ðə skˈuːl, loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɹˈiːnoʊ, wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn baɪ fˈɔːɹmɚ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv ɡənzˈɑːɡə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɹˈɛv. dʒˈɑːn "dʒˈæk" pˈiː. lˈɪɹi ænd ðˈɛnwˈɑːʃuː kˈaʊnti dˈɪstɹɪkt ɐtˈɜːni kˈæl dˈʌnlæp.
The school, located in Reno, was founded in 1981 by former president of Gonzaga University Rev. John "Jack" P. Leary and then-Washoe County District Attorney Cal Dunlap.