Traditions and Events
Boston College High School has many traditions including:
- Freshman Olympics
- Kairos Retreats
- Ignatian Awards- Alumni awards for those who do service without being recognized
- Thanksgiving Football Rivalry with Catholic Memorial High School
- Hockey vs CM often held at Boston College or Fenway Park in 2012
- Good Friday Walk
- Service trips to the Dominican Republic and Camden, NJ
- Freshman Declamation- Each freshman remembers 25+ lines of The Odyssey by Homer and recites them to the class. The best one from each class presents his declamation in front of the school, where faculty picks the winner.
- Sophomore Declamation- Each sophomore remembers an American Poem and recites it to his class. The best from each class advances to the school final.
- Exalauno Day "March Forth"- On Every March 4, the BC High Classics Department holds a declamation for students studying Greek or Latin.
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