{{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2014}} {{Infobox school | name = Salesianum | image = | image_size = | motto = Tenui Nec Dimittam | motto_translation = I have taken hold and will not let go. | song = "In the Shadows of the Night" | established = {{start date and age|1903|p=1}} | type = Private | gender = Boys | religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic<br />(Oblates of St. Francis de Sales) | accreditation = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools | president = Tom Kardish | principal = Rev. Chris Beretta, O.S.F.S. | tuition = $21,200 (2025–2026)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.salesianum.org/admissions/tuition-and-financial-aid|title=Tuition and Financial Aid|website=www.salesianum.org}}</ref> | enrollment = 924 | ceeb = 080195 | grades = 9–12 | team_name = Sallies / Sals | athletic_conference = Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association | rival = St. Mark's | yearbook = The Salesian | colors = Gold and White | newspaper = The Salesianum Review<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://salsreview.com/|title=Salesianum Review|access-date=March 3, 2024}}</ref> | address = 1801 North Broom Street | city = Wilmington | state = Delaware <!-- Do not link per WP:SEAOFBLUE --> | zipcode = 19802-2891 | country = United States <!-- Do not link per MOS:OL --> | coordinates = {{coord|39|45|39|N|75|32|58|W|type:edu_region:US-DE|display=inline,title}} | website = {{URL|https://www.salesianum.org/}} }}
'''Salesianum School''' is a Catholic independent school for boys located in Wilmington, Delaware. It is run independently within the Diocese of Wilmington and is operated by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales.
The current enrollment is about 930 students, declining from a peak of about 1,100 in recent years, from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Salesianum has established a close connection with Lycée Saint Michel, another Oblate high school, located in Annecy, France.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Salesianum was named one of the Top 50 Catholic High Schools in America by the Catholic Honor Roll in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicHSHonorRoll/Award/PreviousRecognizedSchools/2004HonorRoll.aspx|title=The Cardinal Newman Society > Error|work=cardinalnewmansociety.org|access-date=March 31, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222042714/http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicHSHonorRoll/Award/PreviousRecognizedSchools/2004HonorRoll.aspx|archive-date=February 22, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicHSHonorRoll/Award/PreviousRecognizedSchools/2007HonorRoll.aspx|title=The Cardinal Newman Society > Error|work=cardinalnewmansociety.org|access-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicHSHonorRoll/Award/PreviousRecognizedSchools/2008HonorRoll.aspx|title=The Cardinal Newman Society > Error|work=cardinalnewmansociety.org|access-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20091103/NEWS/311039942|title=St. Thomas More and Salesianum named among top 50 Catholic High Schools for 2009|work=Hockessin Community News|access-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicHSHonorRoll/Award/PreviousRecognizedSchools/2010HonorRoll.aspx|title=The Cardinal Newman Society > Error|work=cardinalnewmansociety.org|access-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref>
==Campus== thumb|left|Front entrance The {{convert|22|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus is home to the school itself as well as a gymnasium. In addition to the campus, the athletic program also makes use of Wilmington's newly constructed Abessinio Stadium, formerly Baynard Stadium, which is located directly across from the school. In 2023, the school was given a $10 million donation by Anthony Fusco to build a new athletic facility.<ref>Marie, Deanna. "[https://wjbr.com/2023/05/08/salesianum-receives-10-million-donation-from-honorary-graduate/ Salesianum Receives $10 Million Donation From Honorary Graduate]". Mix 99.5 WJBR. May 8, 2023. Accessed: May 9, 2023.</ref>
==Athletics== Salesianum School has won 200 Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) approved boys' state championships as of summer 2025, with particular success in cross country, swimming, lacrosse, and soccer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics {{!}} Salesianum |url=https://www.salesianum.org/take-hold/involvement-and-activities/athletics |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=www.salesianum.org}}</ref> Salesianum won its first state championship in basketball, led by Donte DiVincenzo and Brian O'Neill (American football), in 2014<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=57477|first=Sean|last=Greene|title=Salesianum wins 1st basketball championship|date=8 March 2014|newspaper=WDEL|access-date=7 April 2014|location=Wilmington, DE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328223949/http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=57477|archive-date=March 28, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and latest one in 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wdel.com/news/salesianum-holds-off-william-penn-to-claim-3rd-diaa-boys-basketball-championship/article_8fece5b6-c078-11ed-a9e8-d36491069684.html | title=Salesianum holds off William Penn to claim 3rd DIAA Boys Basketball Championship | date=March 11, 2023 }}</ref>
