HISTORY
St. Patrick School opened its doors in December 1909 to 1,050 children, many of whom were Irish immigrants. Throughout its history, the school has never wavered from its mission to educate the needy and newly arrived. As Jersey City grew, the waves of immigrants changed from Irish to Italian, to Polish, to German. Thus the school population reflected the trends of the changing neighborhood. As the 1950’s gave way to the 60’s and 70’s, the community surrounding St. Patrick took on a new face. African Americans embraced St. Patrick as the school of their choice. |
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| In the mid-70’s a new wave of immigration began with the arrival of the Haitian community. Recently, families from African countries have entered the school carrying on the tradition of a place of welcome for all seeking to make the adjustments to a new land and a new way of life. |
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| Today, under the pastoral leadership of Father Francis Schiller, Father Eugene Squeo, and Father Marc Arthur, St. Patrick School has merged with Assumption/ All Saints and therefore has been renamed St. Patrick & Assumption/ All Saints School. It continues to grow and thrive. Assumption/ All Saints (1897) and St. Patrick (1909) Schools have been guiding forces in directing thousands of students towards academic excellence. Now combined as one school, we draw our students from the local neighborhoods. Many of our students come from an international culture. Children of African American culture learn with classmates from many African, Latin American and Caribbean countries. Some are from Haiti, a small number are Asian and Caucasian. |
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| Our principals, Sr. Maeve McDermott, Miss Michele A. Link, and Mr. Jorge Rivera who serves as Vice-Principal manage the administration of the school. |
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