Preston High School closing after 2024-25 school year - And then there were none?

Echoing the sentiments of the young ladies of St. Barnabas High School last year, the self-possessed and articulate young women of Preston expressed their dismay at having to find a high school for their senior year instead of exploring colleges.  Some of the women of Barnabas were welcomed into All Hallows, previously an all-male school, only to hear that this school, too, would close at the end of this academic year. Preston was established in 1947 by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion as an independent college preparatory school

The decision to close was made by the school's board, citing low enrollment and the cost of maintaining an aging physical plant (sound familiar?) 

Former board member, Gerilyn Harty, disputes this saying:

"The school is operating in the black. Enrollment is up. The only thing in the letter that they said they were closing the school for that is true is it's an old building. It's going to need care. But it has been cared for by the Preston administration for 50 years."

Isn't there a better way?  Why is this news always a shocking surprise that precludes at least the upper classes from graduating.  Are students supposed to go from school to school cobbling together an education as all of the dominoes fall?

The imminent demise of Preston was covered by all of the main outlets and more:  CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox5 and Spectrum.

Here's coverage from CBS: Preston High School in the Bronx announces closure, sparking protest by families, staff

Read more about Preston, its history and its mission HERE.