Immaculate High School Celebrates 40th Anniversary

DANBURY — Immaculate High School celebrated its 40th Anniversary March 22, with a Mass celebrated by Bishop William E. Lori at St Peter’s Church in Danbury and a banquet with 370 guests at the Inn at Ethan Allen. The gathering to honor the anniversary was the largest of its kind in the school’s history.

“We have much to celebrate,” Immaculate Principal Joseph Gerics told the guests. “God has blessed Immaculate High School with generous friends, dedicated teachers, committed alumni, hard-working parents, and talented students. Over the past four decades, our students have established our school’s reputation for spiritual formation and academic excellence and over 6,000 men and women have graduated from our school and have contributed to our community as business and civic leaders.”

“Immaculate High School provides a great experience — quality academics, winning athletic programs, and many students activities,” said Mary Raymond, who teaches Chorus at the school, and is a member of the Class of ’77 as well as a parent of a current student. “Drawing students from many towns, Immaculate High School has a diverse student body. We developed friendships that still continue 25 years later.”

Located in Danbury, Immaculate High School is a regional, coed, Catholic, college preparatory school, sponsored by the Diocese of Bridgeport. Immaculate High School enrolls 400 students from 25 towns in western Fairfield County and eastern New York State. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the State of Connecticut, Immaculate High School fosters the development of the whole student through a challenging academic curriculum, a competitive athletic program, and a comprehensive program of extracurricular activities.

Because Immaculate High School values character formation, moral development, and spiritual formation, religious education and community service are integral parts of the curriculum. Immaculate High School welcomes students from all religious traditions. For information about Immaculate High School, call the office at 744-1510 or visit the website at www.immaculatehs.org.