St. John's High School (Massachusetts)
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Saint John's High School is a private Catholic
boys' high school
located in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester
. The school was founded and is currently sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers
.
dropped that institution's college prep or high school senior course to concentrate solely on college-level work.
In December 1953, John Cardinal Wright, who was then Bishop of Worcester, transferred the high school property under the new title of Saint John's Preparatory School of Worcester to the Xaverian Brothers. This event coincided with the centennial celebration of the Brothers' arrival in America in 1854. The school population in 1954 consisted of eleven Brothers and 354 students. The brothers purchased a large acre estate in neighboring Shrewsbury. This acquisition was the first step in the expansion of Saint John's to a regional high school serving all of Worcester County. In 1959, one hundred twenty-five acres at the foot of Main Street hill were purchased, and Pioneer Field came into being. In 1962, all classes had transferred to the Shrewsbury location. A gym and cafeteria were added in 1963 and 1964.
From an enrollment of slightly over 410 and a staff consisting of four Brothers, Saint John's has emerged during the last ten decades as a regional, private, catholic, college-preparatory school with a student body of over 1,000. After the January 2008 retirement of Brother Plunket Doherty, there are no longer any Xaverian Brothers on the faculty, which is now comprised solely of lay men and women.
Universities and other top-ranked colleges. In 2007, Saint John's was honored by the Siemens Foundation as the top Math, Science, and Technology AP high school in the state of Massachusetts. St. John's is the Advanced Placement school of Massachusetts and one of the top AP schools in the nation.
The school's basketball team won the 2000 and 2009 Division 1 state championships. They have also won numerous district titles.
The lacrosse team went to the 2009 Division 2 state championships, but lost to Walpole. They became the first high school in Central Massachusetts to advance to the state finals.
The baseball team won the 2009 district championship and advanced to the state championship game, but lost to defending champion B.C. High.
The Saint John's ski team won the 2007 state championship. The ski team had undefeated seasons through the 2006-2007 season and the 2009-2010 season. They were handed two losses during the 2010-2011 season.
The Saint John's golf team had won three consecutive state titles from 2005–2007, and earned second place in 2008.
Additionally, the Pioneers have enjoyed success in both track and field and cross country. Saint John's has won seven consecutive indoor track district titles. The school also earned second place at the Division 1 cross country state meet in the fall of 2006.
In wrestling, the Pioneers hold several state and New England titles in individual weight classes.
In 2002, the Pioneers placed fourth at the State meet in swimming. In 2003, they placed third. In 2004 and 2005, they placed fifth. In each of those four years, Sal Barba won at least one event for the Pioneers.
In 2007 Saint John's won the Division 1 soccer state championship for the first time since 2002. They were district champions as well in 2008.
The Saint John's hockey team has played in state tournaments for the past 20 years. Saint John's last won a state championship in hockey in 2004.
The Saint John's football team won the 2009 high school football Division 1A championship.
In 2010, the tennis team was the Division 1 runner up.
In 2004, the crew team won the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) Championship Regatta. In the mid-1980s St. John’s established itself as a presence in the international rowing world by competing in Ireland and at the Henley Royal Regatta in England, seven times from 1984-1996. They have won the New England team championship, competed in the 2001 National Championship and since 1996 been consistently one of the top seven crews in New England. They compete annually in the Head of the Charles in the fall and the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) Championship Regatta in the spring. The consistently place high in the Quinsigamond Cup in the spring.
, and more recent rivalries with Algonquin Regional High School
in lacrosse, soccer, and baseball, Wachusett Regional High School
in all sports, Holy Name Central Catholic High School
in football and baseball, and Leominster High School
in football. The St. John's-Saint Peter-Marian football rivalry is the oldest Catholic school rivalry in the in the nation.
St. John's Prep is a rival in football, soccer, baseball, lacrosse, swimming and diving, track and field, hockey, and basketball. BC High
is a rival in soccer, track and field, swimming and diving, baseball, crew, and hockey. Austin Preparatory School
is a rival in hockey. Xaverian Brothers High School
is a rival in all sports except crew. Malden Catholic
is a rival in swimming and diving, track and field, and hockey. Catholic Memorial is a rival in swimming and diving, track and field, and hockey. Lawrence Central Catholic is a rival in swimming and diving.
