Georgetown Preparatory School
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Georgetown Preparatory School is an American
Jesuit college preparatory school for grades 9 through 12. It is the oldest all boys school in the United States, and the only Jesuit boarding school in the country. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
on 90 acres (364,217.4 m²) in the suburban community of North Bethesda
in Montgomery County
, Maryland
, outside of the District of Columbia.
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 what was originally Rockville, Maryland
and today is in the Census Designate Place of North Bethesda, Maryland
on July 14, 1915, because of the ensuing violence of the urban riots which led in 1919 to Prep moving from the city where Georgetown University resides. In 1927 the school legally separated from the University. Georgetown Prep is located in a suburban setting a few miles north of Bethesda, MD where are located the National Institutes of Health
and the Bethesda Naval Medical Center, near the Grosvenor Station
of the Washington Metro
's Red Line
.
In 2010, the school completed its significant reconstruction program to modernize its 90 acres (364,217.4 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 and severely shrank the school's golf course, which reopened in 2008. The next phase of construction converted the existing field house into a learning center featuring expanded and modern library facilities, classrooms, meeting rooms, and a recording studio. This learning center named after the immediate past president, Father William L. George S.J, opened for students on Tuesday, January 26, 2010.
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*attended but did not complete graduation requirements
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Jesuit college preparatory school for grades 9 through 12. It is the oldest all boys school in the United States, and the only Jesuit boarding school in the country. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the District of Columbia and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's counties in the state of Maryland....
on 90 acres (364,217.4 m²) in the suburban community of North Bethesda
North Bethesda, Maryland
North Bethesda is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It borders the city of Rockville, and is closely associated with the city.-Geography:...
in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, outside of the District of Columbia.
History
In 1789, Father John CarrollJohn Carroll (bishop)
John Carroll, was the first Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States — serving as the ordinary of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He is also known as the founder of Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States, and St...
founded the Georgetown College (later to become Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
). In the 1890s Georgetown College Preparatory School emerged as a distinct entity, and the current school was born. Georgetown Prep purchased land in what was originally Rockville, Maryland
Rockville, Maryland
Rockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a major incorporated city in the central part of Montgomery County and forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The 2010 U.S...
and today is in the Census Designate Place of North Bethesda, Maryland
North Bethesda, Maryland
North Bethesda is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It borders the city of Rockville, and is closely associated with the city.-Geography:...
on July 14, 1915, because of the ensuing violence of the urban riots which led in 1919 to Prep moving from the city where Georgetown University resides. In 1927 the school legally separated from the University. Georgetown Prep is located in a suburban setting a few miles north of Bethesda, MD where are located the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
and the Bethesda Naval Medical Center, near the Grosvenor Station
Grosvenor-Strathmore (Washington Metro)
Grosvenor – Strathmore is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro in North Bethesda, Maryland...
of the Washington Metro
Washington Metro
The Washington Metro, commonly called Metro, and unofficially Metrorail, is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C., United States, and its surrounding suburbs. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority , which also operates Metrobus service under the Metro name...
's Red Line
Red Line (Washington Metro)
The Red Line of the Washington Metro is a rail rapid transit service operating between 27 stations in Montgomery County, Maryland and the District of Columbia, United States. It is a primary line through downtown Washington, and the oldest and busiest line in the system...
.
In 2010, the school completed its significant reconstruction program to modernize its 90 acres (364,217.4 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
Arthur Hills
Arthur Hills is an American golf course designer who achieved a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science from Michigan State University. He has designed more than 180 new golf courses, including private, resort, upscale, and public golf courses...
, redesigned and severely shrank the school's golf course, which reopened in 2008. The next phase of construction converted the existing field house into a learning center featuring expanded and modern library facilities, classrooms, meeting rooms, and a recording studio. This learning center named after the immediate past president, Father William L. George S.J, opened for students on Tuesday, January 26, 2010.
Academics
Georgetown Prep has an acceptance rate of 23%, making it fairly exclusive. The average graduate takes five Advanced Placement 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.Notable Alumni
Entertainment & the Arts:- Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, '89 - Playwright, television, and comic book writer. He has written for the TV shows "Big Love" and (currently) "Glee." Writes monthly comics for Marvel (including Spider-man, the Fantastic Four, and X-men). He was part if the team brought in to revamp the Broadway musical "Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark."
- Dylan BakerDylan BakerDylan Baker is an American actor, known for playing supporting roles in both major studio and independent films.-Early life:...
, ’76 - Actor, best known for his role as Dr. Curt Connor in "Spider-Man 2" and "Spider-Man 3." He also appeared in 2008's "Revolutionary Road." - John BarrymoreJohn BarrymoreJohn Sidney Blyth , better known as John Barrymore, was an acclaimed American actor. He first gained fame as a handsome stage actor in light comedy, then high drama and culminating in groundbreaking portrayals in Shakespearean plays Hamlet and Richard III...
