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{{Infobox Secondary school
{{Infobox Defunct company
| name = Iona Preparatory School
| company_name = Airspeed Ltd
| logo = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:IonaPrep.jpg]] -->
| company_logo =
| type = [[Parochial school|Parochial]] Secondary
| slogan =
| affiliation = [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
| company_type = Private Ltd
| grades = 9–12
| fate = [[Merged]]
| city = [[New Rochelle, NY|New Rochelle]]
| Predecessor =
| state = [[New York]]
| country = [[USA]]
| successor = [[De Havilland]]
| established = 1916
| foundation = 1931
| defunct = 1951
| president = James Irzyk<ref name="Current President">[http://www.ionaprep.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=65937&id=0 Iona Prep's current president]</ref>
| location = Founded in [[York]], [[England]]<br> moved to [[Portsmouth]], England.
| principal = George F. Teasdale
| industry = [[Aeronautical engineering]]
| enrollment = 750<ref name="enrollment stats">Statistical information gathered from Iona Prep's official site's [http://www.ionaprep.org/about/facts.jsp?rn=1612 Iona Prep Quick Facts] page.</ref>
| products = [[Aircraft]]
| colors = Maroon and Gold
| key_people = A.H. Tiltman<br>[[Nevil Shute|Nevil Shute Norway]]
| mascot = [[Gael|The Gaels]]
| num_employees =
| tuition = $12,250
| parent =
| website = [http://www.ionaprep.org/ ionaprep.org]
| subsid =
| newspaper = ''The Gael Force''
| campus = Suburban
}}
}}


'''Airspeed Ltd''' was established to build [[Fixed-wing aircraft|aeroplane]]s in [[1931 in aviation|1931]] in [[York|York, England]] by A. H. Tiltman and [[Nevil Shute|Nevil Shute Norway]] (the aeronautical engineer and famous writer, who used his forenames as his [[pen-name]]).
[[Image:1Iona Prep 800.jpg|thumb|The main entrance to Iona Prep]]'''Iona Preparatory School''' (also known as ''Iona Prep'') is an all-boys National School of Excellence [[Catholic high school]] located in [[New Rochelle, NY]] in suburban [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]]. Named for the Scottish island of [[Iona]], the school was founded by the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers]] in 1916. Current enrollment is approximately 750 students in grades 9 through 12.
The school has also earned a blue ribbon award. The school is widely considered one of the best secondary schools for young
men in the area.


==History==
Iona Prep is a brother school to the local The Ursuline School.
[[Image:AirspeedHorsaCockpitExternal.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Airspeed Horsa Front]].
Initially producing the [[Airspeed Ferry|AS4 Ferry]], a three engined, ten passenger [[biplane]], the company then went on to concentrate on transport monoplanes. In March [[1933 in aviation|1933]] the firm moved to [[Portsmouth]] and in the following year became associated with the [[Tyneside]] ship builder [[Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited]] and became '''Airspeed (1934) Limited''' in August [[1934 in aviation|1934]]. During this period they developed the [[Airspeed Viceroy|AS8 Viceroy]] for an intercontinental air race. In [[1940 in aviation|1940]], [[de Havilland]] bought the shares in Airspeed held by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, but the company retained a separate identity.


Their most productive period was during [[World War II]]. A graceful, twin-engined trainer-cum-light transport aircraft known as the [[Airspeed Oxford|AS10 Oxford]] had a production run exceeding 8,500. Almost 3,800 AS51 and AS58 [[Airspeed Horsa|Horsa]] [[glider]]s were built for the [[Royal Air Force]] and its allies. Many of these made one-way journeys into occupied [[France]] as part of the [[D-Day]] landings, towed from England behind aircraft like the [[C-47 Dakota|Douglas Dakota]] and [[Handley Page Halifax]].
To gain admission, students are required to write the ISEE, SSAT, or TACHS.


The company reverted to the company name '''Airspeed Limited''' on [[January 25]] [[1944]] and became involved in adapting some surplus Oxford aircraft as [[Airspeed Consul|AS65 Consul]]s for the commercial market. They went on to produce a superbly streamlined twin-engined piston airliner called the [[Airspeed Ambassador|AS57 Ambassador]]. Airspeed completely merged with [[de Havilland]] in [[1951 in aviation|1951]].
==Academics==
Iona Prep's curriculum is largely based on the humanities. It is required that each student takes four years of math, science, religion, and history. Students must also take three years of a foreign language, and a year of humanities (art and music). Seniors have a choice with electives in selecting many of their classes, and have the option of taking honors or AP classes if they qualify academically. Also, in order to graduate, each student in grade 9-11 must spend a day of community service. Seniors must assist their communities for a much longer period of time.
===Academic Upgrades===
====Edline====