, Policy Debate
, Mock Trial
, Academic Decathlon, and Math Team.
Other activities such as the Cycling Club, Strategy Game Club, and the Chess Club are also popular. Students have opportunities to develop their journalistic and creative writing skills as part of SJ's student-produced publications, the Red and White newspaper and ICON literary magazine. Saint John's has a variety of Intramural sports teams as well.
The St. John's Improv Society is a student run club which meets every Friday after school. The club typically contains about 20-30 students. The Improv club puts on two to three popular shows per year in the Black Box Theatre.
The Drama Club sponsors a number of performances a year, including two plays, (the fall play directed by Mr. Michael Clark and Mr. Richard Monroe, while the Winter show is directed by Mr. John Deedy) a Spring Spectacular variety show, and a student-directed play each spring.
The Campus Ministry office sponsors a number of community-building, religious, and service programs. Recently, the Campus Ministry began a program called "Global Encounter." Similar to a college Alternative Spring Break, this program sends students on national and international service trips during February and April vacations to places such as New Orleans, Louisiana, New York City, and Ecuador
.
, English, and religious studies classes, as well as some science, foreign language and history classes. In addition to its classrooms, Conal Hall houses two computer labs, a writing center, a math resource room, an art studio, and administrative offices.
Constructed in 1999 at a cost of $5.2 million, the Ryken Center houses many of the school's science classes, with the exception of a single laboratory and a classroom used for the study of biology
in Conal Hall. The Ryken Center is also home to the Black Box Theatre, the performance center used by the theatre art classes and clubs and host to various performances throughout the year, including productions by the Improv Society. Remillard Hall serves as a meeting and assembly space in the Ryken Center, used as both lecture hall and musical performance stage by students.
Flavian Hall, which was refurbished in 2006, houses the foreign language departments of Spanish and French (Chinese courses are held in Conal Hall) and several history classes.
The Coaches Pavilion is the school's gymnasium, which was renovated in 2005 and again in 2007. The floor was renovated in the fall of 2008 and 2009.
Late 2006 saw the construction of the Salem Student Commons, a new cafeteria and study hall area. During the summer of 2008, Conal hall underwent a major renovation, in which many aspects of the hall were upgraded, most notably: the installation of larger and more energy-efficient windows; the addition of LCD projectors in every room; the replacement of traditional blackboards with whiteboards, as well as the replacement of all lockers, ceilings, and lights; and upgrading the electric and network infrastructure of the campus.
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
boys' high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 31,640 people, 12,366 households, and 8,693 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 12,696 housing units at an average density of...
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester
Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. The geographic boundaries of the diocese are the same as those of Worcester County, Massachusetts, the geographically largest county of the...
. The school was founded and is currently sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers
Xaverian Brothers
The Xaverian Brothers or Congregation of St. Francis Xavier are a religious order founded by Theodore James Ryken in Bruges, Belgium in 1839 and named after Saint Francis Xavier...
.
History
The Xaverian Brothers' association with Worcester dates back to September 1894, when a pioneer community of four Xaverians arrived to formally open Saint John's Parish Grammar School for Boys. In 1898 a three-year high school curriculum was introduced. A fourth, or senior year, was added in 1906, when the College of the Holy CrossCollege of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross is an undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA...
dropped that institution's college prep or high school senior course to concentrate solely on college-level work.
In December 1953, John Cardinal Wright, who was then Bishop of Worcester, transferred the high school property under the new title of Saint John's Preparatory School of Worcester to the Xaverian Brothers. This event coincided with the centennial celebration of the Brothers' arrival in America in 1854. The school population in 1954 consisted of eleven Brothers and 354 students. The brothers purchased a large acre estate in neighboring Shrewsbury. This acquisition was the first step in the expansion of Saint John's to a regional high school serving all of Worcester County. In 1959, one hundred twenty-five acres at the foot of Main Street hill were purchased, and Pioneer Field came into being. In 1962, all classes had transferred to the Shrewsbury location. A gym and cafeteria were added in 1963 and 1964.
