Talk:St. Joseph by the Sea High School

Alumni

The alumni section is intended to include all notable attendees, not just graduates. Per WP:ALUMNI all notable attendees should be included "regardless of how much time they have spent on a school roll, from one day to several years, and whether or not they graduated." Meters (talk) 15:39, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

A group of people who have graduated from a school or university. Alumni is usually used to refer to a group of graduates of either one or both genders, while 'alumnus' traditionally refers to a single male graduate, with the feminine term being 'alumna'.

--Business dictionary Hammerlock189 (talk) 17:00, 22 June 2016 (UTC) Notable alumni Anthony Pascarella Author And the Meek Isbn # 1569012881 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:3020:2F07:9C00:4435:175F:5214:A857 (talk) 20:47, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 June 2016

Peter Davidson is not a notable alumnus of St. Joseph by the Sea - he did not graduate - Please stop listing him as an alumnus. Hammerlock189 (talk) 17:12, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

 Not done Per WP:ALUMNI, a person only has to attend to be considered an alumni. His attendance is referenced. John from Idegon (talk) 17:19, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 October 2019

In the External Links, please change the official website from https://web.archive.org/web/20060402224930/http://stjosephbythesea.org/ (which is more than 13 years obsolete) to either http://www.josephsea.org (which re-directs properly and matches the current Infobox) or to https://www.privateschoolsstatenisland.com . Thanks very much. —173.68.139.31 (talk) 08:02, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

 Done Thaks. Meters (talk) 21:03, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 March 2020

Anthony Pascarella Author And the Meek, Police Camp, Battleship Rdanny80taylor (talk) 16:02, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 17:59, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

And if the intent is to ask to add this person as a notable alumnus, please don't bother. We don't add alumni unless they have Wikipedia articles to show notability and reliable refs to show attendance. Meters (talk) 18:11, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 July 2020

Notable alumni Anthony Pascarella Author And the Meek ISBN # 1569012881 2603:3020:2F07:9C00:4435:175F:5214:A857 (talk) 20:45, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

 Not done. It's not clear what changes you want to make. (This person also has no Wikipedia article). –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 22:02, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 December 2020

Notable Alumni Anthony Pascarella And the Meek 2603:3020:2F07:9C00:80C3:4412:D641:4F32 (talk) 21:54, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: See the other replies to your requests. RudolfRed (talk) 22:29, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 December 2021

Would like to add under an "Academics" tab

All students Graduate with an Advance Regents Diploma after 4 years of study.

Sea iPad

All Sea students receive their own iPad Air which comes pre-loaded with access to their Canvas Account, as well as the Pearson App which contains all of their textbooks. The iPad is backed through Google Drive and insured meaning no matter what happens to the device, students will not only receive a new one but also have access to their notes and work from high school throughout college. Moreover, Sea has a new every two program whereby students receive the latest edition of the iPad as a Freshman and than again as a Junior

Institutes

Institute of Scientific Research: This science program gives students the opportunity to be published in medical & science journals. This institute is lead by three faculty members who have earned Ph. D's in their respective field and is taught in a newly constructed research facility on Sea’s campus.

Pre-Vet: Students interested in animal studies experience the Institute for Pre-Veterinary Studies, housed in the schools newly constructed zoo. The new facility features dozens of animals including birds, snakes, rabbits, turtles, and lizards. The zoo has also been outfitted with the latest in animal care technology including climate control and maintenance devices. Students are instructed in animal anatomy while caring for Sea's collection of animals, and in addition to hands on learning they have the opportunity to expand their learning through a partnership with the Staten Island Zoo.

