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'{{short description|Jesuit college-preparatory school near Washington, D.C.}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox school | name = Georgetown Preparatory School | latin_name = {{small|''Schola Praeparatoria Georgiopolitana''}} | image = Georgetown Preparatory School Logo.png | caption = | motto = Men for Others | streetaddress = 10900 Rockville Pike | city = [[North Bethesda, Maryland|North Bethesda]] | county = ([[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County]]) | state = [[Maryland]] | zipcode = 20852 | country = United States | type = [[Private school]]; day and boarding | religion = [[Roman Catholic]] / [[Jesuit]] | established = {{Start date and age|1789}} | district = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington|Archdiocese of Washington]] [[List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington|Catholic Schools]]<ref>https://adwcatholicschools.org/find-a-school/</ref> | grades = [[Ninth grade|9]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]] | gender = [[Single-sex education|Boys]] | athletics = 16 varsity sports | conference = [[Interstate Athletic Conference]] (IAC) | nickname = Hoyas | accreditation = [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]]<ref name=fastfacts>{{cite web | url=https://www.gprep.org/about/fast-facts | title=Fast Facts | publisher=Georgetown Preparatory School | access-date = April 30, 2019}}</ref> | newspaper = ''Little Hoya'' | coordinates = {{coord|39|01|57|N|77|06|34|W|region:US-MD|display=inline,title}} | affiliation = *[[Society of Jesus]] <br> *[[Template:Washington Metro Area Catholic High Schools|Washington Metro Area Catholic High Schools]] | president = Rev. James R. Van Dyke, S.J. | headmaster = John Glennon | tuition = $37,215 (day) $60,280 (boarding)<ref name=expensive/> | colors = {{color box|#001e4c}} Blue<br />{{color box|#9c918b}} Gray | enrollment = 496 (2015–16){{NCES Private School ID|01604464|school_name=Georgetown Preparatory School|access_date=April 29, 2019|do_not_render=y}} | teaching_staff = 53.9 ([[full-time equivalent|FTE]]) (2015–16)<ref name="nces_psch" /> | ratio = {{ratio|9.2|1}} (2015–16)<ref name="nces_psch" /> | campus_size = {{convert|93|acre|m2}}<ref name=fastfacts /> | campus_type = Large [[suburb]]an<ref name="nces_psch" /> | website = {{URL|www.gprep.org}} | lastupdate = {{start date and age|2019|04|30}} }} '''Georgetown Preparatory School''' (also known as '''Georgetown Prep''') is a [[Jesuit]] [[college-preparatory school]] in [[North Bethesda, Maryland]] for boys in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]. It has a {{convert|93|acre|m2}} campus.<ref name=happened>{{cite news | url=https://news.yahoo.com/happened-georgetown-prep-stay-200452870.html | title=Will What Happened at Georgetown Prep Stay There? | agency=[[Associated Press]] | publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] | date=September 20, 2018 | first1 = David | last1 = McFadden | first2 = Ashraf | last2 = Khalil | via = news.yahoo.com | access-date = April 30, 2019}}</ref> With an annual tuition of $56,665 in 2015, it is the 4th most expensive boarding school in the United States.<ref name=expensive>{{cite news | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/most-expensive-elite-boarding-schools-in-america-2016-2#4-georgetown-preparatory-school-22 | title=The 25 most expensive elite boarding schools in America | first1 = Emmie | last1 = Martin | first2 = Tanza | last2 = Loudenback | work=[[Business Insider]] | date=February 27, 2016 | access-date = April 29, 2019}}</ref> It is the only Jesuit boarding school in the United States and is in the district of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington]]. ==History== [[File:Georgetown Prep School, Rockville, Md. LCCN2016825759 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Boland Hall (built 1916-19), Georgetown Prep School]] Georgetown Preparatory School was founded in 1789 by [[John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore)|John Carroll]], the first bishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore|Baltimore]]. In 1919, the school moved from Georgetown University's campus in the District of Columbia to its current location,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.library.georgetown.edu/exhibition/georgetown-1916 | title=Georgetown in 1916: An online exhibit from the University Archives | work=[[Georgetown University]] | date=June 15, 2016 | access-date = April 29, 2019}}</ref> under the direction of university president [[Alphonsus J. Donlon]].<ref name=alumnews>{{Cite magazine|last=Ochs|first=Stephen J.|date=Summer 2016|title=The Land Before Prep Arrived | url = http://caskeygroup.com/Flip_Docs/54626_GeorgetownPrep_FlipDoc/mobile/index.html#p=32 | url-status=live | magazine = Alumnews | pages=30–31 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181208070821/http://caskeygroup.com/Flip_Docs/54626_GeorgetownPrep_FlipDoc/mobile/index.html#p=1 | archive-date = December 8, 2018 | access-date = December 8, 2018}}</ref> Georgetown Prep remained part of Georgetown University until its legal separation in 1927.<ref name=alumnews /> In 1990, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported that Georgetown Prep had a problem with students creating large parties involving consumption of alcohol and sexual activities occurring, such that the headmasters of multiple schools organized together to send a warning letter to parents.