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Saint Peter's High School in New York has been educating girls since 1918. 
Hundreds of Catholic schools have been and will be closed.
On Friday, February 11th, 2011, the Archdiocese of New York announced the closing of St Peters Girls High School. Without warning, the students and faculty were told that the school will shut its doors, forever, in June.
A Proud Tradition: A Rich Future
St Peters Girls High School is a school rich in history, full of pride, and steeped in loyalty.
Founded by the Sisters of Charity, Saint Peter's High School for Girls, the Archdiocese's first central high school, was granted its charter by the State of New York on June 16, 1918. "We are one of three schools within the parish of Saint Peter's - the mother parish of Staten Island. With our proud 90 year tradition, we strive to continue the mission of Sister Elizabeth Ann Seton to educate girls to become intellectually competent, caring and courageous young women: empowered to make responsible decisions for the future."
The school is located in the historic preservation district of Saint George in Staten Island, New York just minutes away from the Staten Island Ferry and the main transportation hub on Staten Island. It is easily accessible by bus, train, car and ferry.
Saint Peter's High School for Girls
300 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island
New York 10301
Please visit their web site
May, 2011 -- nationalaffairs.com
Can Catholic Schools Be Saved?
In the fall of 2007, word quietly spread through the nation's capital that a dozen Catholic schools run by the Archdiocese of Washington were in dire financial straits.
.....In the first decade of this new century, more than 1,000 Catholic schools were shuttered; 174 Catholic schools closed or were consolidated during the 2009-10 school year alone. In the past ten years, the Archdiocese of Chicago has seen 31% of its students leave; the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn have lost 26% and 33% of their students, respectively, in the same period. Indeed, just this January, the New York archdiocese — which serves about 2.5 million Catholics — announced that it would close 27 schools, about one-eighth of its total. more
April 20, 2011 -- cny.org MARY ANN POUST
Manhattan School Merger Is Called Off
The merger of Holy Cross and Sacred Heart of Jesus schools in the midtown west section of Manhattan has been called off, and both will remain open and separate for the 2011-2012 school year, the archdiocese has announced.
The plan was shelved to give parents and staff of Holy Cross School the same opportunity as other “at-risk” schools to propose a plan to increase the funding and enrollment needed to ensure the school’s future.
“It’s buying Holy Cross an extra year,” said Fran Davies, spokesman for the archdiocesan Schools Superintendent’s Office.
Holy Cross, at 332 W. 43rd St., with 212 students, was not listed as a school at risk more:_
March 14, 2011 -- Christine Begeman-Thomson -- Facebook
Help Save ST Peters.....
Ok all....I am compelled and asked to provide some info, and this was the best way I knew how. PLEASE READ EVERYTHING written here. I will do my best, without being too long winded, what happened and what is going on now.
Feb 11, Arch announces St Peters closing, Feb 16 a save St Peters Rally with the Arch present to get answers and to try to convince them save the school. On Feb 18, I connect with 2 prominent business people. Together we discuss a plan to try to save the school.
They projected that they will have to subsidize St Peters at the end of this school year for 75,000 dollars and with the low enrollment for next year, the projected subsidiary would be in excess of 100,000 dollars. We then asked each other what we needed to do to save the school. facebook
February 16, 2011 -- dnainfo.com
Holy Cross Families Beg for Help to Defeat School Merger
With no solution in sight to a merger that many equate to a closure, Holy Cross School parents are seeking help.
HELL'S KITCHEN — With no solution in sight to a merger that many equate to a closure, a huge crowd of Holy Cross School parents and students gathered Tuesday night to ask for help, in any form possible, from Community Board 4.
"We've done everything we can, and we're running into a brick wall," said Kim Miller, whose fifth-grade daughter attends the school., located at 332 W. 43rd St. "But there has to be an answer."
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