Institute For Robotics & Engineering: Students interested in math, science and engineering will benefit from our most popular activity, Robotics. The newest addition to our Robotics program is the NAO Robot, which allows students to learn computer coding such as Python, JAVA, and more. There are a little over 7,000 of the specialized robots in the world, and Sea has two. Most recently, Sea has partnered with local elementary schools and hosts an island-wide competition FIRST Lego League Robotics Competition. Outside of the event being fun, it also gives students access to robotics while still in elementary school. The school also has a Robotics Team which works together over the course of 8 weeks to build a robot which is then entered into a nation-wide competition at The Jacob Javitz Center in Manhattan. Sea is also engaged with another robotics program headed by the U.S. Navy, called Sea Perch Robotics, where students must build a robot designed to carry out tasks underwater.

College Dual Enrollment

At St. Joseph by-the-Sea, education takes into consideration what students will need to be successful at the collegiate level, and designs a four year curriculum around those needs to make the transition to college seamless. Beginning Freshman Year, students meet with our Guidance/College Advisement Department to discuss college options, requirements and the admissions process. Students also take an online college advisory course and attend our Semiannual College Fairs held in our school. We find starting the process early proves more advantageous for both students and parents.

The St. Joseph-by-the-Sea dual enrollment program provides an exciting opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school. We work with SUNY Albany, St. John’s University and Iona College to offer their college courses under their supervision in our school with our faculty members. Students register with the accrediting college and receive the corresponding credits. Upon graduating from Sea, students are able to transfer the credits to the college of their choice. While there are some schools that may not accept the transfer credits, they are widely accepted at colleges and universities throughout the United States. Students in the Honors Program can earn up to 60 College Credits (two full years) while at Sea, and all students have the opportunity to earn at least 18 credits. Tsy8 (talk) 18:57, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

References

 Not done: for a number of reasons.

1. There is far too much detail here. A Wikipedia article should not be a complete exposition of all possible details, but a summary of accepted knowledge regarding its subject. For example, a reader of a Wikipedia article isn't going to care what software is on the iPads or how often a student gets a new one. See also WP:NOTEVERYTHING.
2. Wikipedia articles should rely on secondary sources. All links provided here are primary sources (links to the school's website). This is acceptable in small doses, but large sections of the article should not be based exclusively on primary source material.
3. The requested text appears to be written as an advertisement or press release. A Wikipedia article is not a vehicle for advertising or public relations. Rather, it is a neutrally-written encyclopedia article about the subject.

Provide some reliable, secondary sources discussing these programs and write it in a neutral, encyclopedic tone, and this can be revisited. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 19:17, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 November 2023

We should include a few sentences like the following, including the ref links in the markup. This is a highly compressed and reliably sourced summary of the key historical info that was deleted here because of a long-ago lack of referencing. Please add to the article as a short second paragraph:

The school property was previously owned by steel magnate Charles M. Schwab, who was developing it as a summer resort. In 1909, he donated it to the Sisters of Charity of New York, as a seaside home for children from the New York Foundling hospital. Then after many years as a children's home and a convent, the Sisters transformed the property into a high school, first for girls in 1963, then co-educational since 1973.

References

Thank you! —173.56.111.206 (talk) 06:01, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

I added the relevant quotes to each citation, to make the new paragraph easier to verify. Hope this helps. —173.56.111.206 (talk) 19:41, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

In progress: An editor is implementing the requested edit. Thank you for your concern Awhellnawr123214 (talk) 04:43, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done Awhellnawr123214 (talk) 06:12, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

@Awhellnawr123214:: Belated thanks for adding the paragraph – much appreciated. Please also add my 3 references at the end of the paragraph, to avoid leaving it unsourced. (Omit the quotes if you like.) Thanks again. —173.56.111.206 (talk) 07:59, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done from me. I've kept the quotes for the second ref. Kind regards, NotAGenious (talk) 16:05, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Many thanks! —173.56.111.206 (talk) 10:04, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

@NotAGenious Thanks man, I haven't been on Wikipedia in a while, so I highly appreciate you adding the references. Thanks again! Awhellnawr123214 (talk) 22:34, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

