St. Benedict's Preparatory School

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St. Benedict's Preparatory School
Collegium Sancti Benedicti
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School crest
Location
St. Benedict's Preparatory School
520 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

Newark
,
Essex County
,
New Jersey
07102

United States
Coordinates 40°44′8″N74°10′47″W / 40.73556°N 74.17972°W / 40.73556; -74.17972
Information
Type Private, parochial day school and boarding school
MottoGratia Benedictus Nomine (Latin)
(Blessed In Name And Grace)
Religious affiliations Catholic Church
(Benedictines)
Established1868
Founder Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B.
NCES School ID00863704 [1]
PresidentAbbot Augustine Curley, O.S.B.
HeadmasterRev. Edwin Leahy, O.S.B [2]
Faculty74.9 FTEs [1]
Grades K–12
Gender Co-educational (grades K-8)
Gender segregated (grades 9-12)
Enrollment965 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.9:1 [1]
Campus Urban
Campus size12 acres (49,000 m2)
Colors  Garnet and
  Gray [3]
SloganWhatever hurts my brother, hurts me and whatever helps my brother, helps me.
SongAlma Mater
Fight song Boola Boola
Garnet and Gray
Athletics12 varsity teams
Nickname Gray Bees [3]
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [4]
PublicationKayrix (literary magazine) [5]
NewspaperThe Benedict News [5]
YearbookTelolog [5]
Tuitionfor 2025–26: $16,550 (grades 9–12)
$11,900 (grades 7–8)
$6,300 (grades K–6) [6]
Affiliation NJAIS
Assistant HeadmasterMike Scanlan
Dean of FacultyMichelle Tuorto
Admissions DirectorMario Gallo
Athletic DirectorFrank DiPiano
Website www.sbp.org

St. Benedict's Preparatory School is a Catholic college preparatory school in Newark, New Jersey run by the Benedictine monks of Newark Abbey.

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The school serves boys and girls in kindergarten through twelfth grade on a 12-acre (4.9 ha) urban campus. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1990. [4]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 965 students and 74.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1. The school's student body was 53.6% (517) Black, 35.4% (342) Hispanic, 4.7% (45) White, 3.8% (37) two or more races, 2.2% (21) Asian and 0.3% (3) American Indian / Alaska Native. [1]

History

Established in 1868 by the Benedictine monks of Newark Abbey, the school is guided by the sixth century Rule of Saint Benedict. It has been located in the Archdiocese of Newark for more than 130 years. [7]

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. [8]

Starting in the 2017–18 school year, the former St. Mary School began operating within St. Benedict's. Classes for kindergarten through eighth grade are co-educational. The high school, known as the Prep Division, was previously all-boys before becoming co-institutional (i.e. boys and girls are admitted, but are segregated in classes) in the 2020-2021 school year, after Benedictine Academy in Elizabeth closed in the spring of 2020. [9] [10]

The school was closed for the 1972–73 school year. Since its re-opening in 1973, the headmaster has been Fr. Edwin D. Leahy, O.S.B, who was graduated from St. Benedict's in 1963. [11]

Curriculum

St. Benedict’s Preparatory School operates on an academic calendar distinct from most secondary schools. The year is divided into three instructional phases: Summer, Fall–Winter, and Spring.[ citation needed ]

The Summer Phase consists of a five-week session held in August, during which students attend half-day classes. [ citation needed ]

Spring phase ends the academic year. Students choose projects to work on for four weeks such as community service, U.S. history, gardening, dancing, music production, photography, journalism, finance, acting, physics, intense exercising, karate, and cooking.[ citation needed ]

At the conclusion of the freshman year, students participate in the Backpacking Project, a five-day trek of approximately 50 miles (80 km) along the Appalachian Trail in western New Jersey. Freshmen are organized into teams and assume leadership and support roles. The program is preceded by several weeks of preparation and is intended to foster self-reliance, teamwork, and leadership. Transfer students are also required to participate. [12]

Extracurricular activities

St. Benedict's has a music program and a visual arts program.

The Benedict News student newspaper has won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association gold medal three times, in 2005, 2006, and again in 2008. [13] 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.

