The windows tell the story of the school. The outer windows tell the story of the life of Archbishop Karl J. Alter after whom the school was named and the life of Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of the Sisters of Charity who staffed the school for many years.
“The middle windows share our past as Founded on faith, the present as preserved with pride and our future as sustained by the spirit,” said Father James Manning, president of Alter High School. “These words remind us that we are a Catholic school, the purpose and mission our doors were opened in l962; the present is the strong tradition we have inherited and a sustained spirit to our responsibility for future generations of students by making necessary renovations.”
The window in the sacristy tells the life of Saint Jean Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests.
In progress are plaques between the chapel windows listing the names of priests who have graduated from Alter and on the other, the names of priests who have taught at Alter over the last 50 years.
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