McQuaid Jesuit High School is an all-male, Catholic, Jesuit, college preparatory school run by the USA Northeast Jesuit province of the Society of Jesus in the metropolitan area of Rochester, New York. The school is named Named after Bernard J. McQuaid, the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester. McQuaid is located at 1800 Clinton Avenue South, in the suburb of Brighton.

History

During the late 1870s, Bishop Bernard McQuaid had tried to convince the Jesuits to found an institution of learning in his diocese. In 1954, McQuaid Jesuit High School opened its doors to 129 young men. On June 23, 1953, the ground was broken on the 33-acre campus, and the first school building was completed by September 1955. The total construction cost exceeded $2.5 million. While the new school was under construction, classes were held in the former St. Andrew's Seminary building in Rochester. There, the first class of McQuaid Jesuit, which comprised 196 students, was admitted on September 8, 1954. The second school year was held in the current complex, and the school has been in continual operation since that then. McQuaid began to admit eighth graders in 1967; seventh graders in 1993; and sixth graders in 2012. As of 2012, McQuaid operates as a middle and high school.

Notable alumni

* Tom Deckman - Stage and television actor *

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- Singer, songwriter and producer * Frank Paul Geraci, Jr. - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York * Michael C. Green - District Attorney for Monroe County * Jack Leasure - Professional basketball player, Coach of McQuaid Varsity Basketball *

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- Author *

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- 1st round draft pick and professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA * Tyler Relph - Professional basketball player *

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and former professional football player * Danny Wegman - CEO, Wegmans Food Market

Notable faculty members

* William J. O'Malley - Actor and technical adviser in ''

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''; author of several theological texts *

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, began his coaching career at McQuaid in the 1985–1986 season

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macquaid Jesuit High School 1954 establishments in New York (state) Boys' schools in New York (state) Educational institutions established in 1954 Jesuit high schools in the United States Private middle schools in New York (state) High schools in Monroe County, New York Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester Catholic secondary schools in New York (state)