Archbishop Williams High School

Private, coeducational school in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States

SloganCaritus Christi Urget NosFight song" Go Bishops!"Athletics conferenceCatholic Central LeagueMascotBishopNicknameArchie's, Archie Bills, AWHS , Williams, #GoBishops, #rollbills, BillsTeam nameBishopsRivalCardinal Spellman High School, Saint Mary’sAccreditationNew England Association of Schools and Colleges^[1]PublicationThe Bishops LedgerNewspaperThe MitreYearbookThe CrosierEndowment$889,173Tuition$15,750Communities served40+Websiteawhs.org

Archbishop Williams High School is a co-educational Catholic school in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1949 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.

Archbishop Williams' school seal, originally that of the founding order of nuns, is the pelican, which was an early Christian symbol of Jesus. The school's motto is Caritas Christi Urget Nos, or "The Love of Christ Drives Us On." Navy Blue and gold are the school's colors.

The school is named after John Joseph Williams, the first Archbishop of Boston. Archbishop Williams High School was dedicated on September 12, 1949, by Cardinal Richard Cushing. In February 2004, the school was renamed Archbishop Williams High School Inc. to reflect its new independent governance status after separating from the Boston Archdiocese in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal.^[2]^[3]

In the fall of 2014 Archbishop Williams added a 7th & 8th grade program.

In the fall of 2016 Archbishop Williams unveiled its new Al and Rita Nazzaro P’75, ’76, ’78, ’82, ’83 Science Lab located on the top floor of the school as well as the Paul L. Dignan ’55 Athletic Training Center, its new training and workout center located underneath the gym. Along with these changes the school has added the James and Katherine MacDonald P'72,'74,'79,'82,'85,'87 Amphitheater, dedicated in Spring of 2017 and includes a walkway and amphitheater in accordance with the ongoing campus beautification project.

Tuition is $15,750 for grades 9–12 and $13,400 for grades 7-8 for the 2020 & 2021 school year.

Sports

The mascot of Archbishop Williams is The Bishop.

Fall

Cheerleading
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Soccer
Volleyball

Winter

Basketball (2023 State Champions)
Cheerleading
Hockey
Indoor Track
Swimming

Spring

Baseball (2018 State Champions)
Lacrosse
Outdoor Track
Softball
Tennis

Noted alumni

Steve Baker – former NHL goalie
Bob Carrington - former NBA basketball player
Edward J. Collins, Jr. – government official
Ralph Cox – hockey player
Brian Eklund - hockey player
Jack Garrity – first athletic director at Archbishop Williams High School and teacher for 11 years
Janet E. Garvey - Northeastern University faculty and former Ambassador to Cameroon
Matt Glennon – former NHL player
Beth Harrington – film director / producer
Pete Kendall – former NFL offensive lineman
Brian Noonan – former NHL player
Mike O'Connell – former NHL player
Don Parsons - former hockey player
Patrick Pickup - former television personality
James C. McConville - 40th Chief of Staff of the United States Army

Notes and references

^ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
^ https://www.awhs.org/about/mission-historyhttps://www.awhs.org/about/mission-history ^{[dead link]}
^ "Boston Globe / Spotlight / Abuse in the Catholic Church / The financial cost".

External links

Archbishop Williams High School website

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston

Ordinaries

Bishops: Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus; Benedict Joseph Fenwick; John Bernard Fitzpatrick

Archbishops: John Joseph Williams; William Henry O'Connell; Richard Cushing; Humberto Sousa Medeiros; Bernard Francis Law; Seán Patrick O'Malley

Auxiliary bishops: Cristiano Borro Barbosa; Robert Francis Hennessey; Mark William O'Connell; Robert Philip Reed; Peter J. Uglietto

Emeriti bishops: John Anthony Dooher; Arthur L. Kennedy

Deceased: Joseph Gaudentius Anderson; Thomas Francis Markham; Emilio S. Allué; Francis Xavier Irwin; Walter James Edyvean

Churches

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Basilicas and shrines: Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Boston; St. Anthony Shrine, Boston; St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine, Boston; Our Lady of Good Voyage, the Seaport Shrine

Parishes: Holy Name, West Roxbury; Holy Trinity, Lowell; Our Lady of Czestochowa, Boston; Our Lady of Good Voyage, Gloucester; Our Lady Help of Christians, Newton; Sacred Heart, Cambridge; St. Albert the Great, Weymouth; St. Charles Borromeo, Waltham; St. John the Baptist, Salem; St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge; St. Joseph, Boston; St. Leonard, Boston; St. Mary, Dedham (History); St. Mary, Milton; St. Mary, Newton; St. Mary, Waltham; St. Mary, Winchester; St. Mary – St. Catherine of Siena, Charlestown; St. Paul, Cambridge; St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr, Chelsea; St. Susanna, Dedham

Former parishes: Holy Cross, Boston; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, East Boston; St. Aidan, Brookline; St. Catherine of Sienna, Charlestown; St. Joseph, Roxbury; St. Mary, Charlestown; St. Stephen, Boston

Education

Seminaries: Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary; St. John's Seminary

Colleges: Boston College; Emmanuel College; Labouré College; Merrimack College; Regis College; St. John's Seminary

Closed: Marian Court College

High schools: Academy of Notre Dame, Tyngsboro; Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington; Austin Preparatory School, Reading; Bishop Fenwick High School, Peabody; Boston College High School, Dorchester; Cathedral High School, Boston; Catholic Memorial School, West Roxbury; Central Catholic High School, Lawrence; Cristo Rey Boston High School, Dorchester; Fontbonne Academy, Milton; Lowell Catholic High School, Lowell; Malden Catholic High School, Malden; Newton Country Day School, Newton; Notre Dame Academy, Hingham; Notre Dame High School, Lawrence; St. John's Preparatory School, Danvers; St. Mary's High School, Lynn; Saint Sebastian's School, Needham; Ursuline Academy, Dedham; Xaverian Brothers High School, Westwood

Closed: Cambridge Matignon School, Cambridge; Don Bosco Technical High School, Boston; Elizabeth Seton Academy, Boston; Hudson Catholic High School, Hudson; Marian High School, Framingham; Mount Alvernia High School, Newton; Nazareth Academy, Wakefield; Pope John XXIII High School, Everett; Presentation of Mary Academy, Methuen; Sacred Heart High School, Kingston; Saint Clement High School, Medford; Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, Boston; St. Dominic Savio Preparatory High School, Boston; Trinity Catholic High School, Newton