▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Boston ▁and ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁by ▁Bro ther ▁Flor ent ius . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁D ore en ▁K eller ▁became ▁the ▁school ' s ▁first ▁woman ▁principal . ▁The ▁president ▁is ▁Chris ▁S ull ivan . ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁approximately ▁ 1 , 3 3 0 ▁students ▁and ▁growing ▁and ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 + ▁al umn i . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁boys - only ▁school , ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁co - ed uc ational ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 2 6 : ▁Bro ther ▁Flor ent ius ▁found s ▁Mount ▁Saint ▁Michael ▁Academy ▁in ▁Bron x , ▁New ▁York ▁▁ 1 9 3 2 : ▁Bro ther ▁Flor ent ius ▁is ▁assigned ▁as ▁principal ▁of ▁St . ▁Anne ' s ▁School ▁in ▁Lawrence , ▁Massachusetts ▁▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁ ▁July : ▁Bro ther ▁Flor ent ius ▁announ ces ▁that ▁Central ▁Catholic ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁open ▁in ▁September , ▁meeting ▁the ▁need ▁of ▁an ▁all - bo ys ▁school ▁in ▁Lawrence ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 6 : ▁Fif ty ▁boys ▁began ▁their ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁classes ▁at ▁Central ▁Catholic ▁at ▁its ▁location ▁on ▁Ha ver hill ▁Street ▁▁ 1 9 3 5 – 1 9 3 8 : ▁The ▁school ▁out g rows ▁its ▁small ▁campus ▁at ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁Columb us ▁building ▁and ▁exp ands ▁into ▁borrow ed