Mount Alvernia High School is a private

Private school

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 with grades 7-12, all-girls Roman Catholic high school

High school

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 in Newton, Massachusetts

Newton, Massachusetts

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 located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston

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Background

Mount Alvernia High School was established in 1935 as an extension of Mount Alvernia Academy, an elementary school established in 1927. In 1972 Mount Alvernia High School became a separate entity when it moved to 790 Centre St. in Newton, Massachusetts. Mount Alvernia is a college-prepatory high school. Every student that attends graduates with at least one college acceptance.
Mount Alvernia School size : approximately 240

Campus size : 23 acres

Average class size: 12

Teacher to student ratio: 1 to 9

10 varsity sports teams: Fall: Cross Country, Soccer, Swim, Volleyball, Winter: Basketball/ Ice Hockey, Indoor Track and Field, Spring: Golf, Outdoor Track and Field, Softbal, Tennis.

Senior Symposium

The Senior Symposium is the capstone project that all students complete during their senior year at Mount Alvernia High School. Symposium is a long-term project that requires each student to draw on the skills she has developed during her years at Mount Alvernia, and the end product is a thesis of the students education at MAHS. The project consists of a research paper for history, an analytical paper for English, research logs, and a formal oral presentation. The Senior Symposium papers completed by students are bound and become part of the permanent collection in the school library.


Visit the Senior Symposium webpage to view a collection student's individual Symposium synopses from over the years.