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Austin Preparatory School

Austin Preparatory School, located in Reading, Massachusetts, is an independent Catholic prep school rooted in the Augustinian tradition. Serving students in grades 6 through 12, Austin Prep has cultivated a close-knit learning community since its founding in 1961. Guided by its mission to inspire hearts to unite, minds to inquire, and hands to serve, the school challenges students through a rigorous college preparatory program that includes honors and Advanced Placement courses, personalized instruction, and intentionally small classes. An Austin Prep education is preparation for the journey of life. Beyond academics, the school’s unwritten curriculum – the lived expression of veritas, unitas, and caritas (truth, unity, and love) – forms the heart of its mission. “At Austin Prep, we are on a journey that is life-changing and important,” says Head of School James Hickey, Ph.D. “Our patron, St. Augustine, embarked on a journey for the truth. At our core is an institution on the same journey, committed to exemplary teaching and learning.” Serving grades 6–12 under one roof allows this leading prep school to guide students through every stage of development—academic, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual. Community stands at the center of this experience, nurturing belonging and inspiring students to lead lives of purpose. Austin Prep athletics teams, competing in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC), are recognized among the best north of Boston, reflecting the same drive and integrity found in the classroom. Nearly every graduate continues on to a four-year college, prepared not only for success in higher education but for a meaningful life shaped by faith, friendship, and service.

Middlesex County

Chris Rhatigan 

Boston Metropolitan Area

Reading

Massachusetts

Austin Preparatory School, located in Reading, Massachusetts, is an independent Catholic prep school rooted in the Augustinian tradition. Serving...

A Letter to the Editor from Hal Croft: Chuck Robinson has been an enduring, kind, professional figure in Reading who, since his early years in Chelmsford, has proved that he has learned the value of public service. Chuck's deep respect for this Town and its people is evident daily; I know it to be a seven-daily awareness of local concerns on all Town levels. If you are reading this, he has or should have your attention. His invaluable tenacity, sensitivity, and common sense have in varied roles, most recent School Committee, have been natural assets to the Town. From new schools to gutter repair he has served fairly, evenly, and incisively. From District-wide curriculum-evolution to a single class experience he has provided a distinctly pervasive vision. Current School issues require Chuck's even analyses and clear conclusiveness; please remember that the Town gets all of this from a volunteer. Reading has witnessed and now knows intuitively that Chuck's intellect, personality and demeanor are still critically needed. When the time comes please cast your vote to secure a certain strength on the School Committee. Hal Croft

A Letter to the Editor from Hal Croft:

Chuck Robinson has been an enduring, kind, professional figure in Reading who, since his early years in Chelmsford, has proved that he has learned the value of public service. Chuck's deep respect for this Town and its people is evident daily; I know it to be a seven-daily awareness of local concerns on all Town levels. If you are reading this, he has or should have your attention. His invaluable tenacity, sensitivity, and common sense have in varied roles, most recent School Committee, have been natural assets to the Town. From new schools to gutter repair he has served fairly, evenly, and incisively. From District-wide curriculum-evolution to a single class experience he has provided a distinctly pervasive vision.

Current School issues require Chuck's even analyses and clear conclusiveness; please remember that the Town gets all of this from a volunteer. Reading has witnessed and now knows intuitively that Chuck's intellect, personality and demeanor are still critically needed. When the time comes please cast your vote to secure a certain strength on the School Committee.

Chuck Robinson Reading school committee

In a Letter to the Editor, resident says Robinson's intellect, personality and demeanor are still critically needed. 