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, St. Augustine Preparatory School. Accessed November 19, 2014. "St. Augustine Preparatory School is a college preparatory school located in southern New Jersey."
is a private all-male
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four-year
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located in the Richland section of Buena Vista Township, in
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, United States. Located on of wooded property, it serves students in eighth through twelfth grade from across
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under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. The school has been accredited by the
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Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1983Saint Augustine Preparatory School
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Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 10, 2022.
and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. St. Augustine was founded in 1959 by the Order of Saint Augustine as a minor seminary to help young men prepare for studies in the priesthood and religious life; the first class was a mixture of seminarians and day students.A Brief History of St. Augustine Prep
, St. Augustine Preparatory School. Accessed November 19, 2014.
The school is a member of the Augustinian Secondary Education Association. The school added an eighth grade in the 2021-22 school year. As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 680 students and 57 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 11.9:1. The school's student body was 85.9% (584) White, 3.7% (25) Black, 3.8% (26) two or more races, 3.4% (23) Hispanic and 3.1% (21) Asian.School data for St Augustine Preparatory School
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. Accessed September 1, 2020.
The school's graduating Class of 2014 was offered over $42 million in scholarships.


History

Established in September 1959, the school's first senior class of 12 students graduated in 1963. The school's first Headmaster was Fr. Peter Toscani, OSA. Classes were first held in the Monastery, which was previously an estate named "Red Oaks". The first school building, Augustinian Hall, consisted of four classrooms and a gymnasium, which opened in 1960. The first expansion included the western wing of Augustinian Hall in 1967–68. The Spina Gymnasium was constructed in 1979-80 and the former gym was converted into classrooms and a chapel. The enrollment ranged between 150 and 210 students for many years. The third expansion of facilities was the construction of the Edith Favretto Scarpa Arts and Sciences Building in 1998. The building houses most of the campus' computer labs, the media center, the library, and additional classrooms. Following that expansion, enrollment grew from 235 to 550. A minor renovation replaced the chapel with additional classrooms in 2000. The most recent addition to the school is The Louis and Josephine Buondonno Forum, or simply, "The Forum". Following the construction of the new building, enrollment increased to 650 students. In the Forum are the Rodio Gymnasium, the Consalo Dining hall, The Navone Swimming Pool, weight room, wrestling room, and additional classrooms. On October 8, 2014 the Prep held a dedication ceremony for the new Navone Athletic Training Facility. The 5,000 square foot facility includes cross fit equipment, a batting cage, and a weight room. It is named in honor of its benefactor Paul Navone."Navone Athletic Training Facility a hit with students"
''Prep Talk'', October 17, 2014. Accessed November 19, 2004.
In June 2011, longtime school President Fr. Paul Galetto, OSA, was replaced by Fr. Donald F. Reilly, OSA, previously Prior Provincial of the Villanova province of the Augustinian Order, and previous chairman of the school's board of directors. The school announced in November 2016 that Fr. Robert J. Murray, OSA, was designated to become the school's new president at the end of the 2016–2017 school year.


Campus

The school's campus consists of seven buildings set over of wooded property. The principal educational facilities are: ;Augustinian Hall 45 General Classrooms; Latin/Arabic/Spanish curriculums; Spina Memorial Gymnasium; Academics Office; Information Technology; Facilities; Wireless Internet Access ;The Louis & Josephine Buondonno Forum Consalo Dining Hall; 15 General Classrooms; Greenhouse; Campus Store; Student Lounge/Recreational Room; Student Infirmary; Administrative/; Chapel; Rodio Gymnasium; Navone Pool; Weight-lifting area; Wrestling arena; Ergometer Room; College Guidance; Office of Transportation; Wireless Internet Access ;Edith Favretto Scarpa Arts & Sciences Building 35,000+ Volumes; Computer Workspaces; 3 General Classrooms; Office of Attendance; Campus Ministry; Student Leadership; Wireless Internet Access ;Vincent L. Buondonno Center Office of the President; Office of Admissions; Office of Advancement; Office of Finance; Office of Communication; Office of Business; Office of Bursar; Office of Human resources; 2 General Classrooms ;Allegrini Monastery Residence of the Friars of the Order of Saint Augustine; Monastery Gardens ;Greek Amphitheater Teaching space for the school's language arts curriculum. ;LaRosa Field Turf Field; Provides playing space for the school's football, lacrosse & soccer teams ;Navone Athletic Training Facility Cross Fit Equipment; Batting Cage; Weight Room Athletic fields 5 tennis courts; 1 lacrosse field; 2 practice football/mixed use fields; 2 baseball fields


Patron saint

The school is named in honor of the 4th century
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, one of a few
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schools in the United States and others throughout the world with this same patron saint. The North American foundation of the order dates back to 1796.


Student body

In addition to Atlantic County, students reside in
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, Cape May,
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counties.


