St. Peter's Preparatory School Explained

Saint Peter's Preparatory School
Location:"Grand and Warren"
Streetaddress:144 Grand Street
Zipcode:07302
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.7158°N -74.04°W
Religion:Roman Catholic
(Jesuits)
Founder:Jesuits
President:Michael A. Gomez[1]
Principal:Christopher Caulfield[2]
Ceeb:310645
Testaverage:1260 (SAT), 28 (ACT)[3]
Fees:$1,300 (2023-24)
Tuition:$22,442 (2023-24)
Endowment:$51 million
Campus Type:Urban
Song:"Pride and Glory" to the tune of "An Old Fashioned Garden"
Fightsong:"A Peter's Team" to the tune of "You're a Grand Old Flag"
Motto:Latin: Sub Umbra Petri
("Under the Shadow of Peter")
Latin: [[Ad maiorem Dei gloriam|Ad majorem dei gloriam]]
("For the greater glory of God")
Men for Others
Mascot:The Marauder
Sports:Crew, Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Water Polo, Basketball, Dancing, Ice Hockey, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming, Wrestling, Baseball, Golf, Lacrosse, Track and Field, Tennis, Rugby, Volleyball
Team Name:Marauders
Conference:Hudson County Interscholastic League (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Yearbook:Petrean[4]
Publication:Literama (literary magazine)
Newspaper:The Petrochttps://thepetroc.com/
Enrollment:908 (as of 2021–22)
Ratio:11.3:1
Us Nces School Id:00862187
Grade9:212
Grade10:238
Grade11:221
Grade12:221

Saint Peter's Preparatory School (also known as Saint Peter's Prep or simply Prep) is an independent, preparatory, and all-male day school located in Jersey City, in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Archdiocese of Newark.[5] Founded in 1872 by the Jesuits, it is operated as part of the Jesuit East Province.[6] The school has been accredited by the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.[7]

Students enroll from counties in Central and Northern New Jersey, as well as from nearby New York City. The school has a faculty of 83 that includes two Jesuits, 71 lay teachers, and 10 counselors, seven of whom work on college placement. Tuition for the 2023–24 school year is $22,442, while mandatory fees total $1,300.[8]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 908 students and 80.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. The school's student body was 49.4% (449) White, 19.3% (175) Hispanic, 12.6% (114) Black, 11.7% (106) Asian, 6.5% (59) two or more races and 0.6% (5) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander.[9]

History

Origins

Saint Peter's Prep was established in the Paulus Hook section of Jersey City as a department within Saint Peter's College (now Saint Peter's University) 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 1878 with seventy-one students in the Preparatory department. Academic degrees were first conferred in June 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."

Recent history

On June 22, 2009, the board of trustees voted unanimously to approve phase one of the Campus Master Plan.[10]

The remaining phases of the Master Plan were to be approved by the Board once funding for the remainder of the project was secured. Prep introduced a campaign, "Imagine: The Fund for Saint Peter's Prep," for the financing of the Master Plan projects. Total gifts, as of September 29, 2010, were over $13.6 million.[11]

Hogan Hall was renovated in summer 2017,[12] and renovation of Mulry Hall was completed soon after.

To commemorate its sesquicentennial anniversary, a statue of Saint Peter was revealed at the start of the 2022–2023 school year during the school's annual Mass of the Holy Spirit. Designed and created by sculptor Brian Hanlon, the statue depicts a young Peter and "represents us: imperfect and imperfect-able, someone with the entire world in front of him.” The statue is situated at the intersection of York and Warren Streets.[13]

Athletics

The St. Peter's Prep Marauders[14] compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic League, which comprises public and private high schools in Hudson County, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[15] The school's teams wear maroon and white.[14] With 1,416 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public A for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 381 to 1,454 in that grade range (equivalent to Group IV for public schools).[16] The football team competes in the National Blue division of the North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league.[17] [18] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Non-Public Group A (equivalent to Group V for public schools) for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 225 to 723 students.[19]

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.[14]

The boys basketball team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1949 (against runner-up Trenton Catholic High School in the playoff final), 1951-1953 (vs. Trenton Catholic all three years), 1954 (vs. St. Peter of New Brunswick), 1955 (vs, Trenton Catholic), 1956 (vs. St. Peter of New Brunswick) and 1959 (vs. Trenton Catholic). The program's eight state group titles are tied for seventh-most in the state and the streak of six state titles from 1951 to 1956 is the second longest.[20] In front of a crowd of 2,000 at the Dillon Gymnasium at Princeton University, the 1956 team won its sixth consecutive Parochial A state title with a 65–48 win against New Brunswick's St. Peter in the championship game.[21]

