The Newman School

The Newman School is a private school in the Back Bay district of Boston, Massachusetts.

History

The Newman School was founded as Newman Preparatory School in 1945, the centennial of Cardinal John Henry Newman's conversion to Catholicism, by Dr. J. Harry Lynch and a group of Catholic laymen, for the purpose of providing college preparation to veterans returning from service to their country in World War II. Over the years, "Newman Prep" evolved into a co-educational, diploma-granting program, and eventually began to accept younger students into the ninth grade. During the 1960s, the school operated The Newman School for Boys as a separate four-year (grades nine through twelve) and then six-year (grades seven through twelve) college preparatory school. Walter J. Egan was head of the School for Boys during most of its existence.

Now known as The Newman School and headed by J. Harry Lynch Jr., son of the founder,Newman provides a liberal education to a diverse group of approximately two hundred American and international students. Newman's American student body is composed of students from all around greater Boston; fifty percent of these students come from the city of Boston itself, representing every major neighborhood. International students come from over twenty countries around the world, including Brazil, Hong Kong, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Greece, Switzerland, Thailand, Austria, Iran, Czech Republic, China, and Vietnam, among other countries.

Athletics

Newman competes in Division B of the Massachusetts Bay Independent League.

Boys Soccer

One of Newman's best sport teams is the Boys Soccer Team. During the 2009 season, Newman defeated Commonwealth School to win the League Championship. In 2010 the soccer team will compete in Division A league.

Boys Baseball

Baseball is also a fairly strong aspect of Newman sports. Last season the Cardinals finished a win on the last day of the season away from being division champs in the final season without a playoff system for MBIL baseball.

Boys Crew

The boys crew team is shaping up this year to race in several dual regattas. With Coach Lindsay LaRusso things are only looking up for them. They row out of the CRI boat house on the Charles River.

Girls Crew

The girls crew team is shaping up this year to race in the Head of The Charles Regata. Famed Coach Tom Tiffany has just moved the girls team up into a competitive league. Co-captains Emily McHale and Briana Howard lead the Varsity team and have rowed in a double in the Head of the Charles Regatta. Things are looking spectacular as Newman Crew is slowly moving up in the ranks. With the team have doubled in size, the next four years will prove to be very interesting years for the Girls' Crew Team.

Cross-Country

Co-ed and culturally diverse, the team runs along the Charles River and has recently^[when?] joined a new league to compete against private schools. In the past Newman has had 3 girls finish in the top four in the leagues finals. They finished in first, second, and fourth. The team runs 5K races through different terrain. Coached by Mrs. Tangren, the team has never been looking better.

Girls Soccer

The girls soccer team's short history is a largely successful one. Along with the boys' team they are competitive and hard to beat. Their first year playing in 2006 they were undefeated their entire season. And now in 2009 they were still undefeated during their season, having lost their first game in the championship to Commonwealth.

Co-ed Tennis

The Newman Tennis Team has been statistically one of the most winning teams in Newman. Going nearly undefeated in the 2009 season, the team is coached by Thomas Ramsey and Drew Reilly, and practices at the Boston Athletic Club. During his four years at Newman, Drew Reilly was the most successful player, losing only one match in his high school career.

References

External links

• http://www.newmanboston.org/