Salesianum's historical rival is St. Mark's High School, which is located in Newark, DE. Their fall meeting in football is commonly referred to as "The Holy War".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newarkpostonline.com/archives/article_e1c8d5cd-e35c-518e-ba57-4dbb68539fef.html |title=As season comes ends, 3 local teams hope to play on |first=Jon |last=Buzby |date=November 12, 2009 |newspaper=The Newark Post |location=Newark, DE}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/students_family/diaa/sports/default.shtml |title=State of Delaware – Sports |publisher=Doe.k12.de.us |access-date=March 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819200205/http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/students_family/diaa/sports/default.shtml |archive-date=August 19, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
The soccer team won 11 state championships between 2002 and 2014, and in 2013 defeated Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, the top ranked high school program in the nation, on a game-winning goal scored by Joseph Dolce. They finished the season ranked as the number two high school team in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/6207566545901144211/salesianum-dela-1-at-st-benedicts-0-boys-soccer/ |access-date=March 17, 2014 |title=St. Benedict's Prep winning streak ends at 71 games after 1–0 defeat to Salesianum of Delaware |first=Jason |last=Bernstein |newspaper=Star-Ledger |location=Newark, NJ |date=October 22, 2013}}</ref> The 2016 soccer team finished the season ranked sixth in the nation by ''USA Today'' on its final Super 25 Expert Rankings.<ref>[http://usatodayhss.com/rankings/expert/boys/soccer/2016/13 Super 25 Expert Rankings for 2016–17 Boys Soccer Week 13], ''USA Today''. Accessed May 2, 2017.</ref>
The cross country team has won 37 of the 42 DIAA state boys' championships, losing only five years between 1972 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/students_family/diaa/files/CrossCountryDI.pdf |title=DIAA State Boys' Cross Country DI Champions |publisher=Delaware Department of Education |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812182012/http://www.doe.k12.de.us//infosuites/students_family/diaa/files/CrossCountryDI.pdf |archive-date=August 12, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
The Salesianum swimming team has won ten consecutive state boys' championships between 2005 and 2015, and 11 of 12 from 2005 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/students_family/diaa/files/2013DIAABoysChamps.pdf |title=DIAA- Boys' Swimming & Diving Champions |publisher=Delaware Department of Education }}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==History== thumb|left|Original location – 8th & West Streets Salesianum (Latin for "House of Sales", referring to St. Francis de Sales) was founded in 1903 and was located at 8th and West Streets until the move to its current location in 1957. In 1950, Rev. Thomas Lawless, OSFS, a 1908 graduate of Salesianum, admitted five African American students four years prior to the ''Brown v. Board of Education'' decision which made it mandatory, thus making Salesianum the first racially integrated school in the state of Delaware. The school was recognized for this with a historical marker.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 December 2018 |title=Remember the Salesianum students who stood against Delaware school segregation |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/readers/2018/12/04/remember-salesianum-principal-who-fought-school-segregation/2203535002/ |access-date=September 4, 2022 |work=The News Journal |location=Wilmington, DE}}</ref>
In August 2012, the Wilmington/Philadelphia Province of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales published a letter stating, "Since 2004, the Wilmington/Philadelphia Province of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales has been named in lawsuits in the Superior Court of Delaware filed by 40 plaintiffs, each of which contained allegations of sexual abuse of a minor." The letter named 12 oblates who had been involved and expressed regrets, stating, "The abuse of children by priests and other clergy is shocking, reprehensible, and devastating to all whose trust has been shattered by their selfish deeds."