Salesianum
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| Salesianum | |
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| School type | Catholic |
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| Established | 1903 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Principal | Father William T. McCandless, OSFS |
| Students | approx. 1,100 |
| Location | 1801 N. Broom St. Wilmington, DE 19802-2891 |
| Website | http://www.salesianum.org/ |
Salesianum School is an independent Catholic secondary school for boys, located in Wilmington, Delaware. Salesianum is Latin for "House of Sales" referring to St. Francis de Sales. Founded in 1903, the school is operated by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. The current enrollment is just above 1,100 students, from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The school has two sister schools, Padua Academy and Ursuline Academy, close by in the city.
Salesianum School educates and develops the whole person based on the spirituality of St. Francis de Sales whose philosophy can be summarized in "Live Jesus." The school's official motto is "Tenui Nec Dimittam," meaning "I have taken hold (of the faith) and will not let go." Each day and most classes begin with the reciting of Salesianum's version of the Catholic prayer, The Direction of Intention. The Salesianum version reads: "My God, give me the grace to perform this action with you through love for you. In advance, I offer to you all the good that I may do and accept all the difficulties that I may meet therein." The prayer is followed by the statement "St. Francis de Sales, pray for us."
Salesianum's tuition for the 2006-2007 school year is $8,990.00.
Salesianum School was the first integrated school in the state of Delaware, and recently was awarded for this with a historical marker.[1]
The goal of Salesianum is, and has always been, to welcome boys into their halls and have them leave as "Salesian gentlemen".
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[edit] Athletics
- Salesianum has won 105 state championship sports titles. In the fall of 2005, it became the first Delaware school to win the boys state championships in Football, Soccer, and Cross Country in one year, an achievement known as the "Fall Triple Crown". They repeated this feat in the fall of 2006. Recently, Salesianum has been considered widely as a sports dynasty due to their dominance in fall athletics for the past two years, but only during the Fall.
- Salesianum does not have an official nickname or mascot. The school's general nickname is "Sallies", while WDEL, The News Journal and other entities assume that the sports moniker is the "Sals". Salesianum supports these nicknames, but there is no official moniker for the athletic teams.
- In 1994, Salesianum's football team defeated Bethlehem Catholic from Bethlehem, PA in one of the greatest upsets in school history. Bethlehem Catholic's quarterback, Dan Kendra, was widely regarded as the #1 high school quarterback in the U.S. and went on to play the position at Florida State University before tearing his ACL and being moved to fullback.
- Salesianum has twice won the Cross Country, Winter Track, and Spring Track State Championships during one school year, something which no other Delaware school has achieved.
[edit] Student Clubs and Activities
Salesianum students can participate in many academic, artistic, and service clubs and activities.
- National Honor Society
- Academic Challenge (general knowledge competition)
- Mathletes (state-wide math competition)
- Science Olympiad
- Model United Nations
- Chess Club
- Ecology Club
- International Club
- Literature Club
- Mock Trial
- Science Symposium
- The Review (newspaper)
- The Salesian (yearbook)
- The WSAL Homeroom Show
- Band
- Animation Club
- Sentinel Post (literary magazine)
- Salesianum Theater Program/Drama Club (puts on two major productions per year, plus a series of one act plays.)
- Stage Crew
- Campus Ministry
- Peer Counseling
- SADD/YELL (Students Against Destructive Decisions and Youth to Eliminate Loss of Life)
- Key Club
- Minority Coalition
- Minutemen
- Student Council & Class Officers
[edit] Trivia
- Salesianum's arch rival is St. Mark's High School.
- Salesianum has won the Triple Crown for the last two years.
- In the 2005 - 2006 scholastic year, the model UN team that Salesianum participates in was number one in both the nation and the world.
[edit] References
- ^ Kenney, Edward L. (February 27, 2006). First to break the color line. The News Journal. Gannett. Retrieved on April 6, 2006.
