The asked readers to name the school in the photo.
Congratulations to , , , and for correctly guessing St. Kilian School. Zureck added this:
"St. Kilian's Parochial school. First classes were taught starting on September 13, 1926. Front steps were removed and the front entrance lowered in the late 30's when Conklin St. was widened."
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According to the Farmingdale-Bethpage Historical Society, the St. Kilian building was on Conklin from 1926-1997, looking northwest on the northeast corner of Conklin and Elizabeth Streets. In 1926 St. Kilian Church established the parochial school for grades 1-8. The 1926 school was largely replaced by a new school on Cherry Street, which opened in 1963. It was razed in 1997, and the site now serves as a church parking lot.
The 1963 school has been since 1992. Today, La Salle sits across the street, but is being closed by the Diocese this June. A group of parents
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