Fairfield College Preparatory School

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Fairfield College Preparatory school
Address
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, Connecticut, 06824-5157
 United States
Coordinates 41°9′37″N 73°15′22″W / 41.16028°N 73.25611°W / 41.16028; -73.25611Coordinates: 41°9′37″N 73°15′22″W / 41.16028°N 73.25611°W / 41.16028; -73.25611
Information
Type Private, Preparatory
Motto Per Fidem Ad Plenam Veritatem
(Through Faith to the Fullness of Truth)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1942
Founder The Society of Jesus (with permission from Rev. Maurice F. McAuliffe, bishop of Hartford)
President Rev. John J. Hanwell, S.J.
Chairman Robert D. Russo, Jr.
Principal Robert Perrotta
Chaplain Rev. Laurence Ryan SJ
Faculty 105
Grades 9–12
Enrollment approx. 925  (2011)
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Pantone 186C and White         
Team name Jesuits
Accreditation(s) New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Newspaper 'Soundings; Zeitgeist'
Yearbook 'Hearthstone'
Dean of Academics Dr. Donna Andrade
Dean of Students John Brennan
Dean of Admissions Gregory Marshall
Director of Athletics Stephen M. Donahue
Website The Fairfield Prep Website

Fairfield College Preparatory School (Fairfield Prep) is a Jesuit Prep School located on the campus of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. It is an all male school of about 900 students, first founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942. Operating with the approbation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, Fairfield Prep is self-sufficient with no diocesan or government financial assistance.

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[edit] Athletics

Fairfield College Preparatory School is part of the Quinnipiac Division in the Southern Connecticut Conference.

[edit] Swimming & Diving

The Jesuit swim team has been coached by Bruce Jaffe for four decades. Prep posted three straight undefeated seasons from 2007 to 2009 and won the CIAC Class L Championship in 2007. The Jesuits have placed second behind rival Greenwich High School in the CIAC Class LL Championship in each season since the Class L title in 2007.[2]

[edit] Lacrosse

Prep’s lacrosse program has made it all the way to the CIAC Class L Championship game in each of the past six seasons, winning the title in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 while losing in 2010 and 2011. In 2006, Prep beat Norwalk High School 13-12 to win the first lacrosse championship in school history. The next year, Prep beat Greenwich High School 10-9 in the title game. The 2008 title game was a 15-14 triple overtime thriller versus Ridgefield High School (Ridgefield, Connecticut). The school’s fourth lacrosse championship came in a 15-3 beating of Simsbury High School in the 2009 championship game. The past two seasons, Prep has lost in the state championship game, getting beat by Cheshire High School in 2010 and Ridgefield High School (Ridgefield, Connecticut) in 2011.[3]

[edit] Tennis

Prep's tennis team has won nearly a dozen state championships, with the most recent in 2003. Todd Paul, Class of 2003, won the Class LL Singles Championship 4 years in a row and had a very successful career at Wake Forest University.[4]

[edit] Rivals

Prep's rivals include: Greenwich High School, Hamden High School, Notre Dame of West Haven, Notre Dame of Fairfield, and Xavier High School

[edit] Other information

The tuition for the Fairfield College Preparatory School for the 2011-2012 school year is $16,400. [1]

[edit] Notable alumni

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[edit] Notable Former Faculty

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". http://cis.neasc.org/cis_directory_of_schools. Retrieved 2009-07-28. 
  2. ^ http://www.casciac.org/pdfs/champions_boysswimming.pdf
  3. ^ http://www.casciac.org/pdfs/champions_boyslacrosse.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.casciac.org/pdfs/champions_boystennis.pdf
  5. ^ http://oilers.nhl.com/club/roster.htm
  6. ^ http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/football/article/Prep-s-Brown-signs-with-Kansas-City-Chiefs-462254.php

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