| Georgetown Preparatory School | |
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| 10900 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, Maryland, (Montgomery County), 20852  United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°1′57″N 77°6′34″W / 39.0325°N 77.10944°WCoordinates: 39°1′57″N 77°6′34″W / 39.0325°N 77.10944°W |
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| Type | Private, All-Male |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic, Jesuit |
| Established | 1789 |
| President | Rev. William George, S.J. |
| Headmaster | Jeffrey Jones |
| Chaplain | Richard McCouch |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 470, 106 Resident students (2008) |
| Campus size | 90 acres (36 ha)[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gray
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| Athletics | football, soccer, cross country, swimming, basketball, wrestling, hockey, indoor track, baseball, tennis, golf, lacrosse, track, rugby, fencing |
| Athletics conference | Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) |
| Nickname | Little Hoyas |
| Accreditation(s) | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
| Newspaper | Little Hoya, "Political Review" |
| Tuition | $44,000 (resident) $26,150 (day student) $5,750 (additional for ESL Program) |
| Affiliation | Georgetown University |
| Academic Dean | Meg Frazier |
| Dean of Students | Chris Rodriguez |
| Athletic Director | Dan Paro |
| Website | http://www.gprep.org |
Georgetown Preparatory School is an American Jesuit college preparatory school for grades 9 through 12, and is the oldest all boys school in America and the only Jesuit boarding school in the country. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington on 90 acres (360,000 m2) in the suburban community of North Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside the District of Columbia.
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History
In 1789, Father John Carroll founded the Georgetown College (later to become Georgetown University). In the 1890s Georgetown College Preparatory School emerged as a distinct entity, and the current school was born. Georgetown Prep purchased land in North Bethesda, Maryland on July 14, 1915, because of the ensuing violence of the urban riots which lead in 1919 for Prep to move from the city where Georgetown University now resides. In 1927 the school legally separated from the University.[3] Georgetown Prep is located in a suburban setting near the National Institutes of Health and the Bethesda Naval Medical Center, near the Grosvenor Station of the Washington Metro's Red Line, and is 35 minutes from each of Washington's major airports, Dulles and Reagan.
As of 2008, the current physical plant is undergoing significant reconstruction to modernize its 90-acre (360,000 m2) campus. In January 2007, Georgetown Prep opened the Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence, a state-of-the-art athletic center that features a 200 meter indoor track, 11-lane swimming pool with diving area, competition basketball arena, wrestling room, 6000 s.f. weight training/cardiovascular room, and a team film room. Joe Hills, son of golf course architect, Arthur Hills, redesigned the school's golf course, which reopened in 2008. The next phase of construction will convert the existing field house into a learning center featuring expanded and modern library facilities, classrooms and meeting rooms. This learning center named after the current president, Father William L. George S.J, will be opening on time in January 2010.
Academics
Georgetown Prep is one of the most exclusive prep schools in the United States with an acceptance rate of 23 percent.[4] The average graduate takes 5 A.P. courses with 80 percent of the tests receiving grades of 3 or higher. The school has 473 students, with an average SAT score of 1950.[5] The program of study at Georgetown Prep prepares the student for success in college. Each student takes six courses each year.[6] The more popular colleges and universities attended by the graduates include Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Princeton University, University of Virginia, and the University of Pennsylvania.[7]
Alumni
Notable alumni include:
Brian Cashman '85 - General Manager - New York Yankees
Christopher Dodd '62 - United States Senator
John Dingell '44 - United States Congressman
Frank LoBiondo '64 - United States Congressman
Dylan Baker '76 - American Actor
Bill Bidwill '49 - Owner, NFL's Arizona Cardinals
A.J. Wood '91 - U.S. National Soccer Player
Mo Rocca '87 - Comedian
William Bidwill '49 - Owner - Arizona Cardinals (NFL)
Roy Hibbert '04 - NBA's Indiana Pacers Basketball
Marcus Mason '03 - NFL's Washington Redskins Football
John Barrymore - American Actor
Sean Gaiser -- Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist for Kenin
Douglas Harriman Kennedy '86 - American broadcast journalist
Mark Shriver '82 - United States Democratic Party politician
Anthony Shriver '84 - Founder, Best Buddies International
Dennis Murphy '65 - Dateline NBC correspondent
Thomas H. Boggs, Jr. '58 - Founder, Patton Boggs LLP
James Whitaker '86 - President of Production, Imagine Entertainment
John Barrymore - American Actor
Kevin Plank - Creator of Under Armour
(please note the last two men did not graduate)
References
- ^ "Georgetown Prep - About Prep". http://www.gprep.org/home/content.asp?id=343.
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". http://www.css-msa.org/search.php/. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "Third Grammar Class, Second Section, on the steps of Healy Hall at Georgetown University". Loyola Notre Dame Library. http://contentdm.lndlibrary.org/u?/gtown,13. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ "Boarding School Review: Lowest Acceptance Rates". [1]. http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/lowest_acceptance_rates.php. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Boarding School Review: Georgetown Preparatory School". [2]. http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/232. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Georgetown Preparatory School: Academics at Prep". [3]. http://www.gprep.org/landingPage.aspx?pageId=51969§ionId=1256. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Wahington Examiner: "Top Private School Picks"". [4]. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/40314672.html#. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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