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Revision as of 11:30, 2 January 2017

Fontbonne Academy
Address
Map
930 Brook Road

Milton
,
(Norfolk County)
,
Massachusetts
02186

United States
Coordinates42°15′34″N 71°3′34″W / 42.25944°N 71.05944°W / 42.25944; -71.05944
Information
TypePrivate, All Girls
MottoRespect ∙ Responsibility ∙ Reconciliation ∙ Reverence
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic,
Sisters of St. Joseph
Established1954
DeanBrian Sullivan
Head of schoolTBD
Faculty66
Grades9–12
Enrollment311 (2016)
 • Grade 958
 • Grade 1081
 • Grade 1191
 • Grade 1281
Average class size18
Student to teacher ratio9:1
Color(s)Navy blue and gold   
Team nameDucks
AccreditationNew England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
PublicationStylus (literary magazine)
Tuition$15,600
Admissions DirectorChristin Schow
Athletic DirectorEllen Sullivan
Websitewww.fontbonneacademy.org

Fontbonne Academy is a private Roman Catholic college preparatory high school for girls, located in Milton, Massachusetts, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. It was started in 1954 by the Sisters of St. Joseph. The school was fully accredited in 1959 by the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. Accreditation has been consistently renewed for ten-year periods.

Enrollment

Enrollment has multiplied from 97 students in 1954 to just under 400 in 2011. The student body is drawn from more than 45 cities and towns throughout the Boston area, MetroWest, and the South Shore. The school has a seven-acre campus with the original building that has been updated over the years to include science, technology and language labs. The building had a facelift in 2010 and installed many energy-saving improvements throughout. Fontbonne Academy boasts a 100% college acceptance rate. The Class of 2013 averaged $175,000 per student in grants and scholarships to four-year colleges.

History

Founded in 1954, the academy takes its name from Mother St. John Fontbonne, who re-established the congregation in France after its suppression during the French Revolution. Under her leadership, the first Sisters came to the United States. In Boston, the congregation taught in archdioscesan parochial schools, and also founded and conducted its own ministries, of which Fontbonne is one. As a sponsored ministry, Fontbonne Academy furthers the Sisters' charism — a direct outgrowth of the order's experience in revolutionary France — of reconciliation, unity and non-violence in the school's academic programs, spirituality, and co-curricular activities.

Employment discrimination controversy

Main article: Barrett v. Fontbonne Academy

In July 2013, Fontbonne Academy rescinded a job offer made to Matthew Barrett, who had been offered a position as food services director, after Barrett listed his husband as his emergency contact on his hiring paperwork. Barrett, represented by attorneys from GLAD, filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination in January 2014.[2] The case moved to Massachusetts Superior Court, and on December 16, 2015, Judge Douglas H. Wilkins ruled in Barrett v. Fontbonne Academy that the Academy had violated the state's anti-discrimination laws.[3] The parties agreed to a confidential settlement in May 2016.[4]

Academics

  • 100% of graduates go to 4-year colleges.[5]
  • Seven AP courses: Art, Biology, Calculus, English, French, Spanish, and U.S. History.
  • 40 honors and AP courses are offered.
  • Over 200 online courses are offered through Virtual High School (VHS) with an onsite coordinator
  • Foreign languages: French, Latin and Spanish. (3 credits of one language are required for graduation).
  • Students complete one hundred hours (25 hours per year) of service outside of school to fulfill graduation requirements.
  • Standardized tests used to evaluate applicants: HSPT (High School Placement Test).
  • Seniors complete a Social Justice Project each year which is a capstone project, spanning every academic discipline, where they advocate for a social injustice and present to the student body in the annual Social Justice Fair.

Athletic program

  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross country and track
  • Ice hockey
  • Indoor track and field
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Skiing
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Spring track and field
  • Step team
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Intramural sports: Flag Football

Activities

  • Ambassadors
  • Anime
  • Cooking Club
  • Creative Writing Club
  • Good Fountain Players Drama Club
  • International Cultural Club
  • Jazz Choir
  • Jubilee Council
  • Model UN
  • Fountain Friends
  • French Honor Society
  • National Honor Society
  • National Spanish Honor Society
  • Peer Education
  • Peer Ministry/Mentors
  • Select Chorus
  • Service Club (Campus Ministry)
  • Sewing Club
  • Spirit Committee
  • Student Anti-Genocide Coalition
  • Student Council
  • Stylus Literary Magazine
  • Yearbook

Alma mater

The school song was written by Therese Higgins, CSJ (lyrics) and Berj Zamkochian (music).

Memberships

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Valencia, Milton (January 30, 2014). "Gay married man says Catholic school rescinded job offer". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  3. ^ Labbe, Mark (December 25, 2015). "Court rules Fontbonne discriminated against food service worker in same-sex marriage". Boston Pilot. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Herndon, Astead W. (May 10, 2016). "Catholic school, gay man settle discrimination lawsuit". Boston Globe. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  5. ^ The Principal's View of Fontbonne Academy – Milton, Massachusetts – MA
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