==List of Aircraft & first flight==
The Iona Preparatory School edline site went live in 2007. <ref name="Edline page">Iona Prep's edline page [https://www.edline.net/pages/Iona_Preparatory_School=1612 Official Edline page]</ref> The addition of edline has been well recieved by parents because it gives parents a twice monthly update on a students grades and important news from Iona Prep. However students have not been so open with edline. It is felt that it is an intrusion into their school life. <ref name="Anti edline groups on facebook">Anti Edline groups [http://www.facebook.com/s.php?sid=28785041cd2e8a1c17ed5213e7ca8ace&refurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fs.php%3Finit%3Dq%26q%3Dedline%26ref%3Dts%26sid%3D28785041cd2e8a1c17ed5213e7ca8ace&init=q&q=edline&ref=ts&n=-1&o=4&k=200000010&sf=t Anti Edline groups]</ref>
*[[Airspeed Ferry|AS4 Ferry]] - ([[April 5]], [[1932]])
:Three-engine biplane transport aircraft
*[[Airspeed Courier|AS5 Courier]] - ([[April 11]], [[1933]])
:Single-engine low-wing monoplane passenger transport with retractable undercarriage of conventional configuration
*[[Airspeed Envoy|AS6 Envoy]] - ([[June 26]], [[1934]])
:Two-engine development of the Courier
*[[Airspeed Viceroy|AS8 Viceroy]] - (August [[1934 in aviation|1934]])
:Variant of Envoy, adapted for long-range flight. One aircraft was built
*[[Airspeed Oxford|AS10 Oxford]] - ([[June 19]], [[1937]])
:Larger two-engine development of Envoy
*[[Airspeed Queen Wasp|AS30 Queen Wasp]] - ([[June 11]], [[1937]])
:Single-engine single-seat biplane target drone aircraft
*[[Airspeed Fleet Shadower|AS39 Fleet Shadower]] - ([[October 18]], [[1940]])
:Four-engine high-wing monoplane maritime patrol aircraft prototype. Two aircraft were ordered; one was completed
*[[Airspeed Cambridge|AS45 Cambridge]] - ([[February 19]], [[1941]])
:Single-engine two-seater low-wing monoplane trainer aircraft with retractable undercarriage of conventional configuration. Two aircraft were built
*[[Airspeed Horsa|AS51 Horsa I]] - ([[September 12]], [[1941]])
:Large [[military|troop-carrying glider]]
*[[Airspeed Consul|AS Consul]] - (March [[1946 in aviation|1946]])
:Civilian conversion of wartime Oxford
*[[Airspeed Ambassador|AS57 Ambassador]] - ([[July 10]], [[1947]])
:Two-engine high-wing piston engine airliner
*[[Airspeed Horsa#Variants|AS58 Horsa II]] -
:Variant of Horsa with openable nose section for front loading


====Classrooms====
==See also==
{{Commons|Category:Airspeed Ltd}}

Over the past two years Iona Prep has reconstructed the Chemistry, Biology, and Physics laboratories, equipping them with new instruments and smart-board technology. Other classrooms throughout the building have also received smart-boards.

During the 2008 summer vacation Iona Prep upgraded Parents Hall with central air conditioning.

==Extracurricular Activities==
Iona Preparatory has a wide range of afterschool activities for its students including clubs for those interested in sci-fi movies, video games, anime, and many others. Iona is also known for its excellent speech and debate (forensics) team. In 1999, Iona Prep was the National Forensics League Champion, and had multiple national champions in multiple events. There are also heritage societies along with acting and stage crew and film club. There are a number of service clubs as well.

Clubs and Groups include:

<table width=100%>
<tr>
<td valign=top>
*Art Club
*Student Faculty Council
*Anime Club
*Board Game Club
*Peer Ministry
*Rosary Prayer Group
*Campus Ministry
*Prep Reps
*Band Club
*Rock Ensemble
*Forensics
*Prep Players
*Leadership Committee
*Film Club
*Midnight Run
<td valign=top>

*Habitat for Humanity
*Rock Climbing
*Gamers Republic
*Math Team
*Parent's Club
*Asian Cultural Society
*Italian Club
*Spanish Club
*African-American Society
*Arab-American Society
*Library,Movies,Media Club
*Photography Club
*Gael Force
*Literary Magazine
*Yearbook Saga
*Music Ministry
</table>

