- St. Francis De Sales Regional Catholic School
St. Francis de Sales Regional Catholic School is a
Roman Catholic middle school inHerkimer ,New York . It is the only Catholic school inHerkimer County . The current school principal isSister Rosalie J. Kelley , a member of theSisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet .The school was originally included Kindergarten through Grade 8. In 1999, the school expanded, allowing for a Pre-Kindergarten to be set up. After the 2005-06 academic year, the school was contracted, eliminating Grades 7 and 8 due to lack of enrollment. The school currently operates as a Pre-K through Grade 6 middle school.
Teaching Faculty Roster
Pre-K, 2-4 Year Olds: Erin View
Kindergarten: Sister Mary Bartholomew Biviano
1st Grade: Mrs. Cathy Bush
2nd Grade: Diana Astafan
3rd Grade: Elaine Gaworecki
4th Grade: Mrs. Deborah McCarthy
5th Grade/ English & Literary Arts: Sister Jacqueline Johnas
6th Grade/ History: Mrs. Paula Franco
Math: Mrs. Deborah McCarthy
Science: Mrs. Paula Franco
Library/ Media/ Technology: Mrs. Karen Vincent
Physical Education: Mr. Brian Lasowski
Music: Mrs. Kathryn Kline
Athletics
St. Francis de Sales also has a
basketball team. Organized in 1997-98, home games are played on the court in theSt. Francis de Sales Parish Center inHerkimer ,New York . The St. Francis Patriots are members of theCatholic Youth Organization (CYO) basketball program. Teams are formed by age and gender for grades 3 through 6. Before the school's contraction, the 7th and 8th graders together had a team. The CYO season runs through the winter months.The best overall year for the St. Francis 7th and 8th grade team came in the 2000-01 season, when the team made it to the CYO Central New York Championship game against St. John's of New Hartford. After three overtimes, the Patriots fell to St. John's. They did not reach the championship game in any other year after that.
Parish Ties
St. Francis de Sales is owned and partially funded by the parish of St. Francis de Sales in
Herkimer, New York . The current pastor is Father Mark Cunningham.Cooperation with the Herkimer Central School District
In the fall of the 2004-05 academic year, the
Herkimer Central School District allowed St. Francis de Sales 7th and 8th graders to participate inHerkimer High School modified athletics.Other services provided by the
Herkimer Central School District are:School Bus TransportationRemedial Teachers and Remedial AidesSpeech TherapistPsychologistSocial WorkerPhys. AssistantNurses
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