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oblates.org/healing/healing_letter_oct_2012.htm |title=Healing Letter |date=August 2012 |first=Very Rev. James J. |last=Greenfield |publisher=Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, Wilmington-Philadelphia Province |access-date=November 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111111006/http://www.oblates.org/healing/healing_letter_oct_2012.htm |archive-date=January 11, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> This followed a settlement in August 2011 of 39 lawsuits against the school and the order, with the order and its insurers paying $24.8 million to be shared between the plaintiffs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oblates settle abuse suits, paying $24.8 million|url=http://ncronline.org/news/accountability/oblates-settle-abuse-suits-paying-248-million|access-date=January 11, 2014|newspaper=National Catholic Reporter|agency=Catholic News Service|date=August 22, 2011}}</ref>
==Notable alumni==
=== Academia === {{mem/a2start |ilist= |alist= {{mem/a2 |first=Donald E. |last=Pease |year=1963 |nota=Professor of English and comparative literature at Dartmouth College. Scholar on Dr. Seuss. |ref=<ref>{{cite web | url=https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2015/02/professor-donald-pease-guardian-dr-seuss | title=Professor Donald Pease, Guardian of Dr. Seuss | Dartmouth | date=November 9, 2023 }}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=F. Gregory |last=Gause III |year=1976 |nota=Professor of International Affairs and Head of the International Affairs Department at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M. |ref=<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bush.tamu.edu/faculty/ggause/ | title=F. Gregory Gause }}</ref>}} }}
=== Arts, Entertainment, Media, and Literature === {{mem/a2start |ilist= |alist= {{mem/a2 |first=Bernie |last=McInerney |year=1954 |nota=actor |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=Bill |last=Press |year=1958 |nota=political commentator and talk radio host, chair of the California Democratic Party (1993–1996) |ref=<ref>{{cite web |title=Campaign Leadership |url=http://faculty.salesianum.org/takinghold/leadership.asp |publisher=Salesianum School |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501090516/http://faculty.salesianum.org/takinghold/leadership.asp |archive-date=May 1, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Thomas |last=Turcol |year=1971 |nota=1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for General News Reporting |ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://udspace.udel.edu/bitstream/handle/19716/12218/udr_110_51.pdf?sequence=1 |title=Newspaper facsimile |date=April 26, 1985 |website=udspace.udel.edu |format=PDF |access-date=2019-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/1985|title=The Pulitzer Prizes – Awards|work=pulitzer.org|access-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Bill |last=Marsilii |year=1980 |nota=screenwriter |ref=<ref>{{Cite web | title=Bill Marsilii | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1319490/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070227151824/http://imdb.com:80/name/nm1319490/ | access-date=2025-08-04 | archive-date=2007-02-27}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Patrick |last=Kenney |link=Simon Diamond |year=1986 |nota=professional wrestler |ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=37622&p=1|title=FORMER TNA, ECW STAR PAT 'SIMON DIAMOND' KENNEY FILES LAWSUIT STEMMING FROM HIS OWN CHILDHOOD ABUSE, HOPING TO HELP OTHERS COME FORWARD | PWInsider.com|website=www.pwinsider.com|access-date=March 3, 2024}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=David |last=Acord |year=1989 |nota=Emmy award winning sound editor |ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/2016/01/21/oscar-goes-delawares-own-stormtrooper/79071924/|title=The Oscar goes to...Delaware's own stormtrooper?|website=delawareonline}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Christopher |last=Castellani |year=1990 |nota=novelist |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=Neil |last=Casey |year=2000 |nota=actor and writer |ref=}} }}
=== Business === {{mem/a2start |ilist= |alist= {{mem/a2 |first=Miguel |last=Bezos |year=1963 |nota=adoptive father of Jeff Bezos |ref=<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.salesianum.org/jacklyn-and-miguel-bezos-63-historic-gift | title=Salesianum Jacklyn & Miguel Bezos '63 Historic Gift }}</ref>}} }}