Athletics

The St. Benedict's Preparatory School Gray Bees, [3] compete in 12 interscholastic sports: water polo, cross country running, soccer, swimming, fencing, wrestling, basketball, indoor track, crew, golf, baseball, and outdoor track. The school has produced several notable athletes including an Olympic gold medalist. [14] School colors are garnet and gray. [3]

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 seventh-most in the state. [15]

The track team won the winter/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. [16]

The track team won the Non-Public Group A spring / outdoor track state championship in 1949. [17]

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. [18]

The fencing team won the overall state championship in 1990. [19]

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. [20] [21] and is part of what The New York Times calls the "NBA pipeline". [22] 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. Eustace Preparatory School) and 1990 (vs. St. Augustine Preparatory School). [23] 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 Mercer County Park. [24] 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. [25] A 4–1 win against the Pennington School 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. [26] [27] Numerous alumni of the soccer program have become world-renowned players. [28]

Awards and recognition

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 60 Minutes called "The Resurrection of St. Benedict's". [29]

In June 2021, an article in The New York Times s documented students participating in a half-century-old school tradition in which freshmen are required to complete a 50-mile (80 km) hike along the Delaware Water Gap section of the Appalachian Trail. [30]

Documentary

The critically acclaimed documentary about Newark Abbey and Saint Benedict's Prep, The Rule (2014), by Emmy-nominated, Newark-based filmmakers Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno, was released theatrically, [31] broadcast nationally on PBS, [32] [33] and was screened by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans at the U.S. Department of Education. [34] The film premiered at the 2014 Montclair Film Festival. [35]

