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2024 GUIDE TO PRIVATE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Success Stories
Celebrating Growth
Our Lady of Lourdes High School
With the goal of empowering students from all walks of life, Our Lady of Lourdes is experiencing unprecedented growth
in enrollment, college classes, clubs,
and athletic opportunities, creating an inspiring environment for students. The dedicated faculty, rooted in Catholic values, ensures personalized attention
and a rigorous curriculum, with 99% of students continuing on to college. The Lourdes proud 65-year legacy of shaping well-rounded young people continues, helping more than 95% of recent graduates begin their career with an average of 36 college credits. With more than 80 clubs and sports offered, students gain a wealth of perspectives and experiences, ensuring
Defining Excellence
Millbrook School
Millbrook School defines excellence — its campus facilities, distinctive curriculum, and dedication to educating the whole child. Spectacular recent achievements include record-setting annual and capital campaigns (over $80 million raised), major building renovations, and the construction of a
that students emerge as compassionate leaders, well-equipped for the challenges in their future. “As we celebrate our growth, we remain dedicated to providing a nurturing community that fosters both spiritual and intellectual development. We are deeply committed to fostering a diverse community where every student can thrive,” notes Meghan Vilardo, principal of Our Lady of Lourdes High. •
new counseling center, dining hall, girls’ dormitory, and solar field. Plans are moving forward to build a new boys’ dormitory
and add a field house to the athletic center. The best measure of Millbrook’s successes, however, are the accomplishments of its students — New England Boys Soccer and Boys Tennis Championship teams, Girls Squash New England Champions, the 2019 Boys Soccer Gatorade State Player of the
Year, New England Young Writers honorees, national award-winning artists, and accomplished graduates matriculating at top universities like Princeton, Stanford, Dartmouth, and Northwestern. It’s the perfect time to be a Millbrook Mustang! •
Our Lady of Lourdes
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