traditional poetry to spoken word and slam poetry. Voices helps members refine skills as a creative and performer and hosts quarterly open mic nights featuring students, alumni, faculty, and visiting poets. CHS Voices hosted a night of poetry at the school for Boston ArtWeek 2014. Mock Trial Cathedral participates in the annual statewide competition sponsored by the Massachusetts Bar Association. The bar prepares a case based on a topical legal situation and each school's team works on both sides of the case. Students then present each side at different times in a real courtroom setting with another school representing the opposing side. National Honor Society Cathedral has a chapter of the National Honor Society and are selected for membership based on criteria of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Student Council Representatives of the student body are elected annually to the student council and, in addition to representing the students to the administration, also assist in planning events including homecoming, service projects, and prom. Yearbook The school has published an annual hardcover yearbook, "Cathedra," every year since at least the 1930s. Students assist with photography, photo editing and selection, copywriting, layout design, and editorial. Philanthropy The school is supported largely by private philanthropy. Benefactors include alumni, community members, charitable foundations, and corporate partners. The school also raises substantial support through the Adopt-A-Student Foundation, a separate 501(c)(3) charitable foundation. The Adopt-A-Student Foundation's primary fundraising activities include an annual golf tournament in June and an annual Partnership for Success Dinner in October. Cathedral is a beneficiary of the Catholic Schools Foundation and its Inner-City Scholarship Fund, the Highland Street Foundation, and numerous other public and private entities. Notable alumni Arthur L. Andrews, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Michael DeSisto, educator Michelle "Ice" Edwards, WNBA Barbara McInnis, public health nurse and activist References External links Cathedral High School Official Website Catholic secondary schools in Massachusetts Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston High schools in Boston Educational institutions established in 1926 1926 establishments in Massachusetts