Type Private, coeducational Patron saint(s) St. Francis of Assisi Status closed Phone +1 718-768-6779 Colors Black, White, Red, Gold | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Established 1962 Closed 2014 Mascot Falcon | |
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Address 500 19th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA Motto Your Children, Our Students, the Nation's Future Similar Bishop Kearney High Sch, Bishop Loughlin Memorial, Xaverian High School, Nazareth Regional High Sch, Christ the King Regional | ||
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Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in the Windsor Terrace section of Brooklyn, New York, located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. Due to a loss of enrollment by 75% since 2006, Bishop Ford closed at the end of the 2013–2014 school year. The building is now being used by New York City's Board of Education to house K-280, a pre-kindergarten school.
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Background
Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School was established in 1962. It is named after Bishop Francis Xavier Ford, a Brooklyn native who was martyred in China in 1952.
Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School was a Division I high school. Bishop Ford had one of the varsity programs in the city.
The school had an active PTA and many clubs, activities, and sports. Some of the clubs included the International Society; Martial Arts Club; Science Club; Art Club; Student Activities Committee; Student Council; Newspaper and Yearbook. Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School's sports included basketball, baseball, football, soccer, cheerleading, volleyball, softball, and track as junior varsity and varsity teams.
Rock band R.E.M.'s music video "All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)" was shot at Bishop Ford in 2001, directed by Michael Moore.
Rapper Drake's debut music video "Best I Ever Had" was shot at Bishop Ford in June 2009.
Record producer Mike WiLL Made It's debut music video "#23" was shot at Bishop Ford in August 2013. The music video features Mike WiLL Made It, singer Miley Cyrus, and rappers Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J.
The school building appears in several early shots in the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon, which was filmed nearby. Several television commercials were also shot at the school.