Cathedral 7-12 High School has had an incredible 2016-2017 school year. These are the top seven highlights made possible through the generous support of our mission by our trustees, benefactors, the community, as well as through the engagement of our students, families, faculty, and staff.

Full STEAM Ahead

Full STEAM Ahead: Cathedral's Capital Campaign for Inner-City StudentsWith an increased focus on applied learning and STEAM-based education, Cathedral has launched a $10 Million capital campaign to build an Applied Learning Center at our South End campus. What once was the school convent will become a maker space, an area dedicated to arts and cultural activities, and seven additional collaborative learning spaces to meet the demands of our growing enrollment.

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All College-Bound for 14 Years

Graduation of Cathedral High School Class of 2017Cathedral High School’s 87th Commencement Exercises marked the fourteenth consecutive year that the South End school saw every single senior graduate and earn college admission. The 57 members of the Class of 2017 received their high school diplomas Saturday, May 20 at Saint James the Greater Church in Boston.

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Girls Hoops Earn Back-to-Back State Crowns

Girls Basketball 2017 Massachusetts State ChampionsThe Cathedral Panthers girls varsity basketball team earned their second consecutive MIAA State Championship title in Division IV on a 14-game winning streak, picking up a number of additional honors and milestones along the way including a reception with Governor Baker and special recognition by the Catholic Central League, the Boston Globe, and the Boston Herald.

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Students Learn from Financial Industry Pros

Professionals discuss financial literacy with Cathedral High School studentsProfessionals from across the finance industry volunteered their time to conduct financial literacy workshops with students from Cathedral 7-12 High School’s senior class. The applied learning workshops helped prepare students who were about to graduate and will have some level of financial independence for the first time in their lives.

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AutoDesk Tinker Day

AutoDesk CAD Tinker DayAutoDesk partnered with Cathedral to provide a hands-on, applied learning workshop for students involving CAD-based design, engineering, and fabrication with 3D printers among other STEAM skill sets. These activities built the educational foundation for the future Applied Learning Center at Cathedral.

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Yawkey Foundation Selects Two Scholars at Cathedral

Amberose McDonald & Tikia Price: 2017 Yawkey Scholarship RecipientsTwo Cathedral High School students were selected from among about 25 across Massachusetts to receive the highly competitive Yawkey Scholarship. The Yawkey Scholars Program helps talented and motivated disadvantaged young people meet the rising costs of undergraduate education.

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Adopt-A-Student Foundation Dinner Honors Cardinal

Cardinal Sean O'Malley is honored at the Adopt-a-Student Foundation DinnerThe 15th annual Adopt-A-Student Foundation Dinner was held Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at the Seaport Hotel Boston. The dinner honored Most Rev. Seán Patrick Cardinal O’Malley, OFM, Cap., Archbishop of Boston. Through the generosity of sponsors and attendees, the 2016 dinner was able to raise $1.2 Million in support of Catholic urban education at Cathedral High School. Join us for the 16th annual dinner on October 26, 2017!

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