From an enrollment of slightly over 410 and a staff consisting of four Brothers, Saint John's has emerged during the last ten decades as a regional, private, catholic, college-preparatory school with a student body of over 1,000. After the January 2008 retirement of Brother Plunket Doherty, there are no longer any Xaverian Brothers on the faculty, which is now comprised solely of lay men and women.
Academics
Saint John's is a four-year college preparatory school. Students are tracked into several levels: Advanced Placement, Honors, College Prep I, and College Prep II. Along with traditional courses, students are required to take courses in religious studies including an Introduction to Religious Studies, Introduction to Biblical Literature, and Christian Morality and Justice. Seniors are offered religious studies electives such as Bioethics, World Religions, Creating a Christian Lifestyle, or the History of the Catholic Church. Saint John's offers over twenty Advanced Placement courses and each year students take approximately 700 AP exams. Saint John's graduates consistently matriculate to Ivy LeagueIvy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
Universities and other top-ranked colleges. In 2007, Saint John's was honored by the Siemens Foundation as the top Math, Science, and Technology AP high school in the state of Massachusetts. St. John's is the Advanced Placement school of Massachusetts and one of the top AP schools in the nation.
Athletics
Saint John's enjoys a proud athletic tradition. The Pioneers hold a number of state titles and football Super Bowl victories. The Saint John's football program won three consecutive Super Bowls from 2004-2006. The highlight to the football season is the annual Thanksgiving football game between Saint John's and rival St. Peter-Marian. The game is held at Fitton Field in Worcester. The St. John's-Saint Peter-Marian football rivalry is the oldest Catholic school rivalry in the nation.The school's basketball team won the 2000 and 2009 Division 1 state championships. They have also won numerous district titles.
The lacrosse team went to the 2009 Division 2 state championships, but lost to Walpole. They became the first high school in Central Massachusetts to advance to the state finals.
The baseball team won the 2009 district championship and advanced to the state championship game, but lost to defending champion B.C. High.
The Saint John's ski team won the 2007 state championship. The ski team had undefeated seasons through the 2006-2007 season and the 2009-2010 season. They were handed two losses during the 2010-2011 season.
The Saint John's golf team had won three consecutive state titles from 2005–2007, and earned second place in 2008.
Additionally, the Pioneers have enjoyed success in both track and field and cross country. Saint John's has won seven consecutive indoor track district titles. The school also earned second place at the Division 1 cross country state meet in the fall of 2006.
In wrestling, the Pioneers hold several state and New England titles in individual weight classes.
In 2002, the Pioneers placed fourth at the State meet in swimming. In 2003, they placed third. In 2004 and 2005, they placed fifth. In each of those four years, Sal Barba won at least one event for the Pioneers.
In 2007 Saint John's won the Division 1 soccer state championship for the first time since 2002. They were district champions as well in 2008.
The Saint John's hockey team has played in state tournaments for the past 20 years. Saint John's last won a state championship in hockey in 2004.
The Saint John's football team won the 2009 high school football Division 1A championship.
In 2010, the tennis team was the Division 1 runner up.
In 2004, the crew team won the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) Championship Regatta. In the mid-1980s St. John’s established itself as a presence in the international rowing world by competing in Ireland and at the Henley Royal Regatta in England, seven times from 1984-1996. They have won the New England team championship, competed in the 2001 National Championship and since 1996 been consistently one of the top seven crews in New England. They compete annually in the Head of the Charles in the fall and the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) Championship Regatta in the spring. The consistently place high in the Quinsigamond Cup in the spring.
Athletic rivals
Saint John's has a number of athletic rivals, including a nearly 100-year rivalry with local high school Saint Peter-Marian High SchoolSaint Peter-Marian High School
-Campus and location:Saint Peter-Marian's campus is situated upon a hill in a residential neighborhood. It is less than one mile to the town of Holden, Massachusetts. There is one main building with an annex that houses the senior high school, while another building is home to the junior high...
