DeSales High School (Geneva, New York)

DeSales High School
Address
90 Pulteney Street Geneva, New York, (Ontario County), 14456 United States
Coordinates	42°51′59.4″N 76°59′18″W / 42.866500°N 76.98833°WCoordinates: 42°51′59.4″N 76°59′18″W / 42.866500°N 76.98833°W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1912
Closed	2012
Grades	9-12
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Team name	Saints
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Yearbook	The Salesian
Website	http://www.desaleshs.org

DeSales High School was a Catholic school established in 1912 in the Diocese of Rochester. It was located in the northern sector of Geneva, New York. DeSales High's mission was "to provide an academically excellent education in an intimate, faith-filled community". It was the only Catholic high school in the Finger Lakes region. DeSales closed on July 31, 2012 by the Diocese of Rochester due to financial struggles and decreasing enrollment. The final Senior class (the class of 2012) graduated in the centennial of the school. A member of the Class of 2012 maintains a DeSales High School Facebook page, posting old yearbook photos daily.

History

Former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted within parentheses.

• Rev. John Muckle–1912-1916
• Rev. Francis Mason–1916-1928
• Rev. Edward K. Ball–1928-1939^[2]
• Rev. Raymond P. Nolan–1939-1953
• Rev. Joseph Hogan–1953-1955
• Rev. C. Richard Nagle–1955-1957 (Unknown, transferred to St. Thomas' Church^[3])
• Rev. John A. Morgan–1957-1958
• Sr. Marie Margaret –1958-1959 (Latin/Music teacher - DeSales High School, named Vice Principal of St. Agnes High School^[4])
• Sr. Rose Adelaide–1959-1965
• Sr. St. Andrew–1965-1970 (English teacher - DeSales High School, unknown)
• Sr. Agnes Catherine Battersby–1970-1975 (Vice Principal - St. Agnes High School,^[5] named Pastoral Assistant of St. Patrick's Church^[6])
• Mr. Edward J. Tracey–1975-1999 (Principal - Bishop Kearney High School, retired^[7])
• Mr. Daniel E. Skinner–1999-2002 (Vice Principal - Waterloo High School, retired)
• Dr. Karen M. Juliano–2002-2005 (Principal - Holy Rosary Academy,^[8] named President of Notre Dame Academy)
• Rev. Joseph A. Grasso C.PP.S.–2005-2007 (Principal - Aquinas Institute,^[9] resigned^[10])
• Mr. Martin D. Cox–2007-2009 (Principal - Elma Primary School,^[11] named Superintendent/Principal of Grades PreK-4 of Fillmore Central School^[12])
• Mr. Scott C. Redding–2009 (Vice Principal - DeSales High School,^[13] named Assistant Administrator of Mynderse Academy^[14])
• Mr. Gerald J. Macaluso–2009-2012 (Interim Superintendent - Naples Central School District, retired)

Former assistant principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted within parentheses.

• Sr. Anacletus–1965-1969
• Sr. Louise Dolan–?-1971 (Unknown, transferred to St. Joseph's Hospital^[15])
• Sr. Rose Eileen Leary–1971-1973 (Guidance Counselor, DeSales High School,^[15] retired)
• Mr. Robert Davie–1973-1975 (Dean of Students/History teacher - DeSales High School, returned to teaching)
• Sr. Patricia Flass–1975-1978 (Humanities Teacher - DeSales High School^[16] resigned)
• Sr. Mary Maywalt–1978-1984 (Dean of Students - St. Agnes High School, resigned^[17])
• Mrs. Beryl A. Tracey–2001-2002 (English instructor - DeSales High School, returned to full-time teaching duties at DeSales)
• Ms. Mary E. Caffrey–2002-2005 (Principal - St. Joseph School,^[18] named Principal of St. John Bosco school^[9])
• Ms. Marisa F. Capuano–2005-2007 (Special Education instructor - Aquinas Institute, resigned)
• Mr. Scott C. Redding–2007-2009 (Director of Athletics/Physical Education and Biology instructor - DeSales High School, named Interim Principal of DeSales High School^[13])

Gallery

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  DeSales students on their 2nd annual Walk-a-Thon.

See also

• St. Francis-St. Stephen's School
• Geneva High School

References

1. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Css-msa.org. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
7. Edward J. "Ed" Tracey. (2010, March 5). Retrieved September 28, 2010, from FindAGrave.
8. Sorrell, S. (2002, April 27). DeSales Hires New Principal. Finger Lakes Times.
9. Burke, J. (2005, September 7).Area schools welcome new leaders. The Catholic Courier.
10. Shaw, D. L. (2007, July 27). Principal resigns: Rev. Grasso led DeSales for two years. The Finger Lakes Times .
11. Mills, R. P. (2006). Elma Primary School Report 2005-2006. Albany: New York State Department Of Education.
12. Galloway, D. (2008, December 7). Fillmore Board of Education president explains superintendent selection. Daily Reporter .
13. Burke, J. (2009, February 20).Finger Lakes Catholic schools go through transitions in leadership The Catholic Courier.
14. New DeSales Principal. (2009). The Salesian, p. 2.
18. New Faces At DeSales. (2002, October). The Salesian , p. 2.

External links

• DeSales High School website