Education

A South Boston Community Meeting was held in the auditorium at the South Boston High School – a.k.a “Excel High”.  This was the first such meeting.  It was convened to open up a community discussion about the future of the High School, which will be closed in June next year, at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.   This closing announcement was first put forth by the City of Boston’s Public Schools (the BPS) some months ago.  Further information about the closure has been sparse since then, except for stating that the High School will be completely renovated and reopened as a so-called “anchor school”. Last night’s meeting began just after 6 p.m.  Approximately 100 South Boston residents attended.  Chief of Capital Planning Del Stanislaus [...]

Good Afternoon South Boston Civic Leaders and Community Members, Hope this finds you well. I am reaching out to share details regarding the recommendation to close Excel High School in South Boston. The district’s goal is to continue to provide high quality learning environments for every child, and high quality teaching environments for every educator. Yesterday, BPS shared recommendations for select closures and mergers impacting a total of 6 schools including Excel, identified through a rigorous, transparent, data-driven, process: This includes 2 high school closures, 1 elementary school closure, 1 merger of two elementary schools, and the conversion of 1 high school from a degree-granting school into a program. These recommendations will be presented to the Boston School Committee on January 22, 2025. We expect [...]

By Birute Vaicjurgis Slezas HONORING YESTERDAY, CELEBRATING TODAY, BUILDING TOMORROW For over a century, it has symbolized a community’s deep Catholic faith and its Lithuanian roots. St. Peter Lithuanian Catholic Church in South Boston, consecrated in 1904, is celebrating 120 years of its rich history. On Sunday, October 20, the church on Flaherty Way was alive with activity, as its parishioners crowded into St. Peter’s to attend a special Mass to mark the anniversary. Around them were the walls that Lithuanian immigrants constructed with their own hands, with the money they themselves raised, using materials donated by a fellow Lithuanian who owned a brickyard. In the pews sat the great grandchildren of the parish founders. Over time, the interior became a jewel that artists and [...]