School History

lengthy but completely unsourced history

During the summer of 1908, Sisters of Charity from the New York Foundling Asylum met Mr. Charles Schwab, President of Bethlehem Steel, on the Thirty-Fourth Street Ferry. Having learned about the Foundling Asylum, he made a generous donation for the children. After a second similar encounter, Mr. Schwab and his wife visited the institution and offered the use of his summer home at Richmond Beach, Staten Island to the children for the summer of 1909. On December 11 of that same year, he deeded his sixty acres on the Raritan Bay to the Sisters of Charity for the foundlings. The beautiful place was named St. Joseph by-the-Sea in honor of the saint whose intercession had been a chief asset of the Foundling Asylum for more than seventy years. In the early 1960's when Cardinal Spellman foresaw the need for a Catholic high school on the south shore of Staten Island, he approached the Sisters of Charity. They had been involved in education throughout the Archdiocese of New York for many years and this summer residence would prove an ideal location for the new school. The Cardinal asked them to build and staff a school for girls in Huguenot and his wish became a reality in 1963 when St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School was officially opened at 5150 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island. Situated on thirteen acres of land bordering on the Raritan Bay, the school was completely staffed and administered by the Sisters of Charity. While the school was college preparatory, it offered a large number of commercial electives and a four-year program in art. It was not long before the school attracted some of the brightest girls on Staten Island. The student body grew steadily so that by the late 1960's the school had reached its full capacity of 800 girls. However, it was at this time also that the administrators of the school began to encounter severe financial difficulties in the operation of the school. These problems steadily mounted to the point where in March of 1973 the Sisters of Charity publicly announced their intention to close the school. A group of parents appealed to Cardinal Cooke and urged him to assist in keeping the school in operation. The Cardinal ultimately agreed to assist. The terms of the agreement were that the school would pay $136,000 per year amortization as well as an additional $60,000 in debt reduction. During the time of this unsettlement, the school's standing in the community suffered greatly and enrollment declined as a result, further compounding the school's already tenuous financial position. When the decision was made to keep the school in operation, it was also decided that St. Joseph by-the-Sea would henceforth be a co-ed school. It was hoped in this way to increase the student population. In 1973, administrative changes also took place within the school when Cardinal Cooke appointed a diocesan priest, Fr. Thomas Gaffney, to serve as Supervising Principal. While this title encompassed total administrative control of the school, the nun who had served as principal at the time of its proposed closing stayed on. She continued to have the title principal, which caused great confusion in the minds of the faculty, the students and the parents. In September of 1973, the athlete body numbered less than 600. Through extensive recruiting there was a gradual increase in enrollment the next few years, but as enrollment increased, the academic ability of entering students failed to keep pace. The prevalent notion on Staten Island was that if an student could not get into the school of his first choice, they could always get into Sea. The matter was further complicated by a difference in approach between the Supervising Principal and the Principal regarding admissions standards. The Supervising Principal favored a minimum score on the entrance examination for incoming freshmen while the Principal favored accepting all students who listed St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School as their first choice without consideration of their entrance examination score. In 1976, the Supervising Principal took complete responsibility for the selection of incoming freshmen. In June 1979, the Principal resigned and the Supervising Principal assumed the title Principal, which helped to eliminate a large area of confusion. At the same time, Fr. Joseph Ansaldi was appointed Academic Dean, and Sr. Eileen Maher became Director of Guidance. The newly constituted Administration began to increase academic standards throughout the school, implementing new and stricter requirements which included the following: Previous to 1979 students were required to take only one year of math, science, and foreign language. Two