Seton Hall Preparatory School
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120 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey 07052 , | |
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| Type | Private, Day school |
| Motto | Hazard Zet Forward (Despite hazards, move forward) |
| Established | 1856 |
| Principal | Msgr. Michael E. Kelly, '57 |
| Headmaster | Msgr. Michael E. Kelly |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 980 |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Pirate |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | The Pirate |
| Yearbook | Tower |
| Affiliations | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark New Jersey Association of Independent Schools |
| Website | www.shp.org |
- for the university see Seton Hall University
Seton Hall Preparatory School , commonly termed Seton Hall Prep, is a Roman Catholic boys' high school of the Archdiocese of Newark, located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 with an original enrollment of 5 boys, Seton Hall Prep was originally located on the campus of Seton Hall University where it became commonly known as "The Prep" as a way to distinguish it from "The University." In 1985, The Prep moved to its present location which was, at the time, West Orange High School. Seton Hall is the oldest Catholic college preparatory school in New Jersey. The Prep provides an academic environment to approximately 980 young men from over 130 communities.
Seton Hall students follow a college preparatory program, with four-year requirements in the English language, mathematics, and theology. After completing a traditional core program during the first two years, students may establish a curriculum geared to their college and career plans from a wide selection of courses in science, history, language, fine arts, English and physical education. College-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are available in seventeen areas.
The Seton Hall Prep Pirates participate in the twenty-member Iron Hills Conference.
"The Prep" is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.
Diversity
Central to Seton Hall's experience is the diversity of the student population. With students coming from ten New Jersey counties and Staten Island, the breadth of background the students bring to academic and extracurricular activities is a source of great pride. Drawing students from such a wide area, more than 130 towns, even Staten Island, the Prep draws its student population from points as far as Jamesburg and Edison and White House Station, to Chester and Denville, to Lyndhurst and Montville, to Pompton Plains and Kinnelon, at the same time as from 55 families from Newark and 80 from West Orange itself. The next largest group of boys comes from the East Hanover and Florham Park area.
Offerings
The Prep offers an extensive co-curricular activities program, with numerous academic, service, performance, cultural, publication, and recreation clubs and activities. Additionally, the Prep offers fifteen interscholastic sports, most with accompanying sub-varsity level teams. The main campus, immediately accessible to Interstate 280 and several bus and train routes, is augmented by a nearby 44 acre (178,000 m²) site, providing auxiliary athletic facilities currently being developed with two new practice and game fields .
Philosophy
Seton Hall takes as its mission the development of the whole man—spiritual, intellectual, social and physical.Seton Hall community proceeds from a belief that growth as a whole person is not limited to secular knowledge but involves the spiritual fulfillment that has been a central concern in its educational tradition. In as much as such growth and maturity are rooted in personal and social responsibility, a code of conduct and expectations is in place to guide the student community in their daily activities. Consequent to its Catholic identity, the Prep seeks to foster an ecumenical and diverse community, faithful to a Judeo-Christian heritage.
Athletics
Seton Hall Prep is gifted athletically as well. Entering the 2007 baseball season, the Pirates were ranked 1st in the country by multiple sources. The team was led by baseball prodigy Rick Porcello who was selected by the Detroit Tigers as the 27th pick overall in the first round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] In its May 28, 2007 update, Baseball America ranked Seton Hall Prep third in the country, the only New Jersey school on its Top 50 ranking.[2] The team won the Baseball - North A state sectional championship with a 3-0 shutout of Immaculata High School in the tournament final.[3] The 2007 team moved on to win the North A State Championship with a 10-1 win against St. Joseph High School.[4]
Seton Hall Prep has had two professional basketball players, Brevin and Brandin Knight. Brevin plays for the Charlotte Bobcats, while Brandin had a short stint with the Houston Rockets.
The boys soccer team won the 2005 North A state sectional championship with a 5-0 win over Don Bosco Preparatory High School.[5]
The boys basketball won the 2005 Non-Public, North A, state sectional champion, defeating Saint Joseph Regional High School, 63-54 in the final game/[6] The team went on to win the 2005 Tournament of Champions, with a 63-60 win over St. Patrick's High School, in a game played at Continental Airlines Arena.[7]
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of the school include:
- Bill Bellamy, actor, comedian.[8]
- Eric Duncan, Minor league baseball player.[9]
- Ron Karnaugh - 200 IM Olympic Swimmer in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[10]
- Brevin Knight- Stanford basketball player, NBA athlete.[11]
- Brandin Knight - Pittsburgh basketball player, NBA athlete.[12]
- Ted Leo - vocalist/guitarist of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.[8]
- Rick Porcello, selected as 2006-07 Gatorade national baseball player of the year,[13] and was drafted in 2007 as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.
