Address: Bellesini Academy, 94 Bradford St., Lawrence, MA 01840
Phone: (978) 989-0004
Date of Birth: May 8, 1970
Occupation: Executive Director
Ethnic Background: Italian-Irish
Interviewer: Joan Kelley
Summary: The narrator describes the development of St. Stephen Bellesini Academy for Lawrence boys from grades five - eight. The students must come from economically disadvantaged families to be elegible to attend. They must also like school, since they have a long school day, return in the evening for study, and have an eleven month school year. She describes the academic program, the uniforms, and the ways in which the school is attempting to break the cycle of poverty.
Location: 2nd Floor Oral History Room
Collection
Lawrence History Center Oral History Collection
Date (created)
2009-05-06