Notable alumni

Notable staff

References

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  2. ↑ Our Leadership, St. Benedict's Preparatory School. Accessed September 29, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed October 6, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Clubs & Organizations, St. Benedict's Preparatory School. Accessed September 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ Tuition and Financial Aid, St. Benedict's Preparatory School. Accessed September 29, 2025.
  7. ↑ Essex County Catholic High Schools, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed December 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ Facts at a Glance, St. Benedict's Preparatory School. Accessed January 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ Clark, Adam. "St. Benedict's, renowned all-boys school, merges with co-ed elementary school", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 14, 2017. Accessed May 2, 2017. "St. Benedict's Preparatory School, a Newark Catholic boys' school that's earned national recognition for its academic success, will expand to offer a co-ed elementary school and middle school classes for girls, the school announced Tuesday. The change at St. Benedict's, a school founded by the Benedictine Monks in 1868, comes as part of a merger with St. Mary School, the state's oldest existing Catholic elementary school... St. Benedict's will now operate a co-ed K-6 school, a 7th and 8th grade school with separate classes for boys and girls and its existing high school, which will remain an all boys school."
  10. ↑ “St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark to admit girls starting in fall”
  11. ↑ About St. Benedict's and Newark Abbey, Saint Benedict's Preparatory School. Accessed June 18, 2008.
  12. ↑ Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
  13. ↑ The Benedict News, Issuu. Accessed June 9, 2014. "Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Medalist: 2005, 2006, 2008"
  14. ↑ Thornton, Ed. "Another Olympic Gold Medalist Vists St. Benedict's"; Kenyan champion offers advice to track team, St. Benedict's Prep, January 2008. Accessed June 9, 2014. "St. Benedict's had the wonderful opportunity to have alumnus Cullen Jones '02 speak to the school back in October. Jones won the gold medal with Michael Phelps in the 4x100m this past summer in the Beijing Olympics."
  15. ↑ NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  16. ↑ Boys Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ NJSIAA Boys Spring Track Summary of Group Titles, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  18. ↑ NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  19. ↑ NJSIAA History of Boys Fencing Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  20. ↑ Cohen, Micah. "St. Benedict's Basketball Plays Two", The New York Times , January 19, 2007. Accessed June 3, 2015.
  21. ↑ "New Jersey Powers St. Benedict's (Newark), St. Anthony (Jersey City) Move into Top 5 of USA Today High School Sports Super 25 Boys' Basketball Rankings", USA Today press release, February 19, 2013. Accessed June 3, 2015. "Two of New Jersey's most longstanding boys' basketball powerhouses—St. Benedict's Prep of Newark and St. Anthony of Jersey City—continued to advance up the rankings and have now moved into the top five of the USA TODAY High School Sports Super 25 national editorial rankings for the week of Feb. 18, 2013."
  22. ↑ Araton, Harvey. "N.B.A. Pipeline Bypassing New York for New Jersey", The New York Times , December 18, 2012. Accessed June 3, 2015.
  23. ↑ NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Seraph's title dreams go up in smoke with 3-2 loss", Asbury Park Press , November 20, 1982. Accessed February 8, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Mater Dei's defense of the NJSIAA Parochial B soccer championship began with a bang yesterday, but ended with a whimper After the Seraphs had taken an early 2-0 lead, St. Benedict's rallied for three goals to the second half to post a 3-2 victory at Mercer County Park and wrest away the crown.... Records: NJSIAA Parochial B championship at Mercer County Park. Mater Dei (17-3-2). St. Benedict's (18-3-1)."
  25. ↑ NSCAA/adidas National Rankings: National Final Regular Season Poll Poll, November 21, 2006. Accessed July 27, 2007.
  26. ↑ Staff. "Pennington (1) at St. Benedict's (4), Prep A Tournament, Final Round – Boys' Soccer", Trenton Times , November 6, 2011. Accessed December 5, 2011. "With the victory, St. Benedict's completed a perfect 24-0 campaign and will finish as the No. 1 ranked team in the country for the seventh time in school history and first time since 2006. The title is the 23rd straight Prep A crown and 25th overall state title for St. Benedict's, which will carry a 36-game winning streak into next year.... St. Benedict's, which was guaranteed the ESPN/Rise No. 1 spot in the national rankings with a victory, also won national championships in 1990, '97, '98, 2001, '05 and '06."
