2017-2018 was a year of fresh beginnings for the Boston Prep community.
We launched the year by moving into our beautiful, new home. We began our expansion, welcoming over 60 new students to our school. We added new academic courses as well as flag football, softball, and boys volleyball to our athletic offerings. 100% of graduates were accepted to four-year colleges, and all of them will begin the journey through college this fall. We watched alumni cross the college graduation stage, ready to begin their careers.
We worked hard. We laughed. We leaned on each other when we needed support. We invested in making ourselves better, each other better, and our community better.
Together, we affirmed that all students can achieve at the highest level.
A summer gathering welcomed alumni as the first students into our new home.
We launched the year in our new permanent facility at 885 River Street, offering students science labs, a gym, and integrated technology for the first time.
The 2017-2018 Boston Prep faculty
Ninth graders took part in the annual tradition of learning to tie a tie on their first day of high school.
We were treated to a solar eclipse on the first day of school.
High school students practiced the virtues, including courage, on the annual house retreats.
Along with our new building came a beautiful new recess lot, complete with basketball hoops and a four-square court.
Having our own gym meant more time for practice with fun, challenging new equipment, like battle ropes.
Our cross country team never failed to bring their best effort.
New science labs meant chemistry students could conduct experiments rather than simply reading about concepts in books!
In their inaugural season, our flag football season advanced to the league championship.
The junior class enjoyed the annual class trip to Rome, viewing sites such as the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and the Vatican.
Students, alumni, and area professionals came together for our second annual Professional Networking Event.
Career trips brought high school students to over 30 area businesses and organizations, such as the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, to learn about career opportunities.
We produced our first-ever school musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights.
Our boys varsity track and field team brought home the MCSAO championship for the fourth time in the past five years.
We celebrated the ongoing construction of Phase Two of our home - enabling our community to grow - with a beam signing.
Sixth grader Isa Gonzalez published her first book with the support of teacher Tara Shuman and celebrated with a public book signing at the school.
100% of seniors were accepted to four-year colleges, and they announced where they will be enrolling at our annual Senior Signing Day.
Our community laughed and cried as we celebrated the tremendous accomplishments of this year’s graduates.