Don Bosco Technical High School (Boston)
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330 Tremont St. Boston, Massachusetts United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′57″N 71°03′53″W / 42.3493°N 71.0648°W |
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| Type | High school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic, Salesians of Don Bosco |
| Patron saint(s) | St. John Bosco |
| Established | 1946 |
| Founder | Br. Julius Bollati, S.D.B. and Br. Angelo Bongiorno, S.D.B. |
| Status | Defunct |
| Closed | 1998 |
| School district | Archdiocese of Boston |
| Director | Fr. Richard J. McCormick, S.D.B. |
| Principal | Charles A. Schuetz |
| Employees | 64 (1980) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrolment | 625 (1991) |
| Classes offered | Cabinetmaking, Construction Technology, Drafting and Design, Electronics, Electricity and Science Technology |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Green and yellow |
| Athletics conference | Catholic Conference (MIAA) |
| Sports | Football, basketball, track, swimming, hockey, tennis |
| Team name | Bears |
| Yearbook | Technician |
Don Bosco Technical High School (called as Don Bosco Trade School from 1946 to 1954 and officially named Don Bosco School of Technology from 1993 until its closure) is a defunct all-boys Roman Catholic secondary school for grades 9 through 12. Founded for immigrant boys by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious order of priests and brothers, the school was situated at 300 Tremont St. near the red light district, Boston, Massachusetts, United States from 1946 until its closure in 1998.
In 1945, the Salesians of Don Bosco in Boston purchased the neglected former John Paul Jones School building, built in 1898, located at 145 Byron St. in East Boston and renovated it. Don Bosco Trade School, as it was known then, opened for the 1946-1947 school year with two teachers, Br. Julius Bollati, S.D.B. and Br. Angelo Bongiorno, S.D.B. and 16 students. The new school was founded in almost a perfect location and time period: it served large numbers of the underprivileged children of mostly Roman Catholic Italian immigrants, offering both a trade and religious education. By 1954, enrollment had grown to 200, making the Byron St. campus too crowded.
The school in partnership with the Salesian province leadership proceeded to search for a property in Boston fulfilling the necessary requirements. The school leadership looked in a few locations, including Jamaica Plain and the South End. A 14 January 1954 Jamaica Plain Citizen article read:
"New School to be Built on Rockwood St.
Don Bosco Technical School Will Offer Facilities For 1,000 Students
Construction of a new Don Bosco Technical School with facilities for more than 1000 students will be started on Rockwood Street, Jamaica Plain, sometime in March, it was disclosed this week. The New School, a $1,000,000 three-building project, will replace the present school which was founded on Byron street, East Boston in 1946 to provide technical as well as academic training. Present school facilities are inadequate to take care of the number of students who have requested to enroll in the past few years, officials said. The new school will contain facilities for technical, academic, recreational and religious instruction of its students.
To Occupy 23 Acres
The plant will occupy more than 23 acres. Two buildings, facing each other, will border on Rockwood Street.The third will set behind these two structures and face the street. One of the front buildings will house the teaching staff. Directly opposite will be a building containing a chapel, gymnasium and cafeteria. The rear building will house classrooms, a library, science laboratories and the woodworking, printing, auto mechanics and radio-television shops. The new gymnasium and chapel will be connected by a sliding door which when opened will increase the gym when large crowds are expected for service. The school operated by the Salesian Fathers and Brothers of Saint John Bosco, started in East Boston with 16 seventh grade students. The school now has an enrollment of 200 pupils and grammar school classes have been discussed. The first building of the proposed project is expected to be ready for students in February or next year."
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