=== Government=== {{mem/a2start |ilist= |alist= {{mem/a2 |first=William M. |last=Duffy |year=1936 |nota=served as the President Judge of the Delaware Superior Court, the Chancellor of the Court of Chancery, and later as a Justice on the Delaware Supreme Court; co-author of ''[https://courts.delaware.gov/supreme/history/history2.aspx The Supreme Court Until 1951: The "Leftover Judge" System]'' and ''[https://courts.delaware.gov/supreme/history/history3.aspx The Supreme Court of Delaware After 1951: The Separate Supreme Court]'' |ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SalesianumSchoolAlumniAssociation/posts/salesianum-inducted-its-13th-hall-of-fame-class-on-saturday-june-4-during-a-cere/10150823747684999/|title=Salesianum inducted its 13th Hall of Fame class on Saturday, June 4|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=March 3, 2024}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Joseph T. |last=Walsh |year=1948 |nota=Justice on the Delaware Supreme Court (1985–2005) |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=Joseph |last=diGenova |year=1963 |nota=United States Attorney for the District of Columbia (1983–1988) |ref=<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2018/03/20/trumps-newest-lawyer-salesianum-graduate-former-gordon-attorney/439518002/ | title=Trump's new lawyer credits Salesianum education for shaping his views }}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Orlando J. |last=George Jr. |year=1963 |nota=Served in the Delaware House of Representatives from 1974 to 1995. President of Delaware Technical Community College from 1995 to 2014. |ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.delawarepublic.org/2014-01-28/long-time-del-tech-president-stepping-down|title=Long-time Del Tech president stepping down|work=Delaware Public Media|date=January 28, 2014|access-date=May 28, 2024}}</ref><ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.arcarofuneralhome.com/obituary/orlando-lonnie-george-jr|title=Orlando "Lonnie" George Jr.|work=Charles P. Arcaro Funeral Home|access-date=May 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KjIQw7WL7x4C|title=Fifty State Systems of Community Colleges: Mission, Governance, Funding and Accountability|page=99|first1=Terrence Alfred|last1=Tollefson|first2=Rick L.|last2=Garrett|first3=William G.|last3=Ingram|publisher=Overmountain Press|date=1999|isbn=9781570720925|via=Google Books}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Richard S. |last=Gebelein |year=1964 |nota=Politician and jurist who served as the Attorney General of Delaware from 1979 through 1983, as a judge on the Delaware Superior Court from 1984 through 2005, and as an international judge in the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2005–2006). |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=E. James |last=Burke |year=1967 |nota=Chief Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court (2014–2018) |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=Thomas P. |last=Gordon |year=1971 |nota=Delaware law enforcement officer and politician: He was co-commander of the state's first serial killer task force which led to the apprehension and prosecution of Steven Brian Pennell, the only known serial killer in Delaware history. He eventually became Chief of Police of New Castle County Police Department, serving in the role for eight years. 7th New Castle County Executive (1997–2005). 10th New Castle County Executive (2012–2017). |ref=<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110726010758/http://articles.philly.com/1989-11-30/news/26136255_1_pennell-gordon-case-prostitutes 3 Slayings Reviewed For Pennell Link – Philly.com]. Articles.philly.com (1989-11-30). Retrieved on 2012-08-24.</ref><ref name="tnj15">{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Xerxes |title=Tom Gordon again faces trouble with closest ally |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2015/11/06/tom-gordon-again-faces-trouble-closest-ally/75311390/ |work=The News Journal |date=November 7, 2015}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=John F. |last=Brady |link=John F. Brady (politician) |year=1977 |nota=Delaware attorney and politician: Sussex County Register in Chancery (2001–2003), Sussex County Recorder of Deeds (2003–2011), Sussex County Clerk of Peace (2013–2017) |ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parsellfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/john-brady-31/obituary|title=John Francis Brady's Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information|website=Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Mark |last=Toner |year=1982 |nota=26th Spokesperson for the United States Department of State (January 20, 2017 – April 24, 2017). United States ambassador to Liberia (August 7, 2024 – August 4, 2025) |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=N. Christopher |last=Griffiths |year=1998 |nota=Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court (2023 – present) |ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://courts.delaware.gov/supreme/justices.aspx|title=Judicial Officers – Supreme Court – Delaware Courts – State of Delaware|website=courts.delaware.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/N._Christopher_Griffiths|title=N. Christopher Griffiths|website=Ballotpedia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://delawarebusinesstimes.com/news/senate-confirms-legrow-griffiths/|title=Senate confirms Supreme Court picks despite opposition|first=Jacob|last=Owens|date=May 4, 2023}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Anthony |last=Delcollo |year=2004 |nota=Republican member of the Delaware Senate representing District 7 (2016–2021) |ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/150/Delcollo|title=Senator Anthony Delcollo (R) – Delaware General Assembly|website=legis.delaware.gov}}</ref>}}
