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Commencement 2019
St. Sebastian's celebrated 67 graduates at its 75th Commencement Exercises on June 6.
Pursuing Truth Through Faith and Reason
“The order of the day is to love God, work hard, and take good care of one another.”
William L. Burke III, Headmaster
News and Events
Every young man will be known and loved and called to greatness.
![MIT Professor speaks to Engineering Club]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583955086/stsebs/cmott28toli1trlhfjoo/MIT-Synthetic-Jim-Collins02.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583955086/stsebs/cmott28toli1trlhfjoo/MIT-Synthetic-Jim-Collins02.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1583955086/stsebs/cmott28toli1trlhfjoo/MIT-Synthetic-Jim-Collins02.jpg","width":639}])
On March 5, the St. Sebastian’s Engineering Club hosted its first ever event in Ward Hall, featuring guest speaker James Collins, an MIT professor who shared his passion for biomedical engineering.
![Patrick McDonald delivers poem during Poetry Out Loud finals]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583857914/stsebs/g1skfhk7w3edftwhub4d/021020_Poetry_Out_Loud_finals-3_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583857914/stsebs/g1skfhk7w3edftwhub4d/021020_Poetry_Out_Loud_finals-3_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1583857914/stsebs/g1skfhk7w3edftwhub4d/021020_Poetry_Out_Loud_finals-3_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1583857914/stsebs/g1skfhk7w3edftwhub4d/021020_Poetry_Out_Loud_finals-3_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1583857914/stsebs/g1skfhk7w3edftwhub4d/021020_Poetry_Out_Loud_finals-3_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1583857914/stsebs/g1skfhk7w3edftwhub4d/021020_Poetry_Out_Loud_finals-3_1.jpg","width":2200}])
After earning the top spot in the school-wide competition, Patrick McDonald ‘20 represented St. Sebastian's in the regional competition in Hopkinton on February 29.
![Senior Michael Pond with Assistant Headmaster Nerbonne and Headmaster Burke.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583850607/stsebs/nmihhonzi2yk5jidcsfs/030920_michaelpond-NHS-4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583850607/stsebs/nmihhonzi2yk5jidcsfs/030920_michaelpond-NHS-4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1583850607/stsebs/nmihhonzi2yk5jidcsfs/030920_michaelpond-NHS-4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1583850607/stsebs/nmihhonzi2yk5jidcsfs/030920_michaelpond-NHS-4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1583850607/stsebs/nmihhonzi2yk5jidcsfs/030920_michaelpond-NHS-4.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1583850607/stsebs/nmihhonzi2yk5jidcsfs/030920_michaelpond-NHS-4.jpg","width":2200}])
Michael Pond '20 was added to the Sr. Evelyn C. Barrett, O.P. Chapter of the National Honor Society on Monday, March 9, 2020.
![Alum and musician Jimmy Elcock talks with students.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583776443/stsebs/b5530mgux5k0legtxcky/Jimmy_Elcock.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583776443/stsebs/b5530mgux5k0legtxcky/Jimmy_Elcock.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1583776443/stsebs/b5530mgux5k0legtxcky/Jimmy_Elcock.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1583776443/stsebs/b5530mgux5k0legtxcky/Jimmy_Elcock.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1583776443/stsebs/b5530mgux5k0legtxcky/Jimmy_Elcock.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1583776443/stsebs/b5530mgux5k0legtxcky/Jimmy_Elcock.jpg","width":2200}])
The St. Sebastian's alumnus stopped by Karl Grohmann's music classes on March 6 to talk with students about his career in country music and life on the road.
![St. Sebastian's music students and teacher at the Boston Symphony Orchestra.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583775714/stsebs/cqvgb6lwtfm24xll4d2e/IMG_4453.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583775714/stsebs/cqvgb6lwtfm24xll4d2e/IMG_4453.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1583775714/stsebs/cqvgb6lwtfm24xll4d2e/IMG_4453.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1583775714/stsebs/cqvgb6lwtfm24xll4d2e/IMG_4453.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1583775714/stsebs/cqvgb6lwtfm24xll4d2e/IMG_4453.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1583775714/stsebs/cqvgb6lwtfm24xll4d2e/IMG_4453.jpg","width":2200}])
St. Sebastian's music students attended the annual Boston Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal on February 27.
