Nazareth Academy (Wakefield, Massachusetts)

This article is about the independent girls' school in Wakefield, Massachusetts, founded in 2009. For the former school in the same town, see Our Lady of Nazareth Academy (Wakefield, Massachusetts).
Nazareth Academy

Nazareth Academy
Dei sub numine viget
Under God's power, she flourishes
Address
27 Cordis Street
Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880
United States
Coordinates 42°30′57″N 71°04′17″W / 42.5158°N 71.0715°W / 42.5158; -71.0715Coordinates: 42°30′57″N 71°04′17″W / 42.5158°N 71.0715°W / 42.5158; -71.0715
Information
School type private, secondary
Denomination Roman Catholic
Founded 2009
Principal Phyllis Morrison
Grades 9–12
Gender all-girls
Color(s)      navy
     white[1]
Slogan An academy of excellence for young women
Team name Dragons[1]
Website http://www.nazacademy.org/

Nazareth Academy is an independent all-girls Catholic high school in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

History

This independent school opened its doors on September 9, 2009.[2] In February 2009, after the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth announced the decision to close Our Lady of Nazareth Academy in Wakefield, Massachusetts, a group of parents, alumnae, and community business leaders started an organizing effort for a new girls' school, independent of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth,[3] with performing arts department head Patricia Tamagini as the new head of school.[4]

On April 14, 2009, by unanimous vote of the Wakefield School Committee, the new Nazareth Academy was granted official school status by the Town of Wakefield in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, indicating approval of the Academy's curriculum and state recognition for its graduates' diplomas.[5]

Nazareth Academy graduated its first class of 17 seniors in May 2010.[6]

In 2016, it was announced that Nazareth Academy was closing. Girls and their families who were interested in attending an all girls educational environment were invited to attend the newly formed The Academy at Penguin Hall, a new all-girls school to be opened in Wenham.[7] Nazareth Academy will be graduating its final class of 8 seniors in May 2016.

Campus

Nazareth Academy is housed at the former Hurd school on Cordis Street in Wakefield, near Lake Quannapowitt. The academy was the sole respondent to a request for proposals the town issued in March 2009 to use the vacant building.[8]

Statistics

Year freshmen total students graduated references
2009-2010 17 [6]
2010-2011 28 26 [6]
2015-2016 54 [8]

References

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