years of each would now be mandatory. All students would be required to pass the Comprehensive English Regents and the Comprehensive Social Studies Regents as of 1983. Students would be required to attend summer school for all final failures. Sr Students are automatically dismissed in June if they have three final failures. Summer reading followed by September exams was introduced. Seniors must pass all courses to graduate. An honors program culminating in Advanced Placement courses was initiated. Greater recognition for academic achievement was enhanced through honor rolls and certificates of achievement. The addition of a third diocesan priest and the continuing presence of the Sisters of Charity enabled the Administration to expand the religious tone of the school by adding Days of Renewal for each class and providing daily mass in the school chapel. In 1977, St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School was able to purchase forty acres of land behind the school from the Sisters of Charity. Some of the land was sold to developers and twelve acres of that land was transformed into an extensive athletic complex comprising a 400 meter track, a football/soccer field, a baseball diamond, and a softball field. Such facilities have allowed for the development of an extensive athletic program which is comprised of more than forty teams and 800 athletes. In 1982, Fr. Joseph Ansaldi was appointed to succeed Msgr. Thomas Gaffney as Principal of St. Joseph by the Sea and the school continued to grow in enrollment and academic prowess. Under Fr. Ansaldi's leadership, the school expanded to accommodate the needs of a growing athlete body. The Family Association Wing was converted to four new classrooms in 1982 and the senior lounge became a classroom in 1984. The New Gym was completed in 1990, followed by the introduction of a school Band in 1992, under the direction of Mr. Francis Rella. An expanding musical program required the construction of a new Music Wing in 1995. In 1992 – 1993, St. Joseph by-the Sea began a football program, under the direction of the NFL's Dino Mangiero, who was replaced by former Chicago Bears/NY Titans player Joe Ryan as head coach. Field Houses were constructed and Sea Football was off to a great start. Today, more than 140 boys play on three teams for Sea. In 1996, Sea created a Technology Center, known as SeaNet, consisting of three state-of-the-art technology labs and a network comprising more than 110 student computers and 30 administrative computers. The increasing needs of the expanded music program, performing arts, and assemblies led to the construction of Gaffney Auditorium, which was dedicated in December of 1999. In the meantime, bleacher seating for 2,100, the Adam Ogbu Memorial Press box, two batting cages, and electronic scoreboards enhanced the athletic facilities. In 2001, a new Physical Fitness Center was completed to augment extra-curricular athletics and Gym classes. The summer of 2002 saw a complete renovation of the Chemistry Lab, followed by the Earth Science/Physics and Biology Labs the following summer. In addition, the Old Gym received a much-needed face lift. The fall of 2004 witnessed the dedication of the Joe Ryan Memorial Field, complete with the same Field Turf that graces Metlife Stadium. St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School Girls’ Tennis Team also began to play on newly re-surfaced tennis courts and both the boys and girls began to enjoy new track facilities. In 2006, the Baseball and Softball Fields were re-surfaced with Field Turf. The sports program was also expanded to include a Boys’ Lacrosse program, which quickly expanded to include a junior varsity level. In 2011 a Girls’ Lacrosse program was launched. In 2006 the language program was realigned so that students in the scholars program, who had previously studied three levels of Spanish and two of Latin, now complete three levels of Latin, attaining “Checkpoint B” in both languages as defined by the New York State Board of Regents. In 2009, Msgr. Ansaldi retired and Father Michael Reilly was appointed principal. Father Reilly restructured the administration to three vice principals and two deans. The role of technology has greatly expanded in the school, as most classrooms are now equipped with SmartBoards and computers for enhanced instruction, teachers have the capabilities of PowerSchool available to them for management of grades, and in 2012 the school became the first secondary educational institution in the Archdiocese of New York to adopt the Blackboard online learning platform currently in use at a majority of colleges and universities around the country. From 2004 through 2012, Father Reilly expanded the dual enrollment programs of the school. The program involves