Georgetown Preparatory School

Georgetown Preparatory School

Infobox School
name = Georgetown Preparatory School


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city = Bethesda
state = Maryland
country = United States
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religion = Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
affiliation = Georgetown University
president = Rev. William George, S.J.
head_label = Headmaster
head = Mr. Jeffrey Jones
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faculty =
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gender = Male
tuition = $42,150 (resident)
$24,200 (day student)
$5,570 (additional for ESL Program)
enrollment = 457
grades = 9-12
campus size = convert|95|acre|ha
campus type =
athletics = football, soccer, cross country,swimming, basketball, wrestling, hockey, indoor track, baseball, tennis, golf, lacrosse, track, rugby, fencing
conference = Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC)
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accreditation = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
mascot =
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nickname = Little Hoyas
school_colours = Blue and Gray
newspaper = Little Hoya
established = 1789
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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 95 acres in the suburban community of North Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside the District of Columbia.

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. [cite web |url= http://contentdm.lndlibrary.org/u?/gtown,13 |title= Third Grammar Class, Second Section, on the steps of Healy Hall at Georgetown University |work= [http://www.lndlibrary.org Loyola Notre Dame Library] |accessdate= 2007-09-06] 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.

As of 2008, the current physical plant is undergoing significant reconstruction to modernize its 95 acre 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. In 2008 they crushed Gonzaga College High in football 42-0.

Notable Alumni

See the List of Georgetown Prep Alumni.

References

External links

* [http://www.gprep.org/ Georgetown Preparatory School official site]
* [http://www.gpcamps.org/ Georgetown Prep Summer Camps Website]


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