Seton Hall Preparatory School

Infobox School
name = Seton Hall Preparatory School
native_name =

motto = "Hazard Zet Forward" (Despite hazards, move forward)
established = 1856
address = 120 Northfield Avenue
city = West Orange
state = NJ
province =
zipcode = 07052
country = USA
campus =
type = Private, Day school
affiliation =
affiliations = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
students = 980
headmaster = Msgr. Michael E. Kelly, '57
dean =
founder =
grades = 9-12
Student Body President = Pierre Sajous
oversight =
accreditation = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
mascot = Pirate
colors = Blue and White
colours =
newspaper = "The Pirate"
Avg SAT Score= 700
website = [http://www.shp.org www.shp.org]
footnotes =
picture = :"for the university see Seton Hall University"

Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep, is a Roman Catholic boys' high school of the Archdiocese of Newark, located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 with an original enrollment of 5 boys, Seton Hall Prep was originally located on the campus of Seton Hall University where it became commonly known as "The Prep" as a way to distinguish it from "The University." In 1985, The Prep moved to its present location which was, at the time, West Orange High School. Seton Hall is the oldest Catholic college preparatory school in New Jersey. The Prep provides an academic environment to approximately 980 young men from over 130 communities.

Seton Hall students follow a college preparatory program, with four-year requirements in the English language, mathematics, and theology. After completing a traditional core program during the first two years, students may establish a curriculum geared to their college and career plans from a wide selection of courses in science, history, language, fine arts, English and physical education. College-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are available in seventeen areas.

The Seton Hall Prep Pirates participate in the Iron Hills Conference.

"The Prep" is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. [ [http://www.njais.org/listing.html School Search] , New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed July 29, 2008.]

Prep Life

Seton Hall Prep strongly emphasizes spiritual growth and academics. The Prep offers an extensive co-curricular activities program, with numerous academic, service, performance, cultural, publication, and recreation clubs and activities. Additionally, the Prep offers fifteen interscholastic sports, most with accompanying sub-varsity level teams. The main campus, immediately accessible to Interstate 280 and several bus and train routes, is augmented by a nearby 44 acre (178,000 m²) site, providing auxiliary athletic facilities, including a 400m all-weather track, a game field for lacrosse and soccer, and practice fields.

Diversity

Central to Seton Hall's experience is the diversity of the student population. With students coming from ten New Jersey counties and Staten Island, the breadth of background the students bring to academic and extracurricular activities is a source of great pride. Drawing students from such a wide area, more than 130 towns, even Staten Island, the Prep draws its student population from points as far as Jamesburg and Edison and White House Station, to Chester and Denville, to Lyndhurst and Montville, to Pompton Plains and Kinnelon. At the same time more than 80 students come from West Orange itself, 75 from neighboring So. Orange/Maplewood and East Orange, and large contingents from close-by Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, the Caldwells, Verona, Morristown, Florham Park, East Hanover, Livingston and Morris Plains.

Philosophy

Seton Hall takes as its mission the development of the whole man—spiritual world baby, intellectual, social and physical. Seton Hall community proceeds from a belief that growth as a whole person is not limited to secular knowledge but involves the spiritual fulfillment that has been a central concern in its educational tradition. In as much as such growth and maturity are rooted in personal and social responsibility, a code of conduct and expectations is in place to guide the student community in their daily activities. Consequent to its Catholic identity, the Prep seeks to foster an ecumenical and diverse community, faithful to a Judeo-Christian heritage.GO SHP

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Baseball

Following the 2007 baseball season, the Pirates were ranked 1st in the country by a number of media outlets. The team was led by Rick Porcello who was selected by the Detroit Tigers as the 27th pick overall in the first round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. [Hill, Ben. [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070527&content_id=1989571&vkey=draft2007&fext=.jsp "Seton Hall Prep features top draft talent: Porcello, Danieli expected to be prominent selections"] , Major League Baseball., May 28, 2007. Accessed May 31, 2007. "Yet, in the northeast portion of the Garden State resides Seton Hall Prep, a Catholic boys school that currently fields what is widely considered to be the best high school team in the entire country.... This season's team is especially notable in that it includes four players who have earned Division I baseball scholarships, two of whom -- pitchers Rick Porcello and Evan Danieli -- are expected to be prominent selections in the First-Year Player Draft on June 7. Porcello, in fact, is the consensus pick as the top high school pitcher in the country, and possibly the best right-hander available in this year's draft pool.] He signed a contract with the Tigers in August for $7 million, the richest deal ever for a high school player. In its May 28, 2007 update, "Baseball America" ranked Seton Hall Prep third in the country, the only New Jersey school on its Top 50 ranking. [Matthews, Alan. [http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/highschool/top25/264016.html "High School Top 50: May 28"] , "Baseball America", May 28, 2007. Accessed June 6, 2007.] The team won the Baseball - North A state sectional championship with a 3-0 shutout of Immaculata High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220867&tclass=North%20A 2007 Baseball - North A] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 22, 2007.] The 2007 team moved on to win the North A State Championship with a 10-1 win against St. Joseph High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220867&tclass=Non-Public%20Finals 2007 Baseball - Non-Public Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 22, 2007.]

