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Brooklyn Preparatory School, commonly referred to as Brooklyn Prep, was a highly selective
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preparatory school founded by the Society of Jesus in 1908. The school educated generations of young men from throughout New York City and Long Island until its closure in 1972. The Prep was located on 1150 Carroll Street in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. The grounds and buildings are presently part of
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(CUNY). Located next to the Prep was the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, which was also run by the Jesuits and which was closed in 2011. As a Jesuit institution, Brooklyn Prep was noted for its religious values, classical roots (e.g., Latin and Greek), and dress code (ties and jackets) – all part of its goal of turning out well-rounded, educated men. Most of its graduates matriculated to four-year colleges. For many years, the school offered a full,$1,800. four-year scholarship, to the winner of its annual "Diocesan Spelling Bee", which was open to all eighth grade male students from the Diocese of Brooklyn as well as the Diocese of Rockville Center. In 1961, the more than 150 entrants dwindled down to the Spelling Bee winner... Arthur Reilly, from St. Pascal Baylon School, in Saint Albans, New York. The "Prep" was part of a group of eight Jesuit secondary schools in New York and New Jersey ( Regis, Xavier, Loyola, Fordham Prep, St. Peter's Prep,
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). The 100th anniversary of the school was celebrated by alumni and former faculty in October 2008. In 2003, New York Nativity began "Brooklyn Jesuit Prep", a co-educational middle school in the former St. Teresa's School at Sterling Place and Classon Avenue in Crown Heights, providing Jesuit-taught tuition-free education for 5th through 8th grades.Brooklyn Jesuit Prep website
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Notable alumni

Among Brooklyn Prep's notable alumni are: *
Robert S. Bennett Robert S. Bennett III (born 1939) is an American attorney and senior counsel to Bennett LoCicero & Liu LLP. He is best known for representing President Bill Clinton during the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal. Early life and education Born in Brookl ...
, 1957 – Washington, D.C. attorney* (official site) * William Peter Blatty, 1945 – author of '' The Exorcist'' * Joseph Califano, 1948 – former
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, 1953 eceased– international civil rights attorney* * Jack Hofsiss, 1967 – director of '' The Elephant Man'' *
Joseph M. McLaughlin Joseph Michael McLaughlin (March 20, 1933 – August 8, 2013) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern Di ...
, 1950 – Senior Appellate Judge, Second Circuit * John Musto, 1972 – composer, concert pianist; 1997 Pulitzer Prize in Music finalist * Joe Paterno, 1944 eceased– football coach at
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for 45 years * John Sexton, 1959 – President of New York University *Dr.
George A. Sheehan George A. Sheehan (November 5, 1918 – November 1, 1993) was an American physician, senior athlete, and author best known for his writings about the sport of running. His book, "Running & Being: The Total Experience", became a New York Times best ...
, 1936 (deceased) – best-selling running and fitness expert *
Raymond Siller Raymond Siller (born April 8, 1939) is an American television writer and political consultant. He was nominated for four Emmy Awards as long-time head writer on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. He has written for four U.S. presidents ...
, 1956 – television writer, political consultant


Notable faculty

Noted faculty included: *Rev.
Thomas V. Bermingham Thomas Valentine Bermingham, SJ (1918 – 21 November 1998) was an American Jesuit priest, and Classical teacher and scholar. In addition to his academic career at institutions including Fordham University and Georgetown University, he was known ...
, SJ – classical scholar; professor at Georgetown University and
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who worked on ''The Exorcist'' *Rev. Daniel Berrigan, SJ – peace activist; author and poet *Rev.
Edward B. Bunn Edward Bernard Bunn (March 15, 1896June 18, 1972) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who became the president of Loyola College in Maryland and later of Georgetown University. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was educated at Loyola Co ...
– dean of Brooklyn Prep and later president of Loyola University Maryland and Georgetown University *Rev.
J. Charles Davey J. Charles Davey (September 19, 1869 – November 4, 1935) was an American Catholic Church, Catholic priest and Society of Jesus, Jesuit who became the List of presidents of Saint Joseph's University, President of Saint Joseph's College in Phil ...
, SJ – first dean of Brooklyn Prep and president of
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John C. Lawn John C. "Jack" Lawn (born June 2, 1935) served as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) between 26 July 1985 and 23 March 1990. On 1 March 1985, Lawn, who had served as Deputy Administrator since 1982, was designated Acting Ad ...
– varsity basketball coach, who became Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator, COO of the New York Yankees, and CEO of The Century Council


References

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