The boys track team won the Non-Public Group A spring / outdoor track state championship in 1952 and 1953.[22]

The ice hockey team won the Handchen Cup in 1986.[23] In the 2006–2007 season, they advanced to the final round after defeating Christian Brothers Academy 2–0. They played St. Augustine College Preparatory School in the NJSIAA championship, but fell 3–1.[24]

The football team won the NJSIAA Non-Public A North state sectional championship in 1989 and in Non-Public Group IV in 1994 and 2005, 2014 and 2019.[25] In 1994, the Saint Peter's Prep football team finished the season with an 11–0 record was ranked 6th in the nation by USA Today after upsetting top-ranked Bergen Catholic High School with a 26–24 win in the Non-Public Group IV championship game at Giants Stadium.[26] [27] The team won the 2005 Non-Public Group IV state championship defeating Don Bosco Prep 22–15.[28] Saint Peters won the Non-Public Group IV championship in 2014, with a win over Paramus Catholic High School.[29] The team won the 2019 Non-Public Group IV title at MetLife Stadium with a 21–14 win against Don Bosco Preparatory High School.[30]

Prep has one of the most successful football organizations in New Jersey. On September 14, 2007, coach Rich Hansen surpassed coach Bill Cochrane as the all-time most-winning coach in Prep history, and was honored in a pre-game ceremony on September 28 against Bergen Catholic High School that was nationally televised on ESPNU. Coach Hansen set a record in the 2007 year, winning 70 consecutive HCIAA games.[31]

On November 17, 2007, the Marauders beat Bergen Catholic by a score of 41–7.[32] 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.[33] This was the third consecutive state championship game in which the two met, with Don Bosco winning two of three.

The wrestling team won the Non-Public A North state sectional championship in 2000 and 2001.[34]

The Saint Peter's Prep volleyball team achieved 100 consecutive wins in Hudson County in 2006, but ended 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).[35] The team moved on to play for the NJSIAA overall state championship on June 8, 2007, against East Brunswick High School,[36] falling 25–21, 25–22.[37]

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, 71–55. This marked the first time the #8 seed won the tournament.

The swimming team has won over three dozen county titles, holds the majority of Hudson County's swim records, and Prep swimmers and divers have accounted for more titles than any other team in the past 30 years.[38] The team drew attention throughout the state in 2011 when beloved senior swimmer, B.J. Giannone, collapsed and died at a swim meet at Saint Peter's College (now Saint Peter's University).[39] The team took on NJ #7 Scotch Plains, the school which Giannone's girlfriend swam for, only 3 days after his death. The crowd set unofficial records for attendance at a regular-season New Jersey high school dual meet. The team also wore sweatshirts printed with the number 20.67, the time that the official score board malfunctioned to in the 50 freestyle on B.J.'s last individual race on the night of his death.[40] The saying "Live Like B.J." become popular among teammates, family, and friends, and some members of that team took to wearing bracelets with the saying.[41] Giannone's memory was memorialized in 2013 with the creation of the annual B.J. Giannone Award for "embodying the spirit and camaraderie of B.J." Junior and team captain, Matt Jasko, who was a freshman on the team at the time of B.J.'s death, was the first to receive the honor.[42] In 2014 the team won its 40th county title and finished ranked 8th in the state.[43]

The Saint Peter's Prep Crew team is led by Coach Alex Canale. In 2013, the JV 4+ took first place at Stotesbury Cup Regatta, the largest high school regatta in the world.[44] The team also won the SRAA National Championship Regatta and placed second at the Garden State championships. Along with the JV 4+, other Prep boats have succeeded in many regattas.

The fencing team won the overall state championship in 2017 and 2018, and was sabre team winner in 2017.[45] In 2017, the Saint Peter's Prep fencing team defeated Columbia High School 16–11 to win the state championship, the second Prep team to win a state championship after the football team.[46]

The soccer team won the Hudson County Tournament championships in 1976-1978, 1992-1994, 2001, 2005, 2011-2013, 2019 (defeating Kearny High School by a score of 2-1 in the finals) and[47] 2023 (2-1 vs. Kearny).[48]

Campus ministry

Christian service

At Prep, each year of study includes a service requirement:[49]

Seniors are not required to complete any service hours.