  27. ↑ "Seventh Heaven! Gray Bees Pick Up Their 7th National Championship; Beat Pennington to cap perfection & earn 23rd straight state title" Archived December 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine , St. Benedict's Soccer, November 6, 2011. Accessed August 21, 2012. "The Gray Bees wrapped up a perfect season and claimed their 7th National Championship and 23rd successive state title with a 4–1 victory over Pennington Sunday in the Prep A Championship game before a boisterous crowd at NJIT."
  28. ↑ Parchman, Will. "St. Benedict's is a N.J. beacon for soccer", TopDrawerSoccer.com, September 23, 2013. Accessed November 5, 2017.
  29. ↑ "High Street Views: High Street Views: A Conversation about the History and Impact of St. Benedict’s Prep", Rutgers University–Newark, February 25, 2020. Accessed October 6, 2022.
  30. ↑ Armstrong, Kevin. "‘No Shortcuts?’: A 40-Mile Rite of Passage for High School Freshmen", The New York Times , June 25, 2021. Accessed December 10, 2023. "Last year, the outbreak canceled a nearly half-century-old school tradition that ends freshman year — a mandatory 50-mile hike over five days along the western edge of New Jersey to the Delaware Water Gap."
  31. ↑ Scheck, Frank. "The Rule: Film Review", The Hollywood Reporter , September 4, 2014. Accessed November 5, 2017. "As with so many socially themed documentaries, The Rule barrages the viewer with a dizzying array of dispiriting statistics, in this case about the city of Newark, New Jersey. We learn that it has a 32% poverty rate; the seventh-highest murder rate in the U.S; and that only 13% of its young people graduate college, among other things. But this film by husband and wife filmmakers Marylou Bongiorno and Jerome Bongiorno offers an uplifting ray of hope in its portrait of St. Benedict’s Prep, a nearly 150-year-old inner city prep school run by the black-robed monks of Newark Abbey."
  32. ↑ "The Rule - PBS film website". PBS . Archived from the original on September 19, 2014.
  33. ↑ "PBS Pressroom - THE RULE". Pressroom.pbs.org. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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  36. ↑ Weisfeld, Oren. "How Precious Achiuwa’s Basketball Career Came Full Circle in Toronto", Complex.com, October 20, 2021. Accessed January 18, 2022. "Achiuwa grew from 6-foot-2 to 6-foot-9 over the course of four short years, moving along the way from small forward to center as he went from Our Savior Lutheran in the Bronx to St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, New Jersey to the illustrious Montverde Academy near Orlando, Florida."
  37. ↑ Barbanel, Josh. "Hugh J. Addonizio 67, Convicted Of Extortion As Newark's Mayor", The New York Times , February 3, 1981. Accessed November 15, 2018. "The son of Italian immigrants, Mr. Addonizio was born in Newark on Jan. 31, 1914, and attended West Side High School and St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, where he was an outstanding athlete and was named all-state quarterback."
  38. ↑ Fensom, Michael. "Gold Cup 2011: Juan Agudelo, the Red Bulls' young striker, is the new face of U.S. soccer", The Star-Ledger , June 5, 2011. Accessed June 3, 2015. "Agudelo enrolled at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark with Bryan Gallego, the friend he refers to as his brother, and was an "A" student."
  39. ↑ John Allen, National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Accessed May 12, 2025. "John Allen began his lifetime commitment to sports some 50 years ago at St. Benedicts Prep.where as a student he excelled in three sports: football, wrestling, and baseball."
  40. ↑ Gregg Berhalter profile, US Soccer. Accessed May 3, 2007. "A four-year letter winner for St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, N.J., where he started on the team that won two state championships and ranked No. 2 and No. 1 in the nation in 1989 (22–0) and 1990 (25–0), respectively."
  41. ↑ Prunty, Brendan. "Former Rutgers forward Gilvydas Biruta set to transfer to Rhode Island, according to report", The Star-Ledger , April 5, 2012. Accessed November 5, 2017. "Former Rutgers forward Gilvydas Biruta is reportedly set to transfer to Rhode Island to join former high school coach at St. Benedict's, Dan Hurley. It appears the Gilvydas Biruta is heading for a reunion.... Hurley — who left Wagner after two seasons last month — coached Biruta at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark."
  42. ↑ Ditota, Donna. "Syracuse basketball program targets more Roselle Catholic players", The Post-Standard , September 11, 2013. Accessed March 1, 2016. "Boff said Briscoe transferred from St. Benedict's for two reasons: Roselle is located two miles from his home in Union, N.J., and Briscoe 'wanted more of a traditional high school experience for his last two years.' (St. Benedict's is an all-boys prep school.)"
  43. ↑ Roberts, Sam. "G. Michael Brown, Who Regulated and Then Ran Casinos, Dies at 82", The New York Times , October 23, 2025. Accessed October 25, 2025. "Gerard Michael Brown, the youngest of five siblings, was born on Nov. 3, 1942, in Orange, N.J.... After attending St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, Mr. Brown graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio with a bachelor’s degree in history in 1964 and received a law degree in 1967 from Seton Hall Law School in New Jersey."