==Athletics==
===Football history===
[[Image:Devin & Gaels.JPG|thumb|left|The Gaels leave the field following a victory over Mount St. Michael in October, 2004.]]One of Iona Prep's most famous alumni is [[Alex Raymond]], the creator of the ''[[Flash Gordon]]'' comic strip. Raymond won an athletic scholarship to the Prep and was a fullback on coach "Turk" Smith's 1926 team that compiled a 5-2-1 record. The "Maroon Marauders" first undefeated, untied season occurred in 1931, when Buck Freeman directed the Gaels to an 8-0 record. The Prep's star player that year was Joe Hoctor, who was nicknamed "The Haunt from Haag." During the 1932 season, the Gaels had a 17 game winning streak snapped by New Rochelle High School on Thanksgiving Day, as the Huguenots prevailed, 14-0. Joe Hoctor had an 82-yard scoring dash voided on the game's opening play (the referee said that he didn't blow his whistle to start play). Iona Prep had the best football teams in the school's history between 1943 and 1948, when the Gaels lost only two games in six seasons. At the start of the 1944 campaign, Iona Prep defeated the Army Plebes by a score of 7-0 (this was the same year that West Point won the national championship at the varsity level with Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard). Ken Germann was Westchester County's first "Coach of the Year" in 1946 as the Gaels went 8-0 and defeated Georgetown Prep 66-18 at the end of the season. Iona Prep's star player during the undefeated 1947 season was Bob Sexton, who returned to the Prep in 1958 as a teacher and coach. Sexton died at age 33 in December, 1962 during open heart surgery. The "Most Typical Ionian" award, named in honor of Bob Sexton, has been an annual presentation since 1963. Following the undefeated "Eight and Oh!" seasons of 1946 and 1947, Iona Prep had a 22 game winning streak (the longest in the school's history) snapped by Stamford (Conn.) High School in October, 1948, when the Gaels fell to their out-of-state rivals at Boyle Stadium in Stamford by a score of 20-0. One of the most historic games in the history of Iona Prep football took place during the 1951 season, when Blessed Sacrament upended the Gaels for the first and only time in a 13-7 thriller that was played at Memorial Field in Mt. Vernon. When the Catholic High School Football League was organized in 1954, Iona Prep was the first recipient of the championship as they went undefeated in the league behind the talented play of scatback Lew Leone and lineman Bill Draddy. Noted golf instructor [[Butch Harmon]] played on Iona Prep's JV team in 1958 before he transferred to New Rochelle High School the following year. Harmon was also named MVP of the 1961 Turkey Bowl when he scored both TDs for NRHS as the Purples prevailed, 14-0. Fullback Dick Licini starred on the Gaels' 1963 team that went 5-2-1 and upended NRHS 19-7 on Thanksgiving morning. The Prep's last undefeated, untied championship season was in 1967, when the squad was directed by ace quarterback Howie Burke, who was rated the best signal-caller in the metropolitan area that year. Iona coach Renzie Lamb was honored as "Coach of the Year" for 1967. Iona Prep also won the [[Catholic High School Football League (CHSFL)]] title in 1971 with a 7-1 record under the tutelage of Rudy Augustin. The Gaels' last league championship was in 2004.

Iona Prep formerly played [[New Rochelle High School]] annually on Thanksgiving Day in a rivalry game called the "Turkey Bowl." This tradition ended with the advent of postseason play and the New York State Championships that are held in the [[Carrier Dome]], in [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]].

===Other sports===
In addition to the Gaels' great success on the gridiron, the school is known as a sports powerhouse in many other different athletic areas. The school has won numerous golfing championships. The school has been dominant in the CHSAA hockey league, only losing two league games, and consistently being ranked on the Journal News' Top 5 teams. They team had a very successful campaign in the 2007-08 season, winning the regular season championship, as well as the CHSHL championship 3-2 in OT in a best-of-three series over arch-rival Archbishop Stepinac High School. The basketball team has begun resurging this year, now atop the league standings. Its baseball team is consistently one of the best in the N.Y Metro area with more bright young stars coming up,and both the varsity and junior varsity lacrosse teams are one of the best in westcheter county. The school has also recently added rowing and wrestling, with great success in both. Both teams have experienced victories over rival Fordham Prep. The wrestling team has numerous young stars and the rowing team is very promising.

