Georgetown Preparatory School (also known as Georgetown Prep) is a

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for boys in

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through

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. 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

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having addressed its inaugural graduating class. In 1919, the school moved from

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'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

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, 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

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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

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, 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 ''

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'' * Bill Bidwill, Class of 1949 (d.) – the owner of the

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. * Michael J. Daly, Class of 1941 (d.) –

recipient, attended the

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(1942–46) *

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, 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

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, the first student in the Preparatory School's predecessor, Georgetown Academy. *

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. *

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, Class of 2004 – former All-Star

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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 (

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) * Mark Judge, Class of 1983 – writer, author of ''Wasted: Tales of a Gen X Drunk''. *

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. 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) *

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* 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

, recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross and

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, Class of 1971 –

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best seller and

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. * Bernard Saul II, Class of 1950 - Billionaire businessman and founder of Chevy Chase Bank (now

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of Save the Children Action Network * Arthur Smith, Class of 2001 – Former head coach of the

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of the

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(2021 - 2024). Offensive coordinator for

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. *

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Supreme Allied Commander (1978-1982) *

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