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McQuaid Jesuit
Creating great men
Address
Map
1800 South Clinton Avenue

Rochester
,
New York
14618

United States
Coordinates43°7′26″N 77°35′33″W / 43.12389°N 77.59250°W / 43.12389; -77.59250
Information
TypePrivate Roman Catholic all-male secondary school
MottoIgnem Mittere in Terram
("To Cast Fire Upon the Earth")
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Patron saint(s)St. Francis Xavier[1]
Established1954; 70 years ago (1954)
FounderSociety of Jesus
PresidentPhilip Judge, S.J.
ChairmanPhilip Pecora
PrincipalAdam Baber
Faculty76.3 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades6–12
Enrollment810 (2019-20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.0[2]
CampusSuburban 33 acres (13 ha)
Color(s) Black  and  Gold 
Athletics conferenceNYSPHSAA
RCAC[clarification needed]
NicknameKnights
RivalAquinas Institute[citation needed]
AccreditationJSN NYSAIS
YearbookThe Accolade
Websitewww.mcquaid.org

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. 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

As early as the late 1870s, Bishop Bernard McQuaid, the first Bishop of Rochester (1868-1909) had tried to convince the Jesuits to found an institution of learning in his diocese. He'd admired them as teachers since his own student days at St. Joseph's Seminary on the campus of Fordham University. However, during the bishop's regular ad Limina visit to the pope in 1879, Henry Edward Cardinal Manning of London scuttled all hopes of a Jesuit high school in Rochester for at least a half century more.

It wasn't until 1954 that Bishop McQuaid's idea and hope of a Jesuit institution in Rochester would become a reality when McQuaid Jesuit High School opened its doors to 129 young men.

On June 23, 1953, ground breaking on the 33-acre campus took place, 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. Here, the first class of McQuaid Jesuit (196 students) was admitted on September 8, 1954. That group of young men, together with the new first year class, started the school's second year in the current complex September 7, 1955.

McQuaid opened its doors to eighth graders in 1967; to seventh graders in 1993; and to sixth graders in 2012.

Since 1954, McQuaid Jesuit High School has been in continual operation, and continues to thrive today as a Jesuit, Catholic, independent college preparatory school.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty members

References

  1. ^ https://mcquaid.org/ignatian-ministry/campus-ministry/
  2. ^ a b c "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for MCQUAID JESUIT". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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