<ref name=sanchez>{{cite news | access-date = September 29, 2018 | work = [[The Washington Post]] | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1990/02/04/area-headmasters-warn-parents-of-student-parties/06927fdb-a9fb-4a1c-89bb-8b004e21825e/ | title = Area Headmasters Warn Parents of Student Parties | first=Carlos |last=Sanchez |date=February 4, 1990}}</ref> Georgetown put together a public discussion with parents of students at the start of the 1990 school year to discuss the problem of parties occurring without proper adult supervision.<ref name=sanchez /> The headmasters of the schools involved called the letter to parents, "a rare joint effort".<ref name=sanchez /> The letter warned parents: "It would be hard to devise a better recipe for disaster than a social scene that includes the anonymity provided by an 'open party,' no adult supervision, considerable amounts of alcohol, and teenage hormones which encourage sexual or violent behavior."<ref name=sanchez /> Mimi Fleury, mother of a child who attended Georgetown Prep, founded the organization called Community of Concern.<ref name=erskine>{{citation|title=Parents get book on drugs as homework|work=[[The Commercial Appeal]]|date=September 28, 2000|first=Michael|last=Erskine|page=A1|via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> The organization, created in 2000, received positive encouragement from the Georgetown Prep headmaster.<ref name=langland>{{citation|title=17 schools act to stop substance abuse the 'Community of Concern' effort gives tips on preventing and spotting drug and alcohol abuse|date=February 15, 2001|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|page=B3|first=Connie|last=Langland|via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> Georgetown Prep headmaster Jim Power said the initiative "has been a great catalyst" for ways to set standards for teenage parties.<ref name=langland /> Fleury coordinated with other parents in Maryland to write ''A Parent's Guide for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Use'', which advised parents to remove drugs and alcohol from their residences during parties where children would be in attendance.<ref name=erskine /> The booklet was originally designed for use at Georgetown Prep, and subsequently saw usage as well in [[Memphis, Tennessee]] in 2000.<ref name=erskine /> In 2001, the initiative was expanded and was utilized at 17 schools in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name=langland /> In January 2007, the school opened the Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence, an athletic center that features a 200-meter indoor track, 11-lane swimming pool with diving area, competition basketball arena, wrestling room, 6,000 square foot weight training/cardiovascular room, and a team film room.<ref name=athletics>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/18/AR2007041801251.html | title=State-of-the-Art, All-in-One Athletics Center | first=Julie | last=Rasicot | work=[[Washington Post]] | date=April 19, 2007 | access-date = April 29, 2019}}</ref> Joe Hills, son of golf course architect [[Arthur Hills]], redesigned and severely shrank the school's golf course, which reopened in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bundy |first1=Phil |title=Course Review: Georgetown Prep Golf Course — Phil Bundy |url=http://philbundy.com/course-review-georgetown-prep-golf-course/ |website=philbundy.com |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> The field house was converted into a learning center featuring expanded and modern library facilities, classrooms, meeting rooms, and a recording studio.<ref name=athletics/> This learning center, named after the immediate past president Fr. William L. George, S.J., opened for students on January 26, 2010.<ref>{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0DCKkJl4_c | title=Georgetown Prep Dedicates the Father William L. George Center | date=January 26, 2010 | publisher = Georgetown Preparatory School Admissions | access-date = April 29, 2019 | via = www.youtube.com}}</ref> == Notable alumni == * [[Dylan Baker]], Class of 1976 – actor, best known for his role as Dr. Curt Connor in "Spider-Man 2" and "Spider-Man 3" and arcs on television series such as [[The Americans]] and [[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Granberry |first1=Michael |title=Lone Star Soviets: The FX super-hit 'The Americans' carries deep ties to Texas |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/tv/2016/04/27/lone-star-soviets-the-fx-super-hit-the-americans-carries-deep-ties-to-texas/ |work=The Dallas Morning News |date=April 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name="abcnews">{{cite news|last=Keneally|first=Meghan|date=September 26, 2018|title=Inside the high school that produced Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Justice Neil Gorsuch and other famous alums|work=abcnews.go.com|publisher=[[ABC News]]|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/inside-high-school-produced-supreme-court-nominee-brett/story?id=58093123|accessdate=April 5, 2019}}</ref> * [[Bill Bidwill]] – owner of the [[Arizona Cardinals]] NFL football team<ref>{{cite news |title=Arizona Cardinals chairman Bill Bidwill, 'a bruising runner,' inducted into high school's hall of fame |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2017/06/05/cardinals-bill-bidwill-georgetown-hall-fame/370924001/ |work=azcentral.com |publisher=The Arizona Republic |date=June 5, 2017}}</ref> * [[Michael Bidwill]], Class of 1983 – President, NFL's Arizona Cardinals<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2018/07/10/arizona-cardinals-michael-bidwell-support-supreme-court-nominee-nfl-hypocrisy/770404002/ | title=Stick to sports? Cardinals' support of Supreme Court nominee shows NFL's hypocrisy | first=Nancy | last=Armour | work=[[USA Today]] | date=July 10, 2018 | access-date = April 29, 2019}}</ref> * [[Brian Cashman]], Class of 1985 – General Manager, New York Yankees<ref name=abcnews /><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2017/02/yankees_brian_cashman_hoping_classmate_neil_gorsuc.html | title=Yankees' Brian Cashman proud of prep school classmate and Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch | agency = NJ Advance Media | work=[[NJ.com]] | date=February 2, 2017 | first = Randy | last = Miller}}</ref> * [[David Chang]] – restaurateur<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carman |first1=Tim |title=David Chang: "Trust Me, I'm No Genius." |url=https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/food/blog/13125182/david-chang-trust-me-im-no-genius |work=Washington City Paper |date=March 10, 2009}}</ref><ref name=abcnews /> * [[John Dingell]], Class of 1943 – former [[Dean of the United States House of Representatives|Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Emma |title=John Dingell, longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history, dies at 92 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/john-dingell-longest-serving-member-of-congress-in-us-history-dies-at-92/2019/02/07/43be4bf0-2a48-11e9-b011-d8500644dc98_story.html |website=Washington Post |accessdate=14 August 2019 |language=en |date=7 February 2019 |quote=He was a congressional page throughout his teenage years, and graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School in 1944.}}</ref> * [[Chris Dodd]], Class of 1962 – an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States Senator from Connecticut<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bumiller |first1=Elisabeth |title=Christopher Dodd, His Father's Son |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1983/07/13/christopher-dodd-his-fathers-son/a8fb2092-16c6-4b4a-923b-a534d980c7c7/ |work=The Washington Post |date=July 13, 1983}}</ref><ref name=abcnews /> * [[William J. Gaston]] (1778–1844), member of Congress and later of the [[North Carolina Supreme Court]], the first student in the Preparatory School's predecessor, Georgetown Academy. * [[Neil Gorsuch]], Class of 1985 – [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bravin |first1=Jess |title=Gorsuch, a Conservative Firebrand in College, Evolved Into a Conciliator |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/gorsuch-a-conservative-firebrand-in-college-evolved-into-a-conciliator-1489950783 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=March 19, 2017}}</ref><ref name=happened/> * [[Ian Harding]], Class of 2005 – Actor, best known for his role as Ezra Fitz in ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stepp |first1=Laura Sessions |title=Men Without Clues |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/04/12/men-without-clues/1294c681-04da-4aa7-8cdc-fcd830c6a744/ |work=The Washington Post |date=April 12, 2004}}</ref> * [[Roy Hibbert]], Class of 2004 – former [[NBA]] player for the Indiana Pacers, Lakers, Hornets, and Nuggets<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hendrickson |first1=John |title=How It Feels to Watch Your High School Teammate Take on the Best Player in the World |url=https://www.esquire.com/sports/news/a28755/pat-coyle-roy-hibbert-high-school-interview/ |work=Esquire |date=May 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name=abcnews /> * [[Charles Jenkins Jr.|Chip Jenkins]] – Olympic gold medalist ([[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|Athletics]], [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shefte |first1=Whitney |title=Memory Games: Charles Jenkins, 74 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/features/2008/memory-games-072708/jenkins.html |work=Washington Post Magazine |date=July 27, 2008}}</ref> * [[Mark Judge (writer)|Mark Judge]], Class of 1983 – Writer/Rapist. Author of ''Wasted: Tales of a Gen X Drunk''.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mark-judges-memoir-now-selling-for-up-to-1999-on-amazon-2018-10-01 | title = Mark Judge’s memoir now selling for up to $1,999 on Amazon | date = October 2, 2018 | work = [[MarketWatch]] | publisher = [[Dow Jones & Company]] | first = Leslie | last = Albrecht | accessdate= April 5, 2019}}</ref> * [[Brett Kavanaugh]], Class of 1983 – Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and Rapist * [[Douglas Harriman Kennedy|Douglas Kennedy]], Class of 1985 – Journalist, son of [[Robert F. Kennedy|Robert Kennedy]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gamarekian |first1=Barbara |title=New Generation Takes Up the Kennedy Causes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/10/us/new-generation-takes-up-the-kennedy-causes.html |work=The New York Times |date=October 10, 1984}}</ref> * [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]] – attorney, oldest