Georgetown Preparatory School

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. It is the only Jesuit boarding school in the United States.

History

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, under the direction of university president Alphonsus J. Donlon. 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. Joe Hills, son of golf course architect Arthur Hills, redesigned and reconfigured the school's signature golf course, which reopened in 2008. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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''
* Bill Bidwill, Class of 1949 (d.) – the owner of the Arizona Cardinals NFL football team
* Michael Bidwill, Class of 1983 – President and Principal Owner, NFL's Arizona Cardinals
* 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
* David Chang, Class of 1995 – entrepreneur and restaurateur. Founder of Momofuku.
* 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
* Chris Dodd, Class of 1962 – lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States Senator from Connecticut
* 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
* 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
* Ian Harding, Class of 2005 – actor, best known for his role as Ezra Fitz in ''Pretty Little Liars''
* Roy Hibbert, Class of 2004 – former All-Star NBA player for the Indiana Pacers, Lakers, Hornets, and Nuggets
* 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)
* Mark Judge, Class of 1983 – writer, author of ''Wasted: Tales of a Gen X Drunk''.
* Brett Kavanaugh, Class of 1983 – Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
* Douglas Kennedy, Class of 1985 – journalist, son of senator Robert Kennedy
* Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Class of 1972 – attorney and Independent Presidential Candidate (2024) and son of senator Robert Kennedy. Secretary of Health and Human Services (February 2025 - Present)
* Frank LoBiondo, Class of 1964 – Congressman
* Rich Madaleno, Class of 1983 – Maryland state senator
* Denny McCarthy, Class of 2011 - PGA tour professional (2015 - present)
* Matt Mervis, Class of 2016 (born 1998) – Major League baseball player for Miami Marlins
* 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, 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)
* 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
* Francis Rooney, Class of 1971 – Congressman
* 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
* 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
* Harry D. Train II, Class of 1945, Adm. USN (Ret.), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander (1978-1982)
* Germán Vargas Lleras – Former Colombian Vice President.
* Gordon Zubrod, Class of 1932 (d.) - Oncologist, Considered to be father of modern chemotherapy

See also

* List of Jesuit sites

References

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Catholic secondary schools in Maryland
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Private high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland
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