Alumni Spotlight Herb Chambers '59 : Hard Work, Ambition and Serendipity. Driven! Herb Chambers grew up in Dorchester where he and his father, a commercial artist, lived with his grandmother. He says, “We never had a lot of money, but I always had a job from theRead more →
Alumni Spotlight Aboubacar Konate '12: His Years at English High Helped Keep Him on Track Aboubacar Konate arrived in America when he was 16. He had never been in or seen a subway system. Well, there aren’t any in his native Conakry, capital of the western AfricanRead more →
EHSA Scholarship Recipient Update “Thank you so much to English High School” from Eirini Voutsadaki, EHS '22 Θέλω να ευχαριστήσω πολύ το Ίνγλις Χάι Σκούλ! Σας αγαπώ όλους. (“Thelon na euharistiso poly to English High School! Sas agapo olous!”) About 98% of English High students are Black or Hispanic, manyRead more →
Alumni Spotlight Francis Cullen '68: Recipient of the Stockholm Prize for Criminology On a sunny day in June 2022, English High alumnus Francis Cullen ‘68 found himself a long way away from his alma mater on Louis Pasteur Avenue. He was now Dr. Francis Cullen, Professor EmeritusRead more →
Alumni Spotlight Lew Shuman '66: During 55 Years in Broadcasting, He Produced and Directed 1,600 Pro Basketball Games As Lew Shuman neared graduation day at the English High School in Boston in 1966, he wasn’t sure what would come next. He certainly never dreamed he’d produce overRead more →
Alumni Spotlight John Goglia '62: When Your Plane Arrives Safely, Thank John Goglia Senator John McCain helped John Goglia gain approval from President Clinton and win Senate confirmation to the NTSB John Goglia, English High Class of 1962 The next time you unbuckle your seatbelt afterRead more →
Alumni Profile Ronald Speirs '38: EHS Alumni Who Was One of the WWII "Band of Brothers" - Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division Recently, EHSA was contacted by alumnus Philip MacLaughlin '64 to inform us that English graduate, Ronald Speirs, of the Class of 1938, hadRead more →
Alumni Spotlight In Tribute to A Mensch*: Harry Kraft ‘27 “Long before I was a die-hard New England Patriots fan or knew who Robert Kraft might be, I was a huge fan of Harry Kraft.” Harry Kraft, English High School Class of 1927 Robert Kraft paidRead more →
200th Anniversary Gala Recap English Alumni Honor One of Their Own for a Lifetime of Service EHSA Board Chair Greg Hayes '67 presents the Lifetime Service Award to Enoch 'Woody' Woodhouse II Enoch 'Woody' Woodhouse II, EHS Class of 1944 selected for special honors at theRead more →
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