At the end of the second year, students may participate in a summer immersion trip, typically lasting one week. Past trips have included California, West Virginia, Camden, and the New York metropolitan area.

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 four 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. Ten rising juniors and seniors, along with two faculty members, traveled to the Working Boys' Center in Quito, Ecuador.[52] The group updated a blog with reflections and experiences throughout the trip.[53]

Social justice issues

Starting in 1998, Prep has hosted an annual Arrupe Lecture, named after the former Superior General of the Society of Jesus Pedro Arrupe, 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.[54] In 2009, under the direction of then-campus minister Ryan Heffernan, the program took a new direction, becoming a week-long program focused on social justice issues.[55]

Prep also sends a delegation annually to Fort Moore, Georgia, to protest the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC, formerly the School of the Americas - SOA), which was implicated in the training of mainly Latin American military officers who later committed human rights violations in their home country, including the murder of six Jesuits in El Salvador.

Notable alumni

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://spprep.org/message-from-president/ Message from the President
  2. https://spprep.org/about-prep/administration/ Administration
  3. https://www.niche.com/k12/saint-peters-prep-jersey-city-nj/
  4. https://spprep.org/student-life/co-curricular-activities/ Co-curricular Activities
  5. https://catholicschoolsnj.org/hudson-county-2 Hudson County Secondary Schools
  6. https://www.jesuitseast.org/ministry/saint-peters-preparatory-school/ Ministries: Education - Middle & High Schools
  7. https://www.njais.org/page.cfm?p=524&start=1 Saint Peter's Prep
  8. https://spprep.org/admissions/tuition-fees-at-a-glance/ Tuition & Fees at a Glance
  9. https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=00862187 School data for St Peters Preparatory School
  10. http://www.spprep.org/masterplan "Prep's Master Plan: A Green Light for a Grand Vision"
  11. http://www.spprep.org/imagine Imagine: The Fund for Saint Peter's Prep
  12. Web site: Prep Dedicates Renovated Hogan Hall. Saint Peter's Prep. April 28, 2018.
  13. Web site: Kamber . Jeremy . Set in Stone: St. Peter Statue Drifts to Warren . 2023-05-28 . The Petroc.
  14. https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/saint-peters-prep-high-school Saint Peter's Prep High School
  15. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021
  16. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/general-classifications-2018-2020.pdf NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020
  17. Cooper, Darren. "Here's what we know about the new Super Football Conference 2020 schedule", The Record, July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference (SFC) is a 112-team group, the largest high school football-only conference in America, and is comprised of teams from five different counties."
  18. Cooper, Darren. "NJ football: Super Football Conference revised schedules for 2020 regular season", The Record, July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference has 112 teams that will play across 20 divisions."
  19. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2022-08/Football%20%2722%20%26%20%2723.pdf NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2022–2024
  20. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-basketball-history_0.pdf Boys Basketball Championship History 1919-2024
  21. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/315007588/ "St. Peter's Trounced, 65-48, in Catholic A Title; St. Peter's (JC) Wins Sixth Straight Crown With Last Period Drive"
  22. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/21-history.pdf NJSIAA Boys Spring Track Summary of Group Titles
  23. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/20-ice-hockey-history.pdf NJSIAA Ice Hockey State Championship History
  24. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=205263&tclass=Non%2DPublic 2007 Ice Hockey Tournament - Non-Public
  25. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-football.pdf NJSIAA Football History
  26. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/04/sports/high-school-football-bergen-catholic-is-upset-by-st-peter-s-for-title.html "High School Football; Bergen Catholic Is Upset by St. Peter's for Title"
  27. https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/year-by-year-rankings.htm "Year-by-year final football rankings"
  28. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=128997&tclass=Non%2DPublic%2C%20Group%20IV 2005 Football - Non-Public, Group IV
  29. Lanni, Patrick. "Video Replay: St. Peter's Prep over Paramus Catholic in the 2014 football final, plus the chat archive", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 5, 2014, updated August 24, 2019. Accessed October 31, 2020. "Stadium was buzzing Friday night when St. Peter's Prep, No. 1 in The NJ.com Top 20, earned a 34-18 victory over No. 2 Paramus Catholic in the Non-Public, Group 4 final."
