A Mission-driven Community
St. Sebastian’s offers the best of the Catholic and Independent School traditions, with a mission that sets us apart from other schools in our league.
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Inspiring Innovation
The Innovation Lab provides a creative space for a hands-on experience that encourages students to invent, create, innovate, and collaborate.
Beyond the Classroom
In addition to a rich academic program, St. Sebastian’s provides a wide variety of opportunities for students to continue learning outside the classroom setting.
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.
![Guarav Rohatgi speaks to Engineering Club]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617903127/stsebs/znito5tqoojp2z34yvzb/EngineeringClub_collage.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617903127/stsebs/znito5tqoojp2z34yvzb/EngineeringClub_collage.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1617903127/stsebs/znito5tqoojp2z34yvzb/EngineeringClub_collage.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1617903127/stsebs/znito5tqoojp2z34yvzb/EngineeringClub_collage.png","width":940}])
Mr. Rohatgi kept his Catholic faith at the forefront of his lecture, pointing out how it provides reliable guidance in technologically and ethically complex situations.
![Third Quarter Academic Awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1586984592/stsebs/arjmwrmksagdjkhcwaas/hands-academic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1586984592/stsebs/arjmwrmksagdjkhcwaas/hands-academic.jpg","width":350}])
St. Sebastian's School is proud to announce those students who were named to the Third Quarter Honor Rolls.
![Student debate winners]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617723319/stsebs/ovbvntkv3afz6riungnv/033021-three-Debate-Winners.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617723319/stsebs/ovbvntkv3afz6riungnv/033021-three-Debate-Winners.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1617723319/stsebs/ovbvntkv3afz6riungnv/033021-three-Debate-Winners.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1617723319/stsebs/ovbvntkv3afz6riungnv/033021-three-Debate-Winners.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1617723319/stsebs/ovbvntkv3afz6riungnv/033021-three-Debate-Winners.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1617723319/stsebs/ovbvntkv3afz6riungnv/033021-three-Debate-Winners.jpg","width":2200}])
On Sunday, March 28, 2021, 6 members of the St. Sebastian's Debate Team participated in the Northfield Mount Hermon Public Speaking Competition.
![Class of 2024 Participates in Feed Haiti Packathon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617306531/stsebs/bgvyasuycpddpvdlxixr/040121_Food_Packathon-011.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617306531/stsebs/bgvyasuycpddpvdlxixr/040121_Food_Packathon-011.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1617306531/stsebs/bgvyasuycpddpvdlxixr/040121_Food_Packathon-011.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1617306531/stsebs/bgvyasuycpddpvdlxixr/040121_Food_Packathon-011.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1617306531/stsebs/bgvyasuycpddpvdlxixr/040121_Food_Packathon-011.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1617306531/stsebs/bgvyasuycpddpvdlxixr/040121_Food_Packathon-011.jpg","width":2200}])
On April 1, the 9th graders worked together to assemble 30,000 servings to be shipped to help the neediest people in Haiti's northern region.
![Statement on Anti-asian racism]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617032562/stsebs/czldjbrkp09hmjhrsex2/Anti-Asianstatement_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617032562/stsebs/czldjbrkp09hmjhrsex2/Anti-Asianstatement_web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1617032562/stsebs/czldjbrkp09hmjhrsex2/Anti-Asianstatement_web.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1617032562/stsebs/czldjbrkp09hmjhrsex2/Anti-Asianstatement_web.jpg","width":940}])
During Corporate Chapel, Headmaster Bill Burke spoke about racism and the increasing and abhorrent acts of violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community (AAPI)
![Max Surprenant ’22 Wins 2nd place in Writing Contest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1615579694/stsebs/pfdjrvssl8mgxmpfresq/031121-MaxSurprenant-WritingAward-002.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1615579694/stsebs/pfdjrvssl8mgxmpfresq/031121-MaxSurprenant-WritingAward-002.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1615579694/stsebs/pfdjrvssl8mgxmpfresq/031121-MaxSurprenant-WritingAward-002.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1615579694/stsebs/pfdjrvssl8mgxmpfresq/031121-MaxSurprenant-WritingAward-002.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1615579694/stsebs/pfdjrvssl8mgxmpfresq/031121-MaxSurprenant-WritingAward-002.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1615579694/stsebs/pfdjrvssl8mgxmpfresq/031121-MaxSurprenant-WritingAward-002.jpg","width":2200}])
Max Surprenant '22 won second place in Massachusetts for the Classical Association of New England’s Annual Essay Contest.
