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. The school is named 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.
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History
During the late 1870s, Bishop Bernard McQuaid had tried to convince the Jesuits to found an institution of learning in his diocese. In 1954, McQuaid Jesuit High School opened its doors to 129 young men.
On June 23, 1953, the ground was broken on the 33-acre campus, 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. There, the first class of McQuaid Jesuit, which comprised 196 students, was admitted on September 8, 1954. The second school year was held in the current complex, and the school has been in continual operation since then.
In the late 1960s McQuaid Jesuit created BASH. Building A Scholastic Heritage (BASH) is the major fundraising event of the Academic year. The Average Admission for BASH is $255.
McQuaid began to admit eighth graders in 1967; seventh graders in 1993; and sixth graders in 2012. McQuaid now operates as a combined middle/high school.
Notable alumni
Colin Byrnes, ‘98 - Founder, Kairos Program
Danny Wegman, '65 - CEO, Wegmans Food Market
Tom Deckman, '97 - Stage and television actor
Teddy Geiger, '06 - Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer
Frank Paul Geraci, Jr., '69 - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Michael C. Green, '76 - District Attorney for Monroe County
Jack Leasure, '05 - Professional basketball player, Coach of McQuaid Varsity Basketball
Steven L. Smith, '04 - Founder/CEO of Perdix Software
Brodie Lee (Jon Huber, '98) - American professional wrestler
Charlie Lowell, '92 - Musician Jars of Clay
Matt Odmark, '92 - Musician Jars of Clay
Neil Pappalardo, '60 - Founder of MEDITECH
Ryan Pettinella, '03 - Professional basketball player
C. J. Rapp, '77 - Founder of Jolt Cola
Tyler Relph, '03 - Professional basketball player
John Ryan (musician), '06 - Singer, songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist
David Schickler, '87 - Author
Notable faculty members
Jeff Van Gundy - Former basketball coach for the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets, began his coaching career at McQuaid in the 1985–1986 season
Fr William O'Malley - starred in the 1973 movie "The Exorcist"