relationships with the State University of New York at Albany, St. John’s University, and Iona College, and allows all athletes in the school to earn at least eighteen credits toward their bachelor’s degree and, depending on course selection and honors status, as many as 60 total credits. The courses involved cover all disciplines: the sciences, mathematics, English, communications, Spanish, Italian, Latin, history and social studies, and religious studies. In 2011 a robotics program was launched to provide athletes with a hands-on opportunity to explore engineering applications of the Math and Science Department curricula. The robotics team was able to compete in regional and nationally sponsored competitions by the end of the first year of its existence. St. Joseph By-the-Sea is also expanding into online course offerings. Through the school’s relationship with Iona College, online courses available to students outside of school include accounting, criminal justice and political science. In 2011 Father Reilly also announced the creation of the Health Careers Initiative, an internship opportunity for selected seniors that is a graded course. In the 2012 a Legal Internship was introduced along with a Research Internship in Neuroscience. The physical plant of the school has also been improved, most notably by the addition of an air-conditioning system for the girls’ gymnasium and the Dining Hall, a renovated Courtyard/student Patio, and the Library. In January of 2013, the school announced that it would be phasing in iPads for all athletes over the next two academic years (starting with freshmen and juniors in 2013) to complete the Seamless Learning Environment with Blackboard/Smart Classrooms/iPads. In the summer of 2014, classroom renovations began and all the classrooms were air-conditioned. By the fall of 2014, the Seamless Online Learning Environment was full deployed for all athletes. The Football/Soccer field was re-turfed and lighting was added to allow for night games. In March of 2017 construction on the Viking Student Center commenced and in July of 2017, the Baseball/Softball Fields were re-turfed. In the summer of 2018, the school transitioned from Blackboard to Canvas as its Learning Management System. Also renovations on the third floor of the school were aimed at replicating the environment on the second floor. In 2019, the athlete Center fully opened along with a completely renovated Science Wing to house the Institute for Scientific Research, The Institute for Robotics and Engineering, and the Institute for Pre-Veterinary Studies. During the summer of 2021, the Track was refurbished and the athlete Dining Hall renovated for September of 2021. During the summer of 2022, the former priests’ residence was renovated to create the Hall of the Evangelists featuring four new classrooms, the former athlete lounge was renovated to accommodate WSJS-TV, the Bloomberg Finance Lab was expanded to fill the former Bookstore, and the original WSJS-TV studio was renovated to serve as the new Tech Deck. At the conclusion of the 2021-2022 school year, the Board of Trustees voted to not return to the Regents program following a two-year hiatus. As a result, St. Joseph by-the-Sea athletes will prove their competency by passing a series of three-hour comprehensive exams in each subject. During the summer of 2023, construction was completed on the Sisters of Charity Hall, which included two new classrooms and a Girls’ Locker behind the stage in the Main Gym. The summer also witnessed the expansion of the Dining Hall to add 115 new seats. In the Fall of 2023 an indoor batting facility was erected and in January of 2024, construction of the Sanctuary in the Main Gym began. In the Fall, the school began the Institute for Sports Medicine. In the Winter of 2024, the creation of a Rugby team was announced. The sport became increasingly popular, and many athletes signed up. A JV team and Varsity team were formed, and their first match was on March 22, 2024 against the Delbarton School. This match was the first Rugby game to be ever played on Staten Island. In the Summer of 2024, the main hallway and classrooms of the first floor were renovated to match the second and third floors. The old Lab 1 was renovated with new monitors designed for the senior writing class. After Mr. Bruno’s retirement, two Athletic Directors were appointed; Mr. Young and Mr. Palermo became Co-Athletic Directors. On Friday November 22, 2024 the Varsity Football Team won the CHSAA AAI Championship against St. Peter’s Boys High School. The game was played at Monsignor Farrell High School. This was the first time that the team had ever won a championship in the history of the school. Behindthesea5150 (talk) 14:36, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