Basketball

The boys basketball won the 2005 Non-Public, North A, state sectional champion, defeating Saint Joseph Regional High School, 63-54 in the final game. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=93752&tclass=Non-Public%2C%20North%20A 2005 Boys Basketball - Non-Public, North A] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 4, 2007.] The team went on to win the 2005 Tournament of Champions, with a 63-60 win over St. Patrick's High School, in a game played at Continental Airlines Arena. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=93752&tclass=Tournament%20of%20Champions 2005 Boys Basketball - Tournament of Champions] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 1, 2007.]

In 2008, freshman Sterling Gibbs was ranked fourteenth from Hoop Scoop's exclusive ranking of the top players at the Freshman All American camp at Hoop Magic Sports Academy in Chantilly, Virginia

Also in 2008, senior guard Ashton Gibbs, broke Keven McDonald's over 30-year old all-time scoring record of 1,774 points. Gibbs was a highly touted recruit and will attend the University of Pittsburgh in the fall of 2008. [ [http://www.shp.org/Home/Prep_Life/Athletics/Winter/Winter0708/Winter07-08-media3/winter07-08-media3.html Winter Sports Action] , Seton Hall Preparatory School. Accessed July 15, 2008.]

Seton Hall Prep has had three professional basketball players, Ira Bowman, Brevin and Brandin Knight. Brevin plays for the Utah Jazz, while Brandin had a short stint with the Houston Rockets.

occer

The boys soccer team won the 2005 North A state sectional championship with a 5-0 win over Don Bosco Preparatory High School. In 2007 the team achieved a number one statewide ranking from "The Star-Ledger" and a number five ranking in a national coaches' poll. The 2007 team won the North A state sectional championship with consecutive 3-2 wins over No. 1 ranked Don Bosco, and then the new No. 1 team and rival Delbarton in the North Jersey Final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=243094&tclass=North%20A 2007 Boys Soccer - North A] , NJSIAA. Accessed November 14, 2007.] The team moved on to win the Non-Public A State Championship with a 2-0 win over Christian Brothers Academy. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=243094&tclass=Non%2DPublic%20Finals 2007 Boys Soccer - Non-Public Finals] , NJSIAA and finished with a No. 5 National ranking. Accessed November 14, 2007.] They finished the season at 22-1, with several school records: 16 shutouts, 22 wins, 95 goals.

Track

In 2007, the Pirates established a school record 4 X 400 MR relay time of 3:13.83, which won the NJ Meet of Champions in 2007, and also won a State Championship for track. That team was mainly anchored by track sensation Clayton Parros

Clubs

"The Prep" offers many activities. Most students are involved in some type of after school program. Some of these clubs are as follows.
*Performing Arts - Art Club, Band, A capella/Chorus, Fall Drama, Jazz Band, Spring Musical, FACE (Free Association for Creative Expression).
*Interscholastic Competition Clubs - Math Team, Math Club, Mock Trial/Future Lawyers Club, *Forensics/Debate, Chess Club, Quiz Bowl.
*Publishing - "Pirate" (School Newspaper),"Spectrum" (Literary Publication), "Tower" (Yearbook).
*Science Clubs - Cichlid Association, Computer Club, Ecology Club, Science Club, I.T. Club.
*Recreational Activities- Fishing Club, Ski/Snowboard Club, Break Dance Club, Guitar Club, Photography Club, Video Game Club, Ping-Pong Club.
*Student Organizations- Ambassadors, National Honor Society, Peer Leadership, Student Council, St. Rose Tutoring Program, Knights of Setonia (the school's religious organization).

