It is with incredible excitement that St. Bernard’s High School announces its new Athletic Director, Mr. Ray Cosenza!

Mr. Cosenza began his career at STB in the 1980s, where he served as an admired teacher, guidance counselor, coach, and mentor to a generation of Bernardians. His storied six years at STB resulted in an athletic and relational legacy that still lives on today: Ray managed to drive forward both the STB football and baseball programs to tremendous success as a gifted young coach all while building hundreds of relationships with students, families, and staff that would last through the decades.

Mr. Cosenza continued his career at Fitchburg High School, where he served as Athletic Director for thirty years. And they were certainly lucky to have him! During his time as a Red Raider, Ray launched a variety of boys' and girls' sports into success, all while continuing to earn the respect and trust of thousands throughout the Fitchburg community. To this day, he continues to champion the needs of students and athletes across the region, serving as the trusted mentor to hundreds of coaches, athletic directors, and administrators.

And he’s certainly racked up his fair share of accolades along the way, including several Super Bowl victories, inductions into the St. John’s, Fitchburg High, and Massachusetts Football Coaches Association’s Halls of Fame, and even flexing his educational muscle with a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Psychology.

Mr. Cosenza retired from FHS in 2019 but described a sense of unfinished business here at St. Bernard’s, the place he began his career forty years ago.
Ray will officially begin his tenure as St. Bernard’s Athletic Director and Varsity Head Baseball Coach on Monday, August 8th, and we look forward to seeing his experience, mentorship, and legacy bear fruit in a new generation of Bernardians!

Please join me in welcoming BACK Mr. Ray Cosenza to the STB community!