![Victor Cevoli meets with AP Photo students on grounds of Medfield State Hospital]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583439369/stsebs/sb53kkyuk0i6wbaaiof2/030420_APPhoto_MedfieldStateHospital1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583439369/stsebs/sb53kkyuk0i6wbaaiof2/030420_APPhoto_MedfieldStateHospital1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1583439369/stsebs/sb53kkyuk0i6wbaaiof2/030420_APPhoto_MedfieldStateHospital1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1583439369/stsebs/sb53kkyuk0i6wbaaiof2/030420_APPhoto_MedfieldStateHospital1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1583439369/stsebs/sb53kkyuk0i6wbaaiof2/030420_APPhoto_MedfieldStateHospital1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1583439369/stsebs/sb53kkyuk0i6wbaaiof2/030420_APPhoto_MedfieldStateHospital1.jpg","width":2200}])
Victor Cevoli, an award-winning graphic designer and photographer, met with the students to talk about photographing on site and the history of the hospital.
![A guest speaker talks to students.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583415503/stsebs/oksvxflceykapauahihw/030220_Foreign-Languages-Assembly-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583415503/stsebs/oksvxflceykapauahihw/030220_Foreign-Languages-Assembly-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1583415503/stsebs/oksvxflceykapauahihw/030220_Foreign-Languages-Assembly-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1583415503/stsebs/oksvxflceykapauahihw/030220_Foreign-Languages-Assembly-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1583415503/stsebs/oksvxflceykapauahihw/030220_Foreign-Languages-Assembly-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1583415503/stsebs/oksvxflceykapauahihw/030220_Foreign-Languages-Assembly-2.jpg","width":2200}])
![Louis Hansen stands with his award along with faculty]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583329345/stsebs/lm42b6fyzzvs6qcweksz/GridironClub.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583329345/stsebs/lm42b6fyzzvs6qcweksz/GridironClub.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1583329345/stsebs/lm42b6fyzzvs6qcweksz/GridironClub.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1583329345/stsebs/lm42b6fyzzvs6qcweksz/GridironClub.jpg","width":1024}])
Louis Hansen ‘21 was honored as a member of the Gridiron Club of Boston’s Super 26 All-State High School Football Team for the 2019 season at Lantana’s in Randolph on Sunday, March 1.
![Students perform at theater festival.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583244481/stsebs/vszj7o4q4mbpygnw6eii/TheDoor1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583244481/stsebs/vszj7o4q4mbpygnw6eii/TheDoor1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1583244481/stsebs/vszj7o4q4mbpygnw6eii/TheDoor1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1583244481/stsebs/vszj7o4q4mbpygnw6eii/TheDoor1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1583244481/stsebs/vszj7o4q4mbpygnw6eii/TheDoor1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1583244481/stsebs/vszj7o4q4mbpygnw6eii/TheDoor1.jpg","width":2200}])
On Saturday, February 29, members of St. Sebastian's Slings and Arrows presented "The Door" in the Massachusetts High School Theater Celebration at Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough.
![Seniors get breakfast during the 100 days to graduation celebration.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582649171/stsebs/s2jdod1w8yzgykjqddwj/100-Days-to-Grad-breakfast-19.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582649171/stsebs/s2jdod1w8yzgykjqddwj/100-Days-to-Grad-breakfast-19.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582649171/stsebs/s2jdod1w8yzgykjqddwj/100-Days-to-Grad-breakfast-19.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1582649171/stsebs/s2jdod1w8yzgykjqddwj/100-Days-to-Grad-breakfast-19.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1582649171/stsebs/s2jdod1w8yzgykjqddwj/100-Days-to-Grad-breakfast-19.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1582649171/stsebs/s2jdod1w8yzgykjqddwj/100-Days-to-Grad-breakfast-19.jpg","width":2200}])
St. Sebastian's Seniors celebrate 100 days to graduation with a breakfast on Tuesday, February 25, 2020.
