St. Joseph's Preparatory School, known as "St. Joseph's Prep" or simply "The Prep", is an urban, private, Catholic, college preparatory school run by the

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, United States. It was founded in 1851.

Curriculm

The credits must satisfy the minimums in religious studies (4), English (4), mathematics / computer science (4), history (3), science (3), classics & modern language (5), fine arts (1), electives (2). A minimum of two of the language credits must be in classics.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

St. Joseph's Prep's athletic teams compete as one of the 16 schools in the Philadelphia Catholic League. The Prep joined the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association in the 2007–2008 school year. The Prep offers the following athletic programs: ''Fall:'' cross country, football (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen), crew (varsity and junior varsity), rugby, soccer (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen), squash (varsity and junior varsity), Ultimate Frisbee (club), and golf. ''Winter:'' basketball (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen), bowling (varsity and junior varsity), indoor track and field, swimming, wrestling (varsity and junior varsity), and ice hockey (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen). ''Spring:'' baseball (varsity, junior varsity, and freshman), crew (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen), volleyball, lacrosse, outdoor track and field, tennis, Ultimate Frisbee (club), and rugby (varsity, junior varsity, freshmen/sophomore). The boys senior eight crew team has won the

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in national competition 13 times; in 1955, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999–2001, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2019 and 2021. In 2000, the Prep Varsity 8 won the

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at the

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. In 2021, St. Joseph's Prep won the USRowing Youth National Championship in the Men's 8+ for the first time. This was the first time a scholastic team won the national championship in over a decade. The Prep football team won back-to-back state championships, winning the Class 4A state championship in 2014 with a 49–41 win against

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in the finals. Despite losing to La Salle College High School early in the 2015 playoffs, the St. Joseph's Prep football team won the first ever Class 6A PIAA state championship, defeating

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by a score of 42–7 at HersheyPark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The team won the program's fourth state title in 2018 with a 40–20 win against Harrisburg High School in the Class 6A tournament final.

Notable alumni

Business * W. Nicholas Howley (Class of 1970), founder/chairman of

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(Class of 1914), building contractor; known as "The Man Who Built Washington" *

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(Class of 1973), investment banker; founder/CEO of Qatalyst Group Catholic Church * William J. Byron, S.J. (Class of 1945), former president of

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and the University of Scranton; president of the Prep, 2006–2008 * Cardinal John Foley (Class of 1953), former president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and former Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem * The Most Rev. Joseph Anthony Galante (Class of 1956), former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey * Joseph A. Sellinger, S.J. (Class of 1938), former president Loyola College in Maryland * The Most Rev. Francis B. Schulte (Class of 1944), retired Archbishop of New Orleans * Francis X. Talbot, S.J. (Class of 1906), former president of Loyola College in Maryland Entertainment *

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(Class of 1971), jazz guitarist *

Matt Duke Matthew Duke GBE GVCO (born 16 June 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of Championship side Sheffield United. Career Hull City He joined Hull City on 23 July ...

(Class of 2003), singer-songwriter/musician signed to the label Rykodisc, released multiple albums * Henry Gibson (Class of 1953), former star of '' Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' * Henry Jones (Class of 1931), Tony Award-winning actor * Rob McElhenney (Class of 1995), creator and co-star of the TV show,

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. A fictional version of the school appears in the show. Co-owner of Welsh association football club Wrexham A.F.C. * Michael Rady (Class of 1999), actor featured in '' The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' and star of TV drama ''

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'' * Daniel Kamihira White (Class of 1999), magician, host of the

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show ''The Supernaturalist'' Education and Academia *

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(Class of 1964), president of

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; former president of Thomas Jefferson University * Mark C. Reed (Class of 1992), president of

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; former president of St. Joseph's University * Joseph A. Sellinger (Class of 1939), former president of

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* Michael J. Wade (Class of 1967), evolutionary biologist. Engineering * John R. Casani (Class of 1950), engineer and project manager at NASA's

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(JPL). Military * Navy Rear Admiral Joseph F. Kilkenny (Class of 1973), commander, U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group 10 and Naval Recruiting Command * Army Major Brian J. Reed (Class of 1985), operations officer, Fourth Infantry Division's First Brigade Combat Team; planner for Operation Red Dawn; member of the University of Maryland's Center for Research on Military Organization Politics, Government, and Labor * John F. Byrne Sr. (born 1911), former Philadelphia City Councilman (D); former Pennsylvania state senator * Johnny Dougherty (Class of 1978), Business Manager of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers * Andrew von Eschenbach (Class of 1959), former United States Commissioner of Food and Drugs, director at BioTime, a

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company *

Vince Fumo Vincent Joseph Fumo (born May 8, 1943) is a former politician, lawyer and businessman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Democrat, he represented a South Philadelphia district in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1978 to 2008. On March 16, 2009, he ...

(Class of 1960), former Pennsylvania state senator (D); former Ranking Democratic Member of the Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee *

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(Class of 1956), former congressman; former

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* William K. Greenlee (Class of 1971), Philadelphia City Councilman (D) *

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(Class of 1976), former Philadelphia City Councilman (D) (1992–2015);

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* Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr. (Class of 1972), judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania *

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(Class of 1975), former Philadelphia City Councilman (D); former

* Brian J. O'Neill (Class of 1978), Minority Leader of the

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(R) * Matthew J. Ryan (Class of 1950), former Speaker of the

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(R) Sports * Tom Burgoyne (Class of 1983), mascot for the

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, the Phanatic * Peter Cipollone (Class of 1989), 2004 Olympic gold-medalist and world record-holder in rowing *

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(born 1992),

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forward who has played in the NHL for the

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. * Frank Costa (Class of 1990), former Miami Hurricanes quarterback * Colin Farrell (Class of 2001), World Champion rower and Head Coach for

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Lightweight Men's Crew *

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(Class of 1983), former professional football player; won NFL Most Valuable Player Award in the 2002 season, helped the

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advance to

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(Class of 1962), former NBA player and head coach of the

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and

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* Marvin Harrison Jr. (Class of 2020), American football player *

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(Class of 1998), former NFL player for the

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* Jim Knowles (Class of 1983), former head coach of

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football team, defensive coordinator,

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football team *

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(Class of 1972), former head coach of

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basketball team, current assistant coach of

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basketball team * Jim McKay (Class of 1939), ABC Sports anchorman; contributor of services to

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* John Reid (Class of 2015), NFL cornerback for the

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* Jon Runyan Jr. (Class of 2015), NFL offensive lineman for the

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(Class of 2000), NFL Head Coach for the

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* D'Andre Swift (Class of 2017), NFL running back for the

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Olamide Zaccheaus Olamide Zaccheaus ( ; born July 23, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia and has played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons. Za ...

(Class of 2015), NFL wide receiver for the

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Writers / Authors * Richard Corliss (Class of 1961), film critic and editor for ''TIME'' magazine. * Chris McDougall (Class of 1980), author of Born to Run

References

* Twyman, Anthony S., "''Prepped for Politics''". Philadelphia Inquirer. 23 November 2005.

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