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Seton Hall Prep is New Jersey’s oldest Catholic college preparatory school. The Prep's tradition is matched by its commitment to the education of young men by teaching them to think critically, communicate effectively and become contributing members of society.
We strive to ensure our students learn to think critically, communicate effectively, and appreciate diversity. The Prep is a truly special place where students are molded into men of character and faith, and are given the tools to become contributing members of society.
At Seton Hall Prep, our students are pushed to look at, think about, and respond to the changing world around them critically, effectively, and sincerely through four years of rigorous education. They learn to think of themselves, their communities, and their society broadly and deeply within our Catholic Mission.
At Seton Hall Prep, students participate in many of the amazing offerings available to them outside of the classroom. This includes 15 sports, more than 70 activities and clubs, a variety of intramurals and a seemingly endless number of service projects.
“To equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the extent of the full stature of Christ.”
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Your support of The Prep ensures that we carry on our rich tradition and storied history of providing an outstanding Catholic education to young men from all walks of life, and remain competitive with the best of America's college prep schools.
Seton Hall Prep Latin students took first place in Montclair State University's annual Classics Day competition. On Friday, November 15th, these students measured their Latin and Roman culture skills against other schools and won the gold medals for their excellence.
Seton Hall Prep theatre brought Matthew Cox's high-energy parody of the Harry Potter franchise, Puffs, to life in Bayley Seton Auditorium on November 14-16. Under the Direction of Andrew Martinez '11, the fall drama saw a record number of cast members from both The Prep plus young women from surrounding schools.
Seton Hall Prep had 16 senior student-athletes participate in the first NCAA Signing Day of the 2024-2025 school year across three sports - Baseball (9), Lacrosse (6), and Soccer (1). We are proud of our initial signees, and look forward to the December, February, and April dates as more members of the Class of 2025 shore up their collegiate plans. See below for a full list from November 13, 2024.
The Seton Hall Prep Mothers Auxiliary hosted their Annual Fall Gala on Thursday, Nov. 7th at The Hanover Manor. Havana Nights was a joyful and fun evening that started with a cocktail hour featuring an item-packed auction before moving into the main room for the remainder of the night. In addition to the hundreds of current and former parents in attendance, members of the student body, SHP faculty, staff, and our C-Tonians helped make the night a great success.
The SHP World Languages Department hosted the Annual Honor Society Induction Ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 7th, where students, families, faculty and administration gathered to recognize and celebrate students' dedication and achievements to language and cultural understanding.
Please congratulate the following scholars who are new members of the Honor Society for their language.
Latin Honor Society James Cullen Zachary Cumming Jacob Falconer Zachary Gallinger Paul Indelicato Atilla Ilhan Nicholas Kitsonidis Xavier Lopez Rafael Morales Sebastian Nativo Calvin Park Colin Rodgers Dean Romain Aidan Walters
Italian Honor Society Cameron Bonanno Nicholas Cirelli Michael Formosa Christopher Plenca Joseph Pontoriero Francesco Santoro Michael Wellet
Chinese Honor Society John Cooper Aidan Hong Scott Morgan, Jr. Whye Jing Ong
Spanish Honor Society Dylan Antonio Daniel Ariza Juan Artal Jonah Basile Aidan Benjamin Alejandro Cadena Nathaniel Caicedo Diego Campos Xavian Cintron Julian Colon Brandon Cordero Jonathan Cyriac Ryan D'Orsi Jack Driscoll William Egan Brian Garcia Colin Hasselgren Ryan Lamera Chris Llivicota Noah Lopez Jayson McArdle William Morrow Preston Nitche Maximo Nogales Jonathan O'Connor Nicolas Pastor Bryan Peña George Peralvo Aidan Ryan Liam Salcedo Devin Simon Shiva Srinivasan Cooper Stahley Matthew Torres Sean Torres Andrew Tralongo Jack Walsh Patrick Ward
The Seton Hall Prep Fathers Club hosted their annual Family Mass and Communion Breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 3, presenting Joseph Alexander '77 and Joe Cipollone H'22 with the Thomas A. Reynolds Award. Mass was celebrated by Rev. Bogumil Musiuk '08 and concelebrated by President Msgr. Michael E. Kelly '57.
