Fontbonne Academy

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Fontbonne Academy is a small, private Roman Catholic college preparatory High School for girls, located in Milton, Massachusetts, USA. It was started in 1954 by the Sisters of St. Joseph. The school was fully accredited in 1959 by the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. Accreditation has been consistently renewed for ten-year periods.

Enrollment has multiplied from 97 students in 1954 to more than 620 in 2004. The student body is drawn from more than 60 different cities and towns throughout the Greater Boston area. Supported by a challenging curriculum,a two-building campus with state-of-the-art science, technology and language labs, and a first-class faculty and staff, 99% of last year’s graduating class went on to college.

The Academy is named for Mother Saint John Fontbonne. The Congregation of Saint Joseph was disbanded during the French Revolution and was re-established in 1807 by Mother Saint John Fontbonne in Lyons, Frances.

Fontbonne Academy
Respect Responsibility Reconciliation Reverence
School type Private
Established 1954
Principal Mary Ellen Barnes
Faculty 47
Students 620
Religion Roman Catholic
Mascot Duck
Location Milton
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Information (617)696-3241
Website http://www.fontbonneacademy.org/

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[edit] Academics

  • 99% of graduates go to 4-year colleges.[1]
  • 7 AP Courses: Art portfolio, Biology, Calculus, English, French, Spanish, and U.S. history.
  • Foreign language(s) taught: French, Latin and Spanish. (2 credits of one language are required for graduation)
  • Students are required to complete one hundred hours (25 hours per year) of service outside of school to fulfill graduation requirements
  • Standardized tests used to evaluate applicants: HSPT (High School Placement Test)


[edit] Athletic Program

  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country Track
  • Ice Hockey
  • Indoor Track Track and Field
  • Football
  • Golf
  • LaCrosse
  • Skiing
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Spring Track
  • Step Team
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Intramural Sports: Basketball, Flag Football and Lacrosse

[edit] Activities

  • Anime Club
  • Association for Diversity in Action (ADA)
  • Best Buddies
  • Campus Ministry
  • Communiqué Club
  • Computer Club
  • Choir
  • Equestrian Club
  • Fontbonne Ambassadors
  • Fountainettes Dance Club
  • Good Fountain Drama Production
  • Gospel Choir
  • International Club
  • Instrumental Ensemble
  • Jazz Choir
  • Key Society
  • Library Club
  • Model UN
  • National French Honor Society
  • National Honor Society
  • National Spanish Honor Society
  • Peer Education
  • Peer Ministry
  • Robotics Club
  • S.A.D.D.
  • Select Chorus
  • Service Club (Campus Ministry)
  • Student Council
  • Stylus Literary Magazine
  • Wellspring
  • Yearbook

[edit] Fontbonne Academy Alma Mater

We come seeking living waters

Of wisdom and of grace.

We are searching for deep draughts of knowledge,

Ideals to embrace.

Come let us sing.

We have found the good fountain,

Rich and clear are her streams,

Enhancing us with her beauty,

Giving life to our dreams.

Through our veins flows the truth she is teaching,

Truth that we now may give.

No land is too far for our reaching.

In us Fontbonne shall live.

Come let us sing,

For our hearts are filled with laughter,

On our lips there is song.

We are women of courage,

By this fountain made strong.


[edit] Memberships

National Catholic Education Association

National Association of Secondary School Principals

Massachusetts Association of Secondary School Principals

Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association

Association for Superivision and Curriculum Development

Catholic Educators Collaborative at Stonehill College

New England Association of Catholic Development Offices

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

[edit] Notable Students and Alumni

  • Janelle Clinton, also known as Lyric Jones - 2006 Top Ten Finalist in Essence Magazine's Take Back the Music Song Writing Contest (Class of 2006)
  • Liz Lohnes - Singer; Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater, winner 92 PRO-FM’s Kellogs Pop Tart Idol (Class of 2008)
  • Tara OBrien - Broadway actress (Class of 1986)
  • Lois Roach - Directed the Boston premiere of Crowns with the Lyric Stage Company of Boston. (Class of 1979)
  • Dolly DiPesa - Managing partner of DiPesa & Company, CPAs, (Class of 1971)

[edit] Contact Information:

Dr. Anne Malone, President

930 Brook Rd

Milton, MA 02186

(617) 696-3241

http://www.fontbonneacademy.org/

[edit] External links


[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/ma/pqview/2002
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