St. Mary's High School (Lynn, Massachusetts)

St. Mary's in Lynn
St. Mary's High School
Address
35 Tremont Street Lynn, Massachusetts, (Essex County) 01902 United States
Coordinates	42°27′46″N 70°57′4″W / 42.46278°N 70.95111°W / 42.46278; -70.95111Coordinates: 42°27′46″N 70°57′4″W / 42.46278°N 70.95111°W / 42.46278; -70.95111
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational (formerly Parochial)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic
Established	1881
Principal	James Ridley
Head of school	Grace Cotter Regan
Grades	6–12
Color(s)	Navy Blue and Gold
Slogan	Catholic, Excellence, Integrity, Respect
Athletics conference	Catholic Central League
Mascot	Spartan
Team name	Spartans
Rival	Bishop Fenwick (Peabody, Massachusetts)
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges^[1]
Newspaper	Spartan Times
Tuition	$11,450 (9-12), $7,450 (Marian Division 6-8)
Assistant Principal for Academics and Student Life	Jade Henne
Assistant Principal for Integrated Technology	Artie Gribbins
Dean of Marian Division	Jacqueline Foley '90
Website	http://www.stmaryslynn.com

St. Mary's High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.

Background

St. Mary's High School was established in 1881 as Saint Mary's Boys High School.^[2] A Girl's High School was added later, followed by coeducation. In 1989 the school began a junior high school starting with a 7th grade class only, with an 8th grade class added the following year. The junior high school added a 6th grade class in 2011 after Massachusetts moved to a middle school education model.

St. Mary's incorporated in 2006 as a private school, independent from the Archdiocese of Boston, and instituted a new governance structure with a head of school, principal, and twenty-member Board of Trustees, thus ending its period as a parochial school.

Extracurricular programs

Students at St. Mary's participate in a variety of sports, clubs and other extracurricular activities. Its clubs include Chorus, College Bowl, Dance Team, Drama, Mock Trial, National Honor Society, Science League, Anime Club, Student Admissions Team, Student Council, Robotics, and Yearbook. The Science League team found recent success in the 2007-2008 school year, with many first place finishes, their best year in school history to date. The Drama Club puts on two performances each year, a drama and a musical. They performed "The Last Nickel" at this year's Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Festival, advancing to the semi finals for only the 3rd time in school history.

Athletics

St. Mary's has a long and storied athletic program, one of the most dominant and renowned on the North Shore. Its teams include: - Baseball (1987, 1988, 2015 State Champions)
- Boys Basketball (2000, 2001, 2002, 2012 State Champions)
- Girls Basketball (2001, 2002, 2011, 2014 State Champions) (2011, 2014 Co-CCL Champions)
- Cheerleading
- Football (2005 State Champions, 2012 State Finalists)
- Boys Golf (2005, 2006 State Champions)
- Girls Golf
- Boys Ice Hockey
- Girls Ice Hockey (2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010 State Champions)
- Intramural Basketball (Co-ed)
- Boys Lacrosse
- Girls Lacrosse
- Boys Soccer (1988 State Champions)
- Girls Soccer
- Softball (2008 Co-CCL Champions)- 2008 State Champions
- Swimming (Co-ed) (2008 CCL Champions)
- Boys Tennis
- Girls Tennis
- Track
- Volleyball (2006 and 2007 ( Undefeated CCL Champions)

The St. Mary's Girls Ice Hockey team went a perfect 25-0 in 2007/2008. The girls then repeated this feat plus one to go 26-0 in 2008/2009. In addition, they went through the 2009/2010 season undefeated with one tie. The result: 100 consecutive games without a loss over three years before a loss to Hingham in the state semi-finals, and three Massachusetts Division 1 State Titles.^[3]

Logos

St. Mary's in Lynn academic logo

St. Mary's in Lynn athletic logo

Miscellaneous

The former Girls High School building was demolished in 2005 to make way for the state-of-the-art William F. Connell Center, which provides a library, technology center, chapel, and classrooms.

