St. Dominic High School (Oyster Bay, New York)
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St. Dominic High School is a private
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

, Roman Catholic high school
High school
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 in Oyster Bay, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre comprises the territory of Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York state, USA. Founded in 1957, this diocese was created from territory that once belonged to the Diocese of Brooklyn...

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Background

St. Dominic was established in 1928. The school celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2008.

Campus

The campus consists of three buildings, Canivan and Marian Hall, and a Sportscenter complete with three basketball courts. Classrooms are located in Canivan and Marian Hall, and the cafeteria and auditorium are located in Canivan Hall. Outdoor athletic fields, with an estimated value of $23,000,000 USD, were donated by Charles Wang and consist of baseball, softball, lacrosse, and soccer fields, plus tennis courts, are located in nearby Muttontown.

Athletics

St. Dominic offers the following teams and a brief history:
BOYS
Basketball,bowling, football,
Baseball (won their league championship in 2009),
Tennis,
Soccer,
Cross Country,
Winter and Spring Track (led by their 1x league champion Jonathan Spence) ,
Golf, and
Lacrosse

GIRLS
Basketball,
Softball,
Soccer,
Tennis,
Lacrosse,
Volleyball,
Badminton,
Cross Country,
Winter and Spring Track,
and Cheerleading,

Notable alumni

  • Rick Pitino
    Rick Pitino
    Rick Pitino is an American basketball coach. Since 2001, he has been the head coach at the University of Louisville. He has also served as head coach at Boston University, Providence College and the University of Kentucky, leading that program to the NCAA championship in 1996...

    , D1 basketball coach at the University of Louisville

  • John Gotti Agnello, son and grandson of famous mobsters and reality TV show actor almost graduated in 2005
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