseph J. Papaj, S.J., (1995–2001)
  • Franklin N. Caesar (2001–2004)
  • James F.X. Lyness (2004–2014)
  • Kristin Ross (2014–2017)[17]

Following Dr. Ross's appointment, the title of "headmaster" was retired and replaced with that of "principal."[18]

  • Adam Lewis (2017-2019)
  • James F.X. Lyness (2019–present)

Presidents of Loyola School
  • Neil Norbert McKinnon, S.J., (1900–1907)
  • William O'Brien Pardow, S.J., (1907–1909)
  • David W. Hearn, S.J., (1909–1915)
  • Cowles Havens Richards, S.J., (1915–1919)
  • James J. Kilrowy, S.J., (1919–1924)
  • Patrick F. O'Gorman, S.J., (1924–1930)
  • Edward J. Sweeney, S.J., (1930–1933)
  • William J. Devlin, S.J., (1933–1935)
  • W. Coleman Nevils, S.J., (1935–1940)
  • Francis A. McQuade, S.J., (1940–1945)
  • John Edwards Gratton, S.J., (1945–1949)
  • C. Justin Hanley, S.J., (1949–1952)
  • Robert I. Gannon, S.J., (1952–1958)
  • John J. McGinty, S.J., (1958–1960)
  • William T. Wood, S.J., (1960–1966)
  • Charles T. Taylor, S.J., (1966–1970)
  • Robert Haskins, S.J., (1970–1975)
  • John Kelly, S.J., (1975–1981)
  • James F. Fox, S.J., (1981–1995)
  • Joseph J. Papaj, S.J., (1995–2002)
  • Stephen Katsouros, S.J. (2002–2011)
  • Tony Oroszlany (2011–present)[17]

References
  1. "School History". Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  2. Saint Ignatius Loyola School – New York City
  3. Welcome to CES-MSA Middle States Association (CES-MSA)
  4. Robert F. Meade and Joann M. Kusk.The Centennial History of Loyola School:1900–2000 (New York: [self-published], 2000), p.2-3, 8–9
  5. "Blessing a New School." The Irish-American. (Feb 16, 1901), cited in Robert F. Meade and Joann M. Kusk.The Centennial History of Loyola School:1900–2000 (New York: [self-published], 2000), p.9
  6. "New Loyola School a Model of Architecture of Its Type: Automatic Elevators and Indoor Playgrounds Features o a Splendid Home for Students in This City; Cost is about $125,000." New York Herald (October 23, 1901), cited in Robert F. Meade and Joann M. Kusk.The Centennial History of Loyola School:1900–2000 (New York: [self-published], 2000), p.vii
  7. Robert F. Meade and Joann M. Kusk.The Centennial History of Loyola School:1900–2000 (New York: [self-published], 2000), iv
  8. Robert F. Meade and Joann M. Kusk.The Centennial History of Loyola School:1900–2000 (New York: [self-published], 2000), p.4-5
  9. Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900–1986," (accessed Feb 2010)
  10. Michael's Biography michaeljarmstrong.com
  11. Crotty ‘80 was star hoopster TheDartmouth.com
  12. Lives Remembered SILive.com
  13. Drea de Matteo Picture, Profile, Gossip, and News Archived May 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine CelebrityWonder.com
  14. Wellington Mara Archived December 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  15. Paid Notice: Deaths SHEA, JOSEPH PATRICK The New York Times
  16. Horace C. Stoneham, 86, Owner Who Moved Giants to West Coast The New York Times
  17. Robert F. Meade and Joann M. Kusk.The Centennial History of Loyola School:1900–2000 (New York: [self-published], 2000), p.vii
  18. "First Day for Dr. Ross and Ms. Lehn". Loyola School. July 1, 2014. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
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