Boston College High School
| Boston College High School | |
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, 02125 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°18′58″N 71°2′47″W / 42.31611°N 71.04639°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | "Ut Cognoscant Te"[1] (So they may know You.) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1863 |
| Founder | John McElroy |
| Oversight | Archdiocese of Boston |
| President | Grace Cotter Regan |
| Principal | Adam Lewis |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Fight song | For Boston |
| Athletics | MIAA Division 1 |
| Athletics conference | Catholic Conference |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Rivals | Catholic Memorial, St. John's Prep, Xaverian |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges[2] |
| Publication | The Botolphian (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Eagle |
| Affiliation | Jesuit |
| Website | www |
Boston College High School (also known as BC High) is an all-male, Jesuit, Roman Catholic, college preparatory secondary school founded in 1863 with historical ties to Boston College. It serves grades 7-12 and is based in Dorchester of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Athletic achievements
The school was ranked #10 on Sports Illustrated's list of Top High School Athletic programs – the only school in New England to be ranked.[3]
State championships
The 2009 Indoor Track Relay Team won the Massachusetts State Relays.[4][5] The baseball team won the State Finals in 2001, 2008 and 2009. [6] The Hockey Team won back to back Division 1 State Championships in 2018, and 2019.
Notable alumni
- William Bulger (born 1934, class of 1952), politician, former President of University of Massachusetts system[7]
- Tim Bulman, NFL defensive lineman
- Joe Cannata, hockey player
- Joe Callahan, NHL defenseman
- Jim Carey (born 1974), former NHL player
- Paul Carey (born 1968), former MLB player[8]
- General George W. Casey Jr. (born 1948, class of 1966), four-star general, Chief of Staff of the United States Army[9]
- David Chiu, president, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
- Thomas Cronin, political scientist and educator
- Richard Cushing, Archbishop of Boston
- Most Rev. John Michael D'Arcy, Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
- Terry Driscoll (born 1947), NBA professional basketball player[10]
- Maxwell Drummey, member of music duo Chester French
- Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., four-star general, U.S. Marine Corps, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Ed Gallagher (1910-1981, class of 1928), starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1932 season[11]
- Paul Guilfoyle, actor
- Ken Hackett, Ambassador to the Holy See, retired president of Catholic Relief Services
- Alex Hassan (born 1988), MLB player for Boston Red Sox[12]
- Patrick Francis Healy, The New York Times political correspondent
- General Joseph P. Hoar, former Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command
- Ike Kamp (1900-1955), former MLB player (Boston Braves)
- Thomas G. Kelley, recipient of Medal of Honor
- Edward Thaddeus Lawton, Boston-born Catholic bishop in Nigeria
- Pat Leahy, NHL hockey player
- Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, Shutter Island
- Theodore Marier, founder of St. Paul's Choir School, Harvard Square
- Chris Marinelli, NFL football player, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts
- Edwin McDonough, actor[13]
- John A. McNeice Jr, philanthropist, former Chairman and CEO, Colonial Group
- James P. Moran, Sr., Boston Redskins player, father of Virginia politicians Jim Moran and Brian Moran
- Nnamdi Obukwelu, NFL player, Indianapolis Colts
- Joe Nash, NFL player, Seattle Seahawks
- Jake O'Brien (basketball), professional basketball player
- Joseph T. O'Callahan, Catholic priest and recipient of Medal of Honor
- Francis Patrick O'Connor, former Justice of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Pietro Pezzati, painter
- Mike Ryan, NHL hockey player
- Walter V. Robinson, journalist
- Paul Sally, professor of mathematics and Director of Undergraduate Studies at University of Chicago
- Francis X. Shea, Jesuit academic who served as president of College of St. Scholastica and chancellor of Antioch College
- Ryan Shea, professional hockey player for Chicago Blackhawks[14]
- Mike Sullivan, current head coach of Pittsburgh Penguins, former NHL hockey player
- Steve Trapilo, NFL football player
- Eric Turner, singer
- Erik Vendt, Olympic swimmer, gold medalist 2008, silver medalist in both 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics
- Dan Wetzel, journalist
- Jerry York, Boston College men's hockey head coach
- Tommy Bruzzese, popular UI/UX designer
References
- ^ John 17:3 "That they may know You."
- ^ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ^ "SI.com - Nation's Top 10 athletic programs - Jun 19, 2007". CNN. June 19, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ^ Raymond, Jonathan (January 18, 2009). "BC High: Group dynamic". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Herald, track Archived June 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "State Finals". Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association.
- ^ Board of Trustees: William M. Bulger Archived 2013-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, Boston Public Library. Accessed January 5, 2017. "Upon his graduation from Boston College High School in 1952, President Bulger enrolled at Boston College."
- ^ Boston College High School Archived 2018-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed January 5, 2017.
- ^ English, Bella. "General rallying the troops of Pan-Mass riders", The Boston Globe, July 30, 2012. Accessed January 5, 2017. "Young George attended boarding school in Rome, and when his father was on a Harvard fellowship for a year, he and his brother enrolled at Boston College High School.... He did his senior year at BC High in 1966."
- ^ Terry Driscoll, Basketball Reference. Accessed January 5, 2017.
- ^ Nowlin, Bill. Ed Gallagher, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed January 5, 2017. "Ed Gallagher was a 1928 graduate of Boston College High School and a 1932 graduate of BC itself, where he starred in baseball, football, and hockey."
- ^ Hanson, Fred. "Milton family celebrates Alex Hassan's call-up by Red Sox", The Patriot Ledger, May 30, 2014. Accessed January 5, 2017. "An outfielder/first baseman, Hassan was a four-year letterman for Boston College High School."
- ^ "Edwin McDonough, 72, of Needham, Army vet". Boston Herald. 2016-02-12. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ^ Clark, Jim. "BC High's Ryan Shea, Nobles' Luke Stevens chosen in NHL draft" Archived 2017-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, Boston Herald, June 27, 2015. Accessed January 5, 2017. "BC High star defenseman Ryan Shea was taken by the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks with the final pick in the fourth round, No. 121 overall."
External links
Media related to Boston College High School at Wikimedia Commons- bchigh.edu Official homepage
