St. Benedict's Preparatory School is a

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college preparatory school in

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run by the Benedictines. The school serves boys and girls in

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through

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on a urban campus. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1990.Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed October 6, 2022.

History

Established in 1868 by the

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monks of

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, the school is guided by the sixth century

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. It has been a located in the

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for more than 130 years. As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 749 students and 48.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 15.4:1. The school's student body was 55.1% (413) Black, 29.8% (223) Hispanic, 7.1% (53) two or more races, 6.4% (48) White and 1.5% (11) Asian.School data for St Benedict'S Prep

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. Accessed September 1, 2020. The school serves students from Newark and its neighboring communities; students come from 100 towns and approximately 215 schools. More than 60 are from 23 other countries.Facts at a Glance
St. Benedict's Preparatory School. Accessed January 18, 2022. Starting in the 2017–18 school year, the former St. Mary School began operating within St. Benedict's. Classes for kindergarten through sixth grade are co-ed and grades 7 and 8 are segregated by gender, while the high school program remains all boys. The school was closed for the 1972–73 school year. Since its re-opening in 1973, the

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has been Fr. Edwin D. Leahy, O.S.B, who was graduated from St. Benedict's in 1963.

High school academic year and leadership

St. Benedict's school year differs from most high schools. The school year is divided into three "phases"; Summer phase, Fall-Winter phase, and Spring phase. During Summer phase the whole student body of St. Benedict's gathers for a five-week session of half-day classes during August. For the members of the Freshman class, the session begins with the five-day overnight. The Freshman class is divided into 18 groups of approximately eight students each, with an older student acting as counselor for the week, preferably a sophomore or junior student. Meals are taken "family style" in the dining room, as students taking turns being the waiters for their designated group, setting the table, serving the food, and clearing up afterward. Freshmen meet faculty members and older students, discover Benedict's history and traditions and learn the school songs. At the end of the week the students will be quizzed verbally on the school's history by current faculty, leaders, and alumni. The numbers of questions depends solely on who the person is, and passing will result in the students earning their colors (Garnet & Gray). During the fall-winter phase students have regular school days with classes beginning at 7:50 and daily convocation in the Shanley Gym at 7:50 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Wednesday is an early dismissal at 2:15pm. On Thursday, school begins with convocation at 7:50 followed by Mass (Catholic church service) for one of the four sections of the school. The sections alternate turns going to Mass each week, attending Mass approximately once a month. During convocation, prayers are said and songs are sung with the whole community present. At the end of convocation there is a brief time period during which the entire community takes part in sharing announcements with the rest of the school body. These announcements are about upcoming events, results from past events, meetings for leadership, opportunities for extra help, and things that the community is either doing well with or needs to improve on. Spring phase ends the academic year. Students choose projects to work on for four weeks such as

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, gardening, dancing, music production, photography, journalism, finance, acting, physics, intense exercising,

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, and

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. At the end of the Freshmen year, freshmen spend a week together. They sleep in tents and team members take turns cooking for one another, preparing food they have carried on their backs. The Backpacking Project is a five-day trek over of the

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in the mountains of western

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. Freshmen form themselves into 16 teams of eight members each and elect a leader. Upon selecting a leader, they also make decisions for the rest of available positions, which are the camping specialists (2), the cooks (2), the first aid person (1), the nature specialist (1), the navigator (1), and the captain. Four such teams make a "company" that is led by specially trained older students, first-aiders, and adults. Three weeks of intense training precede the week on the trail.Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
/ref> Bringing back old history, transfer students no longer have choice as they too have to walk the trail. St. Benedict's is divided into 18 groups of about 20 to 30 members each. Each group, named after successful Benedict's alumnus, meets daily, competes in events, academics, attendance, and plays an active role in running the school. Each group elects a student Group Leader and Assistant Leaders and works closely with its faculty advisers. The school is run by group of eight distinctive seniors. The Senior Group leader, four section leaders, a freshman leader, a transfer leader, and a seventh and eighth grade leader. They work together daily in leading the school and enforcing rules.

Athletics

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in 12 interscholastic sports:

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, soccer,

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, and outdoor track. The school has produced several notable athletes including an Olympic gold medalist. School colors are garnet and gray. The cross country running team won the all-group state championship in 1921 and the Prep title in nine times from 1922 to 1931. The program's nine state group titles are tied for sixth-most in the state. The track team won the indoor track Non-Public state championship in six times from 1922 to 1927 and seven times from 1931 to 1937. The 13 state group titles won by the program are ranked fourth in the state. The track team won the Non-Public Group A spring track state championship in 1949. The wrestling team won the Non-Public Group B North state sectional championship in 1980 (as co-champion), 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1989 to 1991. The team won the Non-public Group B state title in 1987 and 1989 to 1991. The fencing team won the overall state championship in 1990. St. Benedict's basketball team, coached by Mark Taylor since 2011, consistently ranks as one of the top high-school basketball teams in the United States among ''USA Today'' High School Boys' Basketball Super 25. and is part of what ''

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'' calls the "NBA pipeline". In 2013, the basketball team was ranked fifth in ESPN's top 25, losing to Montverde Academy in the ESPN Rise National Championship. The soccer team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 1982 (against runner-up Mater Dei High School in the finals of the tournament), 1987 (vs. Mater Dei), 1989 (vs.

