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Fordham Preparatory School
Motto	Men For Others
Established	1841
Type	Private all-male secondary
President	Rev. Kenneth Boller, S.J.
Principal	Mr. Robert Gomprecht
Students	920
Grades	9–12
Location	The Bronx, New York, New York USA
Colors	Maroon and white
Mascot	Rams
Yearbook	Ramkin
Newspaper	Rampart
Website	www.fordhamprep.org

Fordham Preparatory School (also known as Fordham Prep) is a private Jesuit all-boys high school located in the Bronx, New York City, with an enrollment of approximately 900 students.

Contents 1 School history 2 Academics 3 Service 4 Extracurricular Activities 5 Notable Fordham Prep Alumni 6 External links

The Fordham Preparatory School was founded by the Diocese of New York in 1841 and is located on the Rose Hill Campus of Fordham University.

Fordham Prep has a rigorous humanities based curriculum which focuses on English studies, history, mathematics, the sciences, ancient and modern languages, and religion. Every student takes several of these classes a day and is expected to complete several hours of homework a night. Students are allowed to take Honors or Advanced Placement classes depending on their individual performance. All freshman students take a classical language: Latin, or Ancient Greek. As they move on to their sophomore year, the students can choose to continue with Latin or Greek, or study a modern foreign language, such as Spanish, French, Italian, or German. All students are required to take four years of English, four years of Religion, four years or three levels of any language, three years of history, three years of mathematics, and three years of science. Senior students have the choice of taking elective courses. Seniors are also required to plan and implement a senior service project at an approved site. They then reflect on their service and journal their experiences for a senior service essay to be completed at the end of the year.

Juniors and seniors have to fulfill service requirements of 15 and 70 hours per year, respectively. If a junior does not finish his 15 hours, his senior service requirement jumps to 100 hours. Some of those hours can be obtained by taking advantage of in-school service opportunities. Each summer, Fordham Prep sponsors trips called "Summer Service Immersion Trips." The destinations include Habitat for Humanity in Robbins, Tennessee, Nazareth Farm in West Virginia, and Ecuador.

Fordham Prep has many extracurricular activities for students. There are nearly forty clubs, each pertaining to a specific interest. There are clubs for students who enjoy computers, cartoons, business, coin collecting, studying marine biology, or even discussing The Simpsons. There are also clubs pertaining to specific ethnic groups, such as the Irish club, Italian club, Asian club, Kawaida club, and more. The Prep also has a successful Speech and Debate Team that represents the school in local and national tournaments including tournaments at Harvard and Yale. Fordham Prep also has a theatre and drama club, hosting two shows a year in The Leonard Theatre. Also, each year, the Prep's yearbook is created by the hard working Ramkin Staff. Undoubtedly, the students that are the most involved in the school are the members of the Speech and Debate Team, the Cast, Crew, and Pit Band of the Plays, and the Ramkin Staff. All of whom put in numerous hours in improving the quality and reputation of the school.

Fordham Prep also has a large number of athletic teams. It is a member of the CHSAA. Fordham Prep has its own practice field, track, and weight room for the students to use. In 2005, in concert with Fordham University, the back track and practice field were refurbished with MONDO and true grass respectively, vastly updating and improving the facilities. The track is now named in honor of one of the Prep's track coaches, Joe Fox. Additionally, lights were installed for the University's night time use. Fordham Prep has several competitive teams in baseball, football, soccer, ice hockey, basketball, swimming, golf, lacrosse, cross country, track and field, tennis, wrestling, bowling, and crew. The team name is the "Fordham Rams."

• Colonel Robert Gould Shaw (did not graduate) - attended for a brief time; Commanding officer of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first all African-American regiment during the American Civil War; portrayed by Matthew Broderick in the 1989 movie Glory
• Esteban Bellan (class of 1859) - first Latin American professional baseball player
• Frankie Frisch (class of 1916) - Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, also known as "The Fordham Flash," he is third all-time on the list for Series hits, behind Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle and just ahead of Joe DiMaggio.
• Arthur Daley (class of 1922) - New York Times columnist and 1956 Pulitzer Prize winner, one of only three sportswriters to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for journalism.
• Johnny Murphy (class of 1925) - former New York Yankees pitcher who appeared in a total of eight World Series games, pitched 16.1 innings, and had an E.R.A. of 1.10.
• Malcolm Wilson (class of 1929) - Lieutenant Governor and Governor of New York.
• George Stirnwiess (class of 1936) - former second baseman for the New York Yankees who also was the American League batting champion in 1945.
• Robert Abplanalp (class of 1939) - inventor of aerosol valve, Founder of Precision Valve Corporation. It was Mr. Abplanalp who saved the school when its capital debt threatened to close it in 1978.
• Vin Scully (class of 1944) - baseball announcer in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Radio Hall of Fame, American Sportscasters Hall of Fame. He has been broadcasting Dodger games, first in Brooklyn and then in Los Angeles, since 1950.
• Theodore Cardinal McCarrick (class of 1949) - Archbishop of Washington D.C.
• Donnie Walsh (class of 1958) - President and CEO of the Indiana Pacers
• Mario Gabelli (class of 1961) - CEO and Founder of Gabelli Asset Management
• William P. Magee (class of 1962) - Co-founder Operation Smile
• Sgt. Robert C. Murray (class of 1964) - posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Vietnam War.
• Joseph Moglia (class of 1968) - CEO of Ameritrade Inc.
• Tim Brosnan (class of 1976) - Executive Vice President for Business for Major League Baseball
• Robert Hackett (class of 1977) - silver medalist in swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal

• Official Website
• Fordham Preparatory School at greatschools.net

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Institutional Constituent Members Arrupe Jesuit High School (CO) • Bellarmine College Preparatory (CA) • Bellarmine Preparatory School (WA) • Boston College High School (MA) • Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (IN) • Brophy College Preparatory (AZ) • Canisius High School (NY) • Cheverus High School (ME) • Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola (PR) • Creighton Preparatory School (NE) • Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (IL) • De Smet Jesuit High School (MO) • Fairfield College Preparatory School (CT) • Fordham Preparatory School (NY) • Georgetown Preparatory School (MD) • Gonzaga College High School (DC) • Gonzaga Preparatory High School (Spokane) (WA) • Jesuit College Preparatory School (Dallas) (TX) • Jesuit High School (New Orleans) (LA) • Jesuit High School (Portland) (OR) • Jesuit High School (Sacramento) (CA) • Jesuit High School of Tampa (FL) • Loyola Academy (IL) • Loyola Blakefield (MD) • Loyola High School (MI) • Loyola High School of Los Angeles (CA) • Loyola School (NY) • Marquette University High School (WI) • McQuaid Jesuit High School (NY) • Red Cloud Indian School (SD) • Regis High School (New York) (NY) • Regis Jesuit High School (CO) • Rockhurst High School (MO) • St. Ignatius College Prep (IL) • St. Ignatius College Preparatory (CA) • St. Ignatius High School (OH) • St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy (OH) • St. Joseph's Preparatory School (PA) • St. Louis University High (MO) • St. Peter's Preparatory School (NJ) • St. Xavier High School (Cincinnati) (OH) • Scranton Preparatory School (PA) • Seattle Preparatory School (WA) • Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (TX) • University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy (MI) • Verbum Dei High School (CA) • Walsh Jesuit High School (OH) • Xavier High School (NY) Institutional Associate Members Belen Jesuit Preparatory School • Loyola High School (Montreal) • St. Bonaventure's (St. John's, Newfoundland) • St. John's College (Belize) • St. Paul's High School (Winnipeg) • St. Ignatius High School (Haiti) • Xavier High School (Micronesia)