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of the school include:
*Bill Bellamy - Actor, comedian.
*Ira Bowman - retired American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA. [Liss, Jason. [http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/1994/02/23/Resources/Talented.Ira.Bowman.Waits.For.His.Opportunity-2180075.shtml "Talented Ira Bowman waits for his opportunity"] , "The Daily Pennsylvanian", February 23, 1994. Accessed October 21, 2007. "After leading Seton Hall Prep to a 31-1 record and a spot in the New Jersey state finals during his senior year, and finishing as the school's second all-time leading scorer, Bowman considered a number of top-notch basketball schools."]
*Alex Buzbee - Defensive End for the Washington Redskins of the NFL. [Himmelsbach, Adam. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/09/sports/ncaafootball/09hoyas.html "Georgetown Honors Player and Helps a Family Heal"] , "The New York Times", September 9, 2006. Accessed October 14, 2007. "On the other side of the Hudson River, 16-year-old Alex Buzbee sat in a Spanish class and stared through a fourth-floor window at Seton Hall Prep, which sits atop a hill in West Orange, N.J."] [ [http://guhoyas.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/buzbee_alex00.html Alex Buzbee profile] , CSTV. Accessed October 14, 2007.]
*Troy CLE, author of "The Marvelous Effect". [cite web | url = http://www.shp.org/Home/In_Touch/Admin/Latest/News_Briefs/news_briefs.html | title = Authors visit English Classes | publisher = Seton Hall Preparatory School | date = 2006-03-20 | accessdate = 2007-05-31 ]
*Walter Dukes - former center for Seton Hall University, and NBA center for the Knicks, Lakers, and Pistons. [Goldstein, Richard. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903E2DF143DF935A25750C0A9679C8B63 "Walter Dukes, 70, a Standout At Seton Hall and in the N.B.A."] , "The New York Times", March 16, 2001. Accessed November 2, 2007. "A native of Rochester, Dukes moved to South Orange, N.J., in 1948 to attend Seton Hall Prep."]
*Eric Duncan - Minor league baseball player. [ [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070501&content_id=236212&vkey=news_t531&fext=.jsp&sid=t531 Yankee Profile: Eric Duncan] , Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, dated May 1, 2007. Accessed May 14, 2007. "Duncan attended Seton Hall Prep, the oldest Catholic college preparatory school in New Jersey, founded in 1856."]
*Patrick E. Hobbs - Dean, Seton Hall Law School
*Kerry Keating - Head Coach, Santa Clara University Broncos and former UCLA Bruins' assistant coach. [ [http://santaclarabroncos.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/keating_kerry00.html Kerry Keating] , CSTV. Accessed November 17, 2007. "Keating was born on July 15, 1971 in Stoughton, Mass., and was raised in Rockville Centre, N.Y. He attended high school at Archbishop Molloy and graduated from Seton Hall Prep."]
*Admiral Robert J. Kelly - Former Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.Fact|date=February 2008
*Brevin Knight - Stanford basketball player, NBA athlete. [ [http://www.cavshistory.com/menupages/playerpage.php?player=134 Brevin Knight profile] , Cleveland Cavaliers, accessed April 17, 2007.]
*Brandin Knight - University of Pittsburgh basketball coach & player, NBA athlete. [ [http://www.nba.com/dleague/players/brandin_knight.html Brandin Knight profile] , NBA Development League, accessed April 17, 2007.]
*Ted Leo - vocalist/guitarist of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.Bienstock, Hal. [http://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=5251 "10 Things You Didn't Know About Ted Leo"] , "HARP" magazine, March / April 2007, accessed April 17, 2007. "My high school, Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J., was musically prolific. I went there with Matt Sweeney from Skunk and Chavez, J. Colangelo from American Standard and Murphy’s Law, and Chris Infante, the first bass player for my old band Chisel. Other notable alumni include Bill Bellamy and, supposedly, Pancho Villa."]
*Rick Porcello, selected as 2006-07 Gatorade national baseball player of the year, [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/baseball/2007-05-31-gatorade-poy_N.htm "Seton Hall Prep's Porcello wins Gatorade honor"] , "USA Today", May 31, 2007. Accessed June 7, 2007. "Rick Porcello of Seton Hall Prep was named the 2006-07 Gatorade national baseball player of the year on Thursday."] and was drafted in 2007 as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.
*Dorian Scott - Jamaican shotputter. [ [http://seminoles.cstv.com/sports/c-otrack/mtt/scott_dorian01.html Dorian Scott] , CSTV. Accessed October 28, 2007.]
*Paul V. Scura - former Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Bank of Prudential Securities and current Trustee of Seton Hall Prep.
*Bishop Arthur Serratelli - Bishop of Paterson Diocese in New Jersey. [ [http://www.patersondiocese.org/page.cfm?Web_ID=1166 Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D] , Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, accessed April 26, 2007. "Bishop Serratelli attended Ann Street School in Newark and completed his grammar school education at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Newark. He attended Seton Hall Preparatory School and Seton Hall University in South Orange."]
*Matt Sweeney - Guitarist/vocalist who has played in various groups, including 90s bands Skunk and Chavez.Fact|date=October 2007
*Tom Verducci - Senior writer for Sports Illustrated.
*John P. Washington - One of the Four Chaplains who gave their lives to save soldiers during the sinking of the USAT Dorchester
*Charles J. Watters - Awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery exhibited while rescuing wounded men in the Battle of Dak To.
*James R. Zazzali - The former Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. [ [http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/supreme/zazzali.htm Chief Justice James R. Zazzali] , New Jersey Supreme Court, accessed May 14, 2007. "He attended Seton Hall Preparatory School and was graduated from Georgetown College in 1958 and Georgetown Law Center in 1962."]

References

External links

* [http://www.shp.org/ Seton Hall Preparatory School Website]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00864184&ID=00864184 Data for Seton Hall Preparatory School] , National Center for Education Statistics