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George Alpert EHS ’15: Railroad President and Key Brandeis University Founder

On February 23, 2022   /   Alumni Profiles, History, Home Page, Uncategorized  
George Alpert EHS ’15: Railroad President and Key Brandeis University Founder
Alumni Spotlight George Alpert ’15: Railroad President and Key Brandeis University Founder Not too long ago we featured a story about English High grad Lawrence Berk, who founded the now famous Berklee College of Music in Boston.  Another English High grad, George Alpert, class of 1915, playedRead more →
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Celebrating A National Treasure: Happy 95th Birthday, Woody!

On January 21, 2022   /   Alumni Profiles, Home Page, News, Uncategorized  
Celebrating A National Treasure: Happy 95th Birthday, Woody!
Alumni Spotlight Celebrating A National Treasure: Happy 95th Birthday, Woody! In 1821, when the founders of The English High School created the idea of a free public high school for the sons of Boston’s working class families, they very well might have pictured young men like EnochRead more →
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Samuel Pierpont Langley, Class of 1850, The Man Who Almost Beat the Wright Brothers into the Air

On January 11, 2022   /   Alumni Profiles, History, Home Page, News, Uncategorized  
Samuel Pierpont Langley, Class of 1850, The Man Who Almost Beat the Wright Brothers into the Air
Alumni Spotlight Samuel Pierpont Langley, Class of 1850, The Man Who Almost Beat the Wright Brothers into the Air   When you think of the inventors of aviation, naturally the Wright Brothers come to mind. But Samuel Langley, EHS Class of 1850 wasn’t that far behind. LangleyRead more →
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Rashid Dilworth Silvera EHS ’66: A Success in Two Worlds

On January 5, 2022   /   Alumni Profiles, News, Uncategorized  
Rashid Dilworth Silvera EHS ’66: A Success in Two Worlds
Alumni Spotlight Rashid Dilworth Silvera '66: A Success in Two Worlds Global fashion model; devoted and beloved educator by Dan Eramian '66 Rashid Dilworth Silvera '66 - #85 played end position on both offense and defense teams. The fact that Rashid Dilworth Silvera, ’66 became an internationallyRead more →
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Judge Thomas Connors EHS ’68: Giving Back Through EHS’s Popular Law and Protective Studies Pathways Program

On December 14, 2021   /   Alumni Profiles, News  
Judge Thomas Connors EHS ’68: Giving Back Through EHS’s Popular Law and Protective Studies Pathways Program
Alumni Spotlight Judge Thomas Connors '68: Giving Back Through EHS's Popular Legal & Protective Services Pathways Program. Judge Thomas A. Connors, Retired, EHS '68 “If you want to be a lawyer or a judge, you need to be able to think clearly and write well,” says retiredRead more →
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Secrets to Success: Football Coach Ryan Conway EHS ’89

On December 14, 2021   /   Alumni Profiles, News, Uncategorized  
Secrets to Success: Football Coach Ryan Conway EHS ’89
Alumni Spotlight Secrets to Success: EHS Football Coach Ryan Conway ’89 Left to right: New England Patriots Executive Director of Community Affairs Andre Tippett; Coach Ryan Conway; and Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots and an English High supporter, whose father Harry graduated from EHSRead more →
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Thomas Thermidor, EHS ’21, Becomes Youngest EHSA Board Member

On December 6, 2021   /   Alumni Profiles, News  
Thomas Thermidor, EHS ’21, Becomes Youngest EHSA Board Member
Thomas Thermidor, EHS 2021, Becomes Youngest EHSA Board Member "Dreams without goals and actions are just dreams."   Thomas Thermidor and his mother, Marie Therese Philippe, at Fenway Park graduation. Thomas Thermidor personifies today’s English High School student body. He came to America from Haiti in 2013Read more →
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Edward Hennessy, Jr. EHS ’45: Making the Dream a Reality

On November 18, 2021   /   Alumni Profiles, News  
Edward Hennessy, Jr. EHS ’45: Making the Dream a Reality
Alumni Spotlight Edward L. Hennessy, Jr. '45: Making the Dream a Reality From ‘No Irish Need Apply’ to the World Stage: Hobnobbing with Business Titans, the Pope and Presidents Edward L. Hennessy, Jr. - English High School, Class of 1945 Perhaps no other alumnus in The English HighRead more →
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Nedgyn Laloi EHS ’20: Thanks to English High, She’s Excited About Her Future

On November 17, 2021   /   Alumni Profiles, News  
Nedgyn Laloi EHS ’20: Thanks to English High, She’s Excited About Her Future
Alumni Scholarship Recipient Check-in Nedgyn Laloi EHS '20: Thanks to English High, She's Excited About Her Future Nedgyn Laloi In March 2020, EHSA announced that Nedgyn Laloi, EHS Class of 2020, was the recipient of the Stella and Emmanuel Mavridis Scholarship. Recently, we checked in with NedgynRead more →
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Mayra Volquez EHS ’07: Passing Her ‘Dare to Dream’ Philosophy to Today’s EHS Students

On November 16, 2021   /   Alumni Profiles  
Mayra Volquez EHS ’07: Passing Her ‘Dare to Dream’ Philosophy to Today’s EHS Students

Alumni Spotlight Mayra Volquez EHS ’07: Passing Her ‘Dare to Dream’ Philosophy to Today’s EHS Students   When Mayra Volquez,  ‘07 came to America from the Dominican Republic 15 years ago with her parents and siblings, she entered the 10th grade at English High where she learned

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  • EHSA Announces Scholarships to be Presented to the Class of 2025
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  • Legendary English High Baseball Coach Celebrates Latest Winning Season with Generous Donation
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The English High School Association, the incorporated society of alumni, was founded in 1853 with the stated object of promoting the usefulness and the prosperity of the English High School of Boston.

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