Georgetown Preparatory School Explained

Georgetown Preparatory School
Seal Size:150px
Motto:Men for Others
Streetaddress:10900 Rockville Pike
State:Maryland
County:Montgomery County
Zipcode:20852
Country:United States
Type:Private school
day and boarding
Religion:Catholic (Jesuit)
Ceeb:210575
Athletics:16 varsity sports
Conference:Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC)
Nickname:Hoyas
Accreditation:Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Newspaper:Little Hoya
Coordinates:39.0325°N -77.1094°W
Affiliation:
  • Society of Jesus
  • Washington Metro Area Catholic High Schools
President:Rev. James R. Van Dyke, S.J.
Headmaster:John Glennon
Tuition:Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $44,725 (day) $73,535 (boarding)
Colors: Blue and gray
Enrollment:497 (2019–20)[2]
Teaching Staff:61.8
Campus Size:93acres
Campus Type:Large suburban[3]

Georgetown Preparatory School (also known as Georgetown Prep) is a Jesuit college-preparatory school in North Bethesda, Maryland for boys in ninth through twelfth grade. It has a 93-acre (380,000 square meters) campus.[4] It is the only Jesuit boarding school in the United States.

History

Georgetown Preparatory School was founded in 1789 by John Carroll, the first bishop of Baltimore. It is the oldest existing all-boys school in the United States, with George Washington having addressed its inaugural graduating class. In 1919, the school moved from Georgetown University's campus in the District of Columbia to its current location,[5] under the direction of university president Alphonsus J. Donlon.[6] Georgetown Prep remained part of Georgetown University until its legal separation in 1927.

There are approximately 500 students at Prep, with the boarding students comprising 20% of the school’s population (2022–23).

In January 2007, the school opened the Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence.[7] Joe Hills, son of golf course architect Arthur Hills, redesigned and reconfigured the school's signature golf course, which reopened in 2008.[8] The field house was converted into a learning center, which was named after the immediate past president Fr. William L. George, S.J., opened for students on January 26, 2010.[9]

The Campus Center and Residence Building opened in October 2022, which incorporates a health center, communal kitchens, student lounges and modern living quarters for the entire resident population and prefects.[10]

Athletics

Georgetown Prep teams are known as the Hoyas and offer 28 team sports. The Hoyas have won 53 Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) Championships from 2012 to 2022.[11]

William V. Bidwill '49 Stadium

Following an $8,000,000 donation from Michael Bidwill, alumnus and owner of the Arizona Cardinals, a new 1,508 seat stadium was constructed on campus. This new stadium was dedicated to Michael's father Bill Bidwill, who had also been the owner of the Cardinals from 1962 until his death in 2019. The stadium's field was jointly dedicated to Coach Jim Fegan and S.J. Aloysius Galvin as the Fegan-Galvin Field. Fegan was the Hoyas' football coach from 1961 to 1996 who had a record of 409 wins, 149 losses, 14 Interstate Athletic Conference titles and nine undefeated seasons until he was replaced by Dan Paro, a 1979 alumnus who is the current coach. Galvin served at the school for 37 years from 1970 to 2007 as a Mathematics teacher and the football team's chaplain. The William V. Bidwill ’49 Stadium became the new home to the Hoyas' Football, Soccer and Lacrosse programs following its dedication and blessing by S.J. James Van Dyke on November 12, 2022. The first game played at the new stadium was a homecoming game later in the afternoon on November 12 against the Hoyas' arch rivals, the St. Alban Bulldogs, which saw the Hoyas beat the Bulldogs 35 to 14.[12] [13] [14]