  30. Mattura, Greg. "Inside St. Peter's Prep football's dramatic championship win over Don Bosco", The Record, November 30, 2019. Accessed October 31, 2020. "St. Peter’s Prep will be replacing Don Bosco Prep as New Jersey’s No. 1 football team. The Marauders of Hudson County rallied to defeat the Ironmen of Bergen County, 21-14, in the Non-Public Group 4 final Saturday night at MetLife Stadium."
  31. Ford, Ed. "This St. Peter's team belongs with the elite", The Jersey Journal. Accessed November 17, 2007.
  32. http://www.gridironnewjersey.com/playoffs.aspx?year=2007 Grid 2007 accessed November 17, 2007
  33. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246272&tclass=Non-Public%2C%20Group%20IV 2007 Football - Non-Public, Group IV
  34. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-wrestling-history.pdf NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History
  35. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=221882&tclass=North 2007 Boys Volleyball - North
  36. Battaglia, Joe. 2007 No. 5 St. Peter's downs No. 4 Bayonne, The Star-Ledger, June 7, 2007. Accessed May 7, 2007.
  37. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=221882&tclass=State%20Final 2007 Boys Volleyball - State Final
  38. http://www.stpetersprep.org/Swimming Swimming
  39. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/st_peters_prep_senior_swimmer.html NJ News 2011
  40. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/despite_loss_of_teammate_jerse.html Loss 2011
  41. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Live-Like-BJ/202837133072993 Facebook
  42. Web site: St. Peter's Prep swimming and diving coach Ryan Heffernan steps down. July 21, 2014.
  43. http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/6081982119268808051/the-star-ledger-final-boys-swimming-top-20-for-2013-14/ Top 20 2013-14
  44. https://stotesburycupregatta.com/winners/ Winners from Previous Years
  45. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/20-boys-fencing.pdf NJSIAA History of Boys Fencing Championships
  46. Bove, Matt. "Boys Fencing: St. Peter's Prep wins first state title, 16-11, over Columbia", NJ advance Media, February 23, 2017. Accessed February 23, 2017. "One more touch for junior Declan Alvidrez was all that separated St. Peter's Prep from its first state title in program history with the Marauders ahead of Columbia by four points in the state championship meet.... After what felt like an eternity with some long points, Alvidrez was able to persevere and get the final touch to clinch the meet with 14 points, and St. Peter's Prep went on to win by a score of 16-11 in the NJSIAA boys fencing state finals Wednesday at Morris Hills High."
  47. Hague, Jim. "St. Peter’s Prep wins Hudson County Soccer Tournament title", The Hudson Reporter, November 1, 2019. Accessed December 21, 2021. "The St. Peter’s Prep soccer team captured the Hudson County Tournament championship last week by defeating Kearny, 2-1, in the title game."
  48. Aferiat, Jake. "Behind star frosh, No. 12 St. Peter’s Prep claims first HCT title since 2019 (PHOTOS)", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 23, 2023. Accessed November 12, 2023. "If ever it was clear that Sayouwoh was deserving of wearing No. 10, that happened his second game on varsity when Sayouwoh scored a goal heard all around Hudson County as he scored the only goal in the 99th minute in a 1-0 win for Peter’s over longtime rival and Hudson County standard bearers Kearny. At that point, the win was the Marauders’ first over Kearny since 2019 and it catapulted St. Peter’s into the Top 20 for the first time since 2019 as well."
  49. Web site: Christian Service . 2023-06-16 . Saint Peter's Prep . en-US.
  50. Web site: Sophomore Service . 2023-06-16 . Saint Peter's Prep . en-US.
  51. Web site: Junior Service . 2023-06-16 . Saint Peter's Prep . en-US.
  52. Web site: Center for Working Families . 2023-06-16 . Center for Working Families . en-US.
  53. Web site: Prep Campus Ministry . 2023-06-16 . prepcampusministry.blogspot.com.
  54. http://spprep.org/arrupe_history Past Arrupe Speakers
  55. http://prepcampusministry.blogspot.com the Arrupe Lecture Series
  56. Johnson, Brent. "Longtime Politifax editor and N.J. politics expert Nick Acocella dies at 77", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 22, 2020. Accessed March 6, 2023. "After graduating from St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, Acocella went to LaSalle College in Philadelphia and spent a year studying abroad in Vienna, Austria."
  57. Ragozzino, Joe. "South Orange resident and Villanova University-bound Mark Armstrong enjoys stellar hoops career at Saint Peter’s Prep", EssexNews Daily, April 14, 2022. Accessed January 17, 2023. "Next season, the Wildcats will be getting one of the top players in the country in Mark Armstrong, a 6-foot-2 point guard from South Orange. Armstrong, who signed with Villanova in November, completed a stellar career at Saint Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, becoming the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,776 points."
