I wonder if the Sallies ever play the Alices.
Pretty obvious where this one comes from. That said, you still gotta wonder what the heck a salesianum is.
Well, Wikipedia is telling me that it means “house of sales.” Now, you’d think that would mean some place selling furniture, or carpets, or cars, or what have you. Instead, it points to the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales, the Catholic order that started and still run the school.
And, yes, it is indeed Catholic. In fact, it’s one of those very rare institutions, an all-boys school.
The school dates back to 1903, and currently has 930 boys. Interestingly, it was the first integrated school in the state of Delaware.
They’ve got over 40 “famous alumni,” though I only recognize Jeff Bezos’s stepfather. Most are athletes or military types.
As for the former, the school is definitely an athletic powerhouse. Would you believe they’ve won 185 state titles? Their main sports seem to be cross-country, soccer, and swimming.
Their mascot appears to be this thing:
I could only find this one picture of it, though, and that doesn’t say anything about it at all.
Sports Illustrated, however, does mention something about “school dogs” Louey and Dewie:
It’s a Catholic boys school, so everybody has to wear a tie
I probably don’t need to say much about Wilmington. It’s a pretty big city, and where every company in the US seems to be headquartered.
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