Worcester is a city in, and the county seat of, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population was 181,045, making it the second most populous city in New England after Boston. Worcester is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston, 50 miles (80 km) east of Springfield and 40 miles (64 km) north of Providence. Due to its location in Central Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth", thus, a heart is the official symbol of the city. However, the heart symbol may also have its provenance in lore that the Valentine's Day card, although not invented in the city, was mass-produced and popularized by Esther Howland who resided in Worcester.
The College of the Holy Cross or better known simply as Holy Cross is a private Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest in the United States.
Microsoft Campus Agreement or MSCA is a program intended to offer significant discounts on Microsoft products to students, faculty, and staff of select universities which enter into a yearly contract with Microsoft. Each software package available under the MSCA can be purchased only once. Upon graduation, students can typically receive perpetual licenses for the purchased software.
Evening Prayer is a liturgy in use in the Anglican tradition celebrated in the late afternoon or evening. It is also commonly known as Evensong, especially when the office is rendered chorally, that is, when most of the service is sung.
Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA) is an all-girls college preparatory private Roman Catholic high school located in Washington Township, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school was founded in 1960 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace as the first regional high school for girls in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. From 1990 to 2008, administration shifted to the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The school colors are blue and white, and the school's athletes are known as the Blue Eagles.
The Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School is a public charter school in Devens, Massachusetts that serves students in grades 7 to 12. It was established in 1995 under the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993, and serves about 400 students from 40 surrounding towns in north central Massachusetts, including Ayer, Shirley, Littleton, Leominster, Lunenburg, and Worcester. As a member of the Coalition of Essential Schools, a leading organization for education reform, Parker is known for its nontraditional educational philosophy. The school takes its name from Francis Wayland Parker, a 19th-century pioneer of the progressive school movement.
Timothy Patrick "Tim" Murray is an American lawyer and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 71st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2013, when he resigned to become the head of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce. Murray previously served on the Worcester City Council from 1998 to 2001 and as the Mayor of Worcester from 2002 to 2007.
Bishop George Ahr High School, also known as Bishop Ahr or BGA, is a private four-year college preparatory and coeducational Roman Catholic high school for students from ninth through twelfth grades. It is located on a campus covering 34 acres (14 ha) in the northern section of Edison, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. It opened in 1969 as St. Thomas Aquinas High School and was renamed for Bishop George W. Ahr in 1984. As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 832 students and 57.6 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 14.4:1. The school's student body was 56.4% White, 16.8% Asian, 13.2% Hispanic, 8.3% Black, 0.5% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander and 4.8% multiracial. Students attend the school from Middlesex, Union, Monmouth, and Somerset counties in Central New Jersey. The administration and teaching faculty are composed of Felician Sisters and lay people. All 72 faculty members hold a B.S. or B.A. degree; a significant percentage have M.A. degrees, and some hold a Ph.D. Bishop George Ahr High School is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education and is accredited by AdvancED.
Saint Peter-Marian Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School, is a private, coeducational Catholic junior high and senior high school in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school is more commonly referred to as St. Peter-Marian, or informally as SPM or St. Peter's. It is one of four high schools operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester and has been accredited by The New England Association of Schools & Colleges since 1969.
Magnificat High School is a Catholic all-girls college preparatory high school located in Rocky River, Ohio, a residential suburb west of Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded in 1955 and is sponsored by the Sisters of the Humility of Mary. In 2013, its enrollment was 770 students, who represent five counties in the Cleveland diocese. It is also considered the largest private, Catholic, all-girls' high school in Ohio.
Saint Vincent Academy (SVA), is a four-year, Catholic, college preparatory school for women located on West Market Street in Newark, New Jersey, United States. It operates under the supervision of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary School since 1990.
In 1893, the Conversion of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church was founded in Barton, Vermont, USA. The parish is under the guidance of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington. The church is usually called St. Paul's by parishioners.
Labouré College is a private college specializing in nursing and healthcare education with a Catholic heritage in Milton, Massachusetts. Founded in 1892, Labouré offers online and on-campus certificate, associate, and bachelor degree programs. In 2013, the campus moved from Dorchester to Milton, Massachusetts.
Bernard Joseph Flanagan was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Norwich (1953–59) and Bishop of Worcester (1959–83).
Sts. Peter and Paul Academy is a Catholic school building located at 64 Parsons Street in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. It currently serves as the St. Patrick Senior Center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Corpus Christi Catholic High School (CCCHS) is a Catholic co-educational school located in Oak Flats, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 2006, the school is operated by the Wollongong Catholic Education Office in its service of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wollongong. The school is registered by the NSW Board of Studies as an accredited years 7 to 12 high school.
Chesterton Academy is a private, co-ed, Catholic secondary school in Edina, Minnesota, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
