St. Edmond's Academy

Saint Edmond's Academy
Saint Edmond's Academy
Address
	2120 Veale Road; Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19810; United States
Information
Type	Catholic
Motto	Educating the Hearts and Minds of Boys in the tradition of Holy Cross
Established	1959
Head of school	John Jordan
Grades	JK-8
Enrollment	approx. 242
Team name	The Lancers
Website	www.stedmondsacademy.org

St. Edmond's Academy is an independent Catholic primary school for boys founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in Wilmington, Delaware, United States in 1959. The school's patron saint is Blessed Brother Andre Bessette C.S.C.

History

St. Edmond's Academy was founded to meet the academic needs of Catholic Boys in Wilmington. Ursuline Academy provided 1-5 education for both boys and girls, but became exclusively a girls' school beginning in grade 6, leaving boys without a comparable option. Wilmington's Bishop Edmond John FitzMaurice offered his residence for the original school. The name "St. Edmond's" was chosen in honor of the Bishop.

The School soon outgrew this space located in downtown Wilmington at 1301 Delaware Ave. In 1963, it moved to its current location north of the city at 2120 Veale Rd.

The school recently completed a major $12 million expansion in 2006, significantly increasing the size of the school buildings. Beginning with the 2006–07 school year, it expanded from serving grades 4–8 to its current Junior Kindergarten - 8th grade classes. The current enrollment is 242 students.

Facilities

The Saint Edmond's Academy campus includes 25 acres (100,000 m²) of land. It has 30 classrooms, a state-of-the-art science lab, a field house, an art room, chapel, two libraries, a model train room, choral room, band room, cafeteria, two gymnasiums, extended day care facilities, a 450-seat auditorium, a baseball field, soccer field, and a 400-meter all-weather track.

Notable alumni

Lieutenant Colonel Marty Devine (1970) US Army, Iraq War Veteran
Darryl Parson (1979) Deputy Attorney General, Delaware Dept. of Justice
Michel Troy (1981) Assoc. General Counsel Center for Individual Rights
Kester Irwin Hanley Crosse II (1984) - Gastroenterologist Columbia, MD
Michael Medico (1986) - Actor/Director/Producer

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
Bishops	Thomas Albert Andrew Becker Alfred Allen Paul Curtis John James Joseph Monaghan Edmond John Fitzmaurice Michael William Hyle Thomas Mardaga Robert Edward Mulvee Michael Angelo Saltarelli William Francis Malooly
Coadjutor bishop	Hubert James Cartwright
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Education	High Schools Archmere Academy, Claymont, DE Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE Saints Peter and Paul High School, Easton, MD St. Elizabeth High School, Wilmington, DE St. Mark's High School, Wilmington, DE St. Thomas More Preparatory, Magnolia, DE Salesianum School, Wilmington, DE Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, DE Primary Schools Mount Aviat Academy, Childs, MD St. Edmond's Academy, Wilmington, DE Immaculate Conception School, Elkton, MD Former College St. Mary's College
Priests	John Barres Benjamin Joseph Keiley
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