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Nardin Academy
Address
135 Cleveland Avenue Buffalo, Erie County, New York 14222 United States
Information
Former name	St. Mary's Academy and Industrial Female School
Type	Private Grades toddler-3 Montessori Grades PK-8 Coeducational Grades 9-12 Girls High School
Established	1857
Founder	Ernestine Nardin, DHM
CEEB code	331075
NCES School ID	Y1985845
President	Rebecca Reeder (Interim)
Chairperson	Marsha Joy Sullivan
Principal	Colleen Robertson (high school), Jill Monaco (middle school), Monica Padmanabha (lower school), Sarah Collins (Montessori)
Grades	Toddler-12
Age	18 months to 18 years
Student to teacher ratio	10:1
Color(s)	Green and White
Sports	Track, Rowing, Basketball, Swimming, Soccer, Cross Country, Softball, Golf, Volleyball, Squash, Lacrosse, Tennis, Bowling, Field Hockey
Mascot	Nardin Academy Gators
Team name	Gators
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Publication	Rare Patterns
Newspaper	Kaleidoscope
Yearbook	Rosarium
Endowment	over $5 Million
Affiliation	Independent
Website	nardin.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, a co-educational elementary school, and a Montessori school for toddlers through 3rd grade, and is located in Buffalo, New York.

History

Nardin Academy was founded by the Society of the Daughters of the Heart of Mary over 160 years ago. 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."

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.

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

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.

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.

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.
• Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times Best Selling Author
• Stavros Niarchos (1909–1996), shipping tycoon
• Anne-Imelda Radice, Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of Education,
• Margaret M. Sullivan, Washington Post New York Times public editor; former editor, The Buffalo News

References

1. MSA-CIWA. "MSA-Committee on Institution-Wide Accreditation". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
2. 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.
3. "History - Academy". www.nardin.org. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012.
4. "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
5. Barbara L. Wentworth. "Welcome to Nardin Academy". Nardin Academy website. Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
6. G Scott Thomas (June 10, 2010). "Nardin Academy repeats as top high school". Business First website.
7. "Nardin Honors Artist Sylvia Lark". Buffalo News. June 5, 1992. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
8. Anne Radice

External links

• School Website

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