A sketch of the original Boston English School in the 1820s

Founded in 1821, The English High School of Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest public high school in America. Image File history File links Bostonenglish. ... Image File history File links Bostonenglish. ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... A Public High School is a high school that is funded by the government thanks to taxes. ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ...

The school is currently located in the Jamaica Plain area of Boston, its seventh location in the city. Its second location, on the corner of Pickney and Anderson Streets, eventually became the Phillips School, a school for then free born and emancipated African Americans before the American Civil War. Its current principal is Jose Duarte. Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

Sports

Each Thanksgiving since 1887, English has played Boston Latin in football in one of the oldest school rivalries in the United States. For the band with Adrian Orange, see Thanksgiving (band). ... Motto Sumus Primi Founded April 23, 1635 Head Master Dr. Cornelia A. Kelley School type Public high school Grades 7–12 Enrollment c. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Since 1887, the oldest school in the United States, the Boston Latin School, has faced off against the English High School of Boston, in an annual football rivalry which now takes place on Thanksgiving day at Harvard Stadium. ...

Notable alumni

• J.P. Morgan - financier
• Louis Sullivan - architect
• Samuel Pierpont Langley - onetime director of the Smithsonian Institute
• Matthew Ridgway - major-general
• Leonard Nimoy - actor
• Louis Farrakhan

John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913), American financier and banker, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, a son of Junius Spencer Morgan (1813–1890), who was a partner of George Peabody and the founder of the house of J. S. Morgan & Co. ... Financier (IPA: /ˌfi nãn ˈsjei/) is an elegant term for a person who handles large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. ... Louis Sullivan Louis Henry (Henri) Sullivan (September 3, 1856–April 14, 1924) was an American architect, called the father of modernism. He is considered by many as the creator of the modern skyscraper, was an influential architect and critic of the Chicago School, and was a mentor to Frank Lloyd... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Samuel Pierpont Langley. ... In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of the affairs of the company. ... The Smithsonian castle, as seen through the garden gate. ... Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895–July 26, 1993) was a United States Army general. ... Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American actor, film director, poet and photographer best known for playing the character Spock in the Star Trek franchise, namely the original television series. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. ...

External links

• Official Site
• MSNBC/Newsweek Article on Boston English