Left to Right: Fr. Volaitis, William Spyropoulos, Archbishop Iakovos, and Parish President Stephen Scopas. Photo courtesy of The William Spyropoulis Greek-American Day School of St. Nicholas.
William Spyropoulos was a Greek-American philanthropist who supported the opening of a Greek-American Day School for the children of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Flushing. The William Spyropoulos Greek-American Day School opened on September 12, 1977, initially serving 50 students from nursery school to second grade. The school now serves around 400 students from kindergarten through eighth grade.
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