Cathedral Preparatory School

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Cathedral Preparatory School
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Address
Cathedral Preparatory School
225 West 9th Street

,
16501

United States
Coordinates 42°7′27″N80°5′17″W / 42.12417°N 80.08806°W / 42.12417; -80.08806
Information
School type Independent college-preparatory high school
Motto"Developing men and women of vision in spirit, mind, and body"
Religious affiliation(s) Christianity
Denomination Roman Catholic [1]
Established1921 (1921)
Founder John Mark Gannon
Sister school Villa Maria Academy
Oversight Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie
CEEB code 391275
NCES School ID 01190189 [1]
PresidentKevin Smith
Faculty35.4 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 912
Gender Co-ed education [1]
Enrollment469 [1]  (2019-2020)
   Grade 9 116 [1]
   Grade 10 108 [1]
   Grade 11 120 [1]
   Grade 12 125 [1]
Student to teacher ratio1:13.2
Hours in school day7.1
Campus typeSmall city
Color(s)Orange and Black   
SongLoyal and True
Athletics conference PIAA
MascotRambler
Nickname Ramblers
Accreditation MSA [2]
PublicationLiterulae
NewspaperThe Rambler
Website prep-villa.com

Cathedral Preparatory School (often referred to simply as Prep) is a private, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory high school for girls and boys in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1921 by Archbishop John Mark Gannon and is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie.

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History

Classes were originally located under St. Peter's Cathedral. The school is now located behind the cathedral. St. Peter's Cathedral, Erie, Pennsylvania.jpg
Classes were originally located under St. Peter's Cathedral. The school is now located behind the cathedral.

On Friday, August 12, 1921, Bishop John Mark Gannon summoned the pastors of Erie's twelve parishes to meet to discuss the "lack of Catholic education for high school boys in the city." "Many Catholics," he claimed, "although highly intelligent and deserving, were denied the chance to receive a preparatory education because they were poor." His goal was to establish a school that "provided the moral, intellectual, social, and physical training designed to prepare (men) to live in our democratic society..." thus, the Cathedral Preparatory School for Boys was established in the fall of 1921. The new school's location was in the hastily remodeled basement of St. Peter's Cathedral. The faculty consisted of four priests and one layperson. Tuition was $50 and paid for by the students' parishes. In 1925, the first graduating class of 43 men became alums. In 1929, Bill Ring of the Erie Dispatch-Herald began referring to the Cathedral team as the "Ramblers." Mr. Ring's inspiration was the University of Notre Dame's 1920's nickname. [3]

The school renovated the halls and classrooms of all four floors in its main building. The project, which included the installation of new windows, ceilings, walls, lockers, lighting fixtures, carpeting, and technology infrastructure, has a projected completion cost of three million dollars. It recently completed a $1 million renovation to the science wing and auditorium. [4] On September 10, 2010, it officially opened the Cathedral Prep Events Center (now known as the Hagerty Family Events Center [5] ), a new athletic complex for football, basketball, swimming, water polo, soccer, lacrosse, and track and field. A 1,800 seat gymnasium and a 400-seat natatorium complete with an Olympic-sized pool, a new wrestling room, and a weight room were recently completed on the corner of 12th and Cherry Streets for a cost of over $10 million. [6]

Admissions

Demographics

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity 2019–2020 [1]
WhiteBlackAsianTwo or More Races
42928102

Curriculum

Students must take courses in English, history, mathematics, religion, foreign languages, and science and are also required to complete 100 hours of community service. Additionally, every student must take the SAT to graduate. Cathedral Prep bases acceptance to the first-year class on the results of the mandatory entrance exam, elementary school transcripts, school disciplinary records, and recommendations from the elementary school teachers and principal. In 2019, 127 students graduated from Cathedral Preparatory School, and 100% of the graduating class was accepted into a four-year college. [7]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The school is a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) in PIAA District 10. Prep offers 13 varsity sports as well as many JV and freshman sports. On September 10, 2010, it officially opened the Hagerty Family Events Center, a new athletic complex for football. Each year its basketball team hosts the Burger King Classic.

Student section

The school's student cheering section, particularly at football and basketball games, is widely known. [8] [9]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000007-QINU`"' "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Cathedral Preparatory School". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
  3. Brabender Jr., Daniel J. (2000). RAMBLERS, The History of Cathedral Prep Football, 1924-1999. Meridian Creative Group. p49
  4. "Article - Cathedral Preparatory School". July 8, 2011. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
  5. "Prep-Villa facility renamed Hagerty Family Events Center".
  6. http://erieathome.com/dct/62/id/405158/mid/148/New-Cathedral-Prep-Athletic-Complex-Starting-to-Take-Shape.aspx][ permanent dead link ]
  7. "Fast Facts about Prep & Villa - Cathedral Preparatory School and Villa Maria Academy".
  8. White, Mike. "Washington gets free-throw switch". Post-Gazette Blogs. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  9. "SSS: Student section spotlight". archive.is. September 16, 2013. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013.
  10. "Erie v. Pap's A. M., 529 U.S. 277 (2000)".
  11. "RIDGE, Thomas Joseph - Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2019.