Freshman Orientation - Being a Raider & Being Marist

The Class of 2030 came together on Friday, September 18, for Freshman Orientation on the Central Catholic Campus!

This day serves as an introduction to what makes Central Catholic unique as freshmen begin to learn what it means to be a Raider and to be a Marist.

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Photo Album: Class of 2030 Freshman Orientation

Friday, September 18, 2026 - Central Catholic Campus

Click here to view album and download photos on Raider SmugMug.

The Class of 2030 spent the day learning about our Marist identity and getting to know their classmates, teachers, and upperclassmen through a series of cooperative and competitive games.

We have a wonderfully positive and energetic Class of 2030!

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Thank you!

Thank you to Mr. Matthew Joyal '08, Mr. Mark Svendsen, the Parents Guild, and the many faculty, staff, and students who volunteered to assist during the day.

Freshman Orientation Coordinators

• Mr. Matthew Joyal '08, Faculty Member & Assistant Director of Student Activities
• Mr. Mark Svendsen, Faculty Member

 

Thank you to the Parents Guild for lunch and for helping out!

Parents Guild Volunteers for Freshman Orientation

• Melissa Berkley P'28
• Sylvia Bouraphael P'23, '30
• Andria Buco P'30
• Rosalie DeMedeiros P'26, '28, '30
• Elizabeth Haverhals P'30
• Shauna LaSpina P'26, '28
• Joe Serwatka '81, P'28
• Jen Smith P’27, ’30
• Ileana Villanueva P’30
• Jess Weller P’25, ’28

Thank you to our Student Leaders for their presence and passion!

• Keially Abad
• Julia Alaimo
• Cecilia Baer
• Lucais Balurdi
• Neelesh Banerjee
• Ana Belkus
• Meredith Berkley
• Camerin Bonet
• Dahiamerys Brito
• Addy Brown
• Dalainey Caceres
• John Calobrisi
• Avah Cesar
• Emma Correia
• Abigail D’Agata-Lynch
• Gabby Del Gaizo
• Camila Diaz
• Brody Dick
• Brianna Diprima
• Denzel Dume
• Nadia Estrella
• Emma Fagan
• Maya Fares
• Erin Farrell
• Erin Flaherty
• Danika Fofanah
• Ethan Fortier
• Will Gabriel
• Olivia Gulla
• Sophie Hitchmoth
• Priscilla Jiminian
• Maxwell Khoury
• Micaiah King
• Brian LaForte
• Emily Landers
• Michaela LaSpina
• Maddie Manry
• Jimmy Maroun
• Adrianna Maroun
• Estefania Marrochi
• Olivia Martin
• Isabella Miller
• Leah Mintz
• Victoria Montminy
• Tiffany Nduta
• Elena Nichols
• Hera Ortega
• Jaslene Ortiz
• Jaiden Padlan-Andrade
• Jacob Petrosillo
• Samantha Ramy
• Molly Rennell
• Annabella Rice
• Alexia Rihani
• Nick Ryan
• Allyson Sabando
• Caden Smith
• Danny Snyder
• Francina Vargas
• Kailyn Vasquez
• Kasándra Walsh
• Caroline Weller
• Emma Wofford
• Haley Wolters

 

We Are Central

Welcome home to Central Catholic High School, a forever family of ambitious young men and women who are inspired to improve the world through faith, hard work, and an exceptional commitment to making every moment count.

Here, students of diverse backgrounds and all faiths prep for excellence every day — within themselves, for their communities, and at the world's best colleges.

So much more than a college preparatory high school, Central Catholic is a connected community, a transformative opportunity, a beautiful legacy, and a forever family.

It's where students and teachers alike love coming to school, and where success is what we achieve together.

About Central Catholic High School
A College Preparatory High School of Excellence in the Marist Tradition

Founded by the Marist Brothers in the heart of Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1935, Central Catholic High School enrolls approximately 1,200 students from over 60 communities. Students come from diverse backgrounds to form a caring community of faith, learning, and service. They advance to college in overwhelming numbers (100% admitted each year) and move on to successful careers and positions of leadership in government, business, industry, academia, and professions.

 

We are Marist & Catholic.

We believe in something bigger than ourselves.

Here, students of all faiths and religious identities share a commitment to serve those most in need.

Students experience an inclusive journey of personal growth while making a positive impact on the world.

We believe in our own potential and in the goodness of others.

Guided by the vision of Saint Marcellin Champagnat, we are inspired to make the world a better place by serving and leading.

Being Marist

As Marists, we believe strongly in the importance and power of family; it’s at the very heart of the Central Catholic experience.

So much of what our alumni remember most—the abiding respect for everyone in our community, our commitment to the least favored, the dedication of our faculty, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship, can be traced directly back to the Marist tradition of family spirit.

Marks of a Marist Student

Faith-filled Disciples... We are faith-filled disciples of Jesus, Mary, and Champagnat.

Empowered Witnesses... We are empowered witnesses to God’s love in our lives. We live simply, morally and with integrity.

Agents of Justice and Service... We are agents of justice and service. We stand in compassionate solidarity with the least favored.

Servant Leaders... We are servant leaders, sharing our gifts and talents with the Church and the world.

Spirit-filled Members of Family & Community... We are members of a family. We celebrate and welcome everyone as members of one family created by God.

The Five Pillars of our Marist Identity

The Five Pillars of Marist Identity were introduced by the Marist Province in 2015 as ideals to which all Marists, students and adults alike, should commit to.

The Pillars are:

Presence… caring for each other, seeking relationships founded on love, being attentive and welcoming with a sense of openness

Simplicity… being straightforward and genuine, humble and modest, ‘doing good quietly’

Family Spirit… relating to each other as members of a loving family, building community, offering the warmth of welcoming, acceptance and belonging, sharing our successes and failures, setting clear standards of honesty, mutual respect, and tolerance

Love of Work… being generous of heart, constant, and persevering in our daily work, confident, visionary, decisive in meeting the needs of our community and encouraging each other to discover the dignity of our work with young people and with each other

In the Way of Mary… seeing Mary as a perfect model of being Marist, tender, strong, constant in faith, open to God’s calling us to our own journey of discipleship

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About the Marist Brothers of the Schools

The Marist Brothers of the Schools is a Roman Catholic congregation of vowed teaching brothers founded by Saint Marcellin Champagnat in France in 1817.

Today, the Marist Brothers are an international religious community of more than 4,000 Catholic Brothers dedicated to making Jesus known and loved through the education of young people, especially those most neglected.

Marist Brothers are located in 81 countries in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania. There are over 600,000 young people in Marist schools around the world each year.

The Marist Brothers are joined worldwide by more than 70,000 lay men and women who share in their mission.

In the United States there are more than 130 Marist Brothers living in 32 communities across eight states.

Marist Brothers strive to make a difference in the world by showing young people that they are loved, safe and cared for.

Central Catholic was founded in 1935 by Brother Florentius and the Marist Brothers.

Our identity as Marists and as Catholics informs every aspect of school life.