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.
![Jack Doherty waves to the crowd.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634844913/stsebs/tcsqsaungorahe0db3o1/101621-JackDoherty-retirement-party-090.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634844913/stsebs/tcsqsaungorahe0db3o1/101621-JackDoherty-retirement-party-090.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634844913/stsebs/tcsqsaungorahe0db3o1/101621-JackDoherty-retirement-party-090.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634844913/stsebs/tcsqsaungorahe0db3o1/101621-JackDoherty-retirement-party-090.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634844913/stsebs/tcsqsaungorahe0db3o1/101621-JackDoherty-retirement-party-090.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1634844913/stsebs/tcsqsaungorahe0db3o1/101621-JackDoherty-retirement-party-090.jpg","width":2200}])
On October 16, St. Sebastian’s honored Jack Doherty ’62, P’86,’87, GP’17,’25, long-time Business Manager and former hockey coach, for his 42 years of eminently distinguished service to his beloved School.
![National Honor Society inductees]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634838160/stsebs/p9cp1lculdishaoir4ps/102121-NHS-018.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634838160/stsebs/p9cp1lculdishaoir4ps/102121-NHS-018.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634838160/stsebs/p9cp1lculdishaoir4ps/102121-NHS-018.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634838160/stsebs/p9cp1lculdishaoir4ps/102121-NHS-018.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634838160/stsebs/p9cp1lculdishaoir4ps/102121-NHS-018.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1634838160/stsebs/p9cp1lculdishaoir4ps/102121-NHS-018.jpg","width":2200}])
On Thursday, October 21, Headmaster Bill Burke, Assistant Headmaster Mike Nerbonne, and National Honor Society moderator Sean Albertson inducted 62 St. Sebastian's students into the Sr. Evelyn C. Barrett, O.P. Chapter of the National Honor Society.
![Alum Andy McAuliffe '48 with family]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634754426/stsebs/thc8ujeouwoiyvxrjjph/101921-Andy_McAuliffe-Event-042.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634754426/stsebs/thc8ujeouwoiyvxrjjph/101921-Andy_McAuliffe-Event-042.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634754426/stsebs/thc8ujeouwoiyvxrjjph/101921-Andy_McAuliffe-Event-042.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634754426/stsebs/thc8ujeouwoiyvxrjjph/101921-Andy_McAuliffe-Event-042.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634754426/stsebs/thc8ujeouwoiyvxrjjph/101921-Andy_McAuliffe-Event-042.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1634754426/stsebs/thc8ujeouwoiyvxrjjph/101921-Andy_McAuliffe-Event-042.jpg","width":2200}])
On October 19, St. Sebastian’s honored one of its longest tenured alumni, Andy McAuliffe '48, for his 14 varsity letters he earned from 1945-1948.
![Class of 1970 Celebrates 50th Reunion]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634656812/stsebs/bidzmmhqpwkltre4k369/Class-of-1970-50th-Reunion-025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634656812/stsebs/bidzmmhqpwkltre4k369/Class-of-1970-50th-Reunion-025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634656812/stsebs/bidzmmhqpwkltre4k369/Class-of-1970-50th-Reunion-025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634656812/stsebs/bidzmmhqpwkltre4k369/Class-of-1970-50th-Reunion-025.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634656812/stsebs/bidzmmhqpwkltre4k369/Class-of-1970-50th-Reunion-025.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1634656812/stsebs/bidzmmhqpwkltre4k369/Class-of-1970-50th-Reunion-025.jpg","width":2200}])
The Class of 1970 gathered under a tent at St. Sebastian's on Friday, October 15, to celebrate their 50th Reunion.
![Students cheer on the sideline.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634581438/stsebs/xxngyqd4netitteyn8sq/101621-Homecoming-Saturday-075.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634581438/stsebs/xxngyqd4netitteyn8sq/101621-Homecoming-Saturday-075.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634581438/stsebs/xxngyqd4netitteyn8sq/101621-Homecoming-Saturday-075.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634581438/stsebs/xxngyqd4netitteyn8sq/101621-Homecoming-Saturday-075.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634581438/stsebs/xxngyqd4netitteyn8sq/101621-Homecoming-Saturday-075.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1634581438/stsebs/xxngyqd4netitteyn8sq/101621-Homecoming-Saturday-075.jpg","width":2200}])
Alumni, students, parents and faculty gathered this past weekend, Friday, October 15, and Saturday, October 16, with great enthusiasm to celebrate St. Sebastian's Homecoming and to cheer on the varsity football, soccer, and cross country teams after having last year's homecoming weekend cancelled due to the pandemic.
