Saint Demetrios Preparatory School is a
private
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Greek Orthodox Christian school located in
Astoria,
Queens,
New York City. It is the largest
Greek-American and
Greek Orthodox day school in the United States, as well as the only Greek Orthodox high school in the United States. It enrolls students from preschool to twelfth grade.
The school is associated with the Saint Demetrios Cathedral.
History
The school was founded in 1956.
The elementary school building was purchased in 1974, after a wave of immigration by
Greek Cypriots to Astoria created a need for additional classrooms. A $1 million donation in 2017 allowed the school to modernize the elementary school facilities.
Greek and Greek-American dignitaries have visited the school, including
Antonis Samaras in 2013,
Alexis Tsipras
Alexis Tsipras ( el, Αλέξης Τσίπρας, ; born 28 July 1974) is a Greek politician serving as Leader of the Official Opposition since 2019. He served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2015 to 2019.
Tsipras has led the Coalition of th ...
in 2016, and
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America ( el, Ελπιδοφόρος, ; born Ioannis Lambriniadis ( el, Ιωάννης Λαμπρυνιάδης); 28 November 1967) is a bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. On 22 June 2019 he becam ...
in 2019.
References
External links
Official School Website
Astoria, Queens
Christian schools in New York (state)
Eastern Orthodox schools in the United States
Eastern Orthodoxy in New York (state)
Greek Orthodoxy in the United States
Greek-American culture in New York City
Private elementary schools in Queens, New York
Private high schools in Queens, New York
Private middle schools in Queens, New York
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