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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Meet the 2021 Stella and Emmanuel Mavridis Scholarship Winners and Finalists Each year the English High School Alumni & Friends Tutoring Program, established and supported by a gift in memory of Stella and Emmanuel Mavridis, awards promising English High students who are planning to attend college with
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EHS Historic Class of 2021 Graduates at Historic Fenway Park It was a great day at Fenway as English High graduates, family, and EHSA supporters gathered to celebrate the English High School Class of 2021. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. Enjoy
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