St. Peter's Preparatory School

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Saint Peter's Preparatory School

Motto	Sub Umbra Petri (Under the Shadow of Peter)
Established	1872
Type	Private all-male secondary
President	Rev. Robert Reiser, S.J.
Principal	Mr. Kevin Cuddihy
Students	911 young men
Grades	9–12
Location	Jersey City, New Jersey USA
Colors	Maroon and silver
Mascot	Marauders
Yearbook	Petrean
Newspaper	Petroc
Website	www.stpetersprep.org

Saint Peter's Preparatory School is a private all-male Jesuit college-preparatory school located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Society of Jesus founded the school in 1872 and remains a contributing part of the administration and faculty.

There are currently 911 students enrolled from multiple counties in Central and Northern New Jersey, as well as from nearby New York City. The school has a faculty of 70, which is made up of 12 Jesuits, 57 lay teachers, plus 6 counselors, including 2 college placement counselors. Tuition for the 2006–2007 school year is $7,375. The student activity fee is $675.

1 Academics
2 Athletics
3 Teams
4 Co-Curriculars
5 Notable alumni
6 External links

[edit] Academics

St. Peter's Prep has been located at the corner of Grand Street and Warren Street (Paulus Hook region of Jersey City, NJ) since 1872. Prep consists of six buildings. Mulry Hall, Burke Hall, Hogan Hall, Shalloe, St. Peter's church, and the Humanities building (E-building). Prep has also purchased land in which they have constructed a football/soccer field. The football field is not yet regulation, so plans are being made.

St. Peter's Prep's entrance examination is the COOP exam. After a review board chooses the students, they send out letters of acceptance to the accepted students. They are required to take an honors test for freshman year mathematics and English. Students at Prep are required to take two years of Latin, three years mathematics, 3 years history, 3 years science, 4 years English, 4 years physical education, 2 years modern language, and 4 years religion. Other elective classes are offered to juniors and seniors.

In 1964, Father John Browning, S.J. '46 started the Jesuit HAP (Higher Achievement Program). The program was designed for eighth grade students (summer before eight grade semester) in order to prepare them for the upcoming year and give them a challenge. It combined athletics, academics, and social skills all into one five-week summer course. Tutors who attend the school stay over the summer to assist the teachers and the students. It costs $75 for locals to Jersey City and $130 for outside students. After its founding in St. Peter's, it has spread to many other Jesuit schools. At Prep, Mr. John Irvine '83 is the current head of the program.

Prep also offers a freshman for a day program for those in eight grade. It allows the student to see what a "day in the life" at St. Peter's is like. They attend classes with a Freshman Ambassador that introduces the new "freshman" to his teachers and then shows him around the building.

[edit] Athletics

The school's 16 varsity athletic teams are called the Marauders and wear Maroon and Silver. The teams compete in the HCIAA and the NJSIAA. St. Peter's Prep football won the 2005 Parochial Group IV State Championship defeating Don Bosco Prep 22-15.^[1] In 2006, St. Peter's Prep fell short in the finals of the Non-Public, Group IV tournament, losing 41-0 to Don Bosco Prep.^[2]

[edit] Teams

St. Peter, the school's patron saint.

St. Peter's offers a variety of 17 athletic teams. They include:

Football
Soccer
Basketball
Bowling
Fencing
Indoor Track
Wrestling
Swimming
Ice Hockey
Baseball
Golf
Volleyball
Outdoor Track
Tennis
Rugby
Lacrosse

[edit] Co-Curriculars

Prep offers a wide variety of other activities open to all students. They include Alternative Music Club, Art Club, Asian Society, Band, Campus Ministry, Celtic Club, Chess Club, Computer Club, Dance Committee, Dramatics, Ebony Club, Exchanges & Trips Abroad, Forensics (speech and debate), German Club, Intramurals, Islamic Cultures Club, Italian Club, Jazz Ensemble, Junior Prom Committee, Latin American Society, Library Club, Math Club, Model United Nations, Multicultural Club, National Honor Society, New York Cultural Society, Paper & Pen (literary magazine), Pax Christi, Peer Advisors, Petrean (yearbook), Petroc (newspaper), SADD, Science Clubs, Senior Prom Committee, Spirit Committee, Stage Crew, Student Council, T.V. Studio. Students also have the privilege to start their own club. They need to compile 15 other members and a moderator. The Vice Principal will review the proposal and decide whether or not to approve it.

[edit] Notable alumni

Sean Adams, Reporter, WCBS Newsradio 880
Ron Allen NBC News Correspondent
Lawrence Babbio, Jr., Former CEO, Verizon Wireless Corporation, now CEO, ADC Telecommunications Corp.
Fr Earle Markey, SJ., Holy Cross Scholar-Athlete, drafted by the Boston Celtics. Renouned Jesuit Scholar and Holy Cross faculty member
Philip Bosco, Tony Award winning actor (Broadway and Hollywood).^[3]
Sam C. DiFeo, Businessman
Thomas Fleming, Historian
George Krol, Former US Ambassador to Belarus. Current US Ambassador to Turkmenistan.
Donald Landry, Scientist
Nathan Lane, Actor.^[4]
Nick Warnock, Semi-Finalist on the Reality Show The Apprentice' as well as a participant on the reality show Dog Eat Dog
Rick Mina, President and CEO of Foot Locker
George Blaney, Former New York Knick, Head Basketball Coach at Seton Hall and Holy Cross, Assistant Coach at UCONN
Elnardo Webster, former Pittsburgh Steeler, attorney
Paolo Montalban, Actor
Bob Hurley, Sr., Legendary High School Basketall Coach at St. Anthony's High School (Jersey City)
Matthew J. Kiebus, 1,000 Point Scorer and Captain of the 1963 County, State, and National Championship Basketball team
Edmond N. Moriarty Sr., Successful businessman with Merrill Lynch, philanthropist to many educational institutions including: Bucknell University, Stone Hill College, The Oak Knoll School