@Behindthesea5150: What do you want done with this? The talk page is not the place to add content. If you intended to request that this material be added to the semi-protected article then you should have used an edit request (see WP:MAKINGEREQ), but it would not be included as is because:

• It is completely unsourced.
• Some of it is not worded neutrally.
• It mentions non-notable staff members by name.
• Some of the material is not encyclopedic.

Furthermore, I have my suspicions that this text has been copied verbatim from somewhere. If so Wikipedia can only use the material if the original source allows free reuse, including for commercial purposes. Meters (talk) 03:36, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2025

Add a school history section. This information is sourced from the official faculty handbook.

During the summer of 1908, Sisters of Charity from the New York Foundling Asylum met Mr. Charles Schwab, President of Bethlehem Steel, on the Thirty-Fourth Street Ferry. Having learned about the Foundling Asylum, he made a generous donation for the children. After a second similar encounter, Mr. Schwab and his wife visited the institution and offered the use of his summer home at Richmond Beach, Staten Island to the children for the summer of 1909. On December 11 of that same year, he deeded his sixty acres on the Raritan Bay to the Sisters of Charity for the foundlings. The beautiful place was named St. Joseph by-the-Sea in honor of the saint whose intercession had been a chief asset of the Foundling Asylum for more than seventy years. In the early 1960's when Cardinal Spellman foresaw the need for a Catholic high school on the south shore of Staten Island, he approached the Sisters of Charity. They had been involved in education throughout the Archdiocese of New York for many years and this summer residence would prove an ideal location for the new school. The Cardinal asked them to build and staff a school for girls in Huguenot and his wish became a reality in 1963 when St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School was officially opened at 5150 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island. Situated on thirteen acres of land bordering on the Raritan Bay, the school was completely staffed and administered by the Sisters of Charity. While the school was college preparatory, it offered a large number of commercial electives and a four-year program in art. It was not long before the school attracted some of the brightest girls on Staten Island. The student body grew steadily so that by the late 1960's the school had reached its full capacity of 800 girls. However, it was at this time also that the administrators of the school began to encounter severe financial difficulties in the operation of the school. These problems steadily mounted to the point where in March of 1973 the Sisters of Charity publicly announced their intention to close the school. A group of parents appealed to Cardinal Cooke and urged him to assist in keeping the school in operation. The Cardinal ultimately agreed to assist. The terms of the agreement were that the school would pay $136,000 per year amortization as well as an additional $60,000 in debt reduction. During the time of this unsettlement, the school's standing in the community suffered greatly and enrollment declined as a result, further compounding the school's already tenuous financial position. When the decision was made to keep the school in operation, it was also decided that St. Joseph by-the-Sea would henceforth be a co-ed school. It was hoped in this way to increase the student population. In 1973, administrative changes also took place within the school when Cardinal Cooke appointed a diocesan priest, Fr. Thomas Gaffney, to serve as Supervising Principal. While this title encompassed total administrative control of the school, the nun who had served as principal at the time of its proposed closing stayed on. She continued to have the title principal, which caused great confusion in the minds of the faculty, the students and the parents. In September of 1973, the athlete body numbered less than 600. Through extensive recruiting there was a gradual increase in enrollment the next few years, but as enrollment increased, the academic ability of entering students failed to keep pace. The prevalent notion on Staten Island was that if an student could not get into the school of his first choice, they could always get into Sea. The matter was further complicated by a difference in approach between the Supervising Principal and the Principal regarding admissions standards. The Supervising Principal favored a minimum score on the entrance examination for incoming freshmen while the Principal favored accepting all students who listed St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School as their first choice without consideration of their entrance examination score. In 1976, the Supervising Principal took complete responsibility for the selection of incoming freshmen. In June 1979, the Principal resigned and the Supervising Principal assumed the title Principal, which helped to eliminate