August 2021 EHSA President’s Message: Countdown to Our 200th Anniversary Virtual Celebration It won’t be long now before you’ll be watching English High’s 200th Anniversary Virtual Event. What is a Virtual event some might ask? Ours will be a fantastic program celebrating English High School that you’ll
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Reading, Writing and Revival. English High School Celebrates its Bicentennial This story appeared in The Boston Globe on August 16, 2021
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English High School Launches “The Great Missing Alumni Hunt” America’s Oldest Public High School Seeks 9,000 Alums as It Nears 200th Birthday There are 9,000 people missing! But there’s no need for the authorities to issue any missing person reports or all-points bulletins, or post flyers
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“There is No Way to Short-Circuit the Path to Success” Brandy Rosario Corder was the Class Valedictorian for 2021 received a Mavridis Scholarship from the English High School Association. Below is her Valedictorian Speech given to the class during commencement ceremonies on June 11 at Fenway Park.
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Class of 64 Reconnects with Classmates via Zoom Arthur Bowes and Malcolm Alter, both members of EHS ’64, had an idea to get together with classmates — to hear how class members were doing and reconnect. The organized a Zoom get-together on June 29th and it was
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Boston Celebrates Juneteenth 2021 With A Little Help from English High The English High School Association was proud to be invited by Boston Mayor Kim Janey to attend the city’s Juneteenth Flag-Raising Ceremony on Friday, June 18th. English High was front and center at the event as
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EHS Notable Alumni Martin Bookspan, EHS ’43, the Cultured Voice of Lincoln Center Telecasts and NYT Music Critic Martin Bookspan, English High Alumnus in the wartime class of 1943, was recently remembered by EHSA Board of Directors member Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse ’44. Woody remembers Martin as a
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Alumni Spotlight The Amazing Reverend Patrick Healy, EHS ’39 Photo: Nicolaus Czarnecki/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald While the Boston Herald did an excellent piece on this amazing man we thought we would speak to Rev. Patrick Healy for some more details of his thoughts on his English High
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