In the early 1960s the pastor, Msgr. John Corrigan founded this high school to provide a Catholic education to young men in the parish and surrounding areas. Selected at that time to conduct St. Raymond High School for Boys were the Brothers of the Christian Schools, whose association with St. Raymond Parish spans more than one century.
St. John Baptist De La Salle, founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, was committed to attracting students regardless of their means, their academic skills, racial communities or ethnic backgrounds. Thus, St. Ray's was to become another La Sallian school, one of many throughout the world. In the more than four decades since its inception, over 6,000 students have gained a quality high school education based on Catholic beliefs and values and a strong academic foundation.
In 1996, St. Raymond High School for Boys was recognized as a "Blue Ribbon School of Excellence" by the United States Education Department for the quality of its programs and service to its students, their families, and the community. St. Raymond High School for Boys was one of only 50 private high schools in the nation to be bestowed with this honor.
Today, St. Raymond boasts a talented and diverse population of 765 young men. The scope of the academic offerings has widened. The community is tightly knit in its faith and passion for promoting excellence for tomorrow's leaders.
St. Raymond High School for Boys is accredited by the Board of Regents of the State of New York , the Middle States Association and the Brothers of the Christian Schools
Mrs. Adoracion Macalintal has been a stalwart not just in the Mathematics department, but the entire St. Raymond community for 8 years. For her efforts, consistency and immersion in the mission, Mrs. Macalintal has been honored with the most notable award the school can bestow upon a faculty member, the Lasallian Educator of the Year. Each year the faculty and staff are charged with the responsibility of choosing a peer who best embodies the teachings and spirit of St. John Baptist de La Salle.
De La Salle is very explicit as to what that spirit is: "The spirit of this our institutions and teachings," he writes in Chapter 2 of the 1705 Rule, "is first, a spirit of faith... Secondly, the spirit of consists in an ardent zeal for the instruction of children in the institute’s community.” The spirit of the Lasallian educator, therefore, has three components: faith, zeal, and community. These are not three distinct spirits, but really only three aspects of the one spirit of faith, overflowing into zeal, and demonstrated in a concrete way in a faith community. Mrs. Macalintal undoubtedly fosters these values and models the life of a Lasallian.
Part of the excerpt above is credited to Br. Luke Salm, FSC ,at the Christian Brothers Conference, Christian Brothers Retreat House, St. Helena, California February 12-14, 1988
Current faculty members who have received this award are Mr. Michael McCauley (1989), Br. Christopher Foley, F.S.C. (1992), Mr. Ronald Patnosh (1994), Mrs. Phyllis Sobieralski (1998), Mrs. Evelyn Cabuhat (2000), Mrs. Edita Chico (2001), Mrs. Judith Carew (2002), Mr. James Winkle ’82 (2005), Mr. Richard Duncan ’68 (2006), and Mr. Christopher Corvi ’90 (2007).