Seton Hall Prep inducted eight new members and three teams at the 39th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner. Seven former student-athletes, one honorary member, and the 1960 Track Team, 1992 Lacrosse Team, and the 2003 Baseball Team were celebrated and honored on October 23rd at The Hanover Manor in front of nearly 290 attendees.
The individuals inducted: Spencer Weisz '13 Brenden Calas '13 Kevin Monangai '11 Chris Zarkoskie '08 Brian Trembley '05 Tim Dugan '01 Mark McCree '93 Mark Smith
Seton Hall Prep welcomed nearly 400 families to campus for the 2024 Open House on Sunday, Oct. 27, as prospective students had the opportunity to experience what The Prep has to offer in person. Check out the photos here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBPFWZ
Current staff members Mark Vitale '10 and Ralph Dellanno '75 presented at the NJ School Counselor Association Conference this past Friday, discussing their role in "Pirates on a Journey" - SHP's Grief Support Program - while encouraging other schools to start similar groups in their respective districts.
With the Archives' move up the street finally near completion, we can offer you the next chapter in our look back at our history. One highlight Pirate entry reveals a 1946 debate over an issue on the front pages of today's news. Old hands can start with the latest chapter here while newcomers can read about the Archives website project here.
Fourteen Seton Hall Prep students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. The College Board National Recognition Programs award academic honors to sophomores and juniors who take eligible administrations of AP®, PSAT/NMSQT®, or PSAT™ 10 exams, have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and identify as African American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, Indigenous or Native, or attend high school in a rural area or small town. Students apply on BigFuture® during the second semester of 10th or 11th grade.
We are proud to announce the results of this year’s National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. This year 10 SHP students are being recognized as Commended Students.
Mr. John Pascal, a teacher of 9th, 11th Grade English Honors, and The Writings of Mark Twain Honors has accepted an appointment to the national Editorial Board of the Mark Twain Journal The Author and His Era. In addition, last summer the editors of the Mark Twain Journal, asked him to write an article in his continuous Twain studies and he wrote: “Mark Twain ‘On the Move’ with his Twenty-First Century Passengers” for publication in its Spring 2024 edition. This marks his fourteenth formal publication in Mark Twain studies.
Over 90 clubs, organizations and service groups were represented at this year's Activities Fair. Students explored the many opportunities they have to get involved in various SHP activities this year. To read more about the activities
The Class of 2028's Freshman Field Day was a success, where teamwork, camaraderie, respect and brotherhood were on full display at The KAC on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Freshman were split up into teams led by their respective Senior Peer Leaders, engaging in various games and fun challenges. Check out the photo album here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBHYQc
A special thanks to all the staff and faculty that helped make this day possible, led by Pete Ford '04.
This year's Welcome Mass & Lunch at The Madison Hotel honored Kathy Groeschke, mother to Charles "CJ" Groeschke '11, Garrison Groeschke '13 and Grant Groeschke '15. Click here for the photo album: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBHHHf
Students were welcomed back with our annual Mass of the Holy Spirit today, where 19 seniors and faculty member Rob Barling '11 were commissioned as Eucharistic Ministers in front of their peers, faculty, and parents.
The Class of 2028 has arrived! Great to have our newest students in the building today to get acclimated with their Senior Peer Leaders for Freshman Orientation in preparation of the 2024-2025 school year.
It was great to have some new members of our faculty and staff in the building this morning for a welcome Mass and breakfast, celebrated by Fr. Bogumil Misiuk '08!
Matthew Dunn officially passed the torch to Peter Sagui at the Fathers Club Pig Roast on Thursday night at The KAC, where Sagui was welcomed as the new active president.
Matthew Bergwall '25, Brayden Kijanka '25, & Owen Bednarski '26 helped push forward an initiative to improve the school's academic and activities programs with new Bloomberg Terminals. We are thankful to all who helped contribute to these exciting improvements!
It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we inform our community of the passing of long-time and beloved faculty member, Mr. Tom Murray. Tom, a math teacher at The Prep for over 20 years, passed on July 20, 2024.
