Desales Catholic High School (Walla Walla, Washington) Explained

DeSales Catholic High School
Streetaddress:919 East Sumach Street
City:Walla Walla
State:Washington
Zipcode:99362
Country:United States
Coordinates:46.0767°N -118.3328°W
Religion:Roman Catholic
Head Of School:Rev. Matthew Nicks
Principal:John Lesko
Type:Private, Coeducational
Grades:712
Athletics:football, volleyball, cheer, girls basketball, boys basketball, golf, track, baseball, softball
Fightsong:DeSales Fight Song
Accreditation:Northwest Accreditation Commission[1]
Rival:Liberty Christian
Mascot:leprechaun
Patron:Saint Francis DeSales
Team Name:Fighting Irish
Yearbook:The DeSalian
Established:1864
Feeders:Assumption Grade School
Free Label3:Athletic Director
Free Text3:Nick Hazeltime

DeSales Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Walla Walla, Washington. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane.[2]

Background

DeSales Catholic traces its roots to two high schools, all-girls St. Vincent Academy and St. Patrick's School for Boys. St. Vincent Academy was established by the Sisters of Providence of Vancouver in 1864. St. Patrick's School for Boys was established in 1865 by the Christian Brothers. St. Patrick's was renamed LaSalle Institute in 1899. The two schools merged in 1930. The school moved to its current campus in 1959 and was renamed (Saint Francis) DeSales High School.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northwest Association of Accredited Schools . 2009-07-29 . NAAS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090125021614/http://www.northwestaccreditation.org/schools/accredited.html . January 25, 2009 .
  2. Web site: School History. 2007-05-11. DCHS. https://web.archive.org/web/20070501084848/http://desales-irish.org/. 2007-05-01. dead.
  3. Web site: School Handbook-History. 2007-05-11. DCHS. https://web.archive.org/web/20070501084848/http://desales-irish.org/. 2007-05-01. dead.