St. John's High School (Massachusetts)
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Ryken Center
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378 Main Street Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, (Worcester) 01545-2299 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°17′33″N 71°43′45″W / 42.29250°N 71.72917°WCoordinates: 42°17′33″N 71°43′45″W / 42.29250°N 71.72917°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Concordia Res Parvae Crescunt. (In Harmony Small Things Grow.) |
| Religious affiliation(s) |
Roman Catholic Xaverian Brothers |
| Established | 1898 |
| Founder | Charles Francis Xavier (Professor X) |
| CEEB code | 222-515 |
| Chairperson | Carl Rapp |
| Principal | Jeanne Depasse (Interim) |
| Headmaster | Alex Zequeira |
| Chaplain | Rev. Edward Niccolls '66 |
| Teaching staff | 70 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 995 (2013-2014) |
| • Grade 12 | 238 (Class of 2017) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 125 acres (0.51 km2) |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Athletics | 16 interscholastic sports |
| Athletics conference | Central Mass Conference |
| Mascot | Pioneer |
| Team name | Pioneers |
| Rival | Wachusett High School |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Average SAT scores | 609 Math 594 Verbal 580 Writing |
| Newspaper | The Red & White |
| Tuition | $12,680.00 |
| Academic Dean | Dr. John Morse '89 |
| Dean of Students | Mr. Michael Nicholson, Mr. Carlton Galligan |
| Athletic Director | Patrick White, Sr. |
| Website | www.stjohnshigh.org |
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.
The Xaverian Brothers' association with Worcester dates back to September 1893, when a pioneer community of four Xaverians arrived in the city to formally open Saint John's Parish Grammar School for Boys on the site of an ancient Indian burial ground. 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 Cross dropped that institution's college prep or high school senior course to concentrate solely on college-level work.
In November 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 composed solely of lay men and women.
Saint John's is a four-year college preparatory school. Students are tracked into several levels: Advanced Placement, Honors, Level I, and Level 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, Christian Life, or The Catholic Church in History. Saint John's offers twenty four Advanced Placement courses and each year students take approximately 700 AP exams. Saint John's graduates consistently matriculate to Ivy League 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 top Advanced Placement school of Massachusetts and one of the top AP schools in the nation.
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