Niagara Catholic High School

Niagara Catholic High School
Address
520 66th Street Niagara Falls, New York, (Niagara County), 14304 United States
Coordinates	43°4′59″N 78°59′21″W / 43.08306°N 78.98917°W / 43.08306; -78.98917Coordinates: 43°4′59″N 78°59′21″W / 43.08306°N 78.98917°W / 43.08306; -78.98917
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1975
Principal	Brian P. Bateman
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	137 (2008)
Color(s)	red, white and blue
Athletics	Football, Soccer, Baseball, Volleyball, Hockey, Tennis, Softball, Golf, Wrestling, Basketball
Athletics conference	Monsignor Martin Athletic Association
Team name	Patriots
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Admissions Director	Maura Cattarin
Athletic Director	Larry Puzan
Website	www.niagaracatholic.org
Niagara Catholic

Niagara Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Niagara Falls, New York within the Diocese of Buffalo. It is the only Catholic high school in Niagara County.

Background

Niagara Catholic was established in 1975 in the traditions of the former St. Mary's, Bishop Duffy and Madonna High Schools. It is located at 520 66th Street in the city of Niagara Falls, New York. It is currently the first school in New York State to run on a four-day school week.

St. Mary's High School

In 1927 St. Mary's, a co-educational high school, was established by the Rev. Cornelius F. Killeen, Paster of St. Mary's Church, and staffed by the Sisters of Mercy, an international community of Roman Catholic women vowed to serve people who suffer from poverty, sickness and lack of education with a special concern for women and children. By the start of the school year in 1933, St. Mary's enjoyed it largest freshman enrollment to date. Its combination of a strict code of conduct, a well rounded curriculum and competitive athletic programs the school realized strong student enrollemtn throughout the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. In 1959 the young women of St. Mary's moved to the newly constructed Madonna Catholic High School.

The Bishop Duffy Years

Named in honor of the most reverend John A. Duffy,D.D. the Bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo from 1937 until his death in 1944, the school officially opened its doors for young men in the fall of 1946. Under the direction of the Catholic order of priests known as the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales, the school slowly grew into one of the city's most popular High Schools. In 1954 construction of a new school began to rise adjacent to the old structure and dedicated two years later on January 29, 1956, the feast day of Saint Francis de Sales. As with Saint Mary's, Bishop Duffy flourished in both academics and sports with many of its teams winning several coveted regional titles in Football, Basketball and Baseball. One of the school's most popular extra curricular activities was the weekly Saturday night dance.^[2] The last school year for Bishop Duffy High School ended with the graduating class of 1974.^[3]

don't walk on it

Madonna High School

Located at the corner of Girard Avenue and 66th Street, Madonna was an all-girls Catholic High School, grades 9-12 staffed by both the Sisters of Mercy and lay teachers. But the declining population of Niagara Falls, New York forced the school to merge with the boys of Bishop Duffy High School located just one block away. In the fall of 1975 Bishop Duffy and Madonna High Schools combined under one entity to become Niagara Catholic High School.^[4]

Madonna-Duffy Athletic display

References

↑ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-05-27.
↑ Johnathan DeVoy (April 30, 2010). "Put your Bishop Duffy Dancing Shoes On". The Niagara Falls Reporter (Niagara Falls, NY).
↑ Bill Gallagher (August 26, 2008). "Bishop Duffy gone but not forgotten, as Niagara Catholic carries the torch". The Niagara Falls Reporter (Niagara Falls, NY).
↑ "Madonna/Bishop Duffy Senior Class Officers of 1975". Niagara Falls, NY: The Niagara Falls Reporter. June 18, 1975.

External links

School Website

Monsignor Martin Athletic Association

League A Members	Archbishop Walsh High School Cardinal O'Hara High School (Tonawanda, New York) Niagara Catholic High School Nichols School St. Mary's High School (Lancaster)

League AA Members	Canisius High School St. Francis High School St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Bishop Timon - St. Jude High School

Diocese of Buffalo

Ordinaries	Bishops John Timon Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan James Edward Quigley Charles Henry Colton Dennis Joseph Dougherty William Turner John Aloysius Duffy John Francis O'Hara Joseph Aloysius Burke James Aloysius McNulty Edward Dennis Head Henry Joseph Mansell Edward Urban Kmiec Richard Joseph Malone Auxiliary bishops Joseph Aloysius Burke Leo Richard Smith Pius Anthony Benincasa Stanislaus Joseph Brzana Bernard Joseph McLaughlin Donald Walter Trautman Edward M. Grosz

Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo Basilica Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna Chapel Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga Parishes All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, Buffalo Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo Holy Angels Church, Buffalo St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Former parishs Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex, Niagara Falls St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish, Buffalo St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Education	Colleges and universities Canisius College, Buffalo D'Youville College, Buffalo Hilbert College, Hamburg Niagara University, Niagara County St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure Trocaire College, Buffalo Villa Maria College, Buffalo Convents Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex High schools Archbishop Walsh High School, Olean Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School, Buffalo Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Buffalo Canisius High School, Buffalo Cardinal O'Hara High School, Town of Tonawanda Immaculata Academy, Hamburg Mount Mercy Academy, Buffalo Mount Saint Mary Academy, Kenmore Nardin Academy, Buffalo Niagara Catholic High School, Niagara Falls Notre Dame High School, Batavia Saint Francis High School, Athol Springs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo St. Mary's High School, Lancaster

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