a large area of confusion. At the same time, Fr. Joseph Ansaldi was appointed Academic Dean, and Sr. Eileen Maher became Director of Guidance. The newly constituted Administration began to increase academic standards throughout the school, implementing new and stricter requirements which included the following: Previous to 1979 students were required to take only one year of math, science, and foreign language. Two years of each would now be mandatory. All students would be required to pass the Comprehensive English Regents and the Comprehensive Social Studies Regents as of 1983. Students would be required to attend summer school for all final failures. Sr Students are automatically dismissed in June if they have three final failures. Summer reading followed by September exams was introduced. Seniors must pass all courses to graduate. An honors program culminating in Advanced Placement courses was initiated. Greater recognition for academic achievement was enhanced through honor rolls and certificates of achievement. The addition of a third diocesan priest and the continuing presence of the Sisters of Charity enabled the Administration to expand the religious tone of the school by adding Days of Renewal for each class and providing daily mass in the school chapel. In 1977, St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School was able to purchase forty acres of land behind the school from the Sisters of Charity. Some of the land was sold to developers and twelve acres of that land was transformed into an extensive athletic complex comprising a 400 meter track, a football/soccer field, a baseball diamond, and a softball field. Such facilities have allowed for the development of an extensive athletic program which is comprised of more than forty teams and 800 athletes. In 1982, Fr. Joseph Ansaldi was appointed to succeed Msgr. Thomas Gaffney as Principal of St. Joseph by the Sea and the school continued to grow in enrollment and academic prowess. Under Fr. Ansaldi's leadership, the school expanded to accommodate the needs of a growing athlete body. The Family Association Wing was converted to four new classrooms in 1982 and the senior lounge became a classroom in 1984. The New Gym was completed in 1990, followed by the introduction of a school Band in 1992, under the direction of Mr. Francis Rella. An expanding musical program required the construction of a new Music Wing in 1995. In 1992 – 1993, St. Joseph by-the Sea began a football program, under the direction of the NFL's Dino Mangiero, who was replaced by former Chicago Bears/NY Titans player Joe Ryan as head coach. Field Houses were constructed and Sea Football was off to a great start. Today, more than 140 boys play on three teams for Sea. In 1996, Sea created a Technology Center, known as SeaNet, consisting of three state-of-the-art technology labs and a network comprising more than 110 student computers and 30 administrative computers. The increasing needs of the expanded music program, performing arts, and assemblies led to the construction of Gaffney Auditorium, which was dedicated in December of 1999. In the meantime, bleacher seating for 2,100, the Adam Ogbu Memorial Press box, two batting cages, and electronic scoreboards enhanced the athletic facilities. In 2001, a new Physical Fitness Center was completed to augment extra-curricular athletics and Gym classes. The summer of 2002 saw a complete renovation of the Chemistry Lab, followed by the Earth Science/Physics and Biology Labs the following summer. In addition, the Old Gym received a much-needed face lift. The fall of 2004 witnessed the dedication of the Joe Ryan Memorial Field, complete with the same Field Turf that graces Metlife Stadium. St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School Girls’ Tennis Team also began to play on newly re-surfaced tennis courts and both the boys and girls began to enjoy new track facilities. In 2006, the Baseball and Softball Fields were re-surfaced with Field Turf. The sports program was also expanded to include a Boys’ Lacrosse program, which quickly expanded to include a junior varsity level. In 2011 a Girls’ Lacrosse program was launched. In 2006 the language program was realigned so that students in the scholars program, who had previously studied three levels of Spanish and two of Latin, now complete three levels of Latin, attaining “Checkpoint B” in both languages as defined by the New York State Board of Regents. In 2009, Msgr. Ansaldi retired and Father Michael Reilly was appointed principal. Father Reilly restructured the administration to three vice principals and two deans. The role of technology has greatly expanded in the school, as most classrooms are now equipped with SmartBoards and computers for enhanced instruction, teachers have the capabilities of PowerSchool available to them for management of grades, and in 2012 the school became the first secondary educational institution in the Archdiocese of New York to adopt the Blackboard online learning platform currently in use at a majority of colleges and universities around the country. From 2004 through 2012, Father Reilly expanded the