* (d.) - Shakespearean actor and grandfather of Drew BarrymoreDrew BarrymoreDrew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer and model. She is a member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was 11 months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered... - David Chang, ’95 - Chef/owner, Momofuku restaurants in New York City
- George M. Cohan, Jr., '33 (d.)- Broadway entertainer. His father was George Cohan, long considered the father of American musical comedy and George Cohan, Jr.
- Maurice “Mo” RoccaMo RoccaMaurice Alberto "Mo" Rocca is an American writer, comedian and political satirist.-Early life and work:...
, ’87 - Comedian, writer, political satirist, and a contributor for CBS's "Sunday Morning," the host of "The Tomorrow Show" on CBSNews.com, and a panelist on NPR's "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" - James Whitaker, ’86 - Former President of Production, Imagine Entertainment
- Ian HardingIan HardingIan M. Harding is an American actor.Harding was born in Heidelberg, Germany to a military family. His family moved to Virginia a few years later, where he joined the drama club at his high school, Georgetown Preparatory School. He was elected by his class to give the commencement address...
'05 - Actor, best known for his role as Ezra Fitz in "Pretty Little Liars."
Sports & Athletics:
- Roy HibbertRoy HibbertRoy Denzil Hibbert is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. He plays at the center position, and graduated from Georgetown University in 2008. He was drafted 17th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors and was immediately traded to the Pacers...
, ’04 - NBA center, Indiana Pacers - Bill BidwillBill BidwillWilliam V. "Bill" Bidwill, Sr. is the principal owner and chairman of the board of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was part-owner from 1962 to 1972 with his brother Charles, Jr. and has been sole owner since 1972.-Education:Bidwill went to Georgetown Preparatory School,...
, ’49 - Owner, NFL’s Arizona Cardinals - Michael BidwillMichael BidwillMichael Bidwill is a National Football League executive with the Arizona Cardinals. He is the son of franchise owner Bill Bidwill and the current President of the club.-Biography:...
, '83 - President, NFL's Arizona Cardinals - Brian CashmanBrian CashmanBrian McGuire Cashman is an American Major League Baseball executive for the New York Yankees.-Early life:Cashman was born in Rockville Centre, New York and raised in Washingtonville, New York. He was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He moved with his family to Lexington, Kentucky, where his...
, ’85 - General Manager, New York Yankees - F. Lal Heneghan, ’81 - Executive vice president of football administration, San Francisco 49ers
- Joseph A. DeFrancis, '72 - Former owner of Pimlico Race CoursePimlico Race CoursePimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...
, host of the Preakness StakesPreakness StakesThe Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
. - Marcus MasonMarcus MasonMarcus Mason is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2007...
, '03 - Running Back, San Diego Chargers - Thomas McHaleTom McHale (American football)Thomas McHale was an American offensive guard in the National Football League. During his career he played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins...
* (d.) - Former NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Miami Dolphins
Government, Military & Public Service:
- Jaime E. Aleman, ’71 - Ambassador to United States, Republic of Panama.
- Michael Daly, ’41 (d.) - Recipient of Congressional Medal of Honor for his military valor during World War II
- John Dingell, Jr., ’44 - U.S. Congressman, Democrat – Michigan; dean of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Chris DoddChristopher DoddChristopher John "Chris" Dodd is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States Senator from Connecticut for a thirty-year period ending with the 111th United States Congress....
, ’62 - U.S. Senator, Democrat – Connecticut - Neil GorsuchNeil GorsuchNeil McGill Gorsuch is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He is the son of Anne Burford, the first female head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency....
, ’85 - Federal Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit - Thomas HoganThomas HoganThomas Francis Hogan , a United States federal judge, is serving as Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts...
, ’56 - Chief Judge, U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. - Brett KavanaughBrett KavanaughBrett Michael Kavanaugh is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He formerly was Staff Secretary in the Executive Office of the President of the United States under President George W...
, ’83 - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C Circuit - Douglas KennedyDouglas Harriman KennedyDouglas Harriman Kennedy is the tenth child of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy, named in honor of W. Averell Harriman, a family friend and former governor of New York...
, ’86 - Fox News Channel correspondent and son of Robert F. Kennedy - Frank LoBiondoFrank LoBiondoFrank A. LoBiondo is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is at the southern end of New Jersey, and by far the biggest Congressional District in the state...
, ’64 - U.S. Congressman, Republican – New Jersey - L. Francis Rooney IIIFrancis RooneyL. Francis Rooney III is the former American Ambassador to the Holy See. He previously served as the CEO of Rooney Holdings , an investment and holding company based in Naples, Florida and Tulsa, Oklahoma.He is a graduate of the Georgetown Preparatory School, Georgetown University L. Francis...
