St. Mary's School Profile

2023 – 24 SCHOOL PROFILE About St. Mary’s

HEAD OF SCHOOL Dr. John F. Dolan ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL & PRINCIPAL David Angeramo GUIDANCE Guidance Counselors Dylan Driscoll Audrey Jimenez Steve McGuirk Carl Sacco

St. Mary’s is a Catholic college-preparatory school that has been educating students in grades K-12 from more than thirty communities in the greater Boston and North Shore area since 1881. St. Mary’s enrollment reflects the culturally diverse city of Lynn, MA. St. Mary’s is a co-educational school that prepares our students both academically and spiritually for success in the future.

• 530 students in grades 9 – 12 • 195 students in grades 6 – 8 • 135 students in grades K – 5

• 114 students in the Class of 2024 • 98% of our graduates go on to four year colleges

ACCREDITATION New England Association of Schools and College HONOR ROLL Principal’s List: Grade above 90% in all classes Honors: Grade above 85% in all classes MARKING SYSTEM Grades are weighted according to the following scale for Advanced Placement, Honors and Accelerated Graduation Requirements English: Four years Mathematics: Four years Theology: Four years Lab Science: Three years Social Studies: Three years World Language: Two years

Academic Excellence St. Mary’s challenges students to explore new learning opportunities in modern classrooms equipped with the latest technology. St. Mary’s curriculum is 35% STEM programming. Our Digital Citizenship incorporates 1:1 laptop learning, required engineering courses for grades 6-9, and numerous other STEM electives. Virtual High School (VHS) opportunities are open to grades 9-12 to offer an extensive list of classes in addition to our in-person offerings.

Grade

AP

Honors

ACCS

100

5.5

5.0

4.5

95

5.0

4.5

4.0

Advanced Placement (AP) courses include Biology, Chemistry, Calculus, Computer Science, English Composition, English Literature, Spanish, U.S. Government & Politics, U.S. History, World History. Elective courses include classes in subjects such as Anatomy & Physiology, Art, Creative Writing, Engineering, Environmental & Forensic Sciences, Programming, Music, African American Studies, Public Speaking and Marine Biology. Additional AP and Elective courses are available through VHS.

90

4.5

4.0

3.5

The school year is divided into four quarters.

85

4.0

3.5

3.0

Each class meets for 45 minutes, 5 days a week.

80

3.5

3.0

2.5

75

3.0

2.5

2.0

St. Mary’s Endorsement Programs

70

2.5

2.0

1.5

65

2.0

1.5

1.0

<65

0

0

0

Credits Needed to Graduate: 26.5

St. Mary’s created three original endorsement programs focusing on three key areas: • Pre-Medicine • Pre-Engineering • Pre-Law Endorsement programs provide our students a course of study that prepares them for their preferred college major.

CEEB Code: 221275

Athletics St. Mary’s students are actively involved in Athletics, with almost 70% of students participating in sports. St. Mary’s is proud of our student-athletes with 89% of National Honor Society members participating in athletics. St. Mary’s fields teams in 21 sports that compete in the Catholic Central League. St. Mary’s has championship athletics with 22 state titles and at least one state championship in the last 15 consecutive school years. St. Mary’s recently added crew, women’s flag football, field hockey and rugby to the athletic program.

Community Service

Student Leadership Students at St. Mary’s have many opportunities to be involved in leadership roles, to help mentor other students and act as leaders and representatives of our school. These include Student Council, Class Officers, Scholars Program, Student Ambassadors, Athletic Team Captains and Club Leaders.

Adelphi University American International College Anna Maria College Arizona State University Army Assumption College Babson University Belmont University Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Bentley University Berklee College of Music Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Bridgewater State University Brown University Caldwell University Catholic University Champlain College Clark University Coastal Carolina University Colby-Sawyer College College of Mount Saint Vincent College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross Curry College Dean College Elms College

Emerson College Emmanuel College Endicott College Fairfield University Fisher College Fitchburg State University Flagler College Fordham University Framingham State University Franciscan University of Steubenville Franklin Pierce University Furman University Georgetown University Harvard University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Johnson & Wales University Keene State College Lasell College Lesley University Loyola University New Orleans Massachusetts Maritime Academy Monmouth College Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Merrimack College New England College

St. Mary’s students participate in a wide variety of service activities coordinated by the Campus Ministry Department, Rachel’s Challenge, National Honor Society, and the Scholars Program. Our students participate in over 1,000 hours of service work each year.

College Matriculation Our students achieve academic success and numerous college acceptances because of their strong academic achievement. Below is a list of select colleges and universities St. Mary’s students have matriculated from 2019 – 2023.

Northeastern University Norwich University Plymouth State University Providence College Regis College Rhode Island College Rivier University Roanoke College Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College Saint Joseph’s College Saint Michael’s College Salem State University Salve Regina University Simmons University Southern New Hampshire University Stonehill College Suffolk University The University of Alabama The University of Tampa Trinity College Tufts University Union College University of Central Florida University of Connecticut University of Maine University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Massachusetts, Lowell University of New England University of New Hampshire at Durham University of Maine University of New Haven University of Notre Dame University of South Carolina University of Southern Maine University of Tampa University of Vermont Washington College Wentworth Institute of Technology Temple University Westfield State University Wesleyan Wheaton College MA Wheelock College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester State University Yale University