Snowden International School

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Snowden International School at Copley
Address
150 Newbury Street

Boston
,
Massachusetts

United States
Coordinates42°21′02″N 71°04′41″W / 42.35057°N 71.07797°W / 42.35057; -71.07797Coordinates: 42°21′02″N 71°04′41″W / 42.35057°N 71.07797°W / 42.35057; -71.07797
Information
Former nameCopley High School
TypePublic
School districtBoston Public Schools
Head of SchoolRaquel Martinez
Grades9-12
Number of students439 (2016-2017)[1]
Color(s)Gold and Green
MascotCougar
Websitesnowdeninternational.org

The Muriel Sutherland Snowden International School at Copley (formerly Copley High School) is a public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Its international-themed curriculum was introduced by the school's namesake, Muriel S. Snowden, in 1983. The school was renamed after Snowden in 1988.

As a part of the international-themed curriculum, students are required to take four years of a foreign language: (Spanish, French, Chinese, or Japanese). In addition to the language component, Snowden International School has the goal of having twenty five percent of each student class take part in exchange/immersion programs to foreign countries including China, Japan, Canada, England and Costa Rica.

Special features[]

Snowden offers students an accelerated college preparatory curriculum, the Advanced Placement program, and beginning in 2010, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

The school also has a college-like campus setting in Boston's historic Copley Square, the Princeton University Mentoring program, and formal connections to both the Freedom House, Inc. and Upward Bound at Boston University.

Athletics[]

The school mascot for Snowden International School is the cougar. The school colors are green and gold. Snowden competes in boys and girls basketball, girls volleyball, track and field, ice hockey, field hockey, baseball, and softball. Students can participate in football through a cooperative program hosted by South Boston High School.[2]

Notable alumni[]

  • 1973 , First African American female firefighter of the City of Boston[3][4]
  • 1987 Danny Wood, Entertainer, New Kids on the Block[5]
  • 1989 Donnie Wahlberg, Entertainer, New Kids on the Block
  • 1989 Mark Wahlberg, Entertainer, Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Snowden International School at Copley". School and District Profiles. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. ^ http://www.miaa.net/gen/miaa_generated_bin/documents/basic_module/Coop_Teams__Fall.pdf
  3. ^ "Retired firefighter Miller recognized as a pioneer".
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Actor Mark Wahlberg earns high school diploma". 17 September 2013.

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