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Saint Peter's Preparatory School
Location
144 Grand Street
"Grand and Warren"
Jersey City
,
Hudson County
,
New Jersey
07302
United States
40°42′57″N 74°2′24″W / 40.71583°N 74.04000°W
Information
School type Private, College-preparatory, Day
Motto Latin: Sub Umbra Petri
("Under the Shadow of Peter")
Latin: Ad majorem dei gloriam
("For the greater glory of God")
Men for Others
Religious affiliations Roman Catholic
(Jesuits)
Patron saint Saint Peter
Established April 3, 1872
Founder Jesuits
School district Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
CEEB code 310645
NCES School ID 00862187[1]
President Michael A. Gomez[2]
Principal Christopher Caulfield[3]
Faculty 76.3 FTEs[1]
Grades 9–12
Gender Boys
Enrollment 863 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 11.3:1[1]
Campus type Urban
Colors Maroon
Silver
Song "Pride and Glory" to the tune of "An Old Fashioned Garden"
Fight song "A Peter's Team" to the tune of "You're a Grand Old Flag"
Athletics conference Hudson County Interscholastic League (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Sports Baseball, Basketball, Crew, Cross Country, Fencing, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Indoor Track & Field, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling
Mascot The Marauder
Team name Marauders
Rival Seton Hall Preparatory School[4]
Accreditation New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
Test average 1260 (SAT), 28 (ACT)[5]
Publication Prep Magazine[6]
Literama (literary magazine)[7]
Newspaper The Petroc[7]
Yearbook Petrean[7]
Endowment $51 million
School fees $1,300 (2025–26)[8]
Tuition $24,551 (2025–26)[8]
Website spprep.org

Saint Peter's Preparatory School (also known as Saint Peter's Prep or simply Prep) is an independent, preparatory, and all-male day school located in Jersey City, in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Archdiocese of Newark.[9] Founded in 1872 by the Jesuits, it is operated as part of the Jesuit East Province.[10] The school has been accredited by the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.[11]

Students enroll from counties in Central and Northern New Jersey, as well as from nearby New York City. The school has a faculty of 83 that includes two Jesuits, 71 lay teachers, and 10 counselors, seven of whom work on college placement. Tuition for the 2025–26 school year is $24,551, while mandatory fees total $1,300.[8]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 863 students and 76.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. The school's student body was 45.4% (392) White, 26.3% (227) Hispanic, 11.5% (99) Asian, 9.7% (84) Black 6.6% (57) two or more races and 0.5% (4) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander.[1]

History

Origins

Saint Peter's Prep was established in the Paulus Hook section of Jersey City as a department within Saint Peter's College (since renamed as Saint Peter's University) by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 3, 1872. Along with the Preparatory department were the Collegiate and Grammar departments. As a school for young men, Saint Peter's opened in September 1878 with seventy-one students in the Preparatory department. Academic degrees were first conferred in June 1889. At this time the only building on the campus was Shalloe Hall at 144 Grand Street. Mulry Hall, on the corner of Grand and Warren Streets, was built around the turn of the century as a local social club, before being acquired by the school.

Separation from the college

In 1918 Jesuit Superiors decided to close the college division in order to focus more attention on other universities