![Arrows Alum Completes His First Boston Marathon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634139900/stsebs/yntjydiyn3kp2lv1xvxz/brady-papa.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634139900/stsebs/yntjydiyn3kp2lv1xvxz/brady-papa.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634139900/stsebs/yntjydiyn3kp2lv1xvxz/brady-papa.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634139900/stsebs/yntjydiyn3kp2lv1xvxz/brady-papa.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634139900/stsebs/yntjydiyn3kp2lv1xvxz/brady-papa.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634139900/stsebs/yntjydiyn3kp2lv1xvxz/brady-papa.jpg","width":1932}])
On October 11, Brady McCabe '21 achieved a goal he had set for himself by completing his first Boston Marathon.
![James Joyce with Assistant Headmaster Mike Nerbonne]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634066064/stsebs/zjdb0qzd9jaxbt7nx9ez/Novice-Debate-JamesJoyce-Nerbonee-001.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634066064/stsebs/zjdb0qzd9jaxbt7nx9ez/Novice-Debate-JamesJoyce-Nerbonee-001.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634066064/stsebs/zjdb0qzd9jaxbt7nx9ez/Novice-Debate-JamesJoyce-Nerbonee-001.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634066064/stsebs/zjdb0qzd9jaxbt7nx9ez/Novice-Debate-JamesJoyce-Nerbonee-001.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634066064/stsebs/zjdb0qzd9jaxbt7nx9ez/Novice-Debate-JamesJoyce-Nerbonee-001.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1634066064/stsebs/zjdb0qzd9jaxbt7nx9ez/Novice-Debate-JamesJoyce-Nerbonee-001.jpg","width":2200}])
On Sunday, October 10, 2021, St. Sebastian's hosted our Annual Parliamentary Extemporaneous Invitational Novice Debate Tournament for students who are relatively new to debate. This was our third home Tournament conducted entirely on Zoom.
![Watts 2 Boston Foundation assembly.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634048884/stsebs/tbolxsfwzyfbi2nlx9qc/Watts2Boston-Assembly-008.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634048884/stsebs/tbolxsfwzyfbi2nlx9qc/Watts2Boston-Assembly-008.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634048884/stsebs/tbolxsfwzyfbi2nlx9qc/Watts2Boston-Assembly-008.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634048884/stsebs/tbolxsfwzyfbi2nlx9qc/Watts2Boston-Assembly-008.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634048884/stsebs/tbolxsfwzyfbi2nlx9qc/Watts2Boston-Assembly-008.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1634048884/stsebs/tbolxsfwzyfbi2nlx9qc/Watts2Boston-Assembly-008.jpg","width":2200}])
On Friday, October 8, Julie Mulvey P'17,'21,'26 along with members of the Los Angeles Police Department addressed the St. Sebastian's community in Ward Hall about Watts 2 Boston Foundation. W2B is a non-profit organization, that strives to provide young scholars from Watts, Los Angeles, a loving and nurturing environment through education and experiences by working together with the Los Angeles Police Department, Southeast Division.
![A tour during Open House.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633708425/stsebs/ye7yvowkinfkgn1ra9ur/2021-Open-House-006.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1633708425/stsebs/ye7yvowkinfkgn1ra9ur/2021-Open-House-006.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1633708425/stsebs/ye7yvowkinfkgn1ra9ur/2021-Open-House-006.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1633708425/stsebs/ye7yvowkinfkgn1ra9ur/2021-Open-House-006.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1633708425/stsebs/ye7yvowkinfkgn1ra9ur/2021-Open-House-006.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1633708425/stsebs/ye7yvowkinfkgn1ra9ur/2021-Open-House-006.jpg","width":2200}])
On Thursday, October 7, St. Sebastian's welcomed prospective students and parents to our On-Campus and Virtual Open Houses.