This June a group of students took part in the inaugural Seton Hall Prep Pilgrimage to Italy. Led by Fr. Bogumil Misiuk '08, SHP Assistant to the President and Chaplain, the students immersed themselves in the Catholic culture of Italy by attending Mass and praying at churches and basilicas, visiting historical Scriptural sites, and indulging in fine Italian cuisine. See below for a reflection by Seton Hall Prep student, Sebastian Nativo '26.
Thursday night in Arizona, David Festa '18 made his Major League pitching debut for the Minnesota Twins. The 24-year-old right-hander went 5 innings, giving up 5 runs, but thanks to his team's run support he earned his first MLB win, over the Diamondbacks. [continues]...
Seton Hall Prep honored its Class of 2024 with the traditional Baccalaureate Mass and Awards Ceremony at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart followed by the school's 164th Commencement Exercises at Seton Hall University. Prior to graduation weekend, seniors were also honored prior to their final day of classes at the Celebration of Excellence assembly in early May.
Seton Hall Prep honored seven retirees and four current faculty members for achieving the milestone of 25 Years of Service to The Prep at the Celebration of Excellence last Friday. Retiring following the 2023-2024 academic year are Mr. Albert Calcagno, Mr. Don Coleman, Mrs. Judy Gunn, Dr. Jim Incardona, Mrs. Marian Mulvihill, Mrs. Sharon Rondinella, and Fr. Jim White. Faculty members who reached the milestone of 25 Years of Service are Dr. Mark Connolly, Mr. John Henrikson, Mr. Billy Ward, and Mr. Michael T. Zinsmeister.
The Robotics Team has been hard at work building and competing with their robot dubbed “The Shanty” in this year’s First Robotics Competition. With only ten weeks to build the robot from scratch, the team jumped into action to build the 100 lb machine that would complete the tasks in this year’s game. The students worked through all parts of the process: design, prototyping, fabrication, wiring, testing, coding, drive practice, and strategy.
Seton Hall Prep alumnus Monsignor Joseph R. Reilly, S.T.L., Ph.D., Class of 1983, was appointed as Seton Hall University's 22nd President. After Monsignor Reilly graduated Seton Hall Prep he continued on to attend the University and earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1987. He was later ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Newark in 1991. He served us at The Prep as a Theology Teacher, Director of Campus Ministry, and Chaplain from 1995-2002, upon which he returned to Seton Hall University as Rector of the College Seminary at St. Andrew’s Hall.
Chapter 49's entries take us back through the last nine decades. Returning visitors and visitors wanting to catch up can jump right in here, or new arrivals can learn about the entire web-archives project here.
Four SHP students have distinguished themselves at the national level with awards in Mandarin Chinese, having participated in the 2023 Essay Competition and 2024 Talent Competition for CLASS (The Chinese Language Association of Elementary-Secondary Schools).
The SHP Aerospace class visited C.A.E. (Canadian Aviation Electronics) at their North East Training Center in Morristown on Tuesday, March 12th. CAE is the world's largest civil aviation training network with over 250 sites and training locations in over 40 countries.
The Seton Hall Prep Model UN Club recently had a great showing at SHUMUN XXV, hosted by Seton Hall University. Students had the opportunity to collaborate with delegates from schools across the tri-state area to address real-world problems. Seton Hall Prep delegates excelled and the club, as a whole, won the award for "Best Small Delegation" at the conference. Additionally, many members received individual awards, ranging from "Best Position Paper" to "Best Delegate."
Seton Hall Prep had 14 seniors participate in the February signing day on campus. These successful student-athletes are committed to playing their sport at the NCAA level.
The Class of 2024 has thrived in the early notification period for college admissions. Although increased selectivity continues to permeate the higher education landscape, SHP students have distinguished themselves uniquely, garnering acceptance to the most selective National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges across the country. Even with a large portion of outcomes yet to be announced, the Class of 2024 has received admission to roughly 200 institutions with the majority ranking within the USNEWS top 100 National Universities and Top 50 Liberal Arts Colleges.
The newest entries take us back to the end of the 19th century. Returning visitors can jump right in here , or new arrivals can learn about the entire web-archives project here
Seton Hall Prep Soccer Head Coach Marty Berman H'05 has been named the United States Soccer Coaches Association's private/parochial boys National Coach of the Year for 2023. Marty's Pirates finished No. 1 in NJ upon capturing their third NJSIAA Non-Public A State Title in the past four attempts.