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Brophy College Preparatory is a Jesuit high school in
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, United States. The school has an all-male enrollment of approximately 1,400 students. It is operated independently of the
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. The school has three campuses: the main academic campus in north-central Phoenix at Central Avenue and Camelback Road, a retreat campus called Manresa near
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, and the new Brophy Sports Campus east of the academic campus in Phoenix and adjacent to the campus of the all-girls
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. Brophy has no diocesan or government financial assistance. Brophy College Chapel was listed on the
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in 1993.


History

Brophy College Preparatory was founded in 1928 by Ellen A. Brophy, prominent Phoenix church woman and philanthropist, in memory of her late husband William Henry Brophy, as a Jesuit high school that included first year college courses. The Regis Hall building (renamed Frank C. Brophy Jr. Hall in 2006), the Jesuit residence, and the chapel were completed in 1928, and the school began operating that same year as a college and high school. The Great Depression caused a major financial strain, forcing it to close in 1935. Most of the male students who previously attended Brophy transferred to another local Catholic high school, St. Mary's, which had become an all-girls school once Brophy opened. The boys brought their athletic gear from Brophy with them to St. Mary's, causing St. Mary's to change its school colors from red and white to green and white, the previous Brophy colors. In 1952, 17 years after its closing, Brophy College Preparatory reopened as a high school. It purchased used athletic equipment from Santa Clara University, whose colors were red and white, the old St. Mary's colors. This is also how they became the Brophy Broncos, adopting the Santa Clara mascot. Brophy expanded its downtown Phoenix campus by adding Loyola Hall (1959), Robson Gymnasium (1967), Keating Hall, and the Steele Library (1986). Brophy has raised capital through a major gifts campaign, which has funded the construction of the Innovation Commons (2001), the Eller Fine Arts Center (2003), the McCain Colonnade (2003), the Piper Center for Math and Science (2005), and the Harper Great Hall (2006). The Ethel and Kemper Marley Innovation Commons replaced the Steele Library as the information source on campus. In November 2002, Brophy acquired the former Phoenix Swim Club for $1.6 million to use as a sports campus. It was called the Dottie Boreyko/Brophy East Swim Campus. The facilities of this campus included two outdoor swimming pools (one of them Olympic-sized and equipped with two underwater viewing rooms), a 400-meter training track, a soccer field, a running track, and locker rooms. In 2013, Brophy sold the Brophy Swim Campus to Ryland Homes, and it was vacated in early 2014. The school built a pool at its main campus, with further financial assistance from the Class of 2016. In 2010, Brophy completed construction on its Brophy Sports Campus, which has a synthetic turf field and a natural turf practice field. The completion of this campus marks the first phase of upgrading all of the school's athletic facilities. In 2016, Brophy completed “the Dutch”, a multi-functional gymnasium complete with a basketball court, running track, and underground gym.


Academics

Brophy Prep is the only Jesuit high school in Arizona. Its curriculum relies on a combination of
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principles and
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. Honors and advanced placement sections exist in each of the curricular disciplines, including 33 advanced placement classes. Students formerly were allowed to take classes at
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, a Catholic girls' college preparatory school adjacent to Brophy. Admission is based on grades, an entrance exam, essays, and a required interview. For the 2013–14 academic year, Brophy's annual tuition was USD $13,500; financial assistance was available for those who qualified.


Tablet PC program

In the 2006–07 academic year, Brophy implemented the Tablet PC program for all incoming freshmen. Under the mandatory program, students must buy a Lenovo
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, a computer on which the user can both type and write. Because the tablet allows students to keep their books in one place, the program resolved complaints about having to carry books around. The policies of some publishing companies regarding digital textbooks have not allowed Brophy to become completely "bookless". As of the 2009–2010 academic year, the school completed its tablet conversion, with all students participating in the program. In 2012 the school announced that starting with the class of 2016 the Lenovos would be replaced by
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s. Starting with the class of 2021, students use
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laptops instead of the previous Apple iPads. To support the PCs, the entire campus has been retrofitted with
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access points in most classrooms and in all buildings. The school administration plans to continue the program and work toward a paper-free campus.


