St. Anthony's High School is a Roman Catholic college preparatory (grades 9–12) school located in

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on Long Island. The school was founded in 1933 by the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn

History

The school was founded as St. Anthony's Juniorate by the

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Brothers of

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in September 1931. At the time, it was designed to be an all-boys preparatory boarding school for prospective novitiates. On August 31, 1933, ground broke on the Juniorate's new facility in

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. Students interested in the Juniorate attended St. Francis Preparatory School, which was then located in

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. The ground-breaking marks the founding of St. Anthony's and appears on the school's crest. The school never expanded to more than 50 or 60 pupils at one time during the early years. The first five students graduated in June 1935. In 1949, the Franciscan Novitiate moved from Smithtown to

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. In 1958, the Juniorate expanded into a

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to serve the boys of the nearby towns. Anticipating this change, the school admitted no freshmen for a period of one year and changed its name to St. Anthony's High School. The school began to grow in size to its current population of nearly 2,500. In June 1969, the school's juniorate program was terminated. Following the end of the program was a substantial increase in the percentage of lay faculty members and the presence of nuns. On December 5, 1983, Most Reverend John R. McGann announced that, as part of extensive changes in the educational plans of the

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, South Huntington, New York, would close in June 1984, and St. Anthony's High School will re-locate in the Holy Family facility. The two schools were athletic rivals and the students and faculty were blended into one school. The last mixed class graduated in 1987, and the first class to spend all four years at St. Anthony's H.S. in Huntington graduated in 1988. Following this, the school began to admit young women. St. Anthony's is currently located in this former Holy Family location at 275 Wolf Hill Road in

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Curriculum

The basic curriculum at St. Anthony's includes required courses in Theology, English, Social Studies and Physical Education (4 years); Mathematics, Science, Foreign Language (3 years); Fine Arts (Health, Art, Music or Drama) (1 year). Honors and Advanced Placement courses are offered to students who qualify, with electives in all disciplines. The passing grade at St. Anthony's is 75% to ensure that each student leaves with a higher standard of excellence before entering college and a minimum grade of 80% is required for any letter of recommendation to college.

Notable alumni

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, Former USA Soccer National team member *

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since 2023 *

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,('10) Professional lacrosse player, four-time All-American, all-time leading scorer at

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References

External links

St. Anthony's High School official website

St. Anthony's Fathers' Guild

St. Anthony's High School Alumni Association website
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