Central Catholic High School is a college preparatory school with an academic campus in Lawrence, Massachusetts and an athletic campus in Lawrence, Massachusetts associated with the Marist Brothers of the Schools and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and founded in 1935 by Brother Florentius. In 2010, Doreen Keller became the school's first woman principal. The president is Chris Sullivan. The school has approximately 1,200 students and 18,000+ alumni. It was originally a boys-only school but has been co-educational since 1996. History 1926: Brother Florentius founds Mount Saint Michael Academy in Buffalo, New York 1932: Brother Florentius is assigned as principal of St. Anne's School in Lawrence, Massachusetts 1935 July: Brother Florentius announces that Central Catholic High School was scheduled to open in July, meeting the need of an all-boys school in Lawrence September 16: Fifty boys began their first day of classes at Central Catholic at its location on Main Street 1936–1938: The school outgrows its small campus at the Knights of Columbus building and expands into borrowed spaces at Holy Trinity School, Franklin Street School, and Hampshire Street School. The Hampshire Street site would later grow into the school's current location. 1938 May 1: Brother Florentius dies July 10: Ground is broken on Auburn Street, near the intersection of Hampshire Street, on a permanent building for the school August: Brother Joseph Abel is named principal June: The fifty boys who enrolled in school four years previously become the school's first graduating class December 11: The completed building is dedicated, complete with eight classrooms, a library, cafeteria, science laboratory, and residential quarters for the fifteen Marist Brothers who taught at the school June 1945: The school graduates its 400th student 1950: Memorial Gymnasium Building is completed with the largest-at-the-time auditorium seating 2500 and gymnasium in the Merrimack Valley, locker rooms, and more classrooms. 1951: Memorial Gymnasium Building is dedicated to fourteen alumni killed in action during World War II 1960: The first three lay teachers are hired at the school. 1969: The Board of Directors are established and initiate a campaign to construct a new building 1970: The new building, at 300 Hampshire Street, is opened and is still used to this day. September 16, 1971: The Hampshire Street building is dedicated 1972: The Auburn Street building's use is discontinued 1984: The Auburn Street building is demolished 1989: Football team wins its first Merrimack Valley Conference title completing a