Iona Preparatory School, or simply Iona Prep, is an
independent
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* Independ ...
,
Roman Catholic
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*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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, all-male,
college-preparatory
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school located in the north end of
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state of ...
, in suburban
Westchester County
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. It consists of the Upper School for Grades 9 through 12 and the Lower School (formerly Iona Grammar School) for Grades kindergarten through eighth grade. The primary and secondary schools are located on separate and nearby campuses less than a mile apart on Stratton Road. It is a privately-owned independent school without parochial affiliation and is located within the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
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. The school was amed for the Scottish island of
Iona
Iona (; gd, Ì Chaluim Chille (IPA: iːˈxaɫ̪ɯimˈçiʎə, sometimes simply ''Ì''; sco, Iona) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though there ...
, the school was founded in 1916 by the
Congregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers ( la, Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum; abbreviated CFC) is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice.
Their first school was opened in Waterford, Ireland, ...
.
Iona Prep is the brother school to
The Ursuline School
The Ursuline School is an American all-girls', independent, private, Roman Catholic middle and high school located on a campus in New Rochelle, New York, in Westchester County.
The school was founded in 1897 by the Order of St. Ursula. The sch ...
, a local Catholic girls' school, and shares a history with nearby
Iona University
Iona University is a private Roman Catholic university with a main campus in New Rochelle, New York. It was founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and occupies a campus of in New Rochelle and a campus of in Bronxville, New ...
, which was founded 24 years after the Prep in 1940. The Prep and college shared a common campus at 715 North Avenue until the Upper School completed the move in 1968 to its fifth and final home on a campus at 255 Wilmot Road. It includes the formerly separate K-8 Iona Grammar School, now the Iona Prep Lower School, which is located on a separate campus of .
As of 2021, Iona Prep had an enrollment of 1,079 students – 901 in the Upper School and 182 in the Lower School. The Upper School maintains a student dress code that includes a dress shirt and tie with a blazer and dress slacks.
History
Founding
Upon invitation by Judge Martin J. Keogh, Iona Prep was founded in 1916 by the
Congregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers ( la, Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum; abbreviated CFC) is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice.
Their first school was opened in Waterford, Ireland, ...
as The Iona School. Br. Joseph Ignatius Doorley – an educator from
County Carlow
County Carlow ( ; ga, Contae Cheatharlach) is a county located in the South-East Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Carlow is the second smallest and the third least populous of Ireland's 32 traditional counties. Carlow Cou ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
– served as the school's first principal. The institution was established as a Catholic school operated by the Irish Christian Brothers (as they were then known) to educate elementary and secondary school students. The founder of the Order of Christian Brothers,
Edmund Ignatius Rice
Edmund Ignatius Rice ( ga, Éamonn Iognáid Rís; 1 June 1762 – 29 August 1844) was a Catholic missionary and educationalist. He was the founder of two religious institutes of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and t ...
, remained a prominent figure in the school's educational vision. The fledgling Iona School was located at the Stern Estate on Webster Avenue in New Rochelle and rented a facility to accommodate its class of 37 students. It derived its name from the small Scottish
island of Iona, known for its
Gaelic monasticism
There is archaeological evidence of insular monasticism as early as the mid 5th century, influenced by establishments in Gaul such as the monastery of Martin of Tours at Marmoutier Abbey, Tours, Marmoutier, the abbey established by Honoratus at Lé ...
that dates back to the arrival in AD 563 of missionary and abbot
St. Columba
Columba or Colmcille; gd, Calum Cille; gv, Colum Keeilley; non, Kolban or at least partly reinterpreted as (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is toda ...
, an important individual in the Christian Brothers' guiding mission.
After three years, the school had outgrown the rather modest capacity of the single building on the estate, and Iona moved to a new location. The land, which abuts the
Beechmont section of New Rochelle and is bounded by North Avenue, was purchased by Br. Doorley from retired Presbyterian minister Rev. Thomas Hall for $85,000 in 1919. This land today is owned and operated by
Iona College
Iona University is a private Roman Catholic university with a main campus in New Rochelle, New York. It was founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and occupies a campus of in New Rochelle and a campus of in Bronxville, ...
