Sacred Heart Schools (Kingston, Massachusetts)
The Sacred Heart School System is a private college preparatory school system of Roman Catholic denomination in Kingston, Massachusetts. The schools are located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. The school system is operated by the Sisters of Divine Providence and has been educating students in grades 7-12 since its establishment in 1947. It more recently developed into grades PreK-12, and is now made up of three schools, an elementary school, a pre-primary (kindergarten) school, and an Intermediate and High School.[3] Masses are held monthly and on special occasions in either the high school auditorium or in the high school chapel.
| Sacred Heart Schools | |
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| Address | |
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399 Bishop's Highway , , 02364 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°56′47″N 70°44′9″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | "Veritas et Caritas" (Truth and Love) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholicism |
| Established | 1947 |
| Principal | Dr. Michael Gill |
| Grades | PreK–12 |
| Enrollment | 465 |
| Average class size | 25 |
| Campus size | 25 acres (100,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and Scarlet Red |
| Song | All Hail Dear Sacred Heart |
| Athletics conference | Mayflower |
| Mascot | Saints |
| Team name | Fighting Saints |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1] |
| Publication | Lingua Franca (literary/art magazine) |
| Newspaper | Heart Beat |
| Yearbook | Corric |
| Tuition | $8,750 - $14,850 |
| Nobel laureates | 0 |
| High School Principal | Michael Gill[2] |
| Elementary School Principal | Shaun Morgan |
| Athletic Director | Robert Duquette |
| Website | www.sacredheartkingston.com |
The three schools, a summer camp, and the Provincial Residence are also located on the extensive campus. Sacred Heart has won numerous regional and national recognitions for visual and performing arts. The school paper, The Heart Beat, has also achieved regional and international recognition.
In the 2018-2019 school year the Catholic order spent $2.2 million to keep the high school open, but after that time no longer had the money to do so.[4] In 2020 the school system announced that its high school division would close.[5]
Notes and references
- NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- "Sacred Heart School - Curriculum". www.sacredheartkingston.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Gallerani, Kathryn (2020-02-11). "UPDATE: Sacred Heart High to close". Gannett Company. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- Sweeny, Emily (2020-02-07). "Sacred Heart High School in Kingston to close; elementary school to remain open". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
