Desales Catholic High School (Walla Walla, Washington)

DeSales Catholic High School
Address
919 East Sumach Street Walla Walla, Washington 99362 United States
Coordinates	46°4′36″N 118°19′58″W / 46.07667°N 118.33278°WCoordinates: 46°4′36″N 118°19′58″W / 46.07667°N 118.33278°W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Saint Francis DeSales
Established	1864
Principal	Lynne Kuntz
Head of school	Daniel J Tompkins
Grades	9–12
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Fight song	DeSales Fight Song
Athletics	football, volleyball, cheer, girls basketball, boys basketball, golf, track, baseball, softball
Mascot	leprechaun
Team name	Fighting Irish
Rival	Waitsburg
Accreditation	Northwest Accreditation Commission [1]
Yearbook	The DeSalian
Feeder schools	Assumption Grade School
Athletic Director	Greg Fazzari
Website	www.wallawallacatholicschools.com

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]

External links

• School Website

Notes and references

1. NAAS. "Northwest Association of Accredited Schools". Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
2. DCHS. "School History". Retrieved 2007-05-11.
3. DCHS. "School Handbook-History". Retrieved 2007-05-11.