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O’Bryant girls, Holland boys are BPS city basketball champs
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O’Bryant girls, Holland boys are BPS city basketball champs
The young ladies of the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science and the young men of the Dr. Albert D. Holland High School of Technology reign as city basketball champions of the Boston Public Schools following impressive victories in playoff competition.
February 26th, 2025 >
Burke Bulldogs eye a third city basketball championship
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Burke Bulldogs eye a third city basketball championship
This year’s story about Jeremiah E. Burke High School’s young men’s basketball team is one of triumph over conflict.
January 31st, 2024 >
Effort to rename Burke High School for Al Holland forges ahead
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Effort to rename Burke High School for Al Holland forges ahead
During the 1970s, amid the violence and turbulence that marked school desegregation, Jeremiah E. Burke High School had spiraled into poor achievements and gang activity that spilled into the halls and classrooms. By the next decade, the Grove Hall school was reborn and hailed as a symbol of success, thanks to the efforts and leadership of former headmaster Albert D. Holland.
January 31st, 2024 >
Alumni push to rename Jeremiah E. Burke High School
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Alumni push to rename Jeremiah E. Burke High School
Alumni of the Jeremiah E. Burke High School are stepping up their push to rename the Burke for former headmaster Albert D. Holland, who led the school from 1982 to 1993.
November 29th, 2023 >