, and more recent rivalries with Algonquin Regional High School
Algonquin Regional High School
Algonquin Regional High School is a public high school located in Northborough, Massachusetts. The school serves the students of the Northborough-Southborough Regional School District comprising both Northborough and neighboring Southborough. Algonquin Regional's Superintendent is Charles E....
in lacrosse, soccer, and baseball, Wachusett Regional High School
Wachusett Regional High School
Wachusett Regional High School is located in Holden, Massachusetts and services the Wachusett Regional School District. Founded in 1955, WRSD comprises Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, and Sterling. William Beando was appointed principal as of July 1, 2007, succeeding the one year interim...
in all sports, Holy Name Central Catholic High School
Holy Name Central Catholic High School
Holy Name Central Catholic Junior Senior High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester...
in football and baseball, and Leominster High School
Leominster High School
Leominster High School is a public high school located in Leominster, Massachusetts. It is the only secondary educational institution found in Leominster. It is situated in the western area of Leominster...
in football. The St. John's-Saint Peter-Marian football rivalry is the oldest Catholic school rivalry in the in the nation.
St. John's Prep is a rival in football, soccer, baseball, lacrosse, swimming and diving, track and field, hockey, and basketball. BC High
Boston College High School
Founded in 1863, Boston College High School is an all-male Jesuit Roman Catholic college preparatory secondary school with historical ties to Boston College. It has an enrollment in grades 7-12 of approximately 1,500 students and is located on a campus on Morrissey Boulevard in the Dorchester...
is a rival in soccer, track and field, swimming and diving, baseball, crew, and hockey. Austin Preparatory School
Austin Preparatory School
Austin Preparatory School is a co-educational Catholic school located in Reading, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1961...
is a rival in hockey. Xaverian Brothers High School
Xaverian Brothers High School
Xaverian Brothers High School , founded in 1963 by the Xaverian Brothers, is a private, Catholic secondary school for boys on a campus in Westwood, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston....
is a rival in all sports except crew. Malden Catholic
Malden Catholic High School
Malden Catholic High School, founded in 1932, is a private, Catholic secondary school for young men located in Malden, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. The school was founded by the Congregation of the Brothers of St. Francis Xavier , an international...
is a rival in swimming and diving, track and field, and hockey. Catholic Memorial is a rival in swimming and diving, track and field, and hockey. Lawrence Central Catholic is a rival in swimming and diving.
Extracurricular activities
Saint John's extracurricular activities consist of a broad array of more than fifty student programs. Activities include very successful academic programs such as the Model United NationsModel United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
, Policy Debate
Policy debate
Policy debate is a form of speech competition in which teams of two advocate for and against a resolution that typically calls for policy change by the United States federal government or security discourse...
, Mock Trial
Mock trial
A Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of volunteers as role players to test theories or...
, Academic Decathlon, and Math Team.
Other activities such as the Cycling Club, Strategy Game Club, and the Chess Club are also popular. Students have opportunities to develop their journalistic and creative writing skills as part of SJ's student-produced publications, the Red and White newspaper and ICON literary magazine. Saint John's has a variety of Intramural sports teams as well.
The St. John's Improv Society is a student run club which meets every Friday after school. The club typically contains about 20-30 students. The Improv club puts on two to three popular shows per year in the Black Box Theatre.
The Drama Club sponsors a number of performances a year, including two plays, (the fall play directed by Mr. Michael Clark and Mr. Richard Monroe, while the Winter show is directed by Mr. John Deedy) a Spring Spectacular variety show, and a student-directed play each spring.
The Campus Ministry office sponsors a number of community-building, religious, and service programs. Recently, the Campus Ministry began a program called "Global Encounter." Similar to a college Alternative Spring Break, this program sends students on national and international service trips during February and April vacations to places such as New Orleans, Louisiana, New York City, and Ecuador
Ecuador
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.