}}
=== Military === {{mem/a2start |ilist= [[File:John Francis Regis Seitz (1908–1978) at West Point in 1929.png|100px|thumb|right|John F. R. Seitz]]
[[File:Francis D. Vavala (3).jpg|100px|thumb|right|Francis D. Vavala]] [[File:Vice Adm. Timothy G. Szymanski.jpg|100px|thumb|right|Timothy Szymanski]] |alist= {{mem/a2 |first=John F. R. |last=Seitz |year=1925 |nota=Major General, United States Army. Commanded an infantry battalion at Schofield Barracks at Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Commanded the combat team at Omaha Beach during the Normandy landings on D-Day, in the breakout from Normandy and at the approach to close the gap in the Falaise Pocket. Recipient of the Silver Star. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery. |ref=<ref>https://alumni.westpointaog.org/memorial-article?id=5101a579-e90e-486d-8115-e91e1f3f0b6a</ref><ref>https://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient/recipient-100391/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/10/13/john-fr-seitz-retired-army-major-general/51a83a23-f08e-4ae7-b4fc-5b30410e9034/</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=James J. |last=Connell |year=1957 |nota=Lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, recipient of the Navy Cross. POW in the Vietnam War. Delaware Aviation Hall of Fame inductee. |ref=<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dahf.org/2019_Connell.html | title=James Connell – 2019 Inductee }}</ref><ref>https://www.virtualwall.org/dc/ConnellJJ01a.htm</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Francis D. |last=Vavala |year=1964 |nota= United States Army Lieutenant General and adjutant general for Delaware |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=Hugh T. |last=Broomall |year=1966 |nota=United States Air Force Major General |ref=<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.166aw.ang.af.mil/News/Press-Releases/Display/Article/448198/major-general-hugh-t-broomall-special-assistant-to-the-director-air-national-gu/ | title=Major General Hugh T. Broomall, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard, ret | date=August 4, 2012 }}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Charles J. |last=Dunlap Jr. |year= 1968 |nota=Major General, United States Air Force JAG Corps; professor at Duke University law school |ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salesianum.org/event-detail?pk=32900642|title=Veterans Breakfast|date=November 7, 2025|website=Salesianum School}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SalesianumSchoolAlumniAssociation/posts/salesianum-inducted-its-13th-hall-of-fame-class-on-saturday-june-4-during-a-cere/10150823747684999|title=Salesianum inducted its 13th... – Salesianum School Alumni}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://law.duke.edu/fac/dunlap|title=Maj. Gen. Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., USAF (Ret.) | Duke University School of Law|website=law.duke.edu}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient/recipient-390885/|title=Charles Dunlap}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Timothy |last=Szymanski |year=1980 |nota= vice admiral, United States Navy. Commander of United States Naval Special Warfare Command in Coronado, California. |ref=<ref>{{cite web|title=Naval Special Warfare Command Holds Change of Command Ceremony|url=https://ethoslive.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/naval-special-warfare-command-holds-change-of-command-ceremony/|publisher=Naval Special Warfare Command|access-date=14 January 2017|date=4 August 2016}}</ref> }} }}
=== Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine === {{mem/a2start |ilist=
|alist= {{mem/a2 |first=John M. |last=Byrne |year=1967 |nota=Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Policy at the University of Delaware. Contributed to Working Group III of the United Nations-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 1992. The panel was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. |ref=<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://www.salesianum.org/alumni/hall-of-fame | title=Salesianum Hall of Fame }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bidenschool.udel.edu/people/jbbyrne?uid=jbbyrne&Name=John%20Byrne#biography | title=Bio2 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jbyrne.org/wp-content/uploads/Byrne_personal-site.pdf|title=John Byrne|website=jbyrne.org|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Anthony |last=Monaco |year=1977 |nota= His doctoral research led to his landmark discovery of the gene responsible for X-linked Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy. He subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in London, where he worked on the Human Genome Project at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (now Cancer Research UK), and subsequently a faculty position at the Institute of Molecular Medicine of the University of Oxford. Monaco identified the first gene specifically involved in human speech and language. 