St. Joseph's Prep

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The WSJP student broadcasting team had a wonderful trip traveling to Cleveland to cover Prep Football:

Thanks to Prep Trustee Nick Howley ‘70 and the Lake Erie Crushers, the crew got the chance to go behind the scenes of a minor league baseball team, including meeting the team’s president and broadcaster and watching him do an inning from the booth.

Again, thanks to Mr. Howley and the , the crew got a chance to meet a PR professional and tour the studios at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Thanks to St. Joseph's Prep Football, the crew went to watch team practice at the Browns Training Complex and then broadcast a season preview show live from Pinstripes during the annual team dinner.

Finally, the game! Prep Football’s season opener vs. St. Edward’s in Lakewood, Ohio.

Thank you to Athletics, Football, and Student Activities for this incredible opportunity.

Check out the preseason preview and game broadcast at www.YouTube.com/.

Video: https://www.stedwardeagles.com/about/watch-live-broadcasts/

Audio: WSJP www.YouTube.com/

Step 1 | Game 1

📍First Federal Lakewood Stadium | Lakewood, Ohio
🆚 St. Edward’s (Ohio)
🕑 2pm
🎥 WSJP | MaxPreps

Prep trustee Nick Howley ‘70 spoke to the Football Team after their practice at the Browns Training Center today. Howley, a former football captain and all Catholic player, lives in Cleveland and is one of the school’s biggest supporters.

Nick told his Prep brothers that it takes more than talent for success: “you have to use your smarts and you have to work hard. That is the recipe.”

He ended with “beat St. Ed’s and Go Prep!”

Thank you to Kevin Stefanski ‘00 for allowing Prep Football to practice at the Browns Training Facility in Berea today before the team’s game vs. St. Edward’s.

Great to see our young alumni staying connected to their Prep and their Prep brothers!

We love working with our friends at Gesu School on all things but especially this great back to school celebration!

Last night we hosted and families at our annual BBQ and Night at the Phillies. We can’t wait to welcome them to campus next Tuesday!

Today we welcomed faculty and staff back with a day of recollection. This summer, all were encouraged to send in a photo that reflects how they live the Jesuits’ Universal Apostolic Preferences. Today, we discussed those photos and the stories behind them. We talked about the journeys that all at the Prep are on, including the students we will be seeing next week. Continuing the journey theme, the group broke off for Emmaus Walks around the neighborhood. In addition, Fr. Surovick celebrated Mass for all in the Church of the Gesu.

Faculty/Staff meetings continue tomorrow and Thursday before we welcome freshmen next Tuesday and the remainder of the students on Wednesday. We look forward to getting the 2024-25 school year going!

Game Week!

📍First Federal Lakewood Stadium | Lakewood, Ohio
🆚 St. Edward’s High School
🕑 2pm

With many colleges and universities getting started this week, we want to wish our Prep Hawks well as they start a new academic year. We especially are thinking of as they begin their college careers!

Over the weekend, Religious Studies Teacher Mr. Bill Kuncken, a graduate student at Villanova University, ran into Nick Villari '24 at Villanova’s Mission & Ministry Fair.

Prep Community Night at the Phillies
Tuesday, September 24

All members of the Prep Community (students, parents, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends) are invited to this night to gather as a Prep Family and cheer on the Phillies as they play the Cubs.

Choose seats on the Scoreboard Porch (Sections 241-245) to join the Prep group. Though the link will continue to be live, after Saturday, August 24 tickets in the Prep's section will be open to others in the general public!

St. Joe's Prep Community Night | Philadelphia Phillies The Official Site of Major League Baseball

We are looking forward to tomorrow and working with our friends at Gesu School to get these much-needed backpacks and school supplies into the hands of students who need them!

All Gesu families are welcome to join us tomorrow, Saturday, August 24 from 11am – 1pm for our 5th annual Community Back-to-School Celebration! Join Gesu School and our friends at St. Joseph's Prep for an afternoon of fun in our North Philly neighborhood. Enjoy food and drinks, a school supply giveaway while supplies last, games, and more! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at the St. Joseph’s Prep Plaza, at 1733 W. Girard Ave., Philadelphia 19130!

In honor of the local Council Rock Newtown team's participation in this year's , we wanted to share a tidbit about longtime religious studies teacher Jim McGlynn: little "Jimmy" was a pitcher for the Upper Darby All-Stars in the 1956 LLWS. He even appeared in Sports Illustrated!

https://www.littleleague.org/history/world-series/rosters/year-1956/

Prep Golf got our fall season underway with wins over Roman and Judge.

In the win over Judge, senior captains Declan McLane and Christian Dawley both posted two over par rounds of 36 today on the tricky front 9 at the Union League course. Their score of 36 was the low round on the day for either team. Junior John Diamond and freshman Judd Fletcher both posted 3 over par rounds of 37. Sophomore Greg Kriz finished at 39 while sophomore Charlie Crossed and Paul Henkels both shot 42 to round out the scoring for the Prep team.

Today, Fr. Surovick celebrated Mass in the Chapel for summer staff in honor of the Solemnity of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary.

Fall sports are underway. Football and soccer at Brady Field this week. Golf starts with matches against Roman and Judge.

DYK: St. Joseph’s Prep has a pollinator garden that was been declared a Certified Schoolyard Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation? The garden was planted by and cared for by the Environmental Science Club.

Check out our monthly alumni newsletter, this month featuring Bakari award winner Brandon Sanders '18 and first-time screenplay writer Peter McGrath '61 P '01.

Prep history teacher Leo Vaccaro '05 presented a talk in the spring at the American Catholic Historical Society about his research of St. Joseph's Church, College, Prep, and Hospital during the Civil War. (Video of the talk available at the link)



From AMCHS.org: "We had a spectacular turnout for our May 7 lecture, with more than fifty people in attendance at the house and an equal number online. Mr. Leo Vaccaro, a history teacher at St. Joseph’s Prep, shared his fascinating research on St. Joseph’s church, prep, and hospital during the Civil War."

https://amchs.org/event-recap-st-josephs-philadelphia-during-the-civil-war/

Prep alumnus Brendan Quinn '01 wrote a wonderful essay about the impact of the 2024 Olympics for The Athletic/New York Times.

Merci, Paris: We needed these Olympics In the end, against what so many thought Paris 2024 would or wouldn't be, these Olympics delivered on the largest scale.

Congratulations Michael!

We had another successful Prep U Summer Program as welcomed rising 7th and 8th grade boys and girls to our three-week program. Friendships were made and lessons were learned. We loved having and on campus and can't wait to see them again for events in the fall, including at Open House on October 20.

Album: www.PrepPics.com

Prep parents, alumni, and friends gathered for the annual Prep at the Shore in Avalon last week. We love having our Prep family gathered! President John Marinacci offered a toast to the school and Alumni President Brian Cattie '75 thanked the crowd for attending. It was a great night for the Prep down the shore!

Album: www.preppics.com

Happy Feast of St. Ignatius!