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*[[Philip Bosco]] (born 1930), [[Tony Award]]-winning actor (Broadway and Hollywood).<ref>[http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=538680&pn=3 Q&A with Philip Bosco], interview dated October 15, 2006.</ref><ref>Rohan, Virginia. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxNjcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcyMjA5MTkmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3 "Haworth's Philip Bosco is a seasoned star"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', November 14, 2007. Accessed November 14, 2007. "It was at St. Peter's Prep High School in Jersey City that Bosco met his mentor, a retired actor named James Marr."</ref>
*[[Philip Bosco]] (born 1930), [[Tony Award]]-winning actor (Broadway and Hollywood).<ref>[http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=538680&pn=3 Q&A with Philip Bosco], interview dated October 15, 2006.</ref><ref>Rohan, Virginia. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxNjcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcyMjA5MTkmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3 "Haworth's Philip Bosco is a seasoned star"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', November 14, 2007. Accessed November 14, 2007. "It was at St. Peter's Prep High School in Jersey City that Bosco met his mentor, a retired actor named James Marr."</ref>
*[[Frank D'Amelio]], CFO, [[Pfizer]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}}
*[[Frank D'Amelio]], CFO, [[Pfizer]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}}
*[[Jery DeFuccio]] (1925-2001), Editor, [[Mad Magazine]]
*[[Jerry DeFuccio]] (1925-2001), Editor, [[Mad Magazine]]
*[[Will Durant]] (1885-1981), writer of such works as ''[[The Story of Civilization]]'' and ''The Story of Philosophy''.<ref>[http://www.willdurant.com/bio.htm The Life of Will Durant], Will Durant Foundation. Accessed June 7, 2007. "His teachers were nuns, and he practiced his religion so fervently that no one doubted that he would become a priest. In 1900 he entered St. Peter's Academy and College in Jersey City, where his teachers were Jesuits, and, one of these, Father McLaughlin, urged him to enter the Jesuit Order following his graduation in 1907."</ref>
*[[Will Durant]] (1885-1981), writer of such works as ''[[The Story of Civilization]]'' and ''The Story of Philosophy''.<ref>[http://www.willdurant.com/bio.htm The Life of Will Durant], Will Durant Foundation. Accessed June 7, 2007. "His teachers were nuns, and he practiced his religion so fervently that no one doubted that he would become a priest. In 1900 he entered St. Peter's Academy and College in Jersey City, where his teachers were Jesuits, and, one of these, Father McLaughlin, urged him to enter the Jesuit Order following his graduation in 1907."</ref>
*[[Will Hill]], safety for the [[University of Florida]] football team, Class of 2008
*[[Will Hill]], safety for the [[University of Florida]] football team, Class of 2008

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St. Peter's Preparatory School
File:Http://files.milesplit.us/team logos/4344
Address
Map
144 Grand Street

Jersey City
,
(Hudson County)
,
New Jersey New Jersey
07302-4433

 United States
Coordinates40°42′57″N 74°2′24″W / 40.71583°N 74.04000°W / 40.71583; -74.04000
Information
TypePrivate, All-Boys
MottoSub Umbra Petri
(Under the Shadow of Peter)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic;
Jesuit
Established1872
School code310645
PresidentRev. Robert E. Reiser, S.J.
DeanJohn Morris
PrincipalJames DeAngelo '85
Dean of Student LifeRyan Heffernan
Faculty72.1 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment901 [1] (2010-11)
Student to teacher ratio11.9:1[1]
Color(s)Maroon and White   
Song"Pride and Glory" to the tune of "It's an Old-fashioned Garden"
Fight song"A Peter's Team" to the tune of "It's a Grand Old Flag"
Team nameMarauders
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
PublicationLiterma (literary magazine)
NewspaperPetroc
YearbookPetrean
School fees$750
Tuition$11,500
Vice President of FinanceRobert Nodine '67
Chief Advancement OfficerChristopher Casazza, '97
Vice President for Planning and Principle GivingJames Horan '70
Director of AdmissionsJohn Irvine '83 P'11
Director of AthleticsRich Hansen P'03, '09
Director of Campus MinistryMaura Toomb
Websitewww.spprep.org

Saint Peter's Preparatory School (called "Prep") is a private all-male Jesuit college-preparatory school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, the Society of Jesus founded the school in 1872 and remains a contributing part of the administration and faculty.

