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Members of the Class of 2016 will heading to the following colleges and universities.

Six St. Sebastian's students created a beautiful mural in the visitor room at the Italian Home for Children.

These members of the Class of 2016 will play sports at their respective colleges and universities.

The Men’s Association at St. Sebastian’s School held its 13th annual Parent/Son Golf & Tennis Tournament on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. 

St. Sebastian’s music teacher Mr. Karl Grohmann was one of the 90 featured percussionists at the Arnold Arboretum and Kadence Arts Boston premiere of Inuksuit 

On Friday, June 10, 2016, Mr. Paul Cardello, Chairman of iPods for Wounded Veterans, visited campus in order to make a special presentation to Jack McCool '16 and Jack McLaughlin '16 for their leadership and letter writing service to the Dear Soldier Campaign.

On Monday, June 6, 2016 five members of the junior class travelled with Mr. Nerbonne to the San Miguel School in Providence, RI.

On Thursday, June 9, Headmaster Bill Burke hosted over 100 parents, alumni and friends on the Class of 2007 Terrace for the Volunteer Appreciation Cookout to celebrate and thank the tremendous team of volunteers who have made contributions of time and talent this year.

Sedale Threatt Jr. 03 brings to life the character of Tom, a hardworking blacksmith, in the History Channels remake of "Roots".

Every year, St. Sebastians School records a school music album using our state of the art recording studio in the Arts Center. Please click the link below to our Soundcloud page to listen to this years album.

St. Sebastians School graduated 62 students at its 72nd Commencement Exercises on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

St. Sebastians School is proud to recognize its student-athletes for their performance on the Arrows varsity baseball, golf, lacrosse, sailing, tennis and ultimate Frisbee teams. Awards and letters were given on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, during the spring Athletic Awards Assembly.

The classes of 2016 and 2017 enjoyed a beautiful night in Boston Harbor for the Junior-Senior Prom on May 27.

On Wednesday May 18, St. Sebastians School participated in the Museum of Fine Arts Rhetoric Competition.

On Thursday, May 26, St. Sebastian's Men with Positive Attitudes celebrated another successful year with a feast of food and friends. 

James Mooney 18 was recently honored by the Mass General Hospital Cancer Center for his philanthropy and advocacy in the fight against pediatric cancer.

On Tuesday, May 24, the International Club held its annual banquet at Fuji restaurant in Needham where members enjoyed traditional Japanese cuisine prepared right in front of them on a hibachi grill.

Four student "lawyers" demonstrated their legal skills in the finals of the 9th Annual Moot Court Competition on May 25.

The Class of 2016 began its final week at St. Sebastians with the Schools annual Senior Class-Alumni Breakfast on Thursday, May 26.

St. Sebastians School is proud to recognize the following students who were presented with awards for their academic achievements during the Undergraduate Awards Assembly held on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.

Congratulations to Noah Hanifin '15 who was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st Round at the NHL Draft on June 26, 2015.

Last week Sam Gordon '17, Ethan Fidalgo '17, Jeremy Xu '19 and Ted Duffy '19 completed their mural project at Boston's Italian Home for Children.

St. Sebastian's School is proud to announce the students who were named to the Fourth Quarter and Second Semester Honor Rolls.

This coming fall, the entire Class of 2015 will matriculate at four-year colleges and universities across the country.

On June 10, St. Sebastians celebrated and thanked its tremendous team of volunteers, including parents, alumni and friends, at the annual Volunteer Appreciation Cookout.

The St. Sebastian's School Men's Association held its 12th Annual Father-Son Golf & Tennis Tournament on Tuesday, June 9, 2015.

On June 10, members of the Class of 2020 delivered a check to San Miguel School for funds raised by the students in support of San Miguel's new Robotics Program.

St. Sebastian's School graduated 72 students at its 71st Commencement Exercises on Thursday, June 4, 2015.

On Tuesday, June 2, St. Sebastian's School welcomed its new parents to Ward Hall for a coffee reception. The event gave parents the opportunity to learn more about the School and to meet fellow parents.

The following members of the Class of 2015 plan to play sports at their respective colleges and universities.

The parents of the Class of 2015 gathered at St. Sebastian's School yesterday, Sunday, May 31, to dedicate this year's Senior Class gift, the Class of 2015 Student Commons.

On May 14, grade eight visited the Museum of Fine Arts; on May 21, grade seven took a trip to the New England Aquarium.

On Tuesday, May 19, the International Club held its annual banquet at Al Wadi restaurant in West Roxbury where members enjoyed traditional Lebanese cuisine.