![Shaun Pandit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1615580278/stsebs/ywioq3wcdk1yulhrlzwp/ShaunPandit.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1615580278/stsebs/ywioq3wcdk1yulhrlzwp/ShaunPandit.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1615580278/stsebs/ywioq3wcdk1yulhrlzwp/ShaunPandit.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1615580278/stsebs/ywioq3wcdk1yulhrlzwp/ShaunPandit.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1615580278/stsebs/ywioq3wcdk1yulhrlzwp/ShaunPandit.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1615580278/stsebs/ywioq3wcdk1yulhrlzwp/ShaunPandit.jpg","width":2200}])
On Thursday, March 4th, 2021, Mr. Shaun Pandit P'21, CEO and Director of EarlyBird Power, gave an insightful presentation to the St. Sebastian’s Finance Academy regarding his experience in financial markets, specifically energy and commodity options trading.
![Thaddeus Kennedy '17 Gives Lesson on The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1615314719/stsebs/jwumte17bsazyabeuhqa/030921_ThaddeusKennedy-Constitution-Talk-003.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1615314719/stsebs/jwumte17bsazyabeuhqa/030921_ThaddeusKennedy-Constitution-Talk-003.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1615314719/stsebs/jwumte17bsazyabeuhqa/030921_ThaddeusKennedy-Constitution-Talk-003.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1615314719/stsebs/jwumte17bsazyabeuhqa/030921_ThaddeusKennedy-Constitution-Talk-003.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1615314719/stsebs/jwumte17bsazyabeuhqa/030921_ThaddeusKennedy-Constitution-Talk-003.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1615314719/stsebs/jwumte17bsazyabeuhqa/030921_ThaddeusKennedy-Constitution-Talk-003.jpg","width":2200}])
On Tuesday, March 9, Thaddeus Kennedy '17 gave a brief presentation during the senior class meeting on the history of The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution and its relevance today's political climate.
![Mike Frisoli]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1615226043/stsebs/b9tuavbz8hpqoeec2kaj/MensAssociationPresidentMikeFrisoli.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1615226043/stsebs/b9tuavbz8hpqoeec2kaj/MensAssociationPresidentMikeFrisoli.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1615226043/stsebs/b9tuavbz8hpqoeec2kaj/MensAssociationPresidentMikeFrisoli.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1615226043/stsebs/b9tuavbz8hpqoeec2kaj/MensAssociationPresidentMikeFrisoli.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1615226043/stsebs/b9tuavbz8hpqoeec2kaj/MensAssociationPresidentMikeFrisoli.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1615226043/stsebs/b9tuavbz8hpqoeec2kaj/MensAssociationPresidentMikeFrisoli.png","width":2200}])
Men’s Association President, Mike Frisoli P’17,’19,’21,’22,’26, and Director of Service, John Eaton, hosted the annual father-son service project at the Pine Street Inn on Thursday, March 4.
