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.
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On Tuesday, May 11, the Class of 2025 gathered for a day of prayer, reflection, and refreshment, as they participated in their 8th Grade Retreat in the West Campus Center.
![Eight students who participated in Freshman Writing Night]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620233818/stsebs/tpu6uulyyor7cvjytyj5/2021-Freshman-Writing-Night.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620233818/stsebs/tpu6uulyyor7cvjytyj5/2021-Freshman-Writing-Night.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1620233818/stsebs/tpu6uulyyor7cvjytyj5/2021-Freshman-Writing-Night.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1620233818/stsebs/tpu6uulyyor7cvjytyj5/2021-Freshman-Writing-Night.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1620233818/stsebs/tpu6uulyyor7cvjytyj5/2021-Freshman-Writing-Night.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1620233818/stsebs/tpu6uulyyor7cvjytyj5/2021-Freshman-Writing-Night.jpg","width":2000}])
The 20th annual Freshman Writing Night was held in Ward Hall on May 4, 2021 with eight students reading a piece they wrote this year.
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On Sunday, April 18, 2021, members of the St. Sebastian's Debate Team participated, by debating or serving as a judge, in the Groton School Invitational Prepared Debate Tournament.
![Life Skills Club learns about car maintenance.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619800769/stsebs/j9dzpn6ayv7gmmezorj8/043021_LifeSkillsClub-AutoMaintenance-001.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1619800769/stsebs/j9dzpn6ayv7gmmezorj8/043021_LifeSkillsClub-AutoMaintenance-001.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1619800769/stsebs/j9dzpn6ayv7gmmezorj8/043021_LifeSkillsClub-AutoMaintenance-001.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1619800769/stsebs/j9dzpn6ayv7gmmezorj8/043021_LifeSkillsClub-AutoMaintenance-001.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1619800769/stsebs/j9dzpn6ayv7gmmezorj8/043021_LifeSkillsClub-AutoMaintenance-001.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1619800769/stsebs/j9dzpn6ayv7gmmezorj8/043021_LifeSkillsClub-AutoMaintenance-001.jpg","width":2200}])
Maintenance staff Eric Ludwig and Paul Panetta taught some valuable lessons on how to take care of cars.
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St. Sebastian's School celebrated Grandparents & Special Friends Day with a virtual event on April, 27.
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On Thursday, April 15, the Class of 2024 gathered for a day of prayer, reflection, and refreshment, as they participated in their Freshman Retreat in the West Campus Center.
![Scholastic Art & Writing Awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618581435/stsebs/vvl8q9vk1szdljhedkli/ScholasticArtWritingAwards.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1618581435/stsebs/vvl8q9vk1szdljhedkli/ScholasticArtWritingAwards.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618581435/stsebs/vvl8q9vk1szdljhedkli/ScholasticArtWritingAwards.jpg","width":684}])
Congratulations to our Arrows who were recognized for their creative work in the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
![Student debate winners.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618427944/stsebs/i2tgcanpgnnkfhzve6my/All-4-students.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1618427944/stsebs/i2tgcanpgnnkfhzve6my/All-4-students.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1618427944/stsebs/i2tgcanpgnnkfhzve6my/All-4-students.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1618427944/stsebs/i2tgcanpgnnkfhzve6my/All-4-students.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1618427944/stsebs/i2tgcanpgnnkfhzve6my/All-4-students.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1618427944/stsebs/i2tgcanpgnnkfhzve6my/All-4-students.jpg","width":2200}])
On Sunday, April 11, 2021, 30 members of the St. Sebastian's Debate Team participated, by debating or serving as a judge, in the Winsor School Invitational Debate Tournament.
![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.
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On Sunday, March 28, 2021, 6 members of the St. Sebastian's Debate Team participated in the Northfield Mount Hermon Public Speaking Competition.
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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)
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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.
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West Campus Center
Live Music by the Jazz Band with an Art Exhibit in Martin Hall
West Campus Field
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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.