.
Expansion
![Iona College Hagan School of Business](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Iona_College_Hagan_School_of_Business.jpg)
.
In 1924, Doorley Hall was the first academic building constructed on the new campus of The Iona School; the building was named for the school's first principal. Land for a track that was also used for football and baseball was donated to Iona in 1927; this sports venue is today known as Mazzella Field. To accommodate the extracurricular life of its growing student body, Iona erected Harris Gym, its first gymnasium, in 1930 (today known as Amend Hall).
The founding of Iona College in 1940 resulted in the friendly appropriation of a number of Iona School buildings for use by the college and the construction of new buildings for the former, all occurring on the shared campus. A science hall was built in 1940, providing The Iona School with additional facilities for its expanding school but its use in this capacity was short-lived, as the building was soon converted into the first hall of the new Iona College (Cornelia Hall). The Iona School thrived and even grew despite the stresses placed on its finances and administration during
World War II
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.
The Iona School again moved to a new home in 1950, albeit this time the move was across its own campus. Its center became the building that is now Hagan Hall, home to Iona College's business school, and remained so for 17 years.
Haag Field was constructed behind the new school and served as Iona Prep's football field from 1951 through 1962. The site is now occupied by a parking garage for Iona College.
1950s to present
The Iona School underwent significant transformation in the mid-1950s. In order to create a more focused education for elementary and secondary students, The Iona School was split into Iona Preparatory School and Iona Grammar School in 1954.
In February 1955, Iona Grammar School, serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade students, relocated to its present campus on Stratton Road, the former home and estate of
Harry M. Stevens Harry Mozley Stevens (14 June 1855 – 3 May 1934) was a food concessionaire from England who has been variously attributed as the inventor of the hot dog, but has nevertheless been credited with being America's foremost ballpark concessionaire. In ...
, a food concessionaire who is sometimes attributed with the invention of the hot dog.
For the next six decades, Iona Grammar and Iona Prep (as a high school) would evolve as distinct academic and financial entities, though each remained as a Christian Brothers school.
With Iona College requiring increasing space and Iona Prep undergoing continual growth, the Prep saw the need for a campus of its own. After acquiring the Matthew Carney Estate on Stratton Road, which was a third of a mile from the Iona Grammar School campus and three miles north of Iona College, Iona Prep broke ground on January 2, 1965, on the present-day campus. By 1968, the move to its current location was complete.
In 2013, Iona Prep and Iona Grammar reunited for the first time in almost 60 years as a single K–12 school known as Iona Preparatory School.
Iona Grammar School had declared its inability to operate with financial solvency after several years of difficulties due to the combination of declining enrollment and financial burdens that had been placed on the worldwide Christian Brothers Institute. The financial problems followed legal settlements with claimants who alleged illicit sexual misconduct (primarily outside the United States).
Due to the shared history, name, and cordial relations between the two schools, Iona Grammar was subsumed into Iona Preparatory. The combined Iona Preparatory School now operates under a unified administration across its two campuses called the Iona Prep Lower School and the Iona Prep Upper School.
Academics
![Iona Prep Main Entrance February 2012](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Iona_Prep_Main_Entrance_February_2012.JPG)
To gain admission to Iona, students must sit for the
ISEE,
SSAT, or
TACHS entrance exam.
The majority of students commute from
Westchester County
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,
Putnam County,
Manhattan
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, the
Bronx
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, and
Fairfield County Fairfield County is the name of three counties in the United States:
* Fairfield County, Connecticut
* Fairfield County, Ohio
Fairfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,921. ...
. International students, primarily from Ireland and China, attend Iona Prep as well under a cultural exchange program.
The Iona Prep Upper School's curriculum is a broad encompassment of the humanities, sciences, mathematics, classics, social sciences, and the arts. Each student takes four years of mathematics, science, religion, history, and one year of art and music. All students study
Latin
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and/or
Ancient Greek
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as well as a modern language of either
Spanish
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**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
,
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
, or
Mandarin Chinese
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.