Notable alumni

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fast Facts . Georgetown Preparatory School . April 30, 2019.
  2. Web site: GEORGETOWN PREPARATORY SCHOOL . Private School Universe Survey . National Center for Education Statistics . 5 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Archbishop Carroll High School . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085238/http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=Archbishop+Carroll+High+School&State=11&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=00252648 . March 4, 2016 . dead .
  4. News: Will What Happened at Georgetown Prep Stay There? . . September 20, 2018 . David . McFadden . Ashraf . Khalil . April 30, 2019.
  5. News: Georgetown in 1916: An online exhibit from the University Archives . Georgetown University . June 15, 2016 . April 29, 2019.
  6. Ochs. Stephen J.. Summer 2016. The Land Before Prep Arrived . live . Alumnews . 30–31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181208070821/http://caskeygroup.com/Flip_Docs/54626_GeorgetownPrep_FlipDoc/mobile/index.html#p=1 . December 8, 2018 . December 8, 2018.
  7. News: State-of-the-Art, All-in-One Athletics Center . Julie . Rasicot . . April 19, 2007 . April 29, 2019.
  8. Web site: Bundy . Phil . Course Review: Georgetown Prep Golf Course — Phil Bundy . philbundy.com . 24 June 2019.
  9. Georgetown Prep Dedicates the Father William L. George Center . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/C0DCKkJl4_c . 2021-12-21 . live. January 26, 2010 . Georgetown Preparatory School Admissions . April 29, 2019 . www.youtube.com.
  10. Web site: Georgetown Prep dedicates new stadium named for late Arizona Cardinals owner and alumnus William V. Bidwill . 2022-12-05 . Catholic Standard . en.
  11. Web site: Interstate Athletic Conference . 2022-12-05 . Interstate Athletic Conference . en.
  12. Web site: Murray . William . Georgetown Prep dedicates new stadium named for late Arizona Cardinals owner and alumnus William V. Bidwill . . 1 April 2023.
  13. Web site: St. Albans vs Georgetown Prep . . 1 April 2023.
  14. Web site: Facilities . www.gprep.org . 1 April 2023.
  15. News: Granberry . Michael . Lone Star Soviets: The FX super-hit 'The Americans' carries deep ties to Texas . The Dallas Morning News . April 27, 2016.
  16. News: Keneally. Meghan. September 26, 2018. Inside the high school that produced Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Justice Neil Gorsuch and other famous alums. abcnews.go.com. ABC News. April 5, 2019.
  17. News: Arizona Cardinals chairman Bill Bidwill, 'a bruising runner,' inducted into high school's hall of fame . azcentral.com . The Arizona Republic . June 5, 2017.
  18. News: Stick to sports? Cardinals' support of Supreme Court nominee shows NFL's hypocrisy . Nancy . Armour . . July 10, 2018 . April 29, 2019.
  19. News: Yankees' Brian Cashman proud of prep school classmate and Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch . NJ Advance Media . . February 2, 2017 . Randy . Miller.
  20. News: Carman . Tim . David Chang: "Trust Me, I'm No Genius." . Washington City Paper . March 10, 2009.
  21. News: Brown . Emma . John Dingell, longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history, dies at 92 . Washington Post . 14 August 2019 . en . 7 February 2019 . He was a congressional page throughout his teenage years, and graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School in 1944..
  22. News: Bumiller . Elisabeth . Christopher Dodd, His Father's Son . The Washington Post . July 13, 1983.
  23. News: Bravin . Jess . Gorsuch, a Conservative Firebrand in College, Evolved Into a Conciliator . Wall Street Journal . March 19, 2017.
  24. News: Stepp . Laura Sessions . Men Without Clues . The Washington Post . April 12, 2004.
  25. News: Hendrickson . John . How It Feels to Watch Your High School Teammate Take on the Best Player in the World . Esquire . May 20, 2014.
  26. News: Shefte . Whitney . Memory Games: Charles Jenkins, 74 . Washington Post Magazine . July 27, 2008.
  27. News: Mark Judge's memoir now selling for up to $1,999 on Amazon . October 2, 2018 . . . Leslie . Albrecht . April 5, 2019.
  28. News: Gamarekian . Barbara . New Generation Takes Up the Kennedy Causes . The New York Times . October 10, 1984.
  29. News: Leibovich . Mark . Another Kennedy Living Dangerously . The New York Times . June 25, 2006.
  30. Web site: LoBiondo, Frank A. (1946-) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . U.S. House Historian . 9 March 2020.
  31. News: Metcalf . Andrew . Madaleno Formally Announces Run for Governor . Bethesda Magazine . July 17, 2017.
  32. Web site: Prep Athletes Earn Spring All-Met Honors. www.gprep.org.
  33. Book: Staff, State Historical Society of North Dakota . 1949 . North Dakota History . 16-17 . Bismarck, ND . State Historical Society of North Dakota Foundation . 82 . . .
  34. News: Kazanjian . Glynis . Georgetown Prep alum nominated to be next Fed Chairman . Montgomery Sentinel . November 10, 2017.
  35. News: Benwick . Bonnie S. . Mo Rocca cooks with the senior set . The Washington Post . January 15, 2013.
  36. Web site: Rooney, Francis (1953-) . Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress . U.S. House Historian . 9 March 2020.
  37. News: Tsironas . Alex . Eunice Kennedy Shriver . The MoCo Show . March 29, 2018.
  38. Book: Winchell, Mark Royden . Where No Flag Flies: Donald Davidson and the Southern Resistance . registration . . 2000 . 9780826262318 . 56.
  39. Vargas Lleras, el hombre de las paradojas . La Silla Vacía . May 4, 2018 . January 31, 2021 . August 21, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180821121616/http://lasillavacia.com/silla-caribe/vargas-lleras-el-hombre-de-las-paradojas-66056 . dead .

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