▁its ▁doors ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁after ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Char ity ▁of ▁Naz are th ▁announced ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁close ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Naz are th ▁Academy ▁in ▁W ake field , ▁Massachusetts , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁parents , ▁al um na e , ▁and ▁community ▁business ▁leaders ▁started ▁an ▁organ izing ▁effort ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁girls ' ▁school , ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Char ity ▁of ▁Naz are th , ▁ ▁with ▁performing ▁arts ▁department ▁head ▁Pat ric ia ▁Tam agini ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁head ▁of ▁school . ▁ ▁On ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁by ▁un anim ous ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁W ake field ▁School ▁Committee , ▁the ▁new ▁Naz are th ▁Academy ▁was ▁granted ▁official ▁school ▁status ▁by ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁W ake field ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Massachusetts , ▁indicating ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ' s ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁state ▁recognition ▁for ▁its ▁gradu ates ' ▁diplom as . ▁ ▁Naz are th ▁Academy ▁graduated ▁its ▁first ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁sen iors ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁with ▁a ▁student ▁body ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Naz are th ▁Academy ▁was ▁closing . ▁ ▁Girls ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁who ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁an ▁all - g irls ▁educational ▁environment ▁were ▁invited