son of senator [[Robert F. Kennedy|Robert Kennedy]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leibovich |first1=Mark |title=Another Kennedy Living Dangerously |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/25/fashion/25bobby.html |work=The New York Times |date=June 25, 2006}}</ref> * [[Frank LoBiondo]] – Congressman<ref>{{cite web |title=LoBiondo, Frank A. (1946-) |url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=l000554 |website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |publisher=U.S. House Historian |accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * [[Richard Madaleno]] – Maryland state senator<ref>{{cite news |last1=Metcalf |first1=Andrew |title=Madaleno Formally Announces Run for Governor |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/politics/madaleno-formally-announces-run-for-governor/ |work=Bethesda Magazine |date=July 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name=abcnews /> * [[William Jones Nicholson]], Class of 1876 - [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier general]] in the [[United States Army]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Staff, State Historical Society of North Dakota |date=1949 |title=North Dakota History |volume=16-17 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dtg7AAAAIAAJ&dq=%22william+jones+nicholson%22+%22georgetown%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22william+jones+nicholson%22 |location=Bismarck, ND |publisher=State Historical Society of North Dakota Foundation |page=82 |via=[[Google Books]] |ref={{sfnRef|''North Dakota History''}}}}</ref> * [[Jerome Powell]], Class of 1971 – [[Federal Reserve Board of Governors]] (May 2012 – February 2018); [[Chair of the Federal Reserve]] (February 2018 – Present)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kazanjian |first1=Glynis |title=Georgetown Prep alum nominated to be next Fed Chairman |url=https://mont.thesentinel.com/2017/11/10/georgetown-prep-alum-nominated-to-be-next-fed-chairman/ |work=Montgomery Sentinel |date=November 10, 2017}}</ref><ref name=happened/> * [[Mo Rocca]] – comedian<ref>{{cite news |last1=Benwick |first1=Bonnie S. |title=Mo Rocca cooks with the senior set |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/mo-rocca-cooks-with-the-senior-set/2013/01/15/5d604392-5b3c-11e2-9fa9-5fbdc9530eb9_story.html |work=The Washington Post |date=January 15, 2013}}</ref> * [[Francis Rooney]] – Congressman<ref>{{cite web |title=Rooney, Francis (1953-) |url=https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/R/ROONEY,-Francis-(R000607)/ |website=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress |publisher=U.S. House Historian |accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * [[Anthony Shriver]] – activist, founder of [[Best Buddies International]]<ref name="shriver-2018">{{cite news |last1=Tsironas |first1=Alex |title=Eunice Kennedy Shriver |url=https://www.mocoshow.com/blog/eunice-kennedy-shriver-html/ |work=The MoCo Show |date=March 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name=abcnews /> * [[Mark Kennedy Shriver]], Class of 1982 – former politician; [[chief executive officer|CEO]] of Save the Children Action Network<ref name="shriver-2018"/><ref name=abcnews/> * [[Allen Tate]], Class of 1918 (d.) – poet and essayist; U. S. Poet Laureate and Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, 1943–44<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/wherenoflagflies00winc |url-access=registration |title=Where No Flag Flies: Donald Davidson and the Southern Resistance | last=Winchell | first=Mark Royden | publisher=[[University of Missouri Press]] | year=2000 | isbn=9780826262318 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/wherenoflagflies00winc/page/56 56]}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== *{{cite book|title=Prep: Georgetown Preparatory School: A Boarder's Memories from 1956-1961|first=Vincent E. |last=Gallagher|publisher=Thoroughbred Partners|year=2010|isbn=978-0615418636}} *{{cite book|title=[[God and Man at Georgetown Prep|God and Man at Georgetown Prep: How I Became a Catholic Despite 20 Years of Catholic Schooling]] |first=Mark Gauvreau|last=Judge|year=2005|publisher=[[Crossroad Publishing Company]]|isbn=978-0824523138|authorlink=Mark Judge (writer)}} *{{cite book|title=Academy on the Patowmack: Georgetown Preparatory School, 1789-1927|first=Stephen J.|last=Ochs|publisher=Georgetown Preparatory School|year=1989 |oclc=20110518}} == External links == {{Commons category|Georgetown Preparatory School}} *{{Official website}} {{North Bethesda, Maryland}} {{Outline of Washington Metro Area Catholic High Schools}}{{Montgomery County, Maryland High Schools}} {{Boys' schools in DC}} {{Boys' schools in Maryland}} {{Interstate Athletic Conference}} {{Jesuit Secondary Education Association}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Catholic secondary schools in Maryland]] [[Category:Catholic boarding schools in the United States]] [[Category:Jesuit high schools in the United States]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1789]] [[Category:Boarding schools in Maryland]] [[Category:Boys' schools in Maryland]] [[Category:Former Georgetown University schools]] [[Category:1789 establishments in Maryland]] [[Category:Private high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland]] [[Category:North Bethesda, Maryland]]'