Prep is part of the Jesuits' New York Province [3].

Students are enrolled from counties in Central and Northern New Jersey, as well as from nearby New York City. The school has a faculty of 72, which is made up of 10 Jesuits, 62 lay teachers, plus six counselors, including three college placement counselors. Tuition for the 2011-12 school year is $11,500. The student activity fee is $750.

As of the 2010/11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 901 students and 72 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9.[1]

History

Foundation and growth

Saint Peter's Prep was originally founded in the Paulus Hook section of Jersey City as one department within Saint Peter's College by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 3, 1872. Along with the Preparatory department were the Collegiate and Grammar departments. As a school for young men, Saint Peter's opened in September of 1878 with seventy-one students in the Preparatory department. Academic degrees were first conferred in June of 1889. At this time the only building on the campus was Shalloe Hall at 144 Grand Street. Mulry Hall, on the corner of Grand and Warren Streets. was built around the turn of the century as a local social club, before being acquired by the school.

Separation from the college

In 1918 Jesuit Superiors decided to close the College division in order to focus more attention on other Universities in the Northeast. It remained closed until 1930, during this time, however, the Preparatory division remained open. The College division reopened in another location in 1930 and in 1936 settled at its current location. The College and Preparatory departments were officially incorporated separately on February 10, 1955. Although Saint Peter's College has not been located at 144 Grand for over eighty years, at an entrance to the original building, Shalloe Hall, a window pane above the door still reads "Saint Peter's College."

Buildings

The original building, Shalloe Hall, is named after Francis J. Shalloe S.J. and was built in the 1870s. Mulry Hall was dedicated in 1913. Across the street is the Humanities Building (previously known as the Freshman and Science Building and still commonly referred to as the English Building). This elegant building was constructed in the 1880s and until 1924 housed the Academy of Saint Aloysius, an all girls school. Prep acquired the building in 1924 and in 1995 completed a complete renovation of the structure, including a revamping of the Siperstein Library. Hogan and Burke Halls on the West side of Campus were constructed in 1942 and 1965-66, respectively. In 1948 the Memorial Gymnasium was dedicated. It is commonly referred to as "The Barn" by the Prep faithful for its unique shape. In 2005 Prep completed the purchase of the vacant Saint Peter's Grammar School as well as the Saint Peter's Church adjacent to Prep's existing property. Recent renovations over the past twenty years include a remodeling of Warren Street as a pedestrian walkway during school hours named after Pope John Paul II, the upgrade of the Humanities Building and Memorial Gymnasium, and the construction of James F. Keenan, S.J. field about three blocks away. The new field has provided the Soccer, Rugby, and Lacrosse teams a Home Field, as well as practice space for the Football and Baseball teams. The most recent architectural addition as of the beginning of the 2010/2011 school year is the O'Keeffe Commons. Formerly being on the ground floor of Burke Hall, the lunch room is now housed in the state-of-the-art O'Keeffe Commons.

