Austin Preparatory School is a co-educational

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school located in

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. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. It was founded by the

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in 1961. The institution is colloquially referred to as Austin Prep and serves students in grades 6–12. On January 20, 2022, the school announced that it would leave the

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and

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to join the

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starting in the Fall of 2022. The school will begin NEPSAC competition as an independent.

Notable alumni

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, former Massachusetts Senate President *

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'86, general manager and executive Vice President of the

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and former

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player * James M. Lindsay '77, senior vice president of the Council on Foreign Relations * Blaise MacDonald '81, current head hockey coach at

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* Brian Shannon '86, author and technical analyst * Paul Sullivan '75, radio talk show host at WBZ until his death in 2007

Notes and references

External links

Official site
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