![7th graders at Challenger Learning Center]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582562184/stsebs/xpwdr8tyb2jwxc2i55hf/PhotoFeb21115259AM.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582562184/stsebs/xpwdr8tyb2jwxc2i55hf/PhotoFeb21115259AM.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582562184/stsebs/xpwdr8tyb2jwxc2i55hf/PhotoFeb21115259AM.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1582562184/stsebs/xpwdr8tyb2jwxc2i55hf/PhotoFeb21115259AM.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1582562184/stsebs/xpwdr8tyb2jwxc2i55hf/PhotoFeb21115259AM.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1582562184/stsebs/xpwdr8tyb2jwxc2i55hf/PhotoFeb21115259AM.jpg","width":2200}])
Members of the Class of 2025 traveled to Framingham State University's Challenger Learning Center on Friday, February 21.
![The St. Sebastian's Finance Academy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582556800/stsebs/b3mmrssb2awmzxvszrxf/Feb-photo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582556800/stsebs/b3mmrssb2awmzxvszrxf/Feb-photo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582556800/stsebs/b3mmrssb2awmzxvszrxf/Feb-photo.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1582556800/stsebs/b3mmrssb2awmzxvszrxf/Feb-photo.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1582556800/stsebs/b3mmrssb2awmzxvszrxf/Feb-photo.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1582556800/stsebs/b3mmrssb2awmzxvszrxf/Feb-photo.jpg","width":2200}])
On February 4, 2020, Mr. Willie Yandow P’20 addressed members of the St. Sebastian’s Finance Academy.
![Students with their portraits they made.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582550939/stsebs/wyidrj5apmp8nl2yr05w/Malaysiagroup2020.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582550939/stsebs/wyidrj5apmp8nl2yr05w/Malaysiagroup2020.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582550939/stsebs/wyidrj5apmp8nl2yr05w/Malaysiagroup2020.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1582550939/stsebs/wyidrj5apmp8nl2yr05w/Malaysiagroup2020.jpg","width":960}])
Arrows Aidan McCarthy '22, Paul White '22, and Jack Sullivan '22 returned to the Memory Project to help lead newcomers Declan Carroll '25, Derron St. Marie '24 and Joe Hamilton '21 to create portraits for Rohingya refugee orphans that are currently living in a refugee camp in Malaysia.
![Student debate award winners with Assistant Headmaster Michael Nerbonne]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582057962/stsebs/k8lqpgtuijdoiz7pugjf/021820-debate-awards-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582057962/stsebs/k8lqpgtuijdoiz7pugjf/021820-debate-awards-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582057962/stsebs/k8lqpgtuijdoiz7pugjf/021820-debate-awards-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1582057962/stsebs/k8lqpgtuijdoiz7pugjf/021820-debate-awards-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1582057962/stsebs/k8lqpgtuijdoiz7pugjf/021820-debate-awards-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1582057962/stsebs/k8lqpgtuijdoiz7pugjf/021820-debate-awards-1.jpg","width":2200}])
On Sunday, February 16, 2020, St. Sebastian's hosted our Annual Parliamentary Extemporaneous Invitational Debate Tournament for students in both the Novice and Advanced Divisions.
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On February 14 and 15, the St. Sebastian's Drama Club performed "The Door," this year's winter play. The play was written by seniors Patrick McDonald, Nate Kelly, and Aidan Garrity who also collaborated in directing.
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OUR COMMUNITY
“The time and devotion given to every student by every teacher is incredible to say the least.”
“Once in. Never Out. It’s resoundingly true. Alums are always coming back as though they never left.”
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SPIRIT & PEOPLE CAMPAIGN
The $55 million Spirit & People Campaign to build the West Campus Center and grow our endowment is an exciting chapter in St. Sebastian’s story of continuing transformation.