Campus
The Saint John's campus resides over the one hundred twenty-five acre hillside of the former Dunmorlan estate on Main Street in Shrewsbury. Campus facilities include several academic buildings, athletic fields, a chapel, and the Xaverian Brothers' residence.Academic buildings
The principal academic building is (Brother) Conal Hall. Conal Hall holds all mathematicsMathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, English, and religious studies classes, as well as some science, foreign language and history classes. In addition to its classrooms, Conal Hall houses two computer labs, a writing center, a math resource room, an art studio, and administrative offices.
Constructed in 1999 at a cost of $5.2 million, the Ryken Center houses many of the school's science classes, with the exception of a single laboratory and a classroom used for the study of biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
in Conal Hall. The Ryken Center is also home to the Black Box Theatre, the performance center used by the theatre art classes and clubs and host to various performances throughout the year, including productions by the Improv Society. Remillard Hall serves as a meeting and assembly space in the Ryken Center, used as both lecture hall and musical performance stage by students.
Flavian Hall, which was refurbished in 2006, houses the foreign language departments of Spanish and French (Chinese courses are held in Conal Hall) and several history classes.
The Coaches Pavilion is the school's gymnasium, which was renovated in 2005 and again in 2007. The floor was renovated in the fall of 2008 and 2009.
Late 2006 saw the construction of the Salem Student Commons, a new cafeteria and study hall area. During the summer of 2008, Conal hall underwent a major renovation, in which many aspects of the hall were upgraded, most notably: the installation of larger and more energy-efficient windows; the addition of LCD projectors in every room; the replacement of traditional blackboards with whiteboards, as well as the replacement of all lockers, ceilings, and lights; and upgrading the electric and network infrastructure of the campus.
Politics
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- Joseph Early (1951) – former member of the United States Congress
- Tim Murray (1986) – Lieutenant Governor of MassachusettsLieutenant Governor of MassachusettsThe Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts is the first in the line to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor following the incapacitation of the Governor of Massachusetts...
Media/arts
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(?) – Poet, MoMA curator - Charlie PierceCharlie PierceCharles P. Pierce is a nationally known American sportswriter, author, and game show panelist.He graduated from St...
(1971) – sportswriter and columnist for The Boston GlobeThe Boston GlobeThe Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993... - Michael RitchieMichael Ritchie (artistic director)Michael Ritchie is the artistic director of Center Theatre Group, overseeing the Mark Taper Forum, the Ahmanson Theatre and the Kirk Douglas Theatre.-Early career:...
(1975) – Artistic Director, Los Angeles Center Theatre GroupCenter Theatre GroupCenter Theatre Group is a non-profit arts organization located in Los Angeles, California. It is one of the largest theatre companies in the nation, programming subscription seasons year-round at the Mark Taper Forum, the Ahmanson Theatre and the Kirk Douglas Theatre... - John DufresneJohn DufresneJohn Dufresne is an American author of French Canadian descent born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He graduated from Worcester State College in 1970 and the University of Arkansas in 1984. He is a professor in the Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing program of the English Department at Florida...
(1965) – author and university professor - Andrew J. OlmstedAndrew J. OlmstedAndrew J. Olmsted was a major in the U.S. Army. He was educated at St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, MA, and Clark University....
(1988) – U.S. Army major and Iraq War correspondent - Mike BirbigliaMike Birbiglia-Professional work:Birbiglia has released three albums, including My Secret Public Journal Live, which was named one of the best comedy albums of the decade by the Onion AV Club....
(attended for one year) – Comedian, NPR contributor
Rowing
- Fred BorcheltFred BorcheltEarl Frederick "Fred" Borchelt is a former American competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist. He was a member of the American men's eights team that won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...
(1972) Mens U.S Olympic Rowing Team 1976-1984 (also a current faculty member)
Basketball
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(1983) – Quinnipiac UniversityQuinnipiac UniversityQuinnipiac University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in Hamden, Connecticut, United States at the foot of Sleeping Giant State Park...
head men's basketball coach
Baseball
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(1965) – former player for the Oakland AthleticsOakland AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
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, and Minnesota TwinsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
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