Nardin Academy

School in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States

Private
Grades PK-8 Coeducational
Grades 9-12 Girls High School

Established1857FounderErnestine Nardin, DHMCEEB code331075NCES School IDY1985845PresidentRebecca Reeder (Interim)ChairpersonMarsha Joy SullivanPrincipalColleen Robertson (high school), Christopher Pitek (middle school), Monica Padmanabha (lower school), Kristin Whitlock (Montessori)GradesToddler-12Age18 months to 18 yearsStudent to teacher ratio10:1Color(s)Green and WhiteSportsTrack, Rowing, Basketball, Swimming, Soccer, Cross Country, Softball, Golf, Volleyball, Squash, Lacrosse, Tennis, Bowling, Field HockeyMascotNardin Academy GatorsTeam nameGatorsAccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]PublicationRare PatternsNewspaperKaleidoscopeYearbookRosariumEndowmentover $5 MillionAffiliationIndependentWebsitenardin.org

Nardin Academy was founded by the Daughters of the Heart of Mary in 1857. The academy includes a college preparatory high school for young women and a co-educational elementary school located in Buffalo, New York. It also includes Montessori pre-school through 3rd grade, which is located in Buffalo, New York.^[2]

History

Nardin Academy was founded by the Society of the Daughters of the Heart of Mary over 160 years ago.^{[citation needed]} Ernestine Nardin began the first Catholic school in Buffalo on Pearl Street before relocating to Franklin and Church Streets as St. Mary's Academy. It wasn't until 1890 that Miss Nardin moved the school to its current location on Cleveland Avenue. The school was named "The Nardin Academy" in 1917 and was changed in 1951 to the current "Nardin Academy."^{[citation needed]}

Irene Murphy, DHM started Buffalo's first Montessori with the opening of Nardin Montessori in 1963. It was moved to the former John R. Oishei Estate on West Ferry upon its purchase (and Varue Oishei's generous donation) in 1996. It was finally opened to students in 1998.^[3]

Its campus is a contributing property in the Elmwood Historic District–East historic district.^[4]

Admission

In order to attend the high school, one must first take an entrance exam. The exam, held in November, lasts about three and one half hours and covers a variety of topics, including Logic, English and Math. A written application process along with short essay questions accompanies the exam. Most prospective students shadow a freshman girl during the selection process or after admission. If a girl is selected, she is sent a letter of acceptance in January.^[5]

Honors

In 2018, Nardin Academy High School was listed as the number one school in Buffalo, New York by Buffalo Business First for the seventeenth consecutive year.^[6]

Notable alumni

Diane English, Emmy Award-winning television producer
F. Scott Fitzgerald, author, attended elementary school 1905-1908
Sylvia Lark (1947–1990), visual artist; in 1992, she was the second inductee into Nardin Academy's Alumnae Hall of Fame.^[7]
Stavros Niarchos (1909–1996), shipping tycoon
Anne-Imelda Radice, Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of Education,^[8]
Margaret M. Sullivan, Washington Post New York Times public editor; former editor, The Buffalo News
Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times Best Selling Author

References

^ MSA-CIWA. "MSA-Committee on Institution-Wide Accreditation". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
^ Barbara L. Wentworth. "A Message from Barbara L. Wentworth, DHM". Nardin Academy website. Archived from the original on April 2, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
^ "History - Academy". www.nardin.org. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012.
^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Hannah Beckman; Clinton Brown; Juliana Glassco; Annie Schentag; Jennifer Walkowski (November 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Elmwood Historic District–East" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
^ Barbara L. Wentworth. "Welcome to Nardin Academy". Nardin Academy website. Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
^ G Scott Thomas (June 10, 2010). "Nardin Academy repeats as top high school". Business First website.
^ "Nardin Honors Artist Sylvia Lark". Buffalo News. June 5, 1992. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
^ Anne Radice

External links

School Website

Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo

Ordinaries

Bishops: John Timon; Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan; James Edward Quigley; Charles Henry Colton; Dennis Joseph Dougherty; William Turner; John Aloysius Duffy; John Francis O'Hara; Joseph Aloysius Burke; James Aloysius McNulty; Edward Dennis Head; Henry Joseph Mansell; Edward Urban Kmiec; Richard Joseph Malone; Michael William Fisher

Auxiliary bishops: Joseph Aloysius Burke; Leo Richard Smith; Pius Anthony Benincasa; Stanislaus Joseph Brzana; Bernard Joseph McLaughlin; Donald Walter Trautman; Edward M. Grosz

Churches

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo

Cathedral: St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo

Basilicas: Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna; St. Mary of the Angels Basilica, Olean; Basilica of The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Lewiston

Chapel: Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga

Parishes: All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo; Blessed Sacrament Church, Buffalo; Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo; Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, Buffalo; Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo; Holy Angels Church, Buffalo; St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Former parishes: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex, Niagara Falls; St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo; St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo; St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish, Buffalo; St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo; Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Education

Colleges and universities: Canisius University, Buffalo; D'Youville University, Buffalo; Hilbert College, Hamburg; Niagara University, Niagara County; St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure; Trocaire College, Buffalo; Villa Maria College, Buffalo

Convents: Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity; Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex

High schools: Archbishop Walsh High School, Olean; Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School, Buffalo; Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Buffalo; Canisius High School, Buffalo; Cardinal O'Hara High School, Town of Tonawanda; Mount Mercy Academy, Buffalo; Mount Saint Mary Academy, Kenmore; Nardin Academy, Buffalo; Niagara Catholic High School, Niagara Falls; Notre Dame High School, Batavia; Saint Francis High School, Athol Springs; St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo; St. Mary's High School, Lancaster

Closed: Immaculata Academy, Hamburg

Priests

Nelson Baker

John P. Boland

Celestine Joseph Damiano

John Joseph Fitzpatrick

Edmund Francis Gibbons

Francis Xavier Krautbauer

John Joseph McMahon

James Johnston Navagh

Thomas Joseph Walsh

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