Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK (WABC) -- A fire broke out overnight at an elite private school on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The fire at Regis High School, located on East 84th Street, started just after midnight.
Firefighters got it under control at around 1:30 this morning.
No word yet on how much of the five story building was damaged and the cause of the fire is under investigation.The school's website says all activities scheduled for today and tomorrow are canceled. Classes are cancelled on Monday, May 16th. All activities and evening events are also cancelled until further notice.
Regis High School is a private Jesuit university-preparatory school for academically gifted Roman Catholic young men from the New York metropolitan area who demonstrate superior intellectual and leadership potential. In the admissions process, special consideration is given to those who cannot otherwise afford a Catholic education.
The school was founded in 1914 through the financial bequest of a single formerly anonymous benefactres who 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 remains tuition free to this day.
A 2009 documentary about the school revealed the identity of the benefactress as Julia M. Grant, the widow of Hugh J. Grant.
ABC's Regis Philbin, of 'Live with Regis and Kelly,' is named after the school where his father is an alumnus.
The school has been used in several tv shows and films, including Finding Forrester in 2000 and Remember Me in 2009.
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