![Stefan Cressotti]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1615224298/stsebs/o5l7aks0hmyko1bxjk6g/CressottiFacultyZoomScreenshot.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1615224298/stsebs/o5l7aks0hmyko1bxjk6g/CressottiFacultyZoomScreenshot.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1615224298/stsebs/o5l7aks0hmyko1bxjk6g/CressottiFacultyZoomScreenshot.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1615224298/stsebs/o5l7aks0hmyko1bxjk6g/CressottiFacultyZoomScreenshot.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1615224298/stsebs/o5l7aks0hmyko1bxjk6g/CressottiFacultyZoomScreenshot.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1615224298/stsebs/o5l7aks0hmyko1bxjk6g/CressottiFacultyZoomScreenshot.png","width":2200}])
Classics teacher, Stefan Cressotti hosted the 6th installment of the ongoing Faculty Zoom Seminar Series on Wednesday, March 5 with a presentation on “Cicero and Catiline: Roman Conspiracy, Renaissance Drama, and American Law.”
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On Sunday, February 28, 2021, nine members of the St. Sebastian's Debate Team participated, by debating or serving as a judge, in the Hopkins School Invitational Debate Tournament.
![Celebrating Black History Month]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614350798/stsebs/pzppgq8xq0pkmsu4bmow/022621_BlackHistoryMonth-010.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614350798/stsebs/pzppgq8xq0pkmsu4bmow/022621_BlackHistoryMonth-010.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614350798/stsebs/pzppgq8xq0pkmsu4bmow/022621_BlackHistoryMonth-010.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1614350798/stsebs/pzppgq8xq0pkmsu4bmow/022621_BlackHistoryMonth-010.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1614350798/stsebs/pzppgq8xq0pkmsu4bmow/022621_BlackHistoryMonth-010.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1614350798/stsebs/pzppgq8xq0pkmsu4bmow/022621_BlackHistoryMonth-010.jpg","width":2200}])
In conclusion of Black History Month, the St. Sebastian's Community gathered for the annual Black History Month Assembly on Friday, February 26 by tuning in to the livestream from classrooms.
![Steven Flynn P ‘22]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614606598/stsebs/dtevj71fp2bmu9pd7pzp/Steve-Flynn.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614606598/stsebs/dtevj71fp2bmu9pd7pzp/Steve-Flynn.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614606598/stsebs/dtevj71fp2bmu9pd7pzp/Steve-Flynn.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614606598/stsebs/dtevj71fp2bmu9pd7pzp/Steve-Flynn.jpg","width":1125}])
Steven Flynn P'22, Senior Director of Russell Investments, served as the featured speaker during the Finance Academy's meeting on February 2.
![100 Days to Graduation Breakfast.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614096478/stsebs/zejhb4hggbkgezkwy1ng/022321-100-Days-to-Grad-028.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614096478/stsebs/zejhb4hggbkgezkwy1ng/022321-100-Days-to-Grad-028.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614096478/stsebs/zejhb4hggbkgezkwy1ng/022321-100-Days-to-Grad-028.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1614096478/stsebs/zejhb4hggbkgezkwy1ng/022321-100-Days-to-Grad-028.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1614096478/stsebs/zejhb4hggbkgezkwy1ng/022321-100-Days-to-Grad-028.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1614096478/stsebs/zejhb4hggbkgezkwy1ng/022321-100-Days-to-Grad-028.jpg","width":2200}])
The St. Sebastian's senior Class of 2021 gathered on the morning of February 23, for the annual "100 Days to Graduation Breakfast."
![Experienced Hiker Kristin Pandit P'21 speaks to International Club]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614021609/stsebs/uyqptsmir9wyjsnzpygb/Kristin_Pandit-10.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614021609/stsebs/uyqptsmir9wyjsnzpygb/Kristin_Pandit-10.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614021609/stsebs/uyqptsmir9wyjsnzpygb/Kristin_Pandit-10.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614021609/stsebs/uyqptsmir9wyjsnzpygb/Kristin_Pandit-10.png","width":979}])
The International Club welcomed experienced hiker, Kristin Pandit P'21, to talk about her hiking expeditions overseas.
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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.”
“St. Sebastian’s is more than a school or a community. It is a family.”
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.
