Catholic Memorial School (West Roxbury, Massachusetts)

Infobox School | name = Catholic Memorial School


motto = Vince in Bono Malum:
"Conquer Evil by Doing Good"
established = 1957
type = Private
president = Mr. Paul Sheff '62
dean of students = Mr. Thomas Ryan
faculty = Principal- Mr. Richard Chisholm
enrollment = 810 (as of September 2007)
location = 235 Baker St.
West Roxbury, MA, USA
information = [phone]
website = [http://www.catholicmemorial.org/ Catholic Memorial Web Site]

Catholic Memorial School is an all-boys college preparatory school (grades 7-12) located in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.

History

Catholic Memorial opened its doors on September 9, 1957, with 225 students and five Christian Brothers of Ireland in the former St. Theresa of Avila Parish School building. This building was donated to the Christian Brothers by Charles A. Donahue who was the Pastor of St. Theresa's at that time. The school was named "Catholic Memorial" at the suggestion of Richard Cardinal Cushing to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Archdiocese of Boston, as a memorial to all the Catholics who gave so much of themselves in the establishment of educational institutions in the Boston area.

Brother Joseph G. McKenna was the first headmaster of Catholic Memorial. He guided the school to the opening of its new building, which was dedicated by Cardinal Cushing on November 10, 1959. Three years later the classroom wing was opened, and the school enrollment increased to 1,110 students. The Middle School program, which opened its doors in September 1993 with 185 students in grades 7 and 8, was the vision of Brother E. John Sheehan.

In addition to Catholic Memorial, the Christian Brothers staff another school in New England, Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island. The worldwide congregation has two provinces in the United States. In addition to Catholic Memorial and Bishop Hendricken, the Christian Brothers of the Eastern American Province operate educational institutions in New York (where they started in the U.S. in 1906), New Jersey, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Arizona, Washington, California and Hawaii. They also support missionary efforts in Peru. Altogether, nearly 400 Christian Brothers run 37 schools in the United States and Canada.

Worldwide, the Congregation of Christian Brothers has about 1,300 members. [ [http://www.edmundrice.org.au/Christian_Brothers/Restructuring/Statistics/ edmundrice.org.au - Statistics ] ] The religious order was founded in Ireland by Blessed Edmund Rice, a prominent businessman who started his schools for the poor and neglected boys of Waterford. Committed to the vows of celibacy, poverty and obedience, the Brothers follow a tradition of excellence and Christian witness which is embodied in the students and alumni of Catholic Memorial.

Catholic Memorial is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In addition, Catholic Memorial is affiliated with the following educational organizations:

* National Catholic Educational Association
* New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
* Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
* Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' Association
* Association of Independent Schools of New England
* New England League of Middle Schools

Mission

Catholic Memorial is an academic faith community for young men in grades 7-12. We endeavor to instill in our students a mature commitment to the demands of Catholic Christian witness and a life-long love of learning.

Catholic Memorial serves a range of socioeconomic backgrounds and academic abilities. Catholic Memorial keeps with the tradition of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice and the Congregation of Christian Brothers.

CM's Catholic Service

Catholic Memorial is a private college preparatory school for young men in grades seven through twelve.

CM is known for service. There is a Senior Service program begins in March each year, with seniors taking one day out of each week to work on site at inner-city grammar schools, hospitals, non-profit agencies, clothing distribution centers, food pantries, soup kitchens, etc. Volunteers from all grades also visit the [http://www.sh-roslindale.org/hb_articles/hb_06/braceland_spring06.php Casserly House] in Roslindale each week to tutor at-risk children and the Golda Meir House in West Roxbury to help the elderly. Each year, CM students send large delegations to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_for_hunger Walk for Hunger] and the [http://www.cancer.org/docroot/par/PAR_2_Making_Strides_Against_Breast_Cancer.asp Making Strides Against Breast Cancer] walk [cite web| url=http://makingstrides.acsevents.org/site/DocServer/Congratulations%20to%20our%2019%202007%20Pacesetter%20Teams.pdf?docID=41429| title=Walk for Breast Cancer Pacesetters| date=October 2007| accessdate=06-24-2008] , among other annual events.