Freshmen David Labow and James Mooney placed third overall at the Winsor School's Boston Area Debate Tournament on Sunday, May 17.

The Class of 2015 began its final week at St. Sebastian's School with the annual Senior Class-Alumni Breakfast on Thursday, May 28.

Every year, St. Sebastian's students are invited to record their original music or cover songs and have it released on the annual CD.

St. Sebastian's welcomed back its young alumni for Grade 11 College Night on Tuesday, May 26.

St. Sebastian's School is proud to recognize the following students who were presented with awards for their academic achievements during the Undergraduate Awards Assembly held on Wednesday, May 27, 2015.

St. Sebastian's student-athletes were recognized for their performance in varsity baseball, golf, lacrosse, tennis, and sailing during the spring Athletic Awards Assembly on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.

The Classes of 2015 and 2016 hit the high seas on the cruise ship Odyssey for their Junior-Senior Prom on Friday, May 22, 2015.

St. Sebastian's School is proud to announce the students who were named to the Fourth Quarter and Second Semester Honor Rolls.

St. Sebastian's hosted students from Pope John Paul II Academy in Dorchester and Mattapan for its annual field days on June 9-13.

St. Sebastian's School graduated sixty-one students at its 70th Commencement Exercises on Thursday, June 5, 2014.

This coming fall, the entire Class of 2014 will matriculate at four-year colleges and universities across the country.

On Tuesday, June 3, 2014, St. Sebastian's alumnus John Wolfe '09 was awarded the Edward E. Jones Memorial Prize for his senior thesis.

On Wednesday, June 11, the School hosted parents, alumni, and friends for a Volunteer Appreciation Cookout.

The St. Sebastian's School Men's Association held its 11th Annual Father-Son Golf & Tennis Tournament on Tuesday, June 10, 2014.

Former Arrows shortstop Matt Duffy '07 put on a show last night, hitting three home runs to carry the Triple-A RedHawks to a 6-2 victory.

On Saturday, June 7, Justin Bellinger '14 was drafted in the 11th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.

On Tuesday, June 4, St. Sebastian's School welcomed its new parents to Ward Hall for a coffee reception.

Please make note of some key dates for the next School Year.

The parents of the Class of 2014 gathered at St. Sebastian's School yesterday, Sunday, June 1, to dedicate this year's Senior Class gift, St. Sebastian's Way.

The Class of 2014 began its final week at St. Sebastian's School with the annual Senior Class-Alumni Breakfast on Thursday, May 29.

St. Sebastian's student-athletes were recognized for their performance in varsity baseball, golf, lacrosse, tennis, and sailing during the spring Athletic Awards Assembly on Tuesday, May 27, 2014.

On Wednesday, May 21, four students represented St. Sebastian's in the Annual Rhetoric Competition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

St. Sebastian's School is proud to recognize the following students who were presented with awards for their academic achievements during the Undergraduate Awards Assembly held on Wednesday, May 28, 2014.

St. Sebastian's welcomed back its young alumni for Grade 11 College Night on Tuesday, May 27.

This year's MPA Banquet was a feast of food, family and friends. The event provided an opportunity to recognize graduating seniors and welcome its newest members.

On Reunion Saturday, May 17, the Arrows Tennis team squared off against a formidable adversary from the Brooks School and emerged victorious.

On Tuesday, May 20, the International Club celebrated its closing banquet with an Ethiopian feast at Blue Nile in Jamaica Plain.

On Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Bentley University Brian Mullin '13 and Brian O'Malley '13 played football for the Shriners North Team in the Shriners All-Star Football Game.

Patrick Healy '13 and Brian O'Malley '13 represented St. Sebastian's Monday night in the first annual BostonLax All American High School All Star Game, featuring top public and private school players from across the state.

St. Sebastian's School in Needham graduated 67 students at its sixty-ninth Commencement Exercises on Thursday, June 6, 2013. Douglas A. Kingsley P'10'10'12'13, Member of the Board of Trustees, delivered the Commencement Address. Kenneth S. Chen was this year's Salutatorian and Thayer D. Wade was the Valedictorian.

Members of the Class of 2013 will be attending the following colleges and universities this fall:

Marking the beginning of Commencement Week, parents of students in the Class of 2013 gathered for a Headmaster's Reception & Dinner on Sunday, June 2, 2013.

On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 new parents attended a coffee reception in Ward Hall to hear remarks from David Cornish, Arlene Marano and Headmaster Burke.