The future

On June 22, 2009 the board of trustees voted unanimously to approve Phase One of the Campus Master Plan[3]. Developed over several years, the Master Plan lays out the future of Prep's physical campus. Given the limited amount of space available in Downtown Jersey City, every effort was made to maximize the limited resource. Phase One includes a remodeling of Saint Peter's Church into a temporary cafeteria/multi-purpose space known as the O'Keefe Commons. This was completed over the summer of 2010 in time for the beginning of the 2010 academic year. The remainder of Phase one includes a complete renovation of Burke Hall along Warren Street into a premier Science building including roof space for a greenhouse with other outdoor learning capabilities. A new main entrance along Warren Street will also be constructed. The remaining Phases of the Master Plan will be approved by the Board once funding for the remainder of the project is secured. Prep has introduced a new campaign, "Imagine: The Fund for Saint Peter's Prep" for the financing of the Master Plan projects. Total gifts as of September 29, 2010 are over $13.6 million[4]. The other phases of the master plan include the construction of a large multi-purpose space in the York Street parking lot; extensive renovations of Mulry Hall and Hogan Hall; a major reconfiguration of the former Jesuit residence; possible accommodation for parking on campus underground; construction of a new academic building (along York Street); and the conversion of the upper floors of the Humanities Building (former Freshman Building) into office space for non-academic administration and external affairs.

Academics

Students at Prep are required to take two years of Latin, three years of mathematics, three years of history, three years of science, four years of English, two years of modern language (choosing Spanish, French, German or Italian), and four years of religion. Prep offers art and music classes for students wishing to broaden their creativity and to pursue the arts in college. Independent study courses include Greek Honors, Portfolio Art, and instrumental music. Other elective classes are offered to juniors and seniors and there are many honors and AP classes to choose from. The school has inaugurated the John E. Browning, S.J., '46, Learning Center, which features resources for individual learning and a learning specialist.

Athletics

The school's 17 varsity athletic teams are called the Marauders and wear maroon and white. The Marauders compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (HCIAA), which includes private and parochial high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[5]

Saint Peter's Prep football won the 2005 Parochial Group IV State Championship defeating Don Bosco Prep 22-15. [6] In 2006, Saint Peter's Prep fell short in the finals of the Non-Public, Group IV tournament, losing to Don Bosco Prep 41-0.[7]

On September 14, 2007 Coach Rich Hansen surpassed legendary coach Bill Cochrane as the all time most-winning coach in Prep history. Hansen was awarded in a pre-game ceremony the following game on September 28, against North Bergen High School. The game was nationally televised on ESPNU. Coach Hansen also set an unprecedented record in the 2007 year, winning 70 consecutive HCIAA games.[8]

On November 17, 2007 the Marauders beat Bergen Catholic High School 41-7.[9]. This victory advanced Prep to its third state sectional championship game in three years, all of which have been against Don Bosco Preparatory High School. On December 2, 2007, the Marauders played Don Bosco Prep again, and lost 42-14 in the Non-Public, Group IV sectional championship game.[10] This was the third consecutive State Championship game in which the two met, with Don Bosco winning two of three.

The Saint Peter's Prep volleyball team achieved 100 consecutive wins in Hudson County in 2006, but lost the winning streak at the county championships against Bayonne High School that same year. It has consistently been ranked among the top ten teams of the state of New Jersey. The team won the 2007 Boys Volleyball - North state sectional championship over Bayonne High School (25-17, 25-20).[11] The team moved on to play for the NJSIAA overall state championship on June 8, 2007 against East Brunswick High School,[12] falling 25-21, 25-22.[13]

The Saint Peter's Prep Hockey program has had a top five team in the state nearly every year, producing many great players who go on to play at higher levels of the game. In the 2006-2007 season, they advanced to the final round after defeating Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey) 2-0. They played St. Augustine College Preparatory School in the NJSIAA championship, but fell 3-1.[14]

The Prep basketball team won the 2008 Hudson County Coviello Division Championship by defeating #2 seeded Union Hill by a score of 48-47. In the process they pulled off "upsets" against #1 seeded Bayonne, 79-76 in overtime, and #5 seeded Emerson in the 2nd round on Thursday night 71-55. This marked the first time the #8 seed won the tournament.

Football

Saint Peter's Prep has one of the most successful programs in New Jersey.