Athletics

Brophy fields 26 teams in 12 sports, competing in Region 6 of Arizona's Class 6A Division. ''
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'' has ranked Brophy's athletic programs among the top 25 in the nation. As of 2020, the swim team has won 33 consecutive state titles in addition to producing several
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medalists. In 2005, the Brophy swim team won the national high school championship. Brophy football won the 2005 and 2007 5A-I Football State Championship. The 2005 football team finished ranked 3rd in the West and 21st in the nation by ''
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'' and ranked 23rd in the country by ''
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''. The baseball and volleyball programs also took state championships in 2006. In the 2007–2008 season, the Brophy Bronco Soccer Team won the 5A-1 State Championship and finished the season ranked no. 2 on the west coast and no. 8 in the nation. During the 2010–2011 season, the Brophy soccer team won its second 5A-1 State Championship in four years, ending the season as national runners-up. Brophy Soccer won the state title in Division 1 in 2014 and 2015 and was runner-up in 2012. Brophy took home the 5A-1 state title in their 2019-2020 season and ended their season ranked 13 in the nation. The Brophy lacrosse team has won the Arizona Division I State Championship five times, in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2013. Brophy is one of three high schools in Arizona that has a
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team. They have rowed at the
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regatta. They compete in the South West Junior region. They won the 2011, 2012, and 2013 Arizona State Junior Rowing Championships. In the 2010–2011 year, Brophy added a rugby club team, the Brophy College Preparatory Rugby Football Club, becoming one of only a few schools in the state to sponsor its own rugby team. In 2012 Brophy won the 5A Varsity Hockey Championship for the first time. The Brophy tennis team won state championships this decade in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018. Brophy's golf team finished second place at the Arizona State Championship in 2015 and 2017. Brophy's golf team won the 2018 Arizona State Championship.


Student life

Brophy's Student Council, as well as over 90 student-led clubs and organizations, regularly coordinate activities that involve the entire student body. In 2008, 2009, and 2012 Brophy sent teams to the National Science Bowl competition. The basketball cheering section, known as the 6th Man, has been compared by Arizona sportswriters to the famous
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of Duke University. The school newspaper, ''The Roundup'', was named the top high school newspaper in Arizona by the Arizona Newspapers Association in 2011 and 2012.


Notable alumni

* Mark Alarie (1982) – NBA basketball player * Robert Grant (2014) - Track and Field Athlete, competed for Texas A&M & Italy *
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(2013) – Olympic hurdler (110m) Participated in 2016 and 2020 *
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(1989) – Writer * Ryan Castellani (2014) - MLB baseball player * Michael Collier (1971) – poet * Paris Dennard (2000) – political commentator *
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(1988) – film producer, philanthropist, and founder of Not Impossible Labs *
Scott Garlick Scott Garlick (born May 29, 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper who played 10 seasons in Major League Soccer from 1997 to 2006. Garlick went on trial to Waterford United in 1994. Initially for a month he stayed f ...
(1990) – MLS soccer player * David Griffin (1987) – NBA Executive *
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(1993) – Olympic swimmer * J. J. Jansen (2004) – NFL football player *
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(1972) – Academy Award-winning animator *
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(1978) – musician, co-founded
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*
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(1976) – NFL linebacker * Richard D. Mahoney (1969) – former Arizona Secretary of State *
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(1956) – actor *
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(2009) - NFL defensive end *
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(1977) - clinical psychologist and author *
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(2000) – PGA golfer * Isaiah Oliver (2015) - NFL football player *
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(1992) – PGA golfer *
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(1979) – Olympic swimmer *
Justin Speier Justin James Speier (born November 6, 1973) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He attended Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona. Upon graduation from Brophy Prep, Speier attended the University ...
(1991) – MLB baseball player * Shawn Swayda (1992) – NFL defensive end *
Evan Whitfield Evan Dylan Whitfield (born June 23, 1977) is a retired American soccer player who spent seven seasons in Major League Soccer. Player Youth Whitfield graduated from Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix. He was the 1995 Arizona 5A Player of t ...
(1995) – MLS soccer player *
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References

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