CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - The Cambridge Matignon School will permanently close at the end of the current school year, the school’s Board of Trustees president announced on Tuesday.
President Marc-Anthony Hourihan signed the announcement sent to school community members, citing financial challenges as the main reason for the Catholic school’s closure after 75 years of operation.
“It is with great sadness that we share the news that The Cambridge Matignon School will permanently close its doors upon the conclusion of the 2022-23 academic year,” Hourihan said.
“Although we continue to boast an extensive international student program, strong pipeline to top-tier colleges and universities as well as an immensely experienced and educated faculty, we unfortunately are not immune from the financial challenges that go with continuing this expectation of greatness,” he continued, in part. “While all members of our school leadership group have exhausted all options to continue forward, we have not been able to secure the funds necessary to support the long-term sustainability of the school.”
7NEWS also spoke with a school official, who said dwindling enrollment was a factor in this decision.
Students reacted on Tuesday, with some saying they were shocked by this news.
“It’s really upsetting for all of us, especially being a junior having only one more year left to go,” said junior Carissa Baccus.
Baccus said students found out through an email. She said she didn’t see this development coming.
“Kids were crying,” Baccus said. “Kids were really upset.”
“Usually we would expect parents to be notified,” said junior Elita Eskanian. “We could maybe support the school with throwing fundraisers and trying to help with the financial issues but no one was notified about it which is really upsetting towards all of us.”
Matignon serves students in ninth through 12th grade. Now, students have to figure out the rest of their high school careers.
“We’re all juniors,” said junior Lindsey Logiudice. “We are all in the process of looking for colleges too. At this point, we shouldn’t have to be looking for new high schools when we’re going into our senior year with all of our friends.”
“I think that we’ll all figure it out,” Baccus said. “We can all get through it. We’ve gone through some tough times as high schoolers already, so I think we can get through this.”
Hourihan said the decision “is a difficult one for everyone in our school community,” adding that school leaders are committed to supporting school community members moving forward.
“We will always honor the celebrated history of this great institution and we will work to ensure the transition process is treated with the most respect and support possible for everyone affected by this decision,” Hourihan said.
Word of Matignon’s upcoming shutdown follows other announcements at other Massachusetts Catholic schools in recent months, including planned closures of Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River and Mount Alvernia High School in Newton.
Both Bishop Connolly and Mount Alvernia are also scheduled to close at the end of the year.
At Matignon, there is a high school fair scheduled at the school on Friday to help students and staff plan for their next steps.
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