Teams

Saint Peter's offers 18 sports and 38 teams, including football, soccer, cross country, basketball, bowling, fencing, indoor track, wrestling, swimming, ice hockey, baseball, golf, volleyball, outdoor track, lacrosse, tennis, and rugby. In 2010, Prep inaugurated a club crew team and in 2011 a water polo team

Campus Ministry

Christian service

At Saint Peter's, each year of study, other than accumulating the adequate grades, must also complete a Christian Service requirement. Service is as follows:

  • Freshmen - 10 hours: fulfilled through Freshman Day of Service
  • Sophomores - 20 hours: fulfilled through Sophomore Retreat
  • Juniors - 60 hours: to be decided upon with direction from the Campus Ministry department.

At the end of their Sophomore year a student may participate in a summer immersion trip. Trips typically last for one week. Locations of trips include West Virginia, Kentucky, Camden, and the New York Metropolitan area, among others. Completion of this trip fulfills a student's Junior service requirement.

In the summer of 2007, the school introduced a senior service immersion experience in New Orleans. This program was continued in August 2008 as Prep sent 16 students and 4 faculty members to Covington, Louisiana to work with Habitat for Humanity.

The summer of 2009 saw the introduction of the school's first international service trip in its history. Ten rising juniors and seniors, along with two faculty members, traveled to the Working Boys' Center in Quito Ecuador. The group updated a blog with reflections and experiences throughout the trip [4].

Beginning in the 2009-2010 school year, St. Peter's became home to the first micro-finance organization to be run by high-school students.

Retreats

Retreats are an essential component of Saint Peter’s Campus Ministry program. They provide students with the chance to step away from their busy lives and reflect on the relationships they have with God, family, and friends. The retreats also offer students an opportunity to reflect on themselves – providing them the time to examine who they are, where they come from, and what they believe in. The retreats are as follows:

  • Freshman: Freshman "IgNite" Retreat. It occurs a few days before the regular school year begins. Incoming freshman stay overnight with their homeroom at the school where they are introduced to Ignatian Spirituality. This is mandatory for all freshmen. Formerly, the retreat began after school and ended the following day. This retreat first took place in 2007.
  • Sophomore: The Sophomore Retreat combines service and retreat in an Urban Immersion experience. As a homeroom, students spend a weekend together serving at a food bank and senior center in order to work with the poor and marginalized in society. The retreat shows the importance of "a faith that does justice."[15]
  • Junior: "Emmaus" Retreat. The Emmaus Retreat program has been a part of Prep since Fr. Ned Coughlin, S.J., directed the first "Emmaus Weekend" in 1977. A three-day retreat, "Emmaus" provides students with the opportunity to examine their own spirituality and their relationship with God, form a community with fellow classmates and faculty members, and open their minds and hearts to the experiences, beliefs and feelings of others. There are eight Emmaus retreats throughout the year. The retreat is optional, although most students attend. There have been over 250 Emmaus retreats over the years. Although the location of the retreat has changed over the years from the Jersey Shore to the mountains of Passaic County to its current location in Warwick, New York the essence of the experience remains one that stays with Prep men for many years.
  • Senior: Kairos retreat. Kairos – which, translated from Greek, means the appropriate time and is loosely translated into God's Time – is an opportunity for seniors to reflect on the presence of God in their everyday life. The themes for the four-day retreat are based on Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises, and they challenge students to a deeper self-examination than the reflections of previous retreats. 2007 was the first year this retreat took place. There are four scheduled per year.

