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Head Of School Message

Caitlin Murphy, Head of School

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”--Mary Oliver


Dear Students and Families of The English High School, 

 

Welcome to the start of the 2024-2025 school year!  We are very excited to reconnect with our returning students and welcome our new students into the English High School family for what we hope will be one of the best years in our 200 plus year history. 

 

Across the school we have exciting programs for this school year. Our Middle School program continues to grow and thrive and we welcome our first 9th grade class who started with us in the 7th grade. This year we added an additional Advanced Placement course in statistics and a Wellness mentoring program with 11th graders and middle school students. 

 

PIE Period continues this year with some exciting enrichment and club opportunities for students. We also continue to offer semesterised courses,  allowing students to have more choice in the courses that they take, while also allowing us to make sure that teachers are able to provide students with the support and challenges that they need. 

 

Our 5 CVTE Pathways Programs offer hands-on learning in Business Technology, Computer Programming and Web Design, Health Assisting, Protective Services, and Design and Visual Communications. Pathways students participate in internships and our Health Assisting students will be participating in a Clinical rotation as well as Harvard Medical School programming. 

 

Our athletic teams are prepared to try for a repeat of last year’s success with our Football team looking for a victory on Thanksgiving Day victory over Latin, and our Boys Basketball looking to make another run in the State Tournament.  We are excited to celebrate our State Championship Baseball Team with a ring ceremony to celebrate their victory.  

 

We are deeply committed to our roots as the nation’s first public high school, serving all students in the City of Boston and helping each student who enters our doors to become an intellectual, a passionate debater, a driven and motivated citizen of the world, and an empathetic friend. What will you do with your one life? We will help you find the answers.

 

We look forward to a great year ahead!   

Ms. Murphy