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Austin Preparatory School, known as Austin Prep, is a co-educational Catholic school for students in grades 6 to 12 located in Reading, Massachusetts within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1961.
| Austin Preparatory School Schola Praeparatoria Austin | |
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| Address | |
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101 Willow Street , 01867 | |
| Coordinates | 42°31′47″N 71°7′37″W / 42.52972°N 71.12694°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Unitas,Veritas,Caritas (To inspire hearts to unite, minds to inquire and hands to serve) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Augustine |
| Established | 1961 |
| Headmaster | James Hickey |
| Faculty | 60 |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Enrollment | 750 (2020) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green, White and Black |
| Athletics conference | Catholic Central League (through Spring 2022); NEPSAC Independent (Fall 2022) |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Team name | Cougars |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges[2] |
| Publication | Tolle Lege (literary/art magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Legend |
| Tuition | $26,700 (2022-23)[1] |
| Website | www |
History
editThe Augustinian Order has reached financial settlements with over twenty sexual-abuse victims of Robert Turnbull, OSA, an Augustinian priest who taught math at Austin Prep from 1965–81. At least eight of the victims were Austin Prep students at the time of the assaults. Robert Turnbull died in 2000.[3][third-party source needed]
Sports
editOn January 20, 2022, the school announced that it would leave the Catholic Central League and Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association to join the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council starting in the fall of 2022. The school will begin NEPSAC competition as an independent.[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Thomas Birmingham, former Massachusetts Senate President
- Tom Fitzgerald '86, general manager and executive Vice President of the New Jersey Devils and former NHL player
- James M. Lindsay '77, senior vice president of the Council on Foreign Relations
- Blaise MacDonald '81, current head hockey coach at Colby College
- Brian Shannon '86, author and technical analyst
- Paul Sullivan '75, radio talk show host at WBZ until his death in 2007
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Affording and Austin Prep Education"
- ^ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ^ "Father Turnballs and the Dark Past of Austin Prep." By David Rigby. Available at: robertturnbullosa.com
- ^ "Austin Prep to Join the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council". Austin Prep. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
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