Social justice issues

Begun in 1998, Prep has annually hosted an Arrupe Lecture, named after the former Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Pedro Arrupe S.J., on a social justice topic. From 1998 through 2008 this entailed a one time lecture on such various topics as Jewish-Christian Relations, the Death Penalty, and urban poverty, among others.[16] In 2009 under the direction of Campus Minister Ryan Heffernan, the program took on a new direction transforming into the Arrupe Lecture Series, a week-long summit on social justice issues. 2009 dealt with Genocide and Ethnic Conflict while spring 2010 focused on Poverty in the United States. The Fall 2010 Series addressed Immigration Issues within the United States. Prep also sends a delegation annually to the Fort Benning, Georgia to protest the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC, formerly the School of the Americas-SOA) which has been implicated in the training of mainly Latin American military officers who have later committed human rights violations in their home country, including the murder of six Jesuits in El Salvador.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d St. Peter's Preparatory School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 8, 2008.
  2. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  3. ^ "Prep's Master Plan: A Green Light for a Grand Vision" Accessed November 4, 2010
  4. ^ Imagine:The Fund for Saint Peter's Prep Accessed November 4, 2010
  5. ^ Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 15, 2007. Template:Wayback
  6. ^ 2005 Football - Non-Public, Group IV, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 1, 2006.
  7. ^ 2006 Football Tournament - Non-Public Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed December 10, 2006.
  8. ^ Ford, Ed.This St. Peter's team belongs with the elite, Jersey Journal, accessed November 17, 2007.
  9. ^ http://www.gridironnewjersey.com/playoffs.aspx?year=2007 accessed November 17, 2007
  10. ^ 2007 Football - Non-Public, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed July 23, 2008.
  11. ^ 2007 Boys Volleyball - North, NJSIAA. Accessed June 12, 2007.
  12. ^ Battaglia, Joe. 2007 No. 5 St. Peter's downs No. 4 Bayonne, The Star-Ledger, June 7, 2007. Accessed May 7, 2007.
  13. ^ 2007 Boys Volleyball - State Final, NJSIAA. Accessed June 12, 2007.
  14. ^ 2007 Ice Hockey Tournament - Non-Public, NJSIAA, accessed March 24, 2007.
  15. ^ Sophomore Retreat Accessed November 5, 2010
  16. ^ Past Arrupe Speakers Accessed November 4, 2010
  17. ^ [1]
  18. ^ Sean Adams
  19. ^ Ron Allen
  20. ^ George Blaney, databaseBasketball.com. Accessed November 4, 2007.
  21. ^ Q&A with Philip Bosco, interview dated October 15, 2006.
  22. ^ Rohan, Virginia. "Haworth's Philip Bosco is a seasoned star", The Record (Bergen County), November 14, 2007. Accessed November 14, 2007. "It was at St. Peter's Prep High School in Jersey City that Bosco met his mentor, a retired actor named James Marr."
  23. ^ The Life of Will Durant, Will Durant Foundation. Accessed June 7, 2007. "His teachers were nuns, and he practiced his religion so fervently that no one doubted that he would become a priest. In 1900 he entered St. Peter's Academy and College in Jersey City, where his teachers were Jesuits, and, one of these, Father McLaughlin, urged him to enter the Jesuit Order following his graduation in 1907."
  24. ^ Thomas Fleming
  25. ^ Janiga, Bruce. "Side by Side with Ken Jennings", Sondheim.com, undated. Accessed July 23, 2008. "I lived in Jersey City, went to St. Peter's Prep, went to St. Peter's College on a dramatic scholarship."
  26. ^ Staff. John V. Kelly, The Star-Ledger, November 2, 2009. Accessed November 2, 2009.
  27. ^ George A. Krol, Our Campaigns. Accessed December 24, 2007.
  28. ^ Gardner, Amanda. "THEATER; Tony Awards' New Jersey Ties", The New York Times, July 23, 2008.
  29. ^ Q&A with Nathan Lane, interview dated October 23, 2006.
  30. ^ [2]
  31. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. "Slow A foot, Fast of Quip; Amherst Runner Tells How It Feels to Be Last Man Across Finish Line", The New York Times, November 21, 1958. Accessed January 3, 2008.
  32. ^ "U.S. BENEFITS URGED FOR FILIPINO VETS... A FRENCHMAN ANSWERS FOR WW2 CRIMES... DEBATE CONTINUES ON QUEBEC INDEPENDENCE...", New York Daily News, October 5, 1997. Accessed June 8, 2008. "Filipino-American Paolo Montalban of New Jersey will play the prince in a new television production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. The musical airs Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. on ABC. Montalban has been interested in musical theater since his high school days at St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, where he starred in Oliver."
  33. ^ Elnardo Webster profile, database Football. Accessed June 7, 2007.

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