The Most Reverend George Albert
Guertin, Bishop of Manchester, wished to have in his diocese a bilingual
boarding school which would serve the Franco-American population. The
Presentation of Mary Academy took exactly one year to build and officially
opened September 15, 1926. The enrollment at that time was 70 girls, ranging
in age from 7 to 17. As the school grew and expanded, it soon became the
largest Franco-American boarding institution in New England. The students
came from cities all over the area, but the majority came from the Merrimack
Valley.PMA has always been one of the finest institutions of its type. Founded by the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary, the school is dedicated to providing and education with a curriculum based on high academic standards and moral values.
PMA remained a boarding school until the early 1970's. Now it is a day school, housing grades K-8. The faculty is a combination of lay and religious teachers. Students and teachers at PMA provide an environment which is conducive to learning, and an atmosphere that enables individuals to grow spiritually and mentally.
* Link to the list of Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors
who were in High School the year PMA closed the High School.
* Link to PMA Alumni In Memoriam