Tuition for the 2008-2009 school year is $12,175. Scholarships are awarded upon admission to Catholic Memorial's upper and lower school. The CM admissions committee selects students for scholarship eligibility based upon their past academic performance and the results of the entrance exams. No applications are available for CM scholarships; instead, every application for admission is reviewed for scholarship potential. Financial aid is available for qualifying CM families.

chool Facts

Opened: September 9, 1957
810 student enrollment in grades 7-12
Over 9,500 alumni
15-acre campus in West Roxbury
13:1 student-faculty ratio
20% minority student population
16 varsity sports, 48 athletic teams
75% faculty with or attaining graduate degrees, 6 Ph.D.'s on staff
Over 25 state and sectional championships in individual sports
6 National Championships in Hockey
Over $1 million annually given in financial aid
Over 30 after-school clubs and activities
80 cities and towns from which students come to study
$5 million in college scholarships and grants awarded to 2008 graduating class
31 Honors and AP courses
100% graduates accepted to four-year colleges. Recent acceptances: Harvard University, U.S. Air force Academy. Brown University, Boston College, New York University, Boston College, the College of the Holy Cross, the University of Notre Dame, William and Mary and Williams College.
Clubs: Forensics, drama, chess, Yearbook, newspaper, recycling, art, broadcasting, and others.
95% of faculty coach or moderate extracurricular activities.
Over 10 community service clubs.
Annual "BERSI" school trips to El Salvador and Peru.

Athletics

Catholic Memorial are known as the Knights. They are a member of the Catholic Conference, the most competitive sports conference in New England, and perhaps, the nation. The other teams in the Catholic Conference are the Boston College High School Eagles, the Malden Catholic Lancers, the St. John's Preparatory School Eagles, and the Xaverian Brothers High School Hawks.

Catholic Memorial is one of the top high school ice hockey team competing in the MIAA, with Boston College High School being their bitter rival (they are the only two teams to win multiple Super Eight tournaments (CM has 12 while BC High has 4) and they often meet each other in the championship match).

Catholic Memorial has won twelve of eighteen Super Eight tournaments, which pits the best eight Division 1 teams in the state against each other in a round-robin tournament to determine the Division 1A Massachusetts state champion. Catholic Memorial has consistently been ranked number one in Massachusetts boys ice hockey by the Boston Globe. Catholic Memorial has also been nationally ranked as the number one team a number of times, with the most recent dating this year in 2008.

Catholic Memorial is also recognized for their success from their wrestling program, with individual sectional, state, all-state, and New England Champions. Craig Carpenter '07 currently holds the school record for most wins. He now wrestles for Harvard University.

In the winter of 2008 the Catholic Memorial Basketball team captured the MIAA Division II State Basketball Championship over Tantasqua Regional High School at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.

In the spring of 2008 the Catholic Memorial Rugby team captured its first ever New England Division II Championship by defeating Brookline High School 17-10 in the final.

ports Teams

Varsity Head Coaches in Parenthesis

FALL

*American Football: MS, Frosh, SOPH, JV, V (Head Coach: Alex Campea)
* [Soccer] (Football)] : MS, Frosh, JV, V (Head Cach: John Finn)
*Cross Country: Frosh, JV, V (Head Caoch: Vin Catano)
*Golf: JV, V

WINTER
*Hockey: MS, Frosh, JV, V (Head Coach: Bill Hanson)
*Basketball: MS, Frosh, JV, V (Head Coach: Dennis Tobin)
*Indoor Track: JV, V (Head Coach: Vin Catano)
*Swimming: JV, V (Head Coach: Chris Boyle)
*Wrestling: MS, JV, V (Head Coach: Bill Hahn)

