Matignon High School
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| Matignon High School | |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headmaster | Thomas F. Galligani |
| Principal | Joseph DiSarcina |
| Vice Principal | Patricia D'Angelo |
| Chaplain | Fr. Russell Best |
| School type | Private Catholic high school
Grades 9-12 |
| Mascot | The Warrior |
Matignon High School is a co-ed Catholic school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.
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[edit] Campus
Its campus on Matignon Road, Cambridge, consists of two school buildings: the main school building and a smaller alumni building containing development offices and art classrooms. The campus is adjacent to a church and a rectory. This church used to be the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston's Immaculate Conception church, but was reopened in January 2006 as the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox church. The school also resides next to the International School of Boston. Over the summer of 07 Matignon High School underwent many changes to its appearance. It now has a new athletic field, fitness room, and science labs. Smartboards were also placed in every classroom to optimize the learning experience.
[edit] History
Matignon High School is named after Father Francis Anthony Matignon. Father Matignon was born in Paris, France on November 10, 1753, and came to America after being ordained into the priesthood. His dream was to establish a Catholic high school in the city of Boston. Father Matignon was not alive to see this happen, as he died in 1818. In 1945, the high school was established by Richard J. Cardinal Cushing (who was then the Archbishop of Boston).
[edit] Sports and Clubs
Matignon offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities including sports and clubs. Sports in the fall consist of boys and girls cross country, football, football cheering, the boy's three time league champion soccer team and girls soccer and girls volleyball. In the winter, there is boys and girls basketball, basketball cheering, boys and girls hockey, hockey cheering, and co-ed swimming. The spring has baseball, golf, girls' lacrosse (boys' lacrosse depends on the amount of boys who would like or are able to play, but for a few years now, there has not been a boys' lacrosse team, due to the small student body of the past few years), softball, and boys and girls track. Matignon also offers a number of different student organizations and clubs. A few of the more popular clubs at Matignon are S.A.D.D (Students Against Destructive Decisions), Student Council (each grade has its own president,vice president,secretary, and treasurer), National Honor Society (qualifying students are invited to join their sophomore and junior years), drama club (also known as the Matignon Masqueraders), art club, science club, math club, and the Asian Cultural Society (ACS).
[edit] Noteworthy Students
- Jack Concannon - former NFL player. (teams: Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions).
- Niko Dimitrakos- current NHL player. (teams: San Jose Sharks and Philadelphia Flyers).
- Arty Graham - former NFL player. (New England Patriots).
- Steve Leach - former NHL player. (teams: Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes, and Pittsburg Penguins).
- Richard Lennon - the Roman Catholic bishop of Cleveland, Ohio.
- Shawn McEachern - former NHL player. (teams: Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators and Atlanta Thrashers).
- Paul Woods - Current Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Garber Travel (U.S.) and Garber | FCm Travel Solutions (Worldwide).
