St. Joseph’s High School: Classrooms to Bedrooms in the City of Lowell, MA

Mark Watson

Why did you come to the Open House today?

This building has a lot of meaning to me.  I spent four years of my life here.  The sisters and teachers helped me and shaped me into the person I am today… along with my parents, of course!

But, you know, this building is a beautiful building in that it is the cornerstone of the Acre.  A lot of us grew up in this building—and there were a lot of folks before and after us—and graduated from here.  But after touring the building and seeing how much work it needs, we definitely do need that grant to keep this building valuable for another lifetime and to preserve housing and services for the Acre.

Walking through the building today there were so many memories.  I could hear my classmates, believe it or not!  A lot of people walking around today are experiencing that too.  I would like to see this building preserved for the next generation of people who will be living here.

I vote every day.

- Mark Watson, Class of 1980