The following students were recognized for their performance on either the Arrows varsity baseball, golf, lacrosse, or tennis teams during an Athletic Awards Assembly on Tuesday, May 28, 2013.

The End-of-Year Banquet of the International Club took place on May 21st at Blue Nile, an Ethiopian Restaurant in Jamaica Plain.

St. Sebastian's School is proud to recognize the following students who were presented with College Book and Memorial Awards for their achievements during the Undergraduate Awards Assembly held on Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

College-age alumni returned to campus to represent their schools during the Grade 11 College Night on Tuesday, May 28, 2013.

Luke Regan '09 received the Francis S. Dane Baseball Trophy during the 2013 Bowdoin Commencement.

St. Sebastian's artwork arrived in Rwanda as part of our ongoing participation in The Memory Project.

The finals of the Sixth Annual Moot Court Competition took place on Wednesday evening, May 22 in the McCulloch Room at St. Sebastian's.

Over 250 alumni, their spouses, faculty, and friends attended Reunion 2013 on Friday and Saturday, May 17-18.

Brian O'Malley '13 was recognized by the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame with a Scholar-Athlete Award.

On the evening of Thursday, May 9th, the Trustee Appreciation Reception was held in Ward Hall.

Freshman Matt Barron '16 organized a baseball equipment drive to support the Fundacion Leones JP baseball club in Caracas, Venezuela.

On Saturday night, Monsignor Albert Contons celebrated his 89th Birthday with Ed '65 and Toni Davis at The Venitia Restaurant in South Boston.

Faculty member and author Paul Tremblay was an invited speaker at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, which was held on the campus of the University of Southern California on Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21, 2013.

A sellout group of parents, alumni, and friends gathered at the Woodland Golf Club to participate in the St. Sebastian's School 22nd Annual Golf Outing on Monday, May 6, 2013.

St. Sebastian's School is proud to announce the names of students who were named to the Fourth Quarter and Second Semester Honor Rolls.

Kevin Rich, son of WT Rich '93, presented a $5,000 donation to the Jimmy Fund on Thursday, June 21, 2012.

Danny O'Regan '12 was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the Fifth Round of the 2012 NHL Draft, which was held in Pittsburgh on June 22-23.

laxpower.com ranks St. Sebastian's lacrosse 50th in the nation.

The McKinlay and Connolly Families and their friends gathered at St. Sebastian's School on Tuesday, June 19, to dedicate the new McKinlay Room in honor of Barb and Jim McKinlay.

Roughly 100 parents, past parents, grandparents, alumni, and friends attended the St. Sebastian's School Volunteer Appreciation Cookout on Wednesday, June 13, 2012.

Longtime dining hall staff member Janet Matthews stepped into retirement at the end of the school year following close to 14 years of service to the St. Sebastian's School Community.

The St. Sebastian's School Men's Association held its Ninth Annual Father/Son Tennis & Golf Tournament on Tuesday, June 12, 2012.

Julian Matra '13 was the invited guest at the Boston Branch of the English Speaking Union's annual garden party and fundraiser on Sunday, June 10.

Members of the Duces Society (Alumni Leadership Donor Society) attended a reception in the new area of the library on Monday, June 4.

St. Sebastian's School in Needham graduated 63 students at its sixty-eighth Commencement Exercises on Thursday, June 7, 2012.

Members of the Class of 2012 will be attending the following colleges and universities this fall.

The following School and Service Awards were presented at either the Undergraduate Awards Assembly on May 29 or the Baccalaureate Mass and Dinner on June 6.

Over March Vacation, four of us from St. Sebastian's crossed the Atlantic and attended St. Michael's College in Dublin.

Twelve students participated in The Memory Project, an art project by Ben Shumaker designed to "inspire caring, global friendship and a positive sense of self."

The parents of the Class of 2012 gathered for the Senior Parent Dinner on Sunday, June 3.

John McNamara '81, P'14,'18 was introduced as the new President of the St. Sebastian's School Alumni Association during an Alumni Board Meeting on Thursday, May 31, 2012.

Faculty and staff gathered in Ward Hall to bid farewell to longtime faculty member Tom Nunan on Thursday, May 31, 2012.

St. Sebastian's School alumni Patrick Kelly '08, Harry Maxwell '08, and Joe Clark '07 were recently commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the United States Army.

With one week remaining of their senior year, the Class of 2012 gathered in Ward Hall with member of the Alumni Board for the annual Senior Class/Alumni Breakfast on Thursday, May 31, 2012.