Beginning in junior year, students have a number of electives from which they may choose. Additionally, each Upper School student must engage in
community service
Community service is unpaid work performed by a person or group of people for the benefit and betterment of their community without any form of compensation. Community service can be distinct from volunteering, since it is not always performed ...
throughout all four years as a requisite for graduation.
Iona Prep was named a
National Blue Ribbon School
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools on a yearly basis. Using standards of excellence evidenced by student achievement measures, ...
by the
U.S. Department of Education
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in 2001 and 2002, which is considered "the highest honor an American school can achieve".
The school annually produces a number of
National Merit Scholars and
AP Scholars.
Technology is integrated inside and outside the classroom. Since 2007, Iona Prep has used
Edline
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for informing parents of student performance through bimonthly updates. Students can also monitor academic progress and receive and submit assignments electronically. All classrooms are equipped with
Smart Board
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interactive whiteboard technology.
The biology, chemistry, and physics laboratories were renovated in 2011 and 2013 with state-of-the-art instruments and technology specific to each science.
Iona Prep has three tiers of academic offerings: core, honors, and
Advanced Placement
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and superior talent enrichment program (STEP). The following 14 Advanced Placement courses are offered annually: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Calculus AB, Psychology, Statistics, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, European History, United States History, World History, US Government and Politics, Italian Language, and Spanish Language.
In addition to the core and honors curricula, Iona offers STEP. STEP is a rigorous two-year program for the most highly qualified freshmen and sophomore students that involves a more intensive study of Latin and mandatory AP and STEP-specific classes in English and history. Advanced-level classes in science, mathematics, and foreign language are also expected.
Typically, 100% of Iona Prep's graduates go on to attend a four-year higher education institution, ranging from liberal-arts colleges to research universities and from public universities to Ivy League schools.
Campus
![Paul Verni Fine Arts Center February 2012](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Paul_Verni_Fine_Arts_Center_February_2012.JPG)
The Upper School resides at the suburban campus set aback from Wilmot Road in suburban
New Rochelle
New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state of ...
, approximately north of
Midtown Manhattan
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.
The main academic building houses the administration (including the offices of the president, Upper School principal, and deans), the majority of classrooms and laboratories, the school bookstore, and a performing arts stage.
The Jakeway Library contains print and digital books along with study space and computers for students. The D'Urso Conference Center provides additional study space for students and facilities for faculty and administrators. A chapel is located on campus for use by students and faculty and for school religious functions.
The Paul Verni Fine Arts Center is located on the Upper School campus. This building is home to the school's visual art and music programs as well as a digital media studio used for creating and broadcasting the daily programs of ''Gael Force Live''.
The Upper School also provides for students numerous facilities for varsity, junior varsity, and intramural athletics, recreation, and physical education. Additionally, the campus contains the Tully Gymnasium and Heffernan Gymnasium.
The Lower School is located approximately one third of a mile away from the Upper School at its own campus that occupies both sides of Stratton Road in New Rochelle.
It houses the academic and administrative building (including the office of the Lower School principal) with its library in addition to a residence of Christian Brothers. It maintains several athletic facilities, including a football field, a regulation-size and a junior baseball field, a general-purpose soccer field, an indoor gymnasium, and outdoor basketball courts. It also has a play area with swing sets and recreational facilities for younger students.
Service
The community service program at Iona Prep stems from philosophical principles guided by
Catholic doctrine Catholic doctrine may refer to:
* Catholic theology
** Catholic moral theology
** Catholic Mariology
*Heresy in the Catholic Church
* Catholic social teaching
* Catholic liturgy
*Catholic Church and homosexuality
The Catholic Church broadly ...
regarding social issues. All Iona Preparatory students perform volunteer service. Iona Prep stipulates that freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors complete a minimum amount of service for their community, with expectations increasing incrementally according to student year.