  58. http://www.stpetersprep.org/files/file/Alumni/2011_HOF_Nom_Form.pdf Hall of Fame Nomination Form
  59. http://alumni.spprep.org/node/397 "Rev. Charles J. Beirne, S.J., '56, Dies"
  60. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/blanege01.html George Blaney
  61. http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=538680&pn=3 Q&A with Philip Bosco
  62. Rohan, Virginia. "Seasoned star -- A distinctive voice helps make Haworth's Philip Bosco a frequent face in the cast", The Record, November 14, 2007. Accessed July 26, 2016. "It was at St. Peter's Prep High School in Jersey City that Bosco met his mentor, a retired actor named James Marr."
  63. https://books.google.com/books?id=FoWHAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Charles+J.+Catrillo%22+%22jersey+city%22 Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1986
  64. https://issuu.com/spprep/docs/w_f2016 "Class Notes: The '90s"
  65. Morris, Tim. "It’s Nebraska for Dailey, St. Peter’s Prep standout", CentralJersey.com, February 26, 2003. Accessed November 19, 2022. "However, after being courted by several big-time Division I football programs, it didn’t take long for Freehold Township’s Joe Dailey to discover after visiting the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, that he and the Cornhuskers were a perfect fit. Dailey, the all-state quarterback of Union County powerhouse St. Peter’s Prep of Jersey City, signed his letter of intent to Nebraska earlier this month."
  66. Baer, Marilyn. "From Jersey City kid to four-star general; Edward M. Daly takes command of 190,000-person workforce", The Hudson Reporter, July 9, 2020. Accessed July 12, 2020. "Daly, a 1983 alumnus of St. Peter’s Preparatory School and a 1987 alumnus of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, said education has been key to opening doors for him."
  67. https://issuu.com/spprep/docs/the_prep_we_remember The Prep We Remember; Looking Back at 125 Years of "Pride & Glory"
  68. Aron, Michael. Interview with James P. Dugan, Eagleton Institute of Politics Center on the American Governor at Rutgers University, February 27, 2008. Accessed July 22, 2019. "Q: Did you go to public or parochial school? James P. Dugan: I went to parochial grammar school, and I went to St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, a Jesuit prep school, which I always preface, or I always continue the many descriptions of St. Peter's Prep as the best learning experience I ever had."
  69. http://www.willdurant.com/bio.htm The Life of Will Durant
  70. Bernstein, Jason. "College Football National Championship: St. Peter's alum Minkah Fitzpatrick turning heads at Alabama", The Jersey Journal, January 8, 2016. Accessed July 26, 2016. "It didn't take long in Minkah Fitzpatrick's freshman year at St. Peter's Prep for coach Rich Hansen to see that he had a special talent on his hands.... Since then, Fitzpatrick, an Old Bridge native, has had a special freshman season for the Crimson Tide."
  71. Mota, Caitlin. "N.J. author influenced by Jersey City politics dies at 90", The Jersey Journal, July 26, 2017. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Fleming was born in Jersey City in 1927. He graduated from St. Peter's Prep, spent one year serving in the United States Navy, and then attended Fordham University where he graduated in 1950, according to his online biography."
  72. https://www.rcan.org/offices-and-ministries/archbishops-office/auxiliary-bishops/bishop-flesey "Bishop Flesey"
  73. Bernstein, Jason. "University of Florida track star, St. Peter's Prep alumnus Najee Glass wants national title for his birthday", The Jersey Journal, June 9, 2015. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Najee Glass wants gold for his birthday. The University of Florida standout and St. Peter's Prep graduate turns 21 on Friday, a day that could potentially be the biggest of his accomplished track career."
  74. https://scarletknights.com/sports/football/roster/k-j--gray/193 Kai Gray
  75. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hannaji01.shtml Jim Hannan
  76. Hague, Jim. "Fine night for Prep Hall of Famers", The Hudson Reporter, May 17, 2005. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Hannan spent 10 years in the big leagues, after beginning his baseball career in Jersey City, attending St. Peter's Prep. Last week, Hannan's trip down memory lane included a stop back in his hometown, when he was among 19 former great athletes and coaches honored in the inaugural class of the St. Peter's Prep Athletic Hall of Fame at the induction dinner at Puccini's in Jersey City."
  77. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/43010873/ "New 'Dies Committee' Head Urges 'Sane, Sober, Impartial' Hearings'
  78. Hague, Jim. "Tasty Tidbits: North Bergen native Herenda tabbed as new FDU hoops coach; Union City baseball team recovers from slow start", The Hudson Reporter, April 28, 2013. Accessed March 29, 2016. "Herenda, who grew up in North Bergen, playing basketball at St. Peter's Prep and later Merrimack College, said that it was tough to leave Lowell."
