Our Lady of Nazareth Academy (Wakefield, Massachusetts)

This article is about the former girls' school in Wakefield, Massachusetts, which closed in 2009. For the new independent school in the same town, see Nazareth Academy (Wakefield, Massachusetts).
Our Lady of Nazareth Academy
Address
14 Winship Drive
Wakefield, Massachusetts, (Middlesex County) 01880
United States
Coordinates 42°29′50″N 71°5′15″W / 42.49722°N 71.08750°W / 42.49722; -71.08750Coordinates: 42°29′50″N 71°5′15″W / 42.49722°N 71.08750°W / 42.49722; -71.08750
Information
Type Private, All-Girls
Motto Caritas Christi Urget Nos.
(The love of Christ urges us on.)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1947
Founder Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
Closed 2009
Principal Sister Joanne Forker
Grades 912
Enrollment 167 (2008)
Average class size 21
Student to teacher ratio 8:1
Campus Suburban
Campus size 20 acres (81,000 m2)
Color(s) Navy Blue and White         
Athletics conference Catholic Conference - G
Team name Dragons
Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Publication The Nazorean (literary magazine)
Admissions Director Janelle Bonasera
Athletic Director Christa Gillis

Our Lady of Nazareth Academy was a private, all-girls, Roman Catholic high school in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and operated from 1947 to 2009.

Background

Our Lady of Nazareth Academy was established in 1947 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.[2]

Extracurricular activities

Athletic programs included volleyball, soccer, basketball, softball, and tennis. Students performed in dramas such as Shakespeare's Hamlet and musicals such as Sweethearts. Several times drama students participated in the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild One-Act Festival.

Other extracurricular activities included Concert Choir, Student Council, Student Newspaper, Math Team, Environmental Club, Mock Trial, Hope Club, Model U.N and Diversity Club.

Closure

The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth closed the school at the end of the 2009 academic year.[2]

Notes and references

  1. NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  2. 1 2 Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (2009-01-30). "Our Lady of Nazareth Academy to Close after 61 Years, Economic Down Turn and Low Enrollment Cited".


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