Athletics

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compete in the National Division of the
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, and Gloucester counties that operates under the aegis of the
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(NJSIAA). With 976 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public, Group A for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 381 to 1,454 students in that grade range (equivalent to South, Group 3 for public schools). The football team competes in the American Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as Non-Public Group A for football for 2022-23 School colors are navy blue and white. The school offers 22 inter-scholastic sports programs, including: football, soccer, cross country, basketball, swimming, ice hockey, wrestling, winter/spring track and field, chess, baseball, golf, tennis, crew, lacrosse, volleyball, fencing, bowling, sailing, squash, surfing, and rugby. St. Augustine teams have recently competed in state championships for baseball, hockey, tennis, basketball, golf, swimming, soccer, wrestling, lacrosse, and crew. The boys' cross country team won the Non-Public Group C state championship in 1974 (as co-champion) and 1976-1978. The basketball team has won five state titles in school history: Non-Public B in 1982 (vs.
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) and 1999 ( St. Patrick High School), and Non-Public A in 2004 (vs. Seton Hall Preparatory School), 2011 (vs. Seton Hall) and 2016 (vs. Don Bosco Preparatory High School). The team won the 2001 Parochial South B sectional championship defeating McCorristin Catholic High School by 65–49 in the tournament final. The basketball team won the 2002 Parochial South A, defeating Camden Catholic High School 50–45. The team won again in 2004 with a 56–48 win over Camden Catholic High School. In 2010–11, the basketball team won their fourth Non-Public A championship by defeating Seton Hall Prep 71–60. In the 2015–2016 season, the team won their fifth Non-Public A championship by defeating Don Bosco Preparatory High School by a score of 83–50 in the tournament final. Paul Rodio, a member of the Class of 1970, earned his 776th victory in February 2013 as St. Augustine Prep's head basketball coach, making him the winningest coach in South Jersey history. The wrestling team won the Parochial B South sectional championship in 1983–1986, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2014–2017, 2019 and 2020, and won the Parochial B state championship in 1984, 1985, 2001 and 2003. The wrestling team won Non-Public B state titles in 2001 and 2003 over Gloucester Catholic High School and St. Mary's High School of East Rutherford respectively. The 2001 title was the team's first since 1985. In 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, the Hermits won the South Jersey Non-Public A sectional title. The boys soccer team won the Non-Public B state championship in 1991 (defeating
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in the tournament final) and 1992 (vs. Delbarton School), and won the Non-Public A title in 2003 (as co-champion with Delbarton), 2005 (vs. Seton Hall Preparatory School), 2010 (vs. Pingry). The soccer team was declared state champion in the 2003 NJSIAA Parochial A Boys' Soccer State Tournament jointly with Delbarton School. The team was the Non-Public A Champion in the 2005 Boys Soccer Non-Public Finals, defeating Seton Hall Preparatory School 4–1. The soccer team finished the season with a record and 25-1 and won the Non-Public A championship in 2010 with a 2–0 win over
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, marking the program's fifth state title and their first since their 2005 win. The football team, which was established in 1989 and finished the 1992 season at 1-8, won the Non-Public Group I state championship in 1995 with a 30-8 victory against St. Mary High School in the championship game, to finish the season with a record of 9-2. The tennis team won the Non-Public, South A title in 2003 over Monsignor Donovan High School 4–1. The team won the Non-Public, South A title again in 2005 and 2006, defeating Christian Brothers Academy 5-0 and 4–1, respectively. In 2007, the tennis team finished the year 10th on '' The Star-Ledgers top 20 list having won the Non-Public A State title in a come-from-behind 3–2 victory over Delbarton School, winning their first state title after having been swept 5-0 by Delbarton in both of their previous state title games. The swimming team won the Non-Public B title in 2004 and the Non-Public A championship in 2005, 2007-2009 and 2017. The swim team was the 4th-ranked swim team in the nation in 2005. They won the 06-07 Non-Public A state title with a 105–65 win against
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and the 07-08 Non-Public A state title with a 109–61 victory over Seton Hall Preparatory School. The team won the 2017 Non-Public A championship, the program's sixth state title, with an 89–81 victory over a Christian Brothers Academy team that had won the Non-Public A title the seven previous years. The crew team's Lightweight 8+ won both the Stotesbury Cup Regatta and the Scholastic Rowing Association of America Regatta (commonly referred to as the "Scholastic Nationals") in the 2006 spring season, marking the first national title achieved by St. Augustine Prep. In the 2012 spring season, the Junior Varsity 8+ won the Scholastic Nationals. The ice hockey team won the Non-Public state championship in 2007, won the Handchen Cup in 2006 and 2007, and won the Gordon Cup in 2011 (as co-champion). The team claimed the 2006-07 Non-Public state championship, defeating
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by a score of 3–1 on March 23, 2007, as the first South Jersey school to win the state title in hockey finishing the season with a 23-0-0 record and becoming the first ice hockey team in New Jersey history to go undefeated and untied. The boys tennis team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 2007, defeating runner-up Delbarton School in the final match of the tournament. They boys lacrosse team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 2022 defeating runner-up Delbarton School in the final game of the tournamen

The baseball team won the Non-Public A state championship in 2011 (defeating Pope John XXIII Regional High School in the tournament finals) and 2018 (vs. Delbarton School). The 2018 team finished the season with a 26-4 record after defeating Delbarton School by a score of 1-0 in the Non-Public A playoff finals. The Hermits won the South Jersey Non-Public A sectional title in 2019.


Notable alumni

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in Britain. * Mike Catalana (born c. 1963, class of 1981), sports director of WHAM-TV in Rochester, New York. * Jack Crawford (born 1988, class of 2008), professional football player for the
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events. He is the former U.S. Open record holder in the 50 meters breaststroke (27.10) and the 2014 National Champion in that event. * Neil McPeak (born 1987, class of 2005), member of the US Rowing team for the 2012 Summer Olympics who was part of the US Junior National Team which won the world championships. *
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'', September 30, 1998. Accessed May 10, 2011. "Andrew Sullivan, a 6-7, 210-pound forward out of Richland (N.J.) St. Augustine Prep, announced yesterday that he will play basketball for Villanova next season."


References


External links


St. Augustine Preparatory School Official siteData for St. Augustine College Preparatory School
National Center for Education Statistics The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance ...
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