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Regis High School is a private Jesuit university-preparatory school for Roman Catholic young men located on Manhattan's Upper East Side.〔("Regis High School, About Regis" ), retrieved April 18, 2010〕 Annual class enrollment is limited to approximately 135 male students from the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut tri-state area. The school's motto, ''"Deo et Patriae"'' (For God and Country), speaks to its intention to produce men committed to devoting the advantages of their education to the service of society and the underprivileged. The tuition-free school has a track record of placing many of its graduates at selective colleges and universities. In September 2015 Niche ranked it the top Catholic high school in the United States.〔(Best Catholic High Schools. Accessdate: October 27, 2015 )}}〕 ==History== Regis High School was founded in 1914, through the financial bequest of a single formerly anonymous benefactress: Julia M. Grant, the widow of Mayor Hugh J. Grant. She stipulated that her gift be used to build a Jesuit high school providing a free education for Catholic boys with special consideration given to those who could not otherwise afford a Catholic education. The school continues that policy and does not charge tuition.〔 The Grants' former home is the residence of the Vatican Observer to the United Nations, where the pope stays when he visits New York City. Following her Dulock's death in 1910, Julia Grant met with Father David W. Hearn, S.J. and, with a stipulation of strict anonymity, gave him an envelope with the money needed to start a school to educate Catholic boys. After Mrs. Grant died, her children took over the funding of the school. The last surviving member of the family, Lucie Mackey Grant, a daughter-in-law of Julia Grant, died in 2007. Since the 1960s, Regis has relied primarily on the Grant endowments and alumni donations to keep the school tuition free. Following Lucie Mackey Grant's death, at an auction of her estate, Regis bid successfully for the original golden chalice used during Mass when the school was founded in 1914. The identity of the school's founding benefactor was officially kept secret for decades, though the large portrait in the school's first floor conference room titled "Julia Grant" contradicted the official policy. The online announcement, of an auction that included items related to the school's founding, did so as well.〔 Finally, on October 26, 2009, a documentary film revealed her identity and detailed the circumstances of her gift. The school building was designed by Maginnis & Walsh.〔Norval White and Elliot Willensky with Fran Leadon, ''(AIA Guide to New York City ),'' Fifth Edition, (New York City: Oxford University Press, 2010), p.453.〕 On Saturday, May 14, 2011, a two-alarm fire destroyed the school's principal gymnasium and caused some peripheral damage. The school re-opened the following Tuesday.〔NBC New York: ("Fire Tears Through Regis High School," May 16, 2011 ), accessed May 17, 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Regis High School (New York City)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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