Georgetown Preparatory School

{{short description|Jesuit college-preparatory school near Washington, D.C.}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Georgetown Preparatory School

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| image = Georgetown Preparatory School.jpg

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| caption = Georgetown Preparatory School in April 2022

| motto = Men for Others

| streetaddress = 10900 Rockville Pike

| city = Rockville

| state = Maryland

| county = Montgomery County

| zipcode = 20852

| country = United States

| type = Private school; day and boarding

| religion = Catholic (Jesuit)

| established = {{Start date and age|1789|p=1}}

| ceeb = 210575

| district =

| grades = 9–12

| gender = Boys

| athletics = 16 varsity sports

| conference = Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC)

| nickname = Hoyas

| accreditation = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools{{cite web | url=https://www.gprep.org/about/fast-facts | title=Fast Facts | publisher=Georgetown Preparatory School | access-date = April 30, 2019}}

| newspaper = Little Hoya

| coordinates = {{coord|39|01|57|N|77|06|34|W|region:US-MD|display=inline,title}}

| affiliation = *Society of Jesus

Washington Metro Area Catholic High Schools

| president = Rev. James R. Van Dyke, S.J.

| headmaster = John Glennon

| tuition = Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $44,725 (day) $73,535 (boarding)

| colors = {{color box|#001e4c|border=silver}}{{color box|#9c918b|border=silver}} Blue and gray

| enrollment = 507 (2022–23){{cite web |title=GEORGETOWN PREPARATORY SCHOOL |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=01604464 |website=Private School Universe Survey |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=8 February 2025}}

| teaching_staff = 57.3 {{FTE}}

| ratio = {{ratio|8.8|1}}

| campus_size = {{convert|93|acre|m2}}

| campus_type = Large suburban{{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=Archbishop+Carroll+High+School&State=11&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=00252648 |title=Archbishop Carroll High School |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085238/http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=Archbishop+Carroll+High+School&State=11&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=00252648 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

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Georgetown Preparatory School (also known as Georgetown Prep) is a Jesuit college-preparatory school in Rockville, Maryland for boys in ninth through twelfth grade. It has a 93-acre (380,000 square meters) campus.{{cite news | url=https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-courts-supreme-courts-maryland-ap-top-news-35764b3a29c64dba84fed568ed5c5c93 | title=Will What Happened at Georgetown Prep Stay There? | publisher=Associated Press | date=September 20, 2018 | first1 = David | last1 = McFadden | first2 = Ashraf | last2 = Khalil | access-date = April 30, 2019}} It is the only Jesuit boarding school in the United States.

History

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Georgetown Preparatory School was founded in 1789 by John Carroll, the first bishop of Baltimore. It is the oldest existing all-boys school in the United States, with George Washington having addressed its inaugural graduating class. In 1919, the school moved from Georgetown University's campus in the District of Columbia to its current location,{{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}} under the direction of university president Alphonsus J. Donlon.{{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}} Georgetown Prep remained part of Georgetown University until its legal separation in 1927.

There are approximately 500 students at Prep, with the boarding students comprising 20% of the school’s population (2022–23).

In January 2007, the school opened the Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence.{{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 | newspaper=Washington Post | date=April 19, 2007 | access-date = April 29, 2019}} Joe Hills, son of golf course architect Arthur Hills, redesigned and reconfigured the school's signature golf course, which reopened in 2008.{{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 |access-date=24 June 2019}} The field house was converted into a learning center, which was named after the immediate past president Fr. William L. George, S.J., opened for students on January 26, 2010.{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0DCKkJl4_c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/C0DCKkJl4_c |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| 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}}{{cbignore}}

The Campus Center and Residence Building opened in October 2022, which incorporates a health center, communal kitchens, student lounges and modern living quarters for the entire resident population and prefects.{{Cite web |title=Georgetown Prep dedicates new stadium named for late Arizona Cardinals owner and alumnus William V. Bidwill |url=https://cathstan.org/news/local/georgetown-prep-dedicates-new-stadium-named-for-late-arizona-cardinals-owner-and-alumnus-william-v-bidwill |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=Catholic Standard |language=en}}

