MCQUAID JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL

'McQuaid Jesuit High School' is an all-male, Jesuit secondary school, located in Rochester, New York. Named after Bernard J. McQuaid, the first bishop of the Rochester diocese, McQuaid is located at 1800 Clinton Avenue South, in the suburb of Brighton. McQuaid was founded in 1954 with a class of 129 students, located in downtown Rochester. It moved to its current site in 1959. Today, it educates over 800 young men in grades 7-12. McQuaid Jesuit is widely recognized for above-average academic and athletic performance among its students. McQuaid is currently adding onto their school for the second time, adding a new gymnasium and classrooms.

Contents

Athletics

Famous Alumni

Notable Current and Former Teachers

External links

Athletics

McQuaid has partaken in the sectional and state tournaments of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association since 1978, and has won 52 sectional championships since. In the fall season, McQuaid offers football, volleyball, soccer, crew, and cross country. In the winter season it offers wrestling, basketball, indoor track, hockey, and swimming. In spring season, McQuaid offers baseball, golf, lacrosse, rugby, crew, and track & field. The sailing team competes in both the fall and winter seasons.
A new field house is to slated to be completed by the end of 2007, as part of a broader plan to improve athletic facilities. This initiative will increase the capacity of the gym and renovate the locker rooms, weight room, and physical education offices.
Jeff Van Gundy, former head coach of the Houston Rockets and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association, began his coaching career at McQuaid, coaching the McQuaid men's basketball team for one season (1985-1986).

Famous Alumni

★ James M. Bower - Pioneer in Computational Biology and founder and CEO of the Children's educational virtual world Whyville.net

★ Jack Doyle - Former Monroe County Executive

★ Gene Goodlow - Professional football player

★ Charlie Lowell - Musician Jars of Clay

★ Dan Mason - Rochester Red Wings baseball General Manager

★ Matt Odmark - Musician Jars of Clay

★ Marty Reasoner - Professional hockey player, Edmonton Oilers

★ David Schickler - Author- "Kissing in Manhattan" & "Sweet and Vicious"

★ Robert R. Thomas - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois and former professional football player

★ Daniel R. Wegman - CEO of Wegmans Food Markets Inc.

★ Jamil Walker - Major League Soccer player for DC United

★ A.Neil Pappalardo - Founder & CEO of Meditech Corporation

★ R. Wayne LeChase - CEO of LeChase Construction, LLC.
Attendees:

★ Teddy Geiger - Professional musician

Notable Current and Former Teachers

★ Robert (Bob) Bradley - long-time cross-country and track coach; his teams won several area, state and regional titles

★ Fr. William J. O'Malley, S.J. - actor and technical adviser in The Exorcist; author of several theological texts.

External links

★ McQuaid Jesuit High School homepage

★ McQuaid Jesuit High School, Middle School Program

★ McQuaid Jesuit High School Alumni homepage

★ McQuaid's field house plans

★ McQuaid Jesuit alumni message board