Students are encouraged to participate in Christian service activities, such as Rachel's Challenge, Sant' Edigio, and assisting at My Brother's Table, a local food pantry.

Notable alumni

Tony Conigliaro, Major League Baseball player
William F. Connell, Boston businessman and namesake of Boston College's Connell School of Nursing
Sr. Janet Eisner, President of Emmanuel College
Tony Fossas, Major League Baseball player
Kevin B. Harrington, President of the Massachusetts State Senate, 1971–1978
Chris Howard, Major League Baseball player
J. Michael Ruane, politician and member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Kevin Trudeau, author, infomercial salesman

Notes and references

↑ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Retrieved 28 July 2009.
↑ SMHS. "St. Mary's High School Web site". Retrieved 11 May 2007.
↑ http://www.smhlynn.org/page.cfm?p=71

External links

School Website

Archdiocese of Boston

Ordinaries	Bishops Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus Benedict Joseph Fenwick John Bernard Fitzpatrick Archbishops John Joseph Williams William Henry O'Connell Richard Cushing Humberto Sousa Medeiros Bernard Francis Law Seán Patrick O'Malley Auxiliary Bishops Joseph Gaudentius Anderson John Anthony Dooher Walter James Edyvean Robert Francis Hennessey Arthur Kennedy Peter John Uglietto

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Cross Basilica and shrines Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Boston St. Anthony Shrine, Boston St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine, Boston Parishes Holy Name, West Roxbury Holy Trinity, Lowell Our Lady of Czestochowa, Boston Our Lady of Good Voyage, Gloucester Our Lady Help of Christians, Newton Sacred Heart, Cambridge St. Albert the Great, Weymouth St. Charles Borromeo, Waltham St. John the Baptist, Salem St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge St. Joseph, Boston St. Leonard, Boston St. Mary, Dedham (History) St. Mary, Milton St. Mary, Newton St. Mary, Waltham St. Mary, Winchester St. Mary – St. Catherine of Siena, Charlestown St. Paul, Cambridge St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr, Chelsea St. Susanna, Dedham Former parishes Holy Cross, Boston Our Lady of Mount Carmel, East Boston St. Aidan, Brookline St. Catherine of Sienna, Charlestown St. Joseph, Roxbury St. Mary, Charlestown St. Stephen, Boston

Education	Seminaries Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary St. John's Seminary Colleges Boston College Emmanuel College Labouré College Marian Court College Merrimack College Regis College St. John's Seminary High Schools Academy of Notre Dame, Tyngsboro Archbishop Williams High School, Braintree Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington Austin Preparatory School, Reading Bishop Fenwick High School, Peabody Boston College High School, Dorchester Cardinal Spellman High School, Brockton Cathedral High School, Boston Catholic Memorial School, West Roxbury Central Catholic High School, Lawrence Cristo Rey Boston High School, Dorchester Elizabeth Seton Academy, Boston Fontbonne Academy, Milton Lowell Catholic High School, Lowell Malden Catholic High School, Malden Marian High School Framingham Matignon High School, Cambridge Mount Alvernia High School, Newton Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Boston Nazareth Academy, Wakefield Newton Country Day School, Newton Notre Dame Academy, Hingham Notre Dame High School, Lawrence Pope John XXIII High School, Everett Presentation of Mary Academy, Methuen Sacred Heart High School, Kingston Saint Clement High School, Medford St. John's Preparatory School, Danvers St. Mary's High School, Lynn Saint Sebastian's School, Needham Ursuline Academy, Dedham Xaverian Brothers High School, Westwood

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Became coeducational	Central Catholic High School (Lawrence) Coyle and Cassidy School (Taunton) St. Mary's High School (Lynn)

Closed	Don Bosco Technical High School (Boston) Savio Preparatory High School (Boston)

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