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REACH
In 2002, Regis High School created the REACH (Recruiting Excellence in Academics for Catholic High Schools) Program. Every year they select around 40 Catholic black or hispanic fifth graders from underserved communities in the tri-state area to participate in a rigorous academic bootcamp throughout middle school, including summer school and Saturday classes throughout the school-year.

Their mission statement is, "REACH, through a transformative middle school program, empowers high-achieving young men from underserved communities as Catholic leaders committed to faith, scholarship, and service."

In 2022, more than $3.5 million dollars in scholarships were awarded to members of the REACH program.

Athletics
Regis is home to teams in Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Volleyball, Golf, Ultimate Frisbee, and track and field. Given the location of the school, many of their events take place on Randall's Island.

The biggest event every year is a triple-header set of basketball games against their rival, Xavier High School, in which the freshman, JV, and Varsity teams play back to back.

Extracurriculars
The Regis Repertory has performed plays and musicals since their first show in 1918. They collaborate with female students attending neighboring schools such as Marymount School and Dominican Academy to perform one play and one musical every year.

In Popular Culture
Lady Gaga was a member of the Regis Repertory during her high school years at the Convent of the Sacred Heart.

Building
Located on 85th street between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue, Regis's building was partially completed in 1914. Construction on the three story high, 1700 seat auditorium was delayed due to World War 1 preventing the import of the desired Italian Marble to be used. It was eventually completed the next year.

In the late 1970s, the stone owl over the south door, popular with students and alumni at the time, disappeared. In 1980, the assistant headmaster found the culprit who stole the owl and privately met up with them to have it returned. It now resides in the Regis Archive, and four owls were placed in the quadrangle to commemorate its return.