SPRING
*Rugby Union: (Head Coach: Michael Tubridy)
*Baseball: MS, Frosh, JV, V (Head Coach: Hal Carrey)
*Lacrosse: MS, Frosh, JV, V (Head Coach: Brian Scott)
*Track: JV, V (Head Coach: Vin Catano)
*Tennis: JV, V
*Volley Ball: JV, V
*Golf: MS

Notable/Distinguished alumni

* [http://www.bosgroup.com/about_us/index.asp James Blue '82] - Chairman and CEO, The Bostonian Group
* [http://www.campbellsoupcompany.com/bio_callaghan.asp Patrick Callaghan '68] - President, Pepperidge Farm
* [http://www.theadstore.com/adstore.htm Paul Capelli '73] - Founder and CEO, The Ad Store
*Jim Carey '92 – NHL goaltender
* [http://www.mass.gov/dasuffolk/da.html Dan Conley '76] - Suffolk County District Attorney
* [http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc.asp?id_name=consalvo Robert Consalvo '87] - Boston City Councilor
*Ted Donato '87 – former NHL left winger, current head coach of Harvard University's ice hockey team
*Brian J. Donnelly '63 - Former U.S. Congressman and Ambassador
*Allen Doyle '66 - U.S. Senior Open Golf Champion
*Jim Fahey '98 – NHL defencemen for the Chicago Blackhawks
*Richard Harrington '64 - Former CEO, Thompson Corporation
* [http://www.tomkeane.com/ Tom Keane '74] - Columnist, "The Boston Globe"
*Brian Leary '73 - Former WCVB Newscaster; partner at McCarter and English, LLP
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1412006/bio A.J. Lewis] '95 - Producer, [http://www.amctv.com/shootout/ Shootout]
* [http://us.macmillan.com/author/williammartin William Martin '68] - author of "Harvard Yard" and "The Lost Constitution"

* [http://www.princelobel.com/attorneys-22.html Robert Maloney '77] - Managing Partner of Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye
*Mike McColgan '89 – Singer (Street Dogs, Dropkick Murphys)
*Joey McIntyre '91 – Singer (New Kids on the Block, solo)
*Chris Nilan '75 – former NHL right winger, former assistant coach for the new Jersey Devils and Chesapeake Icebreakers
*Jack Parker '63 – Head coach of the Boston University men's ice hockey team]
* [http://www.holycross.edu/departments/library/website/archives/Exhibit%203/Perry.html Ronald Perry '76] Former Athletics Director, College of the Holy Cross
*John H. Rogers '83 - Massachusetts State Representative, Majority Leader
*Michael F. Rush '92 - Massachusetts State Representative
*Paul Stanton '85 – former NHL defenceman, current assistant coach of Florida Gulf Coast University's ice hockey team.
*John Tobin (Boston City Councilor) '87

References

* [http://www.wickedlocal.com/west-roxbury/news/lifestyle/celebrations/x1681063698 CM Turns 50]
* [http://makingstrides.acsevents.org/site/DocServer/Congratulations%20to%20our%2019%202007%20Pacesetter%20Teams.pdf?docID=41429 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Pacesetters]

External links

* [http://www.catholicmemorial.org/ Catholic Memorial Web Site]

succession box
title = Super Eight Hockey Tournament Champions
years = 1991 through 1995
before = First year of tournament
after = Boston College High Schoolsuccession box
title = Super Eight Hockey Tournament Champions
years = 1998 through 2001
before = Arlington Catholic High School
after = Boston College High Schoolsuccession box
title = Super Eight Hockey Tournament Champions
years = 2003 through 2005
before = Boston College High School
after = Boston College High Schoolsuccession box
title = NERFU New England DII Rugby Champions
years = current
before = Marshfield High School
after = current championssuccession box
title = MIAA DII State Champions
years = current
before = Tantasqua Regional High School
after = current champions