dual enrollment programs of the school. The program involves relationships with the State University of New York at Albany, St. John’s University, and Iona College, and allows all athletes in the school to earn at least eighteen credits toward their bachelor’s degree and, depending on course selection and honors status, as many as 60 total credits. The courses involved cover all disciplines: the sciences, mathematics, English, communications, Spanish, Italian, Latin, history and social studies, and religious studies. In 2011 a robotics program was launched to provide athletes with a hands-on opportunity to explore engineering applications of the Math and Science Department curricula. The robotics team was able to compete in regional and nationally sponsored competitions by the end of the first year of its existence. St. Joseph By-the-Sea is also expanding into online course offerings. Through the school’s relationship with Iona College, online courses available to students outside of school include accounting, criminal justice and political science. In 2011 Father Reilly also announced the creation of the Health Careers Initiative, an internship opportunity for selected seniors that is a graded course. In the 2012 a Legal Internship was introduced along with a Research Internship in Neuroscience. The physical plant of the school has also been improved, most notably by the addition of an air-conditioning system for the girls’ gymnasium and the Dining Hall, a renovated Courtyard/student Patio, and the Library. In January of 2013, the school announced that it would be phasing in iPads for all athletes over the next two academic years (starting with freshmen and juniors in 2013) to complete the Seamless Learning Environment with Blackboard/Smart Classrooms/iPads. In the summer of 2014, classroom renovations began and all the classrooms were air-conditioned. By the fall of 2014, the Seamless Online Learning Environment was full deployed for all athletes. The Football/Soccer field was re-turfed and lighting was added to allow for night games. In March of 2017 construction on the Viking Student Center commenced and in July of 2017, the Baseball/Softball Fields were re-turfed. In the summer of 2018, the school transitioned from Blackboard to Canvas as its Learning Management System. Also renovations on the third floor of the school were aimed at replicating the environment on the second floor. In 2019, the athlete Center fully opened along with a completely renovated Science Wing to house the Institute for Scientific Research, The Institute for Robotics and Engineering, and the Institute for Pre-Veterinary Studies. During the summer of 2021, the Track was refurbished and the athlete Dining Hall renovated for September of 2021. During the summer of 2022, the former priests’ residence was renovated to create the Hall of the Evangelists featuring four new classrooms, the former athlete lounge was renovated to accommodate WSJS-TV, the Bloomberg Finance Lab was expanded to fill the former Bookstore, and the original WSJS-TV studio was renovated to serve as the new Tech Deck. At the conclusion of the 2021-2022 school year, the Board of Trustees voted to not return to the Regents program following a two-year hiatus. As a result, St. Joseph by-the-Sea athletes will prove their competency by passing a series of three-hour comprehensive exams in each subject. During the summer of 2023, construction was completed on the Sisters of Charity Hall, which included two new classrooms and a Girls’ Locker behind the stage in the Main Gym. The summer also witnessed the expansion of the Dining Hall to add 115 new seats. In the Fall of 2023 an indoor batting facility was erected and in January of 2024, construction of the Sanctuary in the Main Gym began. In the Fall, the school began the Institute for Sports Medicine. Behindthesea5150 (talk) 17:31, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Not done for now: this paragraph is much too long for inclusion in the article. Please break it up. Bowler the Carmine | talk 18:47, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

@Behindthesea5150: Read the response to your first attempt to post this. It's still unsourced, it's still not worded neutrally, it still mentions non-notable staff members by name, it still includes non encyclopedic material, and it still appears to be a verbatim copy with possible copyright issues. Meters (talk) 23:58, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 April 2025

Upon The Sisters of Charity of New York moving into the summer home, a baby was left on the doorstep. On the baby, a note was left that read “Please name him Joseph.” The did name him Joseph, and thus named the home St. Joseph by-the-Sea. Behindthesea5150 (talk) 17:20, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. It's not clear to me that this article needs to discuss how the children's home and convent was named in 1909. The school wasn't founded for another 54 years. And please respond to the WP:COI concern. Meters (talk) 18:32, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

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