Athletics

Georgetown Prep teams are known as the Hoyas and offer 28 team sports. The Hoyas have won 53 Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) Championships from 2012 to 2022.{{Cite web |title=Interstate Athletic Conference |url=https://www.iacathletics.com/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=Interstate Athletic Conference |language=en}}

= William V. Bidwill '49 Stadium =

Following an $8,000,000 donation from Michael Bidwill, alumnus and owner of the Arizona Cardinals, a new 1,508 seat stadium was constructed on campus. This new stadium was dedicated to Michael's father Bill Bidwill, who had also been the owner of the Cardinals from 1962 until his death in 2019. The stadium's field was jointly dedicated to Coach Jim Fegan and S.J. Aloysius Galvin as the Fegan-Galvin Field. Fegan was the Hoyas' football coach from 1961 to 1996 who had a record of 409 wins, 149 losses, 14 Interstate Athletic Conference titles and nine undefeated seasons until he was replaced by Dan Paro, a 1979 alumnus who is the current coach. Galvin served at the school for 37 years from 1970 to 2007 as a Mathematics teacher and the football team's chaplain. The William V. Bidwill ’49 Stadium became the new home to the Hoyas' Football, Soccer and Lacrosse programs following its dedication and blessing by S.J. James Van Dyke on November 12, 2022. The first game played at the new stadium was a homecoming game later in the afternoon on November 12 against the Hoyas' rivals, the St. Alban Bulldogs, which saw the Hoyas beat the Bulldogs 35 to 14.{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=William |title=Georgetown Prep dedicates new stadium named for late Arizona Cardinals owner and alumnus William V. Bidwill |url=https://cathstan.org/news/local/georgetown-prep-dedicates-new-stadium-named-for-late-arizona-cardinals-owner-and-alumnus-william-v-bidwill |website=Catholic Standard |access-date=1 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=St. Albans vs Georgetown Prep |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/games/11-5-2022/football-22/georgetown-prep-vs-st-albans.htm?c=QHLc7zkhk0yLWRIQgcht-g#tab=recap&schoolid= |website=MaxPreps |access-date=1 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Facilities |url=https://www.gprep.org/athletics/facilities |website=www.gprep.org |access-date=1 April 2023}}