In addition to a number of service programs in local communities, Iona Prep has several areas of interest throughout the United States and in foreign countries. One of the largest programs is the annual service trip to
Lima
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,
Peru
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, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
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, national_motto = "Fi ...
in which students and faculty work to better the lives of disadvantaged denizens. Iona Prep also has missions in
,
Washington, DC
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,
Florida
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,
New York City
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, the
Dominican Republic
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, and at the
US-Mexico border in
Texas
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.
Extracurricular activities
There are numerous extracurricular and co-curricular activities in which students may partake. Among these are clubs for movies, video games, and photography. There are several heritage societies along with acting and film clubs. There are also genre-specific music ensembles in which students can perform.
Speech and debate
Iona Prep is known for its speech and
debate
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(
forensics
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) team. In 1999, Iona Prep was the National Forensics League Champion, and had multiple national champions in multiple events. The team has experienced continual success, being periodically ranked as first in New York State and among top schools in the United States in the
National Speech and Debate Association
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and
National Catholic Forensic League
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. It has produced many national finalists, particularly from 2011 to 2015. Iona is especially strong in
extemporaneous speaking
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,
congressional debate
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, and
original oratory
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.
Clubs and groups
Athletics
![Iona Prep Field in Late Winter](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Iona_Prep_Field_in_Late_Winter.jpg)
Iona Prep has an array of varsity and junior varsity athletic teams along with intramural teams. A member of the
Catholic High School Athletic Association
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, the Iona Prep Gaels compete against schools from surrounding Westchester, New York City,
Long Island
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, and
Connecticut
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as well as against schools across New York State and the country in iterations of elimination rounds and championships.
The many sports facilities are shared by various teams. The main
artificial turf
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field is used for competition by several of the school's teams including football and lacrosse. It is enclosed by a 400-meter
track
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* Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across
* Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shorte ...
equipped with steeplechase and long jump areas as well as an electronic scoreboard and two-story press box. The rear of the school contains an updated baseball field, tennis courts, and areas for field sports. A fitness and weights room was recently renovated for use by athletes.
The sports offered by Iona Prep include:
Football
Football has long been a tradition within Iona Prep's athletics. Competition with rivals including
Archbishop Stepinac High School
Archbishop Stepinac High School is an American all-boys' Roman Catholic high school in White Plains, New York.
It was operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York until the 2009–2010 school year, when it became independent of the ...
and
Saint Anthony's has driven the school's football ambitions. Dating back to coach Renzie Lamb's undefeated 1967 football team, football has been a major focus of the school's athletic spirit.
Iona Prep played New Rochelle High School annually on Thanksgiving Day in a rivalry game called the "Turkey Bowl". This tradition ended with the 2002 game (when
Ray Rice
Raymell Mourice Rice (born January 22, 1987) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. He played college football at Rutgers, where he received first-t ...
was a sophomore at NRHS), due to the advent of a postseason tournament in the Catholic High School Football League and the New York State Public High School Championships.
On November 2, 2008, Iona Prep won its ninth consecutive game of the year when the Gaels upended Saint Francis Prep 47–7 at Iona field. Iona Prep was then cast as the number one seed in the upcoming Catholic High School Football League playoffs.
On November 22, 2008, Iona Prep took its fourth CHSFL title and first AAA championship in school history when the Gaels outlasted Saint Anthony's 48–35 in wintery conditions during a night game at
Mitchel Field
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* Mitchell, Northern Territory ...
in
Uniondale,
Nassau County. The win capped the team's first twelve-win season in school history - first undefeated season (12-0) in 41 years - and broke Saint Anthony's streak of seven consecutive CHSFL titles.
Undefeated and one-loss seasons
* 1931: 8-0
* 1932: 9-1
* 1943: 5-0-2
* 1944: 6-0-2
* 1945: 7-1
* 1946: 8-0
* 1947: 8-0
* 1948: 6-1-1
* 1953: 6-1-1
* 1954: 7-1
* 1967: 8-0
* 1971: 7-1
* 2008: 12-0
CHSFL Championships
* 1954: 7-1
* 1967: 8-0
* 1971: 7-1 (Metropolitan Champion)
* 2000: AA Champion
* 2008: 12-0 (AAA Champion)
* 2016: AA Champion
Other sports
The school has won numerous golfing championships. The Gaels have been successful 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 rowing and wrestling teams have experienced victories over rival Fordham Prep. In 2009, the rowing team fielded three Division I college recruits, and placed 2nd in the state in the Sr. 4+ to go along with a state championship in the Jr. 4+.
