St. Peter-Marian High School
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781 Grove Street Worcester, Massachusetts, (Worcester County) 01605 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°18′24″N 71°49′27″W / 42.30667°N 71.82417°WCoordinates: 42°18′24″N 71°49′27″W / 42.30667°N 71.82417°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Through these doors walk the greatest |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1921, 1963 |
| Opened | 1976 |
| CEEB code | 222525 |
| Principal | Denis Allain |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | 710 (2010) |
| Color(s) | Purple and White |
| Athletics conference | Central Mass |
| Team name | Guardians |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | Guardian Globe |
| Website | www |
Saint Peter-Marian Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School, is a private, coeducational Catholic junior high and senior high school in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school is more commonly referred to as St. Peter-Marian, or informally as SPM or St. Peter's. It is one of four high schools operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester and has been accredited by The New England Association of Schools & Colleges since 1969.
Saint Peter-Marian's campus is situated upon a hill in a residential neighborhood. It is less than one mile from the town of Holden, Massachusetts. There is one main building with an annex that houses both the senior and junior high school. The campus contains a football field, a baseball field, and a softball field. The parking lot can hold several hundred cars.
The name Saint Peter-Marian comes from the two schools that formed it: Saint Peter's High School and Marian High School. There are four dates on the SPM seal. The year 1921 refers to the year in which Saint Peter's High School was established, on Main Street. St Peter's was a coeducational parish school operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph. The building is now occupied by St. Peter Central Catholic Elementary School. The year 1963 refers to the year in which Marian High School was built, an all-female school which was located on the present-day site of Saint Peter-Marian. Marian High School had a freshman class of 97 young women; the school was operated by the Sisters of Mercy. The year 1976 refers to the merging of St. Peter's High School and Marian High School to form Saint Peter-Marian High School. The year 1989 refers to the time at which the junior high school was implemented.
In 2003 the campus was expanded through the purchase of a nearby nursing home, which was extensively renovated and served as the building for the junior high school. The Junior High has since moved back into the senior high school. The school leases the old nursing home to [QCC].
The superintendent of the Diocese of Worcester is Delma Josephson, Ph.D.
The president of the school is Mr. Christopher Cummings. The principal of the senior high school is Mrs. Denise Allain and the assistant principal is William Driscoll.
There are approximately 40 members of the teaching faculty at Saint Peter-Marian, all of whom are laypersons.
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