  44. ↑ Carter, Barry. "Newark Mayor Ras Baraka celebrates his birthday", The Star-Ledger , April 14, 2015. Accessed November 5, 2017. "Rounding out the Brick City cast was Actor JD Williams, a Newark Arts High School graduate who appeared in the HBO mini series, The Wire, and A.J. Calloway, a St. Benedict Preparatory School graduate in Newark and now a New York City correspondent for Extra."
  45. ↑ Seiden, Jane. "Jonathan Capehart Will Speak at the Newark Public Library", Newark Patch, January 22, 2016. Accessed February 8, 2016. "Mr. Capehart, a Washington Post editorial board member, PostPartisan blogger, and MSNBC contributor, was born and raised in Newark and graduated from St. Benedict's Preparatory School."
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  47. ↑ Ownie Carroll, The Baseball Cube. Accessed August 19, 2007.
  48. ↑ Lambert, Jim. "Edward Cheserek of St. Benedict's Prep will attend Oregon", The Star-Ledger , February 16, 2013. Accessed June 9, 2014. "Edward Cheserek of St. Benedict's Prep, the No. 1 high school distance runner in the nation and the best distance runner in New Jersey high school history, announced his eagerly anticipated college choice tonight."
  49. ↑ Givony, Jonathon. "No. 24-rated prospect Moussa Cisse commits to Memphis basketball", ESPN, July 15, 2020. Accessed January 18, 2022. "Cisse, who was born in the West African country of Guinea, moved to the United States in December 2016. He played at St. Benedict's Prep in New Jersey and Christ the King High School in New York before electing to move to Memphis last summer to attend Lausanne Collegiate School. While at St. Benedict's, he played with Precious Achiuwa, who is now a projected lottery pick after one season at Memphis."
  50. ↑ Bill Clarkin, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed January 18, 2022. "High School: St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)"
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  53. ↑ Villanova, Patrick. "Former St. Peter's Prep basketball star Myles Davis commits to playing for Xavier University in Cincinnati after he graduates from Massachusetts school next year", The Star-Ledger , July 20, 2011. Accessed December 26, 2025. "Former St. Peter’s Prep basketball star Myles Davis, who spent two seasons playing for the Jersey City school, has committed to Xavier University, in Cincinnati.... He transferred to St. Peter’s after spending his freshman year at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark."
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  57. ↑ Schneider, Jeremy. "Former St. Benedict's guard Trevon Duval headed to Advanced Prep International in Texas", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 8, 2015. Accessed November 5, 2017. "The player considered by some to be the best in the class of 2017 is leaving New Jersey. Trevon Duval, who spent the last two seasons at St. Benedict's, is transferring to Advanced Prep International in Dallas according to multiple reports."
  58. ↑ Gregory Echenique, Creighton Bluejays men's basketball. Accessed October 15, 2020. "High School: St. Benedicts [N.J.]"
  59. ↑ Booby Edwards, Saint Joseph's Hawks men's soccer. Accessed October 15, 2020."Hometown: Parsippany, N.J.; High School: St. Benedict's Prep"
  60. ↑ McCray, Pam. "Syracuse-bound Tyler Ennis leads St. Benedict's Prep to 63-51 win over Montrose Christian at Hoophall Classic", The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts) , January 20, 2013. Accessed May 11, 2015.
  61. ↑ Minnick, Kevin (August 31, 2018). "After leading Woodbury to first state title, Estrada transferring to St. Benedict's". NJ.com . Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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  63. ↑ Galarcep, Ives. "Angulo will chase his dream", Herald News , May 16, 2007. "'He's one of the most talented attacking players that I've coached in 22 years,' said St. Benedict's Prep coach Rick Jacobs, who counts Ramos, Claudio Reyna and Serie A striker Gabriel Ferrari among his former players.
  64. ↑ Staff. "Fire Sign Gabriel Ferrari; Add former U.S. U-20 forward to roster", Chicago Fire Soccer Club, March 24, 2011. Accessed May 11, 2015. "Ferrari, a prized prospect out of New York, began his career at Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey before joining the New York Red Bulls youth system."
  65. ↑ Thornton, Paul. Annual Report 2005-2006 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Saint Benedict's Preparatory School. Accessed August 13, 2012.
  66. ↑ Knego, lauren. "St. Benedict’s Gyan repeats as Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year", June 18, 2024. Accessed September 29, 2025. "Ransford Gyan is ending his time at St. Benedict’s Prep with another trophy. The senior, who came to St. Benedict’s from Ghana when he was 13, was named the 2023-24 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year on Tuesday afternoon."
