Talk:Georgetown Preparatory School

PR Release

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Sexual Abuse Scandal

Should we add a section that discusses the well-publicized sexual abuse scandal? On April 11, 2005, Georgetown Prep school officials sent out a letter informing parents and alumni that Father Garrett (Gary) Orr, who had taught there for 14 years, was guilty of molesting a student. After a three year investigation by the Jesuit provincial, Fr. Orr, who was no longer involved with or living at the school, had his priestly duties suspended by the Maryland Provincial and removed from all provincially assigned duties. The investigation also unearthed details of another incident from 2003 in which a female teacher was dismissed for having affairs with two students. The story and the school's handling of the situation is discussed at length by Mark Gauvreau Judge in his memoir "God and Man at Georgetown Prep." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.143.207.97 (talk) 14:25, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

It's absolutely notable and was well-covered in reputable sources like the Washington Post. This page had been turned into a fluff PR piece by the school so I took out the "notable" alumni (the vast majority of whom were not actually notable) and put the scandal back in. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Waprin (talk • contribs) 07:11, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Constants reversion to this change without discussion is PR bot or something! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Waprin (talk • contribs) 07:17, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Prep Denied Me

for no apparent reason, i my application was denied. i got better grades than a kid in my class, and he got in just because his brother goes there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.126.50.9 (talk) 00:16, 1 March 2008 (UTC) Per the Boarding school review, Prep accepts less than 25% of its applicants. While good grades are very important, the school also reviews an applicants SSAT scores, extra-curricular activities, and sports participation. Admission is based on all of these factors, not simply on school grades. Dmchad77 (talk) 20:56, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Mario Lopez did not go to Georgetown Prep.

Did it say he did? --Awiseman 05:45, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Distance from DC

Georgetown Prep is more like 5 miles from the District of Columbia-Maryland border, not 2 miles. Should that be fixed? Mmace91 04:19, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Sure, fix it. --Awiseman 16:45, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

This school is not that good. This makes it sound like heaven on earth, for the past ten years the school has begun a much larger focus on sports instead of academics. I would know, Im a senior graduating this year, and the only kids that get into top schools are filthy rich —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.251.243.242 (talk) 22:49, 27 November 2007 (UTC) I would challenge the above assertion in three ways. First, any student that is a senior at Prep knows that this assertion is patently false. Good grades and good SAT/ACT scores are what gains any high school graduate entry into the top tier universities, and Prep is no exception to these requirements. Second, the school is strongly oriented to develop "men for others" in the Ignatian tradition. This tradition focuses on building in each Prep student the qualities of competence, conscience, courage, and compassion. While athletics play a major role in the Prep experience, the main focus is clearly on developing the whole person. Last, the Boarding School Review ranks Prep as one of the most selective high schools in the United States, which is indicative of the academic quality of the school.Dmchad77 (talk) 21:05, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

selective ≠ academic quality --71.191.243.27 (talk) 15:03, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

• indicative ≠ = Sabrebattletank (talk) 03:56, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Rivalries section

Seems like junk to me, but I'm going to keep it in the hopes that somebody will clean it up. --Awiseman 16:46, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

well, in all honesty a school cannot be gay. the students can however the actually school would not have sexual preferences —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dwight townsend-gray (talk • contribs) 16:21, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Alumni Section

removed? why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.83.249.42 (talk) 11:42, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

God and Man at Georgetown Prep?

Isn't this the school featured in the famous book "God and Man at Georgetown Prep?" The book detailed how a world famous all-boys prep school outside Washington was undermined by left-wing Jesuits and hippie teachers. The students were instructed in graphic sex ed - including abortion - by Bernie Ward (now a socialist radio talker in San Francisco) and had a bachelor party for a teacher (with a stripper present). Alcoholism was rampant, as was homosexuality in the clergy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.205.4.66 (talk) 18:50, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Selective Reporting

Some schools are better at keeping their dirty laundry in the closet. The "God & Man at Georgetown Prep" author seems to have an axe to grind -- drinking! in high school! While Sidwell Friends has had a BB coach who got too close for comfort with young students, a long time teacher charged with abusing yound boys and parents and teachers consorting to the dismay of the cuckolded husband. You won't hear muc about this -- but when the young lads of Landon show an interest in girl's their own age it's national news. Sigh.--Wapo012010 (talk) 20:28, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

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Dispute

I invite Waprin to discuss their concerns here, instead of edit warring. 331dot (talk) 12:11, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Proposed Merger

Hi I’ve proposed that the article List of Georgetown Prep alumni be merged into this article. As an alternative, the alumni section of this article could be removed somall alumn8 material goes into the other article.Mccapra (talk) 09:18, 6 January 2018 (UTC)

Could someone take pictures of the school and campus?

