Bishop Kearney High School (Irondequoit, New York)

Bishop Kearney High School
Fac Omnia Bene Do All Things Well.
Address
125 Kings Highway South Rochester (Irondequoit, New York), New York, (Monroe County) 14617 United States
Coordinates	43°12′6″N 77°34′43″W / 43.20167°N 77.57861°W / 43.20167; -77.57861Coordinates: 43°12′6″N 77°34′43″W / 43.20167°N 77.57861°W / 43.20167; -77.57861
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Established	1962
Founder	Blessed Edmund Rice
CEEB code	334773
NCES School ID	00929483^[1]
President	Steve Salluzzo
Principal	Jason Simoni
Grades	6–12^[2]
Enrollment	447^[2] (2008)
Student to teacher ratio	15:1^[2]
Campus size	42 acres (17 ha)
Campus type	suburban
Color(s)	Blue, Black and White
Team name	The Kings, "Lady" Kings (girl teams)
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[3]
Founding Orders	Christian Brothers and School Sisters of Notre Dame
Associations	NCEA^[2]
Chief Executive Officer	Thomas O'Neil
Athletic Director	Chris Belmont
Admissions Director	Fred Tillinghast
Website	www.bkhs.org

Bishop Kearney High School is a Roman Catholic educational institution in Irondequoit, New York, USA, a suburb of Rochester. It is a private high school with a middle school subdivision, serving students in grades 6 through 12. The school occupies a sprawling 42-acre (170,000 m²) campus near the geographic center of Irondequoit, just 1 mile from Lake Ontario, and 10 minutes away from downtown Rochester.

Origin and history

The school's dramatic facade, as photographed in the 1960s

Bishop Kearney High School was co-founded by Blessed Edmund Rice and the Congregation of Christian Brothers of Ireland, with the School Sisters of Notre Dame. The school was named after Bishop James E. Kearney of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester. It opened in 1962, accepting only freshmen at the time. Those freshmen remained the school's upperclassmen throughout their tenure, so they became the first graduates in 1966. It was opened at the same time as a nearly identical sister school, Cardinal Mooney High School, which closed in 1989. Bishop Kearney's first principal was the late Joseph M. Clark, FSCH, of the Congregation of Christian Brothers of Ireland.

Front view

Recent events

On February 13, 2007, the school announced that local billionaire B. Thomas Golisano would be donating a substantial amount to the school for improvements in technology. The money will allow the school to provide every student with a laptop computer, as well as fund a wireless network, digital projection systems, video conferencing systems, and interactive whiteboards, with the stated goal of making the school "the most technologically advanced high school" in the country. The school will also be making curriculum enhancements with its College Prep Plus, to "better prepare students for the working world," including work-scholarship opportunities with local colleges and businesses.^[4] The donation has prompted the school to announce a pending name change, to "Bishop Kearney High School / A Golisano Education Partner."

On February 19, 2014 Tom Golisano offered to rescue the school's building from a bankruptcy filing by the founding Christian Brothers. Golisano offered $3.4 million to buy the 200,000-square-foot building and the 42 acres of surrounding property, with the stated intention of maintaining the school's existing educational mission. ^[5]

Notable alumni

Michael Critelli (1966), salutatorian; Pitney Bowes CEO
Dr. William Cala (1966), school administrator, President of “Joining Hearts and Hands, Ltd.,” a non-profit charity organization
Pamela Melroy (1979), NASA astronaut
Norma Holland (1993), Student Body President, Anchor, WHAM TV (previously WOKR)
Kevin "Seamus" Hasson (1975), founder of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty

Athletics field

Brother Clark Stadium is an athletics field at the school. The seating capacity of the field, including portable bleachers, is 4,500. It is one of the few high school facilities to have hosted a major league sports team, having been the home field of the Rochester Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse from 2003 to 2005, prior to the Rattlers move to PAETEC Park for the 2006 season.

Preceded by Frontier Field	Home of the Rochester Rattlers 2003 – 2005	Succeeded by PAETEC Park

References

↑ "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Bishop Kearney High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
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↑ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
↑ Bryant, Erica (2007-02-14). "Golisano helps high school go high-tech". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
↑ Bryant, Erica (2014-02-19). "Golisano offers $3.4M to buy Kearney property". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-02-14.

External links

Diocese of Rochester

Ordinaries	Bishops Bernard John McQuaid Thomas Francis Hickey John Francis O'Hern Edward Mooney James E. Kearney Fulton J. Sheen Joseph Lloyd Hogan Matthew H. Clark Salvatore Ronald Matano Coadjutor Bishop Thomas Francis Hickey Auxiliary Bishops Lawrence B. Casey John Edgar McCafferty Dennis Walter Hickey

Churches	Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral, Rochester Parishes Immaculate Conception Church, Rochester Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church, Rochester St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church Complex, Bloomfield Saint George Roman Catholic Lithuanian Church, Rochester St. Mary's Church, Rochester Saint Michael's Church, Rochester St. Rose Roman Catholic Church Complex, Lima Former parishes Our Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church Complex, Greece St. Joseph's Church and Rectory, Rochester

Education	Seminary St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry, Pittsford Former seminary Saint Bernard's Seminary, Rochester High schools Aquinas Institute, Rochester Bishop Kearney High School, Irondequoit McQuaid Jesuit High School, Brighton Notre Dame High School, Elmira Our Lady of Mercy High School, Brighton Former high schools Cardinal Mooney High School, Greece DeSales High School, Geneva Nazareth Academy, Rochester

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