Gonzaga Preparatory School

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Gonzaga Preparatory School
Address
1224 East Euclid Avenue Spokane, Washington, 99207 United States
Coordinates	47°41′9″N 117°23′31″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic, Jesuit
Established	1887
President	Al Falkner
Principal	Fr. Kevin Connell, SJ
Vice principal	Derek Duchesne Paul Manfred
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	933  (2007-2008)
Student to teacher ratio	18.2
Color(s)	Navy and White
Athletics conference	Greater Spokane
Team name	Bullpups
Accreditation(s)	Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
Dean of Students	Peggy Haun-McEwen, Ben Walker
Athletic Director	Paul Manfred
Website	http://www.gprep.com

Gonzaga Preparatory School located in Spokane, Washington is a private Catholic high school in the Inland Northwest. As a Jesuit institution, "G-Prep" has been recognized for its college preparation education, and community service.

History

Gonzaga High School was founded in 1887 in the basement of the Gonzaga University administrative building. In 1922, the high school became a formal department of Gonzaga University. In 1954, the school moved from the original campus to its present site in the Bemiss neighborhood of Spokane, Washington. In 1975, in response to changing educational conditions, Gonzaga Prep became a co-educational school. In 1992, the high school implemented the Fair Share tuition program. Currently the school is within the Diocese of Spokane and is administered separately from the university.

The current campus was extensively remodeled in the late 1990s. Again, in 2006 $4.4 million were allotted for the construction of a new chapel (Chapel of the Three Companions), renovation of the academic wings, and a new football field.

Gonzaga Preparatory School was the first Jesuit school in the country to have a lay president, John Traynor.^{[citation needed]}

Mission statement

Gonzaga Preparatory School exists to support the life of the Catholic Church in the Inland Northwest by seeking to serve all families who desire for their children Catholic education in the Jesuit tradition.

Our pledge is to provide, in concert with the parents, alumni, and community, an educational opportunity which seeks to form Christian leaders spiritually, intellectually, physically, and culturally.

Guided by the Gospel values of love and justice, students are challenged to fulfill their potential as life-long learners in service to others.

Fair Share

Gonzaga Prep’s mission statement affirms that the school “exists to support the life of the Catholic Church in the Inland Northwest by seeking to serve all families who desire for their children Catholic education in the Jesuit tradition.” With this in mind, the school implemented the Fair Share tuition program in 1992. Although modeled after the Fair Share program used in the Catholic grade schools, Prep’s Fair Share program is unique in that tuition guidelines are used based on a family’s adjusted gross income. The school has a long tradition of helping students attend regardless of income.

Food Drive

The Gonzaga Prep Food Drive consistently gathers over 100,000 pounds of food each year before the Thanksgiving holiday. Recipients of collected groceries and turkeys include over two hundred families, the Colville Indian Reservation, the Spokane Tribe, the Morningstar Baptist Church, residents of Summit View Apartments, Second Harvest food bank, and many local food pantries.

Athletics

The Gonzaga Prep Bullpups compete in the 4A classification and are part of the GSL (Greater Spokane League), a league of 14 teams from around Spokane and the larger Inland Northwest. As a member of the 4A Greater Spokane League, the Bullpups offer athletic opportunities in nine boys sports and nine girls sports. These sports include: Football, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Soccer, Tennis, Baseball, Track and Golf are offered to boys, while Volleyball, Soccer, Cross Country, Basketball, Tennis, Softball, Track, Golf, and Cheerleading are offered to girls.

Over sixty-five percent of Gonzaga Prep's student body participates in athletics.

Girl's Tennis

G-Prep won seven straight GSL Tennis championships from 1997-2003. The Bullpups tennis teams went undefeated for eight years. When Lewis and Clark High School defeated G-Prep on April 13, 2003, it was the Bullpups’ first loss since 1996.

Notable alumni

• Bing Crosby - singer/entertainer
• Joe Danelo - NFL placekicker
• Timothy Egan - Pulitzer prize winning writer
• Tom Foley - former Speaker of the House.
• Ray Flaherty - NFL hall-of-famer
• Hugh Fraser- Disney Animator and former running back for the Chicago Cardinals
• Steve Gleason - Former New Orleans Saints special teams captain.
• Max Krause - NFL running back,
• John Stockton - NBA hall of famer - all-time NBA assists and steals leader
• Julia Sweeney - former cast member of Saturday Night Live
• Chris Tormey - former college football head coach

External links

• gprep.com - school website