, ’71 - Former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican); former member of the Advisory Board of the Panama Canal Authority - Joseph E. SchmitzJoseph E. SchmitzJoseph Edward Schmitz is an American lawyer, former Inspector General of the Department of Defense and a former executive with Blackwater Worldwide, a private contractor providing security services to the U.S. State Department and the U.S. military.-Biography:Joseph Edward Schmitz is the son of...
, ’74 - Former Inspector General of the Department of Defense under President George W. Bush - Mark K. Shriver, ’82 - Former representative to the Maryland House of Delegates; vice president and managing director of U.S. programs, Save the Children
- Harry D. Train, II, ’45 - Retired Admiral in the United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
who served as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (now the Allied Command Transformation), as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (now the Joint Forces Command), and as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
Business, Industry & Economics:
- Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr.Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr.Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. , is an American lawyer and lobbyist, based in Washington, D.C.Boggs is the son of the late Thomas Hale Boggs , a United States Representative from Louisiana from 1941–43 and again from 1947 until his death in 1972, and Lindy Boggs , a United States Representative from...
, ’58 - Founder and partner, Patton Boggs LLP - Edmund B. Cronin, Jr., '55 - Chairman of the board of trustees and past chief executive officer of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust
- B. “Bud” Doggett, Jr., ’40 (d.) - Commercial parking magnate; civic leader
- Paul G. Haaga, Jr.Paul G. Haaga, Jr.Paul G. Haaga, Jr. is Vice Chairman of Capital Research and Management Company , a constituent company of the Capital Group Companies, one of the the world’s largest investment management organizations...
, ’66 - Financier, philanthropist - Christopher Kennedy, ’82 - President, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. and son of Robert F. Kennedy
- Chris Rogers, ’76 - Founder and senior vice president, Nextel Communications
- Kevin PlankKevin PlankKevin A. Plank is an American CEO and founder of Under Armour, Inc., a leading manufacturer of sports performance apparel, footwear and accessories based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.-Early life:...
* - Founder and CEO, Under Armour - B. F. Saul, ’50 - Founder, Chevy Chase Bank
- J. Dennis Scarff, ’56 - Owner, Bray & Scarff
- Harry L. You, ’75 - Former CFO of Oracle CorporationOracle CorporationOracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
and CEO of BearingPointBearingPointBearingPoint is an independent management and technology consulting firm. Following a post-bankruptcy management buyout in August 2009, BearingPoint has been operated by its European management team and is organized as a partnership...
.
Social Action & Community Service:
- John DearJohn DearJohn Dear is an American Catholic priest, Christian pacifist, author and lecturer. He has been arrested over 75 times in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience against war, injustice and nuclear weapons.-Studies:...
, S.J., ’77 - Peace activist, author - Stephen Dye, ’07 - Owner, The Museum of Bearded Historians
- Michael Keegan, ’69 - Medical director and one of the founders of Somos Amigos Medical Missions, a nonprofit providing medical healthcare to underserved communities in the Dominican Republic.
- Anthony Shriver, ’84 - Founder and Chairman, Best Buddies International. His mother, Eunice Kennedy ShriverEunice Kennedy ShriverEunice Kennedy Shriver, DSG a member of the Kennedy family, sister to President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, was the founder in 1962 of Camp Shriver, and in 1968, the Special Olympics...
, founded the Special Olympics.
Education:
- Paul Tipton, S.J., ’57 (d.) - Former president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities; former president of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala.
Literature, Publishing & Journalism:
- William S. Abell, ’32 (d.) - Author and great-grandson of Arunah S. Abell, founder of the Baltimore Sun
- Dennis MurphyDennis Murphy (television journalist)Dennis J. Murphy is an American television journalist and winner of four national Emmys for excellence in news reporting, known for regular contributions to NBC News, NBC Nightly News, Dateline NBC, and The Today Show.-Personal life:...
, ’65 - Dateline NBC correspondent; winner of four Emmy Awards for excellence in news reporting - Christopher RoseChris Rose (journalist)Chris Rose is a New Orleans, Louisiana, writer. For years best known for light-hearted writing in the Times-Picayune, he gained greater attention for his chronicles of the effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans since 2005. He left the paper in late 2009, and joined the New Orleans alternative...
, ’78 - Noted columnist for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans and Pulitzer Prize winner for his post-Katrina columns, later compiled into the national bestseller, "1 Dead in Attic"; frequent commentator for NPR's Morning Edition
Science & Medicine:
- Michael Corbley, ’76 - Senior scientist at Biogen Idec, a global pharmaceutical biotechnology company. He was a Fulbright and Henry Luce scholar.
- John Nicolaides, ’41 (d.) - Aeronautics professor at the University of Notre Dame and former NASA official. He was part of the team that made a breakthrough in aerodynamic design after discovering the airfoil plane in the early 1970s.
- Charles Zubrod, ’32 (d.) - Oncologist, widely regarded as the father of modern chemotherapy
*attended but did not complete graduation requirements