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) and 1990 (vs.

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). The 1982 team finished the season with an 18-3-1 record after coming back from a 2–0 deficit to win the Parochial B state title with a 3–2 win against Mater Dei in the championship game at

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. The 2006 boys' soccer team finished the season with a 20–0 record, and was ranked first in the nation in the NSCAA/adidas National Rankings. A 4–1 win against the

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in the 2011 Prep A championship gave St. Benedict's a perfect 24–0 season, its 23rd consecutive Prep A title and its seventh spot as the top-ranked high school soccer team in the nation by ESPN/Rise, having previously been recognized as national champion in 1990, 1997–98, 2001, 2005–06 and repeating in 2011–2012 and 2012–2013. Numerous alumni of the soccer program have become world-renowned players.

Extracurricular activities

St. Benedict's has a music program and a visual arts program. ''The Benedict News'' student newspaper has won the

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gold medal three times, in 2005, 2006, and again in 2008. The school literary magazine, ''The Kayrix'', is published every year during spring phase. The 520 is a student-run maintenance corporation. The goal of the corporation is to cost-effectively support the maintenance needs of the school while enhancing the environment and providing students with the opportunity to develop skills and earn a competitive income. The corporation was established in 1998.

Publicity

The history of the school is related in Thomas A. McCabe's ''Miracle on High Street'' (New York: Fordham University Press, 2010). On March 20, 2016, the school was featured in a segment of ''

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'' called "The Resurrection of St. Benedict's".

Documentary

The critically acclaimed documentary about

and Saint Benedict's Prep, '' The Rule'' (2014), by Emmy-nominated, Newark-based filmmakers

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, was released theatrically, broadcast nationally on PBS, and was screened by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans at the U.S. Department of Education. The film premiered at the 2014

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Notable affiliates

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. * Philip McHarris (born 1992),

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activist, political writer and academic at

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. *

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(born 1992), Latvian professional

player for VEF Rīga of the

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. *

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(born 1983), drafted by the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer in 2006 and won the MLS Championship with them. *

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(born 1992), basketball player for

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of the

. * Kevin O'Connor (born 1968; class of 1986), host of ''

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''. * Mike Olla (born 1994), professional soccer

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. * Robert DeShaun Peace (born 1980), subject of the biography '' The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace''. *

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(born 1966), former professional soccer

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who has been inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.Galacep, Ives
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'', October 24, 2006, backed up by the

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as of February 10, 2007. Accessed December 1, 2016. "It isn't every day that a 15-year-old is mentioned as a candidate to add his name to the storied list of New Jersey standouts to leave St. Benedict's for memorable professional careers, such as U.S. national team legends Tab Ramos and Claudio Reyna." *

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(born 1973), soccer

; two-time Parade Magazine High School Player of the Year; three-time First Team All American at University of Virginia; College Player of the Century; played for

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in Scotland and

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; member of

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and 1996 Summer Olympics,

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and

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, ranking him among the longest-serving

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(born 1989), All-American

player at

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in Israel. * Noah Sadaoui (born 1993, class of 2011),

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- American professional soccer player who currently plays as a winger with Al-Khaburah Club. *

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(born 1989), power forward/center who played for the

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and currently plays for

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. * Chris Smith (born 1987), basketball player for

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of the Israeli

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(born 1985), former professional basketball player and two-time

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champion. * John M. Smith (born 1935),

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of the

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, who served as the ninth Bishop of Trenton, from 1997 to 2010. *

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. *

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and

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. * Lance Thomas (born 1988), former Duke basketball player and member of the 2010 NCAA Championship team and currently plays for the

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. * Petter Villegas (born 1975), soccer winger, who played in

and for the

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. *

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(1915-1984), defensive back, fullback and kicker who played four NFL seasons with the

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from 1958 to 1964. * Michael Young (born 1994), basketball player for

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of the

Faculty

Ernest Blood Ernest Artel Blood (October 4, 1872, Manchester, New Hampshire – February 5, 1955) was a high school and college men's basketball coach. He was best known for his "Wonder Teams" at New Jersey's Passaic High School, which lost only one game in th ...

(1872–1955), basketball coach who led St. Benedict's Prep to a 421–128 record and five state championships from 1925 to 1950. * Dan Hurley (2001–2010), basketball coach and former player and member of famed Hurley family, who led the Gray Bees to a 223-21 overall record while head coach and became the fastest coach in New Jersey basketball history to reach the 200-win mark.Dan Hurley

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. Accessed February 18, 2019. "coaching for St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, NJ, he registered a 223-21 overall record and became the fastest coach in New Jersey basketball history to reach the 200-win mark."

References

External links

School WebsiteData for St. Benedict's Preparatory School

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