  67. ↑ "Geo. Hartford, Head of A&P, Dies at Age 92", The Montclair Times, September 26, 1957. Accessed January 18, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Funeral services for George Ludlum Hartford. 92, last survivor of the trio of Hartfords who became "family grocers more people than anyone else in historv, will be held this afternoon at 2:30 in the family home, 3 Crestmont Rd.... 'Mr. George,' as he was affectionately known to 145,000 coworkers in A&P, entered his father's business in 1876 at the age of 12 as a part-time helper, filling inkwells and keeping the fires going. At that time he was also attending St. Benedict's Prep School in Newark."
  68. ↑ Mallozzi, Vincent M. "U.S. Swimmer Hopes to Inspire", The New York Times , August 3, 2008. Accessed August 13, 2012. "He joined the Newark Swim Team and began standing out at St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark and with a West Orange-based club team, Metro Express."
  69. ↑ McDow, Elijah. "Belmar Joseph Concludes Promising Freshman Season", The Villanovan , November 8, 2023. Accessed November 29, 2024. "Raised in West Orange, New Jersey, Joseph’s Haitian heritage meant he was always surrounded by soccer. As a standout midfielder for Cedar Stars Bergen and St. Benedict’s Prep, Joseph was recognized for his leadership, work rate and technical ability."
  70. ↑ Wechsler, Philip. "Liddy Is Recalled As Youth in Jersey; Tenacity Recalled Average Teen-Ager Respect for Law and Order Dated Liddy's Sister Never a Ladies Man First Lieutenant in Army", The New York Times , August 27, 1973. Accessed May 11, 2011. "At a time when track was a popular sport, G. Gordon Liddy, second from the right, top, made the St. Benedict's cross-country team, winner of the state prep championship."
  71. ↑ Bondy, Stefan. "Zack Rosen and Scott Machado: from highschool teammates to combine competitors", New York Daily News , May 19, 2012. Accessed August 13, 2012. "Rosen, a native of Colonia, NJ, who attended St. Benedict's Prep, averaged 18.2 points with 5.2 assists as a senior last season. He was teammates at St. Benedict's with another projected second-round point guard at Saturday's combine, Scott Machado, the NCAA's assist leader last season for Iona."
  72. ↑ Pave, Marvin. "‘World of Difference’ BC’s Learning to Learn Program a national model for helping students adjust to challenge of college", The Boston College Chronicle , November 12, 2015. Accessed April 30, 2020. "'CTP created a community for me before I even started classes as a freshman and Dan Bunch was a mentor early-on,' said Philip McHarris ’14, who now is a McNair Scholar in his second year of doctoral studies at Yale. 'Before meeting him I knew about him because some students at BC who went to my high school [St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, NJ] talked about him. LTL was my home away from home freshman year, and while I had faith in myself, Dan always raised the bar.'"
  73. ↑ Andris Misters, Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball. Accessed November 12, 2017. "Played high school basketball at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, N.J."
  74. ↑ Havsy, Jane. "The MetroStars added four more players through Major League", Daily Record , January 26, 2006. Accessed September 29, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Houston selected St. Benedict's Prep alumnus Mpho Moloi, a midfielder from the University of Connecticut, in the first round."
  75. ↑ Murphy, Austin. "On the Periphery: Xavier Munford", Popgates, December 17, 2015. Accessed February 8, 2016. "Point guard by way of Hillside, New Jersey, Munford played for St. Benedict's Prep before making his way through the junior college system at Miami-Dade College and Iowa Western College, eventually landing at Rhode Island as a junior."
  76. ↑ Ghassan Nehme, Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball. Accessed September 29, 2025. "Spent the 2014-15 academic year as a post graduate student at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, New Jersey."
  77. ↑ Staff. "Class Notes and Milestones" Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , St. Benedict's Prep Newsletter, Summer 2012, p. 6. Accessed June 9, 2014. "John Matthews '85 wrote that Kevin O'Connor '86 of This Old House has a new book about the show Best of This Old House, which, as of September 2011, was on the Boston Globe's best seller list"
  78. ↑ Giridharadas, Anand. "Man Down", The New York Times , September 18, 2014. Accessed January 18, 2022. "Hobbs methodically reconstructs each of the worlds that made his friend: Peace’s boyhood house on Chapman Street, with its 'weedy rectangle of lawn' and 'five buckled stoop stairs'; the fiercely loving St. Benedict’s Preparatory School, where the boys sang school songs in the corridors..."
  79. ↑ "Ivy, weed and murder: The story of Robert Peace".
  80. ↑ Nate Pierre-Louis, Temple Owls men's basketball. Accessed September 29, 2025. "Also played at St. Peter's Prep and St. Benedict's"
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