Iona Preparatory School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Iona Preparatory School
logo =
type = Parochial Secondary
affiliation = Roman Catholic
grades = 9–12
city = New Rochelle
state = New York
country = USA
established = 1916
president = James Irzyk [http://www.ionaprep.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=65937&id=0 Iona Prep's current president] ]
principal = George F. Teasdale
enrollment = 750Statistical information gathered from Iona Prep's official site's [http://www.ionaprep.org/about/facts.jsp?rn=1612 Iona Prep Quick Facts] page.]
colors = Maroon and Gold
mascot = The Gaels
website = [http://www.ionaprep.org/ ionaprep.org]
newspaper = "The Gael Force"
campus = Suburban

in 1916. Current enrollment is approximately 750 students in grades 9 through 12. The school has also earned a blue ribbon award. The school is widely considered one of the best secondary schools for young men in the area.

Iona Prep is a brother school to the local The Ursuline School.

To gain admission, students are required to complete the ISEE, SSAT, or TACHS.

Academics

Iona Prep's curriculum is largely based on the humanities. It is required that each student takes four years of math, science, religion, and history. Students must also take three years of a foreign language, and a year of humanities (art and music). Seniors have a choice with electives in selecting many of their classes, and have the option of taking honors or AP classes if they qualify academically. Also, in order to graduate, each student in grade 9-11 must spend a day of community service. Seniors must assist their communities for a much longer period of time.

Academic Upgrades

Edline

The Iona Preparatory School Edline site went live in 2007. Iona Prep's Edline page [https://www.edline.net/pages/Iona_Preparatory_School Official Edline page] ] The addition of Edline has been well received by parents because it gives parents a twice monthly update on a students grades and important news from Iona Prep.

Classrooms

Over the past two years Iona Prep has reconstructed the Chemistry, Biology, and Physics laboratories, equipping them with new instruments and smart-board technology. Other classrooms throughout the building have also received smart-boards.

During the 2008 summer vacation Iona Prep upgraded Parents Hall with central air conditioning.

ervice

The Christian Service Program at Iona Prep stems from the Gospel command to serve others. All Iona Preparatory students perform volunteer service in a context in which the recipients of their service are people whose lifestyle indicates a genuine need for their time and talents. Iona Prep requires Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors to complete a minimum amount of community service. Freshman are required to do a day of service, Sophomores 10 hours outside of school, Juniors 15 hours outside of school, and seniors 50 hours outside of school respectively. Iona Prep's community service information [http://ionaprep.org/service.jsp?rn=2225550 Community Service page] ]

Extracurricular Activities

Iona Preparatory has a wide range of afterschool activities for its students including clubs for those interested in sci-fi movies, video games, anime, and many others. Iona is also known for its excellent speech and debate (forensics) team. In 1999, Iona Prep was the National Forensics League Champion, and had multiple national champions in multiple events. There are also heritage societies along with acting and stage crew and film club. There are a number of service clubs as well.

Clubs and Groups

*Art Club *Student Faculty Council *Anime Club *Board Game Club *Peer Ministry *Rosary Prayer Group *Campus Ministry *Prep Reps *Band Club *Rock Ensemble *Forensics *Prep Players *Leadership Committee *Film Club *Midnight Run

*Habitat for Humanity *Rock Climbing *Gamers Republic *Math Team *Parent's Club *Asian Cultural Society *Italian Club *Spanish Club *African-American Society *Arab-American Society *Library,Movies,Media Club *Photography Club *Gael Force *Literary Magazine *Yearbook Saga *Music Ministry

Athletics

Football history

title in 1971 with a 7-1 record under the tutelage of Rudy Augustin. The Gaels' last league championship was in 2004.

Iona Prep formerly played New Rochelle High School annually on Thanksgiving Day in a rivalry game called the "Turkey Bowl." This tradition ended with the advent of postseason play and the New York State Championships that are held in the Carrier Dome, in Syracuse.

Other sports

In addition to the Gaels' great success on the gridiron, the school is known as a sports powerhouse in many other different athletic areas. The school has won numerous golfing championships. The school has been dominant 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 basketball team has begun resurging this year, now atop the league standings. Its baseball team is consistently one of the best in the N.Y Metro area with more bright young stars coming up,and both the varsity and junior varsity lacrosse teams are one of the best in westcheter county. The school has also recently added rowing and wrestling, with great success in both. Both teams have experienced victories over rival Fordham Prep. The wrestling team has numerous young stars and the rowing team is very promising.

Sports offered include:

*varsity football *JV football *freshman football *Varsity soccer *jv soccer *varsity bowling *jv bowling *varsity hockey *jv hockey *varsity swimming

*cross country track *pole vault *varsity lacrosse *jv lacrosse *varsity baseball *jv baseball *freshman baseball *varsity volleyball *varsity golf *varsity tennis

Notable alumni (by year of graduation)

*Alex Raymond 1927, creator of Flash Gordon comic strip
*Donald Spoto 1959, biographer and historian
*Don McLean 1963, musician, best known for the 1971 song, "American Pie"
*Frank Abagnale 1966, perpetrator of bank fraud in the late 1960s, portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie "Catch Me If You Can".
*Bud Cort 1966, actor, best known for "Harold and Maude"
*Tommy Mottola 1967, Sony executive, ex-husband of Mariah Carey
*Louis R. Cappelli 1969, real estate developer
*Dick Ambrose 1971, NFL Player, Cleveland Browns
*John Mara 1972, co-owner of NFL's New York Giants
*Nick Gregory 1978, television weatherman on Fox 5 News in New York
*Rob Spence 1978, offensive coordinator for Clemson University football team
*Tommy Dreamer 1988, WWE & ECW pro wrestler
*Brian Slocum 1999, major league baseball player, pitches for the Cleveland Indians

References

Further Reading

* [http://www.ionaprep.org/about/ Information about Iona Prep]

External links

* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=7UVOEV7Uak0 YouTube Video of 2007 Iona Prep vs. St. Anthony's Football Game]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmid=45426922&GRid=5803867& Robert J. Sexton] at Findagrave.com
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GSmpid=45426922&GRid=21281& Alex Raymond] at Findagrave.com