The 2009 varsity basketball team finished with a 26–2 record. Head coach Victor Quirolo, who was also Iona's varsity football coach, a team that went a perfect 12-0 and won the CHSFL AAA Championship, led his squad to victory in the City Catholic High School and the State Catholic High School Championships.
Notable alumni
*
Frank Abagnale
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(1966) - perpetrator of bank fraud in the late 1960s, portrayed by
Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie ''
Catch Me If You Can
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''.
*
Dick Ambrose (1971) - NFL Player,
Cleveland Browns
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*
Mark Berardo (1986) - singer-songwriter
*
James William Colbert Jr. (1938) - physician and academic vice president of the
Medical University of South Carolina
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*
Bud Cort
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(1966) - actor, best known for ''
Harold and Maude
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''
*
Tommy Dreamer
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(1988) - WWE & ECW pro wrestler
*
John P. Donohue, M.D. (1950) - pioneered the development of chemotherapy and nerve sparing surgical techniques for
testicular cancer
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Risk factors include an u ...
*
Gerard Finneran (1955) – Member of the first
United States Air Force Academy
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graduating class; later worked as investment banker on Wall Street but best known for involvement in
1995 air rage incident.
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Pete Gaudet
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(1960) - former head basketball coach at
Army
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, former assistant basketball coach at
Duke University
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Mike Krzyzewski
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Nick Gregory
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Career
A native of New Rochelle, New York, Gregory ...
(1978) - television weatherman on
Fox 5 News in New York
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Butch Harmon
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Early life
Butch Ha ...
- well-known golf instructor who coached
Tiger Woods
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, attended Iona Prep for one year (1958-'59), before he transferred to New Rochelle High School the following year
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Ty Jerome
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(2016) - NBA point-guard for the
Oklahoma City Thunder
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, won a national championship in 2019 with the
University of Virginia
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Chris Kerson - film, television, and theater actor, best known for his role in ''
True Detective
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Don McLean
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(1963) - musician, best known for the 1971 song, "
American Pie"
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John Mara
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Mara was born in New York City and grew up in White Plains, a nearby suburb. He is the eldest son of Ann Mara (née Mumm) and la ...
(1972) - co-owner of NFL's New York Giants
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Bob Mayo
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Biography
Mayo was born in New York City, and grew up in Westchester County. He began studyin ...
(1969) - keyboardist on
Frampton Comes Alive
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L. J. Mazzilli (transferred) - professional baseball player
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Brian Moran
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(2006) - professional baseball player
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Colin Moran
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Moran attended the Univ ...
(2010) - professional baseball player
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Tommy Mottola
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(1966) - Sony executive, ex-husband of
Mariah Carey
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The Reverend Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J. (1952) - former
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of
Georgetown University
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Patrick Pizzella
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(1972) -
Deputy Secretary of Labor
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(2017–2021) and acting
Secretary of Labor
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(2020), appointee in Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Obama & Trump administrations
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Alex Raymond
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(1927) - creator of
Flash Gordon
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Bill Reilly
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(c. 1956) - founder and chairman of
Primedia
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History
Primedia was established in 1994 and its listing on the JSE Securities Exchange was completed in April 1995. Primedia remained listed on the JSE until 1 ...
.
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Matt Ryan (2015) - American professional basketball player for the
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and
Los Angeles Lakers
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Brian Slocum (1999) - major league baseball player, pitches for the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Donald Spoto
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Spoto has writte ...
(1959) - celebrity biographer and historian
See also
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List of Christian Brothers schools
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Congregation of Christian Brothers
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Iona College (New York)
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Education in Westchester County
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