Arlington Catholic High School
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Arlington Catholic High School is a coeducational Catholic
high school
in Arlington, Massachusetts
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
. Arlington Catholic High School was established in 1960 under the direction of Msgr. Oscar O’Gorman. It was built by the parishioners of St. Agnes Parish and opened as a regional high school staffed by the congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
. Located in a suburban Boston community, the current student body represents 42 cities and towns in addition to the Town of Arlington. Enrollment in grades 9-12 is 791 students.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Arlington, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts...
. Arlington Catholic High School was established in 1960 under the direction of Msgr. Oscar O’Gorman. It was built by the parishioners of St. Agnes Parish and opened as a regional high school staffed by the congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
Sisters of St. Joseph
The title Sisters of St. Joseph applies to several Roman Catholic religious congregations of women. The largest and oldest of these was founded in Le Puy-en-Velay, France...
. Located in a suburban Boston community, the current student body represents 42 cities and towns in addition to the Town of Arlington. Enrollment in grades 9-12 is 791 students.
Notable alumni
- Msgr. Paul McInerney '64 - former secretary to Cardinal Bernard Francis Law and former director of Boston Catholic Television
- Mark J. SullivanMark J. SullivanMark J. Sullivan is the current Director of the United States Secret Service. Sullivan succeeded W. Ralph Basham and was sworn in as the 22nd Director of the Secret Service on May 31, 2006.-Early life:...
'72 - current Director of the United States Secret ServiceUnited States Secret ServiceThe United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States... - Daniel Mason '75 - animator for PixarPixarPixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
, worked on such movies as Toy Story 2Toy Story 2Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer animated film directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon. It is the sequel to the 1995 film Toy Story, released by Walt Disney Pictures and the third film to be produced by Pixar...
and Finding NemoFinding NemoFinding Nemo is a 2003 American comi-drama animated film written by Andrew Stanton, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich and produced by Pixar. It tells the story of the overly protective clownfish Marlin who, along with a regal tang called Dory , searches for his abducted son Nemo... - Gail Barringer Lambie '88 - a producer of Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
- Julianne NicholsonJulianne NicholsonJulianne Nicholson is an American actress. She is known for having played Det. Megan Wheeler on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.-Early life:...
'89 - actress on Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama... - Vicki MovsessianVicki MovsessianVicki Movsessian is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She was the founder of the Massachusetts Spitfires girls hockey club.-Playing career:...
'90 - U.S. Woman's Hockey Team Olympic Gold Medalist in Nagano in 1998
Notable faculty
- Mr. William F. Murray - two-time Fulbright Scholar in LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
and Classical Greek.