13th President of Tufts University (2011–2023). |ref=<ref>{{cite web|title=Honors and awards |url=http://www.salesianum.org/page.aspx?pid=463 |publisher=Salesianum School |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311155200/http://www.salesianum.org/page.aspx?pid=463 |archive-date=March 11, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} }}
=== Sports === {{mem/a2start |ilist= [[File:20170213 Villanova-Depaul Donte DiVincenzo watches free throw.jpg|100x125px|thumb|right|NBA player Donte DiVincenzo]] |alist= {{mem/a2 |first=Edward J. |last=Michaels |link=Eddie Michaels |year=1932 |nota=American professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, and Philadelphia Eagles |ref=<ref>{{Cite web | title=Edward “Eddie” Michaels – Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame | url=https://desports.org/edward-eddie-michaels/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419154030/https://desports.org/edward-eddie-michaels/ | access-date=2025-08-04 | archive-date=2024-04-19}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=John |last=Tosi |year=1933 |nota=NFL offensive lineman |ref=<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81038033/the-news-journal/|newspaper=The News Journal|via=Newspapers.com|author=Zabitka, Matt|author-link=Matt Zabitka|title=Ed Pankowski reminisces|date=November 22, 1990}} {{Open access}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Dominic |last=Montero |link = Dim Montero |year=1938 |nota=Football coach at the University of Maryland (1967–1972). Inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1978. |ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=217913|title=Dominic 'Dim' Montero '38 Historical Marker|website=www.hmdb.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://desports.org/dim-montero/|title=Dim Montero – Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame|website=desports.org}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Leon |last=Dombrowski |year=1956 |nota=American football linebacker who played for one season in the American Football League (AFL). He played in one game for the New York Titans in 1960 |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=Victor |last=Zwolak |year=1956 |nota=1964 Olympic runner |ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://villanovarunning.blogspot.com/2012/11/vic-zwolak-villanovas-only-individual.html|title=Villanova Running: Vic Zwolak: Villanova's Only Individual Male XC Champion|author=BC|work=villanovarunning.blogspot.com|date=November 13, 2012|access-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Thomas F. |last=Hall |link=Tom Hall (American football) |year=1958 |nota=National Football League (NFL) wide receiver. He played for the Detroit Lions (1962–1963), Minnesota Vikings (1964–1966, 1968–1969), and New Orleans Saints (1967). Inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. |ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.desports.org/inductees/1980/|title=Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware – 1980|website=www.desports.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obits.masslive.com/us/obituaries/masslive/name/thomas-hall-obituary?id=11253647|title=Thomas Hall Obituary (2017) – Enfield, Ct, MA – The Republican|website=Legacy.com}}</ref><ref>http://www.nfl.com/players/tomhall/profile?id=HAL542400 NFL.com player page</ref> }} {{mem/a2 |first=Edgar |last=Johnson |link=Edgar Johnson (coach and athletic director) |year=1962 |nota=University of Delaware swimming and cross country coach and long serving Athletic Director from 1984–2009 |ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://caasports.com/news/2009/3/23/EDGAR_JOHNSON_ANNOUNCES_RETIREMENT_AS_DELAWARE_ATHLETICS_DIRECTOR.aspx |title=Edgar Johnson Announces Retirement as Delaware Athletic Director|work=CAA|access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Ken |last=Szotkiewicz |year=1965 |nota=MLB shortstop |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=Kevin P. |last=Reilly |link=Kevin Reilly (American football) |year=1969 |nota=NFL linebacker. Inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1985. |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=Joseph |last=Campbell |link=Joe Campbell (American football, born 1955) |year=1973 |nota=NFL player, Super Bowl champion (XV) with Oakland Raiders. |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=Michael |last=Reed |link=Michael Reed (American football) |year=1990 |nota=NFL player, defensive back coach at Clemson University |ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SalesianumSchoolAlumniAssociation/photos/a.10150251560024999/10151042577984999/?type=3 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/39698534998/10151042577984999 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Salesianum School Alumni|website=www.facebook.