During the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit, Mr. Adam Lewis was installed as our thirteenth head of school, and the Class of 2026 received their Christian Brothers necklaces. The jewelry serves as a reminder of their obligation to leadership and service.
CMTV returned in full-force, taking ownership of daily announcements and streaming live into classrooms with a morning news program. Students Geoffrey Morse ’28, Bryce Concepcion ’27, Carson McCarthy ’26, Max Lebedenko ’26, Michael Holland ’27, and many more alongside Dr. Michael Monroe have fostered an environment of media literacy, independence, and creative expression.
Our annual Olympic Day saw students don the colors of their assigned countries, competing against their brothers in a variety of contests, and pitted against their teachers in intense games of volleyball and dodgeball, where the students clinched a victory as the single remaining student Jack Goonan ’27 faced off against the lone Mr. Tony Kandalaft for a tense final showdown.
Andrew Spagnuolo ’26 received a letter of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program for his outstanding performance on the Preliminary SAT. The selection places him among the top students who entered the 2026 National Merit Program, which uses the PSAT as an entrance exam.
OCTOBER
The 57 members of the class of 2030 had an outdoor educational experience involving fire-building, canoeing, and hiking the woods of Freedom, NH thanks to the programming of Outdoor Classroom (formerly Nature’s Classroom).
At the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, the Sea of Red marched across the esplanade and raised $17,000 for breast cancer research and services, bringing our lifetime fundraising total to $305,000.
The History department built a debate-based curriculum on the American Revolution based on the Case Method Institute, which originated out of Harvard Business School by David Moss. Department head Mr. Vin Bradley and teachers Mr. Neal Noonan and Mr. Steve Goode hosted debates, with each student assigned a side and arguing topics such as the cause of the revolution. This student-centered pedagogy focuses on historical arguments and teaches differing interpretations of history.
This year’s Catholic Memorial Invitational cross country meet featured over 1,000 runners across seven races attracting teams competing from as far away as Pennsylvania.
Parker Kempf ’26 was named a National Speech and Debate Association Academic All-American. To receive the award, a student must earn the degree of Superior Distinction in competition, demonstrate outstanding character and leadership, and earn a GPA of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale with a minimum ACT score of 27 or a minimum SAT score of 1300. Only two percent of NSDA member students receive this award.
NOVEMBER
The largest CM Chorale in years sang praise and worship for an audience of more than twenty retirees at the Hebrew Senior Life retirement center in Roslindale. Twenty-four students make up the choir, the most since 2019 when choir was offered as a class.
A group of twenty middle school students spent an afternoon volunteering at Rose’s Bounty at the Stratford Street United Church in West Roxbury. Their good work meant that through difficult times those who have less will not go without.
Theater returned to the Performance Studio with a blackbox performance of The Outsiders, an adaptation of the classic novel by S.E. Hinton. The show was lead and narrated by Ryan Kaleba ’30’s Ponyboy, who was accompanied by strong performances from Malachy Parkinson ’28 as Dallas, Oliver Genes ’28 as Johnny, and an ensemble band of brothers in Will Berlucchi ’26, Bryce Concepcion ’27, Will Seaton ’28, Jeremiah Casey ’29, Brody MacIsaac ’28, Thomas Mahoney ’27, Daniel Ahlberg ’27, Patrick Syski ’29, Andrew Kim ’29, Ryan Lovet ’28, and Dash Jordan ’29.
The Military History class of retired Marine Mr. Neal Noonan celebrated the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, using a ceremonial sword to cut the cake.
DECEMBER
The varsity football team won the MIAA Division 2 super bowl against Bishop Feehan High School at Gillette Stadium for the fourth time in five years with a score of 41-14.
The annual Christmas concert held performances by the largest band and choir in a decade.
