St. Mary's High School (Lynn, Massachusetts)
# St. Mary's High School (Lynn, Massachusetts)

St. Mary's High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.

## Background

St. Mary's High School was established in 1881 as Saint Mary's Boys High School. A Girl's High School was added later, followed by coeducation. In 1989 the school began a junior high school starting with a 7th grade class only, with an 8th grade class added the following year. The junior high school added a 6th grade class in 2011 after Massachusetts moved to a middle school education model.

St. Mary's incorporated in 2006 as a private school, independent from the Archdiocese of Boston, and instituted a new governance structure with a head of school, principal, and twenty-member Board of Trustees, thus ending its period as a parochial school.

## Athletics

St. Mary's teams include:

* Baseball (1987, 1988, 2015 State Champions)
* Boys Basketball (2000, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2016, 2022 State Champions)
* Girls Basketball (2001, 2002, 2011, 2014, 2022 State Champions) (2011, 2014 Co-CCL Champions)
* Cheerleading
* Crew
* Football (2005, 2022 State Champions, 2012, 2016, 2018 State Finalists)
* Boys Golf (2005, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019 State Champions)
* Boys Hockey (2017 State Champions)
* Girls Ice Hockey (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013 State Champions)
* Intramural Basketball (Co-ed)
* Boys Lacrosse
* Girls Lacrosse
* Girls Rugby
* Boys Soccer (1988 State Champions, 2018 State Finalists)
* Girls Soccer
* Softball (2008 Co-CCL Champions, 2008 State Champions)
* Swimming (Co-ed) (2008 CCL Champions)
* Boys Tennis
* Girls Tennis
* Track
* Volleyball (2006 and 2007 ( Undefeated CCL Champions)

The St. Mary's Girls Ice Hockey team went a perfect 25–0 in 2007/2008. The girls then repeated this feat plus one to go 26–0 in 2008/2009. In addition, they went through the 2009/2010 season undefeated with one tie. The result: 100 consecutive games without a loss over three years before a loss to Hingham in the state semi-finals, and three Massachusetts Division 1 State Titles.

## Miscellaneous

The former Girls High School building was demolished in 2005 to make way for the state-of-the-art William F. Connell Center, which provides a library, technology center, chapel, and classrooms.

Students are encouraged to participate in Christian service activities, such as Rachel's Challenge, Sant' Edigio, and assisting at My Brother's Table, a local food pantry.

## Notable alumni

* Tony Conigliaro, Major League Baseball player
* William F. Connell, Boston businessman and philanthropist, namesake of Boston College's Connell School of Nursing
* Tony Fossas, Major League Baseball player
* Kevin B. Harrington, President of the Massachusetts State Senate, 1971–1978
* Chris Howard, Major League Baseball player
* J. Michael Ruane, politician and member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
* Kevin Trudeau, author, infomercial salesman, fraudster
