St. Mary's High School (Lynn, Massachusetts)
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.
St. Mary's in Lynn | |
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St. Mary's High School | |
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35 Tremont Street , , 01902 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°27′46″N 70°57′4″W |
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Type | Private, Coeducational (formerly Parochial) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
Established | 1881 |
Head of school | Dr. John F. Dolan |
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) |
Website | https://www.stmaryslynn.com |
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.
Athletics
St. Mary's teams include:
- Baseball (1987, 1988, 2015 State Champions)
- Boys Basketball (2000, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2016 State Champions)
- Girls Basketball (2001, 2002, 2011, 2014 State Champions) (2011, 2014 Co-CCL Champions)
- Cheerleading
- Football (2005 State Champions, 2012, 2016 State Finalists)
- Boys Golf (2005, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019 State Champions)
- Boys Hockey (2017 State Champions)
- Girls Ice Hockey (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013 State Champions)
- Intramural Basketball (Co-ed)
- Boys Lacrosse
- Girls Lacrosse
- Boys Soccer (1988 State Champions, 2018 State Finalists)
- 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
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". Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- SMHS. "St. Mary's High School Web site". Retrieved 11 May 2007.
- http://www.smhlynn.org/page.cfm?p=71