It began with a dream...
The First Staff of Immaculata High School
For years Immaculate Conception Church’s pastor, Rev. Robert Graham, worked with his parishioners to establish a Catholic grammar school in Somerville. After his death, a new pastor, Father Eugene B. Kelly, a dynamic ex-Marine Chaplain, carried forth this dream. With the guidance and assistance of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) and the people of Immaculate Conception Parish, Father Kelly opened the doors of Immaculate Conception School (ICS) in 1957 with grades one through four.
But Father Kelly had a bigger vision. He wanted a Catholic high school for the first graduates of ICS. So again, with prayers, hard work, and an enormous commitment from the parish and the IHM community, Immaculata High School was born. Father Kelly selected the motto: “Unitas Caritas” (Unity and Charity) and this concept permeates every aspect of life at Immaculata.
 The first classes for Immaculata were held at ICS with just 90 freshmen. Then in 1963, the high school building was finished and the doors opened to 215 freshmen and sophomores. The staff consisted of nine sisters and two lay teachers.
What Monsignor Kelly established so many years ago, was not just a school, but a family. Over the years, the Immaculata family has grown tremendously. Each year we welcome new students, some being a second generation to enter these halls. Immaculata students enter this school as strangers, but they leave a family. Our school community provides outstanding education and an environment that fosters the realization of students' full potential as people, as students and as Catholic Christians.
Over 8,000 graduates from over 60 parishes and towns have walked these halls. A majority of them stay connected to Immaculata through the alumni office, news letters, events, reunions, teaching and coaching opportunities.
Pictured Left: Monsignor Eugene B. Kelly
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