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Cesidio |last=Colasante |year=1993 |nota=NPSL player |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=Joe |last=Hortiz |year=1994 |nota=general manager (GM) for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) (2024–present) |ref=<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ravenspr.com/coaches_personnel_bios/JOE_HORTIZ.pdf | title=Joe Hortiz – Director of college scouting | website=www.ravenspr.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-agree-to-terms-with-joe-hortiz-general-manager-2024|title=Los Angeles Chargers Agree to Terms with Joe Hortiz as General Manager|website=www.chargers.com}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Steve |last=Casula |year=2005 |nota=NCAA football coach |ref=<ref name="UMass">{{cite web |title=Steve Casula |url=https://umassathletics.com/staff-directory/steve-casula/826 |website=umassathletics.com |publisher=University of Massachusetts at Amherst SID |access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Andrew |last=Szczerba |year=2007 |nota=NFL tight end |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=Brian |last= O’Neill |link=Brian O'Neill (American football) |year=2014 |nota= NFL offensive lineman |ref= <ref name=panthersbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5660|title=Brian O'Neill|publisher=The Official Athletic Site of the University of Pittsburgh|access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref> }} {{mem/a2 |first=Troy |last=Reeder |year=2014 |nota= NFL linebacker. Super Bowl champion (LVI) with the Los Angeles Rams. |ref= <ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Mike |date=December 19, 2013 |title=Salesianum's Reeder wins 2013 DeLucia Sportsmanship Award |url=http://thedialog.org/our-diocese/salesianums-reeder-wins-2013-delucia-sportsmanship-award/ |access-date=September 5, 2019 |website=The Dialog |publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington |archive-date=September 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905165206/http://thedialog.org/our-diocese/salesianums-reeder-wins-2013-delucia-sportsmanship-award/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> }} {{mem/a2 |first=Donte |last=DiVincenzo |year=2015 |nota=NBA player and 2021 NBA Champion with the Milwaukee Bucks |ref=<ref name="villanova">{{cite web|title=10 Donte DiVincenzo|url=http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/donte_divincenzo_979537.html|website=Villanova Wildcats|access-date=March 31, 2018|archive-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613014725/http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/donte_divincenzo_979537.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} {{mem/a2 |first=Stephen |last= Mallozzi |year=2019 |nota= NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver |ref= <ref>{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Sean |title=Salesianum alum to make NASCAR debut Saturday inspired by father's cancer fight |url=https://www.wdel.com/news/salesianum-alum-to-make-nascar-debut-saturday-inspired-by-fathers-cancer-fight/article_91b13362-fe7b-11ec-ba37-2f915dac0a3e.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=WDEL 101.7FM |date=July 8, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> }} }}
=== Other === {{mem/a2start |ilist= |alist= {{mem/a2 |first= Paul Anthony |last= Ciancia |year= 2008 |nota=terrorist shooter at Los Angeles International Airport in 2013 |ref=<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rubinkam |first1=Michael |last2=Matheson |first2=Kathy |date=November 1, 2013 |title=NJ police: Dad called, worried about LAX suspect |work=The San Francisco Chronicle |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/NJ-police-Dad-called-worried-about-LAX-suspect-4947599.php |url-status=dead |access-date=November 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104014913/http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/NJ-police-Dad-called-worried-about-LAX-suspect-4947599.php |archive-date=November 4, 2013}}</ref>}} }}
=== Notable Non-Graduates === {{mem/a2start |ilist= |alist= {{mem/a2 |first=Tom |last=Welling |year=1995 (attended as freshman, 1991–1992) |nota=Actor. Best known for starring as Clark Kent/Superman in the television series Smallville (2001–2011). |ref=}} {{mem/a2 |first=Charlie |last=McDermott |year=2008 (attended for two years, left in 2006) |nota=Actor. Best known for his long‑running television role as Axl Heck on The Middle (2009–2018). |ref=}} }}
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