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 acts on television series such as The Americans and Damages{{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}}{{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|access-date=April 5, 2019}}
Bill Bidwill, Class of 1949 (d.) – the owner of the Arizona Cardinals NFL football team{{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}}
Michael Bidwill, Class of 1983 – President and Principal Owner, NFL's Arizona Cardinals{{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}}
Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr., Class of 1959 (d.) - Prominent attorney/lobbyist and founder of Patton, Boggs (now Squire Patton Boggs).
Brian Cashman, Class of 1985 – General Manager, New York Yankees{{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}}
David Chang, Class of 1995 – entrepreneur and restaurateur. Founder of Momofuku.{{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}}
James M. Cutts, Class of 1852 (d.) - Medal of Honor recipient for gallantry in Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Petersburg. Served as a Captain in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Michael J. Daly, Class of 1941 (d.) – Medal of Honor recipient, attended the United States Military Academy (1942–43), served in the United States Army (1942–46)
John Dingell, Class of 1943 (d.) – former Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives{{cite news |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 |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=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.}}
Chris Dodd, Class of 1962 – lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States Senator from Connecticut{{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/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 13, 1983}}
William Ferguson, Class of 2001 - President of Maryland Senate (2019 - present).
William J. Gaston (1778–1844) – a 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{{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}}
Paul Haaga, Class of 1966 -- Businessman, philanthropist and former CEO (acting) of NPR.
Kyonte Hamilton, Class of 2021 – NFL defensive tackle for the Houston Texans{{Cite news|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/kyonte-hamilton-rutgers-draft-20296160.php|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|title=Who is Kyonte Hamilton? What to know about defensive tackle drafted by Texans|date=April 26, 2025|author=Warren, Sam}}
Ian Harding, Class of 2005 – actor, best known for his role as Ezra Fitz in Pretty Little Liars{{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/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 12, 2004}}
Roy Hibbert, Class of 2004 – former All-Star NBA player for the Indiana Pacers, Lakers, Hornets, and Nuggets{{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}}
Gilmary M. Hostage III, Class of 1973 - USAF (Retired) Four Star General and Commander of Air Combat Command
Chip Jenkins, Class of 1982 – Olympic gold medalist (Athletics, 1992){{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}}
Mark Judge, Class of 1983 – writer, author of Wasted: Tales of a Gen X Drunk.{{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 | access-date= April 5, 2019}}
Brett Kavanaugh, Class of 1983 – Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Douglas Kennedy, Class of 1985 – journalist, son of senator Robert Kennedy{{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}}
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Class of 1972 – attorney and Independent Presidential Candidate (2024) and son of senator Robert Kennedy.{{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}} Secretary of Health and Human Services (February 2025 - Present)
Frank LoBiondo, Class of 1964 – Congressman{{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 |access-date=9 March 2020}}
Rich Madaleno, Class of 1983 – Maryland state senator{{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}}
Denny McCarthy, Class of 2011 - PGA tour professional (2015 - present)
Matt Mervis, Class of 2016 (born 1998) – Major League baseball player for Miami Marlins{{Cite web|url=https://www.gprep.org/news/news-post/~post/prep-athletes-earn-spring-all-met-honors-20160612|title=Prep Athletes Earn Spring All-Met Honors|website=www.gprep.org}}
Dennis Murphy, Class of 1965 - Television journalist featured on NBC’s Dateline. Winner of four Emmy Awards.
William Jones Nicholson, Class of 1876 (d.) – Brigadier general in the United States Army,{{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&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}}}} recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star
Jerome Powell, Class of 1971 – Federal Reserve Board of Governors (May 2012 – February 2018); Chair of the Federal Reserve (February 2018 – Present){{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}}
Lee Roberts (finance executive), Class of 1986 - Chancellor of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (August 2024 - Present).
Mo Rocca, Class of 1987 – comedian{{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 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 15, 2013}}
Francis Rooney, Class of 1971 – Congressman{{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 |access-date=9 March 2020}}
Chris Rose (journalist), Class of 1978 - New York Times best seller and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Bernard Saul II, Class of 1950 - Billionaire businessman and founder of Chevy Chase Bank (now Capital One).
John P. Schmitz, Class of 1972 - Deputy White House Counsel for President George H.W. Bush.
Joseph E. Schmitz, Class of 1974. Former Inspector General for the Department of Defense under President George W. Bush and foreign policy advisor to President Donald Trump.
F. Joseph Sensenbrenner Jr., Class of 1966 – 53rd mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, former Deputy Attorney General of Wisconsin
Anthony Shriver, Class of 1984 – activist, founder of Best Buddies International{{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}}
Mark Kennedy Shriver, Class of 1982 – former politician; CEO of Save the Children Action Network
Arthur Smith, Class of 2001 – Former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (2021 - 2024). Offensive coordinator for Pittsburgh Steelers.
Allen Tate, Class of 1918 (d.) – poet and essayist; U. S. Poet Laureate and Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, 1943–44{{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]}}
Harry D. Train II, Class of 1945, Adm. USN (Ret.), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander (1978-1982)
Germán Vargas Lleras – Former Colombian Vice President.{{cite journal |title=Vargas Lleras, el hombre de las paradojas |journal=La Silla Vacía |date=May 4, 2018 |url=https://lasillavacia.com/silla-caribe/vargas-lleras-el-hombre-de-las-paradojas-66056 |access-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821121616/http://lasillavacia.com/silla-caribe/vargas-lleras-el-hombre-de-las-paradojas-66056 |url-status=dead }}
Gordon Zubrod, Class of 1932 (d.) - Oncologist, Considered to be father of modern chemotherapy