Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Status closed School district Private Motto Esse quam videri Color Blue and White | Established 1937 Closed 1974 Mascot Eagle Founded 1937 Ceased operations 1974 | |
Patron saint(s) Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton School types Private school, Mixed-sex education | ||
Seton Hall High School was located on 155 West Roe Boulevard in Patchogue, New York. Prior to 1952, the school was situated in bungalows on South Ocean Avenue. It opened in September 1937 and was closed in June 1974. Seton Hall was one of very few co-educational Catholic High Schools on Long Island, New York. The team mascot was the Eagle. The school motto was "Esse quam videri" meaning "To be, rather than to seem (to be)" and it appeared on the class rings of the school.
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Religious identity
Seton Hall was a Co-Ed Roman Catholic private school operated by the Sisters of Charity of Halifax.
History
September 1937 - first freshman class begins
June 1941 - first senior class graduates
September 1952 - Seton Hall moves to permanent campus at 155 West Roe Boulevard, Patchogue, NY
June 1974 - last senior class graduates
Notable faculty and staff
Frank Layden coached varsity basketball 1962 to 1966. Went on to coach Niagara University and the Utah Jazz
Henry Read, athletic director and football coach, holds the record for most high school football victories in the history of Suffolk County, NY. (That record has since been surpassed).
Notable alumni
Mary Louise Brink, S.C., Ph.D. ; Seton Hall's last principal and eventually the elected leader of the Sisters of Charity; the first woman appointed Academic Dean at the Immaculate Conception Seminary, New York
Robert Davi, actor, director, political activist
Billy Hayes student in the early 1960s. Author of the book, Midnight Express, which was later adapted into the 1978 film Midnight Express
Bob McCarthy, class of 1966, musician
Robert Phillips (guitarist) class of 1971
John Schmitt, professional football (US), played center for the New York Jets. He played in Super Bowl III