Sports offered include:

<table width=100%>
<tr>
<td valign=top>
*varsity football
*JV football
*freshman football
*Varsity soccer
*jv soccer
*varsity bowling
*jv bowling
*varsity hockey
*jv hockey
*varsity swimming
<td valign=top>

*cross country track
*pole vault
*varsity lacrosse
*jv lacrosse
*varsity baseball
*jv baseball
*freshman baseball
*varsity volleyball
*varsity golf
*varsity tennis
</table>

==Notable alumni (by year of graduation)==
*[[Alex Raymond]] 1927, creator of [[Flash Gordon]] comic strip
*[[Donald Spoto]] 1959, biographer and historian
*[[Don McLean]] 1963, musician, best known for the [[1971]] song, "[[American Pie]]"
*[[Frank Abagnale]] 1966, perpetrator of bank fraud in the late 1960s, portrayed by [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] in the movie ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]''.
*[[Bud Cort]] 1966, actor, best known for ''[[Harold and Maude]]''
*[[Tommy Mottola]] 1967, Sony executive, ex-husband of [[Mariah Carey]]
*[[Louis R. Cappelli]] 1969, real estate developer
*[[Dick Ambrose]] 1971, NFL Player, [[Cleveland Browns]]
*[[John Mara]] 1972, co-owner of NFL's New York Giants
*[[Nick Gregory]] 1978, television weatherman on [[WNYW|Fox 5 News]] in New York
*[[Rob Spence]] 1978, offensive coordinator for [[Clemson University]] football team
*[[Tommy Dreamer]] 1988, WWE & ECW pro wrestler
*[[Brian Slocum]] 1999, major league baseball player, pitches for the [[Cleveland Indians]]


==References==
==References==
{{Refimprove|date=April 2008}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==Further reading==
* Nevil Shute Norway, ''Slide Rule'' (William Heinemann, London, 1954) Norway's biography covers his time at Airspeed in great detail
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=7UVOEV7Uak0 YouTube Video of 2007 Iona Prep vs. St. Anthony's Football Game]
{{Aviation lists}}
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmid=45426922&GRid=5803867& Robert J. Sexton] at [[Findagrave.com]]
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GSmpid=45426922&GRid=21281& Alex Raymond] at [[Findagrave.com]]


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Revision as of 05:35, 10 October 2008

This article describes the company Airspeed Ltd. For the technical concept, see Airspeed.
Airspeed Ltd
Company typePrivate Ltd
IndustryAeronautical engineering
Founded1931
Defunct1951
FateMerged
SuccessorDe Havilland
HeadquartersFounded in York, England
moved to Portsmouth, England.
Key people
A.H. Tiltman
Nevil Shute Norway
ProductsAircraft

Airspeed Ltd was established to build aeroplanes in 1931 in York, England by A. H. Tiltman and Nevil Shute Norway (the aeronautical engineer and famous writer, who used his forenames as his pen-name).

History

Airspeed Horsa Front

.

Initially producing the AS4 Ferry, a three engined, ten passenger biplane, the company then went on to concentrate on transport monoplanes. In March 1933 the firm moved to Portsmouth and in the following year became associated with the Tyneside ship builder Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited and became Airspeed (1934) Limited in August 1934. During this period they developed the AS8 Viceroy for an intercontinental air race. In 1940, de Havilland bought the shares in Airspeed held by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, but the company retained a separate identity.

Their most productive period was during World War II. A graceful, twin-engined trainer-cum-light transport aircraft known as the AS10 Oxford had a production run exceeding 8,500. Almost 3,800 AS51 and AS58 Horsa gliders were built for the Royal Air Force and its allies. Many of these made one-way journeys into occupied France as part of the D-Day landings, towed from England behind aircraft like the Douglas Dakota and Handley Page Halifax.

The company reverted to the company name Airspeed Limited on January 25 1944 and became involved in adapting some surplus Oxford aircraft as AS65 Consuls for the commercial market. They went on to produce a superbly streamlined twin-engined piston airliner called the AS57 Ambassador. Airspeed completely merged with de Havilland in 1951.

List of Aircraft & first flight

Three-engine biplane transport aircraft
Single-engine low-wing monoplane passenger transport with retractable undercarriage of conventional configuration
Two-engine development of the Courier
Variant of Envoy, adapted for long-range flight. One aircraft was built
Larger two-engine development of Envoy
Single-engine single-seat biplane target drone aircraft
Four-engine high-wing monoplane maritime patrol aircraft prototype. Two aircraft were ordered; one was completed
Single-engine two-seater low-wing monoplane trainer aircraft with retractable undercarriage of conventional configuration. Two aircraft were built
Large troop-carrying glider
Civilian conversion of wartime Oxford
Two-engine high-wing piston engine airliner
Variant of Horsa with openable nose section for front loading

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:Airspeed Ltd.

References

Further reading

  • Nevil Shute Norway, Slide Rule (William Heinemann, London, 1954) Norway's biography covers his time at Airspeed in great detail
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