- Paul V. Scura - former Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Bank of Prudential Securities and current Trustee of Seton Hall Prep.
- Bishop Arthur Serratelli - Bishop of Paterson Diocese in New Jersey.[14]
- Matt Sweeney- Guitarist/vocalist who has played in various groups, including 90s bands Skunk and Chavez.
- James R. Zazzali - The Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.[15]
Jarrod G. Johnson, Lehigh University Football Player, former NFL offensive lineman
Alumni killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks
- Robert Mayo (‘72)
- Thomas F. Hughes (‘73)
- John M. Pocher (‘82)
- Donald W. Robertson (‘84)
- Thomas P. Knox (‘87)
- Scott W. Cahill (‘89)
- Brett T. Bailey (‘91)
- Gregory Milanowycz (‘94)
- Matthew C. Selitto (‘96)
References
- ^ Hill, Ben. "Seton Hall Prep features top draft talent: Porcello, Danieli expected to be prominent selections", Major League Baseball., May 28, 2007. Accessed May 31, 2007. "Yet, in the northeast portion of the Garden State resides Seton Hall Prep, a Catholic boys school that currently fields what is widely considered to be the best high school team in the entire country.... This season's team is especially notable in that it includes four players who have earned Division I baseball scholarships, two of whom -- pitchers Rick Porcello and Evan Danieli -- are expected to be prominent selections in the First-Year Player Draft on June 7. Porcello, in fact, is the consensus pick as the top high school pitcher in the country, and possibly the best right-hander available in this year's draft pool.
- ^ Matthews, Alan. "High School Top 50: May 28", Baseball America, May 28, 2007. Accessed June 6, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Baseball - North A, NJSIAA. Accessed July 22, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Baseball - Non-Public Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed July 22, 2007.
- ^ 2005 Boys Soccer - North A, NJSIAA. Accessed June 1, 2007.
- ^ 2005 Boys Basketball - Non-Public, North A, NJSIAA. Accessed June 4, 2007.
- ^ 2005 Boys Basketball - Tournament of Champions, NJSIAA. Accessed June 1, 2007.
- ^ a b Bienstock, Hal. "10 Things You Didn't Know About Ted Leo", HARP magazine, March / April 2007, accessed April 17, 2007. "My high school, Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J., was musically prolific. I went there with Matt Sweeney from Skunk and Chavez, J. Colangelo from American Standard and Murphy’s Law, and Chris Infante, the first bass player for my old band Chisel. Other notable alumni include Bill Bellamy and, supposedly, Pancho Villa."
- ^ Yankee Profile: Eric Duncan, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, dated May 1, 2007. Accessed May 14, 2007. "Duncan attended Seton Hall Prep, the oldest Catholic college preparatory school in New Jersey, founded in 1856."
- ^ Havsy, Jane. "Boys Swimmer of the Year: Chatham's Dart stays on target", Daily Record (Morristown), March 29, 2007, accessed April 21, 2007. "He swam a 2:10.88 in the IM, breaking the meet record of 2:11.04, which had been set by Seton Hall Prep alumnus Ron Karnaugh in 1984, six years before Dart was even born. Karnaugh went on to place sixth in the 200 IM at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
- ^ Brevin Knight profile, Cleveland Cavaliers, accessed April 17, 2007.
- ^ Brandin Knight profile, NBA Development League, accessed April 17, 2007.
- ^ "Seton Hall Prep's Porcello wins Gatorade honor", USA Today, May 31, 2007. Accessed June 7, 2007. "Rick Porcello of Seton Hall Prep was named the 2006-07 Gatorade national baseball player of the year on Thursday."
- ^ Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D, Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, accessed April 26, 2007. "Bishop Serratelli attended Ann Street School in Newark and completed his grammar school education at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Newark. He attended Seton Hall Preparatory School and Seton Hall University in South Orange."
- ^ Chief Justice James R. Zazzali, New Jersey Supreme Court, accessed May 14, 2007. "He attended Seton Hall Preparatory School and was graduated from Georgetown College in 1958 and Georgetown Law Center in 1962."