![BC Hockey Coach Jerry York Meets with Arrows Captains]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633621829/stsebs/hprfeq53slfdvwv6rs56/092921-BC-Coach-Jerry-York-005.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1633621829/stsebs/hprfeq53slfdvwv6rs56/092921-BC-Coach-Jerry-York-005.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1633621829/stsebs/hprfeq53slfdvwv6rs56/092921-BC-Coach-Jerry-York-005.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1633621829/stsebs/hprfeq53slfdvwv6rs56/092921-BC-Coach-Jerry-York-005.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1633621829/stsebs/hprfeq53slfdvwv6rs56/092921-BC-Coach-Jerry-York-005.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1633621829/stsebs/hprfeq53slfdvwv6rs56/092921-BC-Coach-Jerry-York-005.jpg","width":2200}])
Boston College Hockey Coach Jerry York, along with three BC Hockey captains, visited St. Sebastian's on the evening of September 29 to meet with Arrows captains.
![New Parents Gather in Person]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633462736/stsebs/urpsqa2wk1bxaw668bnc/093021-New_Parent_Dinner-034.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1633462736/stsebs/urpsqa2wk1bxaw668bnc/093021-New_Parent_Dinner-034.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1633462736/stsebs/urpsqa2wk1bxaw668bnc/093021-New_Parent_Dinner-034.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1633462736/stsebs/urpsqa2wk1bxaw668bnc/093021-New_Parent_Dinner-034.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1633462736/stsebs/urpsqa2wk1bxaw668bnc/093021-New_Parent_Dinner-034.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1633462736/stsebs/urpsqa2wk1bxaw668bnc/093021-New_Parent_Dinner-034.jpg","width":2200}])
On September 30, St. Sebastian's welcomed parents on campus for the New Parent Reception.
![National Merit Scholar Program logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1602606170/stsebs/ajgv6zhxmgh8udq93vjn/NationalMerit.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1602606170/stsebs/ajgv6zhxmgh8udq93vjn/NationalMerit.jpg","width":410}])
Headmaster Bill Burke and Assistant Headmaster Michael Nerbonne announced that seven St. Sebastian's students have been recognized by the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.
![Founder's Day 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632930781/stsebs/xdwoycorvbz2igxzmrvy/092921-Founders-Day-Assembly-003.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1632930781/stsebs/xdwoycorvbz2igxzmrvy/092921-Founders-Day-Assembly-003.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1632930781/stsebs/xdwoycorvbz2igxzmrvy/092921-Founders-Day-Assembly-003.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1632930781/stsebs/xdwoycorvbz2igxzmrvy/092921-Founders-Day-Assembly-003.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1632930781/stsebs/xdwoycorvbz2igxzmrvy/092921-Founders-Day-Assembly-003.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1632930781/stsebs/xdwoycorvbz2igxzmrvy/092921-Founders-Day-Assembly-003.jpg","width":2200}])
Alumnus John Piccione ’76 served as the keynote speaker during an assembly on September 29, 2021, to mark St. Sebastian's 80th anniversary.
![Reunion 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632929616/stsebs/joutroce8eowjnsbvtlt/092521-Reunion-004.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1632929616/stsebs/joutroce8eowjnsbvtlt/092521-Reunion-004.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1632929616/stsebs/joutroce8eowjnsbvtlt/092521-Reunion-004.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1632929616/stsebs/joutroce8eowjnsbvtlt/092521-Reunion-004.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1632929616/stsebs/joutroce8eowjnsbvtlt/092521-Reunion-004.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1632929616/stsebs/joutroce8eowjnsbvtlt/092521-Reunion-004.jpg","width":2200}])
The long-awaited reunions for the Reunion Classes of the 0’s & 5’s and 1’s & 6’s finally took place on the beautiful weekend of September 24-25.
![Students serving at Miracle League.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632857623/stsebs/yefqh64hokgitkafez66/Miracle-League-edited.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1632857623/stsebs/yefqh64hokgitkafez66/Miracle-League-edited.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1632857623/stsebs/yefqh64hokgitkafez66/Miracle-League-edited.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1632857623/stsebs/yefqh64hokgitkafez66/Miracle-League-edited.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1632857623/stsebs/yefqh64hokgitkafez66/Miracle-League-edited.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1632857623/stsebs/yefqh64hokgitkafez66/Miracle-League-edited.jpg","width":2200}])
This past Saturday, September 25, members of the 9th and 10th grade volunteered at the Miracle League, which was the first game since October 2019 and marks the 10th year St. Sebastian's has partnered with the Miracle League.
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