  79. Wilson, Aaron. "Talented Will Hill determined, again, to stay out of trouble", The Baltimore Sun, December 11, 2014. Accessed March 29, 2016. "Hill was a blue-chip recruit at St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, N.J., and an All-American player before signing with Florida."
  80. Stapleton, Art. "Jon Hilliman: How the New Jersey native went from being an NFL long shot to the NY Giants", The Record, September 27, 2019. Accessed April 2, 2021. "Raised in Plainfield, Hilliman was essentially born into Big Apple football. He was a varsity star at St. Peter's Prep, but before that, while playing Pop Warner youth ball, he attended summer camps at Rutgers and idolized iconic Scarlet Knights such as twins Devin and Jason McCourty, Ray Rice and Brian Leonard."
  81. http://www.stanthonyhighschool.org/coach-bob-hurley-induction-into-nj-hall-of-fame/ Coach Bob Hurley - Induction into NJ Hall of Fame
  82. Hague, Jim. "In company of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird Legendary JC Coach Hurley talks about Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction", The Hudson Reporter, August 22, 2010. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Hurley himself grew up in Jersey City. He was born and raised in the Greenville section, attending St. Paul the Apostle School, St. Peter's Prep, and St. Peter's College."
  83. Lynch, James. "The Cost of Energy: What's The Answer", The New York Times, January 7, 1979. Accessed July 17, 2019. "Born in Teaneck and raised to Maywood, Mr. Hynes attend St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City — "half the politicians in New Jersey went there, it seems" — riding three buses for the 15-mile trip from his home."
  84. Hague, Jim. "Tasty Tidbits: Former Prep star Jackson awaits his NFL call; Rosario to Florida; former Friar McLeod resurfaces at St. Benedict's", The Hudson Reporter, April 25, 2010. Accessed March 29, 2016. "In 2003, St. Peter's Prep was playing Hoboken in their traditional rivalry game at JFK Stadium in Hoboken and Marauder running back Rashawn Jackson took a handoff and made the move of a lifetime."
  85. 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."
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  90. Wagman, Jake. "Chris Christie hears it — from Ed Martin's mom", St. Louis Post Dispatch, October 6, 2011. Accessed July 9, 2018. "She questioned why Christie would support Wagner when 'Ed is a native born New Jerseyan,' the product of Readington Township Public Schools and St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City."
  91. Castro, Peter. "Charmed Life", People (magazine), November 3, 1997. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Don't let that beguiling smile fool you. Newcomer Paolo Montalban will roll right over anyone who gets in his way.... At St. Peter’s Prep in New Jersey, Montalban, who had already mastered the piano and violin, learned to play the sax, bassoon, flute and piccolo."
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  95. Hague, Jim. "Catch a rising star; Weehawken native O'Brien enjoying meteoric climb as an actor; stars in Tennessee Williams play in New York", The Hudson Reporter, May 13, 2000. Accessed November 2, 2016. "Liam O'Brien doesn't know exactly when the acting bug bit him - it was probably some time during his high school days at St. Peter's Prep - but when it got the 23-year-old Weehawken native, it got him good.... O'Brien headed off to New York University's prestigious Tisch Drama Program after he graduated high school in 1994."
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  99. Hageny, John Christian. "Hockey: Where are they now? St. Peter's Kyle Palmieri a Mighty Duck", NJ.com, February 17, 2013. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Long before his professional hockey career took flight, Kyle Palmieri skated for two memorable seasons at St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, including a trip to the 2007 NJSIAA state final."
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  101. Bernstein, Jason. "Former St. Peter's Prep player Roberts still following his pro dreams", The Jersey Journal, January 13, 2016. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Thirteen months ago, Ronald Roberts' NBA dreams had seemingly come true. The former St. Peter's Prep and Saint Joseph's University star had received the news that the Philadelphia 76ers were signing him."
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  103. LaGorce, Tammy. "Music; The Rye Coalition: They're Not Dead Yet", The New York Times, April 23, 2006. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Curses (Gern Blandsten), released last Tuesday, is the group's fourth full-length album since forming during high school at the all-boys St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City."
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