Could someone take pictures of the school and campus, and add them to Wikimedia Commons ?

Thank you,

Sagecandor (talk) 20:39, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Unsourced info about BLPs

Notable alumni

• John Barrymore* (d.) – Shakespearean actor and grandfather of Drew Barrymore
• Dylan Baker, ’76 – actor, best known for his role as Dr. Curt Connor in "Spider-Man 2" and "Spider-Man 3" and arcs on television series such as The Americans and Damages
• Ian Harding '05 – Actor, best known for his role as Ezra Fitz in "Pretty Little Liars"
• Mark Judge, ’83 – journalist and author
• Dennis Murphy, ’65 – Dateline NBC correspondent; winner of four Emmy Awards for excellence in news reporting
• Christopher Rose, ’78 – noted columnist for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans and Pulitzer Prize winner for his post-Katrina columns, later compiled into the national bestseller, "1 Dead in Attic"; frequent commentator for NPR's Morning Edition
• Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa – Playwright, screenwriter, and comic book writer. Also, Chief Creative Officer of Archie Comics
• Mo Rocca, '87 – comedian, writer, political satirist, and a contributor for CBS's "Sunday Morning," the host of "The Tomorrow Show" on CBSNews.com, and a panelist on NPR's "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!"
• Bill Bidwill, ’49 – owner, NFL’s Arizona Cardinals
• Roy Hibbert, ’04 – NBA center
• Chip Jenkins, '82 – Olympic Gold Medalist, 4 x 400 relay, Barcelona, Spain (1992)
• Marcus Mason, '03 – running back, Washington Redskins
• Denny McCarthy, ‘11 — PGA Golfer
• Thomas McHale* (d.) – former NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Miami Dolphins
• Markel Starks, ’10 – NBL guard, Cairns Taipans
• A. J. Wood, '91 – former NCAA Soccer All-American and Soccer America Player of the Year; 1996 Olympian and player for MLS D.C. United and the New York/New Jersey Metrostars
• Michael J. Daly, ’41 (d.) – recipient of Congressional Medal of Honor for his military valor during World War II
• Carl DeMaio, '93 – former member of the San Diego city council and candidate for the United States House of Representatives
• John Dingell, Jr., ’44 – U.S. Congressman, Democrat – Michigan; dean of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Christopher Dodd, ’62 – U.S. Senator, Democrat – Connecticut
• Thomas F. Hogan, ’56 – Chief Judge, U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
• Gilmary M. Hostage, III, '73 – general, United States Air Force, Commanding Officer of the Air Combat Command (September 2011 – October 2014)
• Douglas Harriman Kennedy, ’86 – Fox News Channel correspondent and son of Robert F. Kennedy
• Frank LoBiondo, ’64 – U.S. Congressman, Republican – New Jersey
• Grover Rees, III, '68 – U.S. Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of East Timor (2002–2009)
• Francis Rooney, ’71 – U.S. Congressman, Republican — Florida (2017 — Present); U.S. ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican) (2005-2008)
• Joseph E. Schmitz, ’74 – former Inspector General of the Department of Defense under President George W. Bush
• Mark Shriver, ’82 – former representative to the Maryland House of Delegates; vice president and managing director of U.S. programs, Save the Children
• Harry D. Train II, ’45 – retired Admiral in the United States Navy who served as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (now the Allied Command Transformation), as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (now the Joint Forces Command), and as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
• Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr., ’58 (d.) – founder and partner, Patton Boggs LLP
• David Chang, ’95 – chef/owner, Momofuku restaurants in New York City
• Paul G. Haaga, Jr., ’66 – financier, philanthropist and CEO of NPR
• Christopher Kennedy, ’82 – President, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. and son of Robert F. Kennedy
• John Dear, S.J., ’77 – peace activist, author
• Anthony Shriver, ’84 – founder and Chairman, Best Buddies International; his mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founded the Special Olympics
• Charles Gordon Zubrod, ’32 (d.) – oncologist, widely regarded as the father of modern chemotherapy

Moved from article to talk page, unsourced info about WP:BLPs. Sagecandor (talk) 14:42, 29 September 2018 (UTC)