St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School was a four-year, coeducational Catholic high school located in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, New York. A parochial school operated by the parish of the same name, St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, it opened in 1927 and closed in 1991, after years of declining enrollment. The final class of 68 students graduated on June 14, 1991.
The school was known for its basketball program. In 1975, Tolentine had the city's top-ranked high school basketball team. It won the Catholic High School Athletic Association basketball championship in 1980–1982 and 1988.
Notable alumni
Former basketball stars include Ernie Myers, Malik Sealy, who attended St. John's University; Brian Reese, the University of North Carolina; and Adrian Autry, Syracuse. Finbarr O'Neill, former CEO of J.D. Power, Hyundai Motor America and Mitsubishi Motors North America was also an alumnus.
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Educational institutions established in 1927
Educational institutions disestablished in 1991
Defunct high schools in the Bronx
Defunct boys' schools in the United States
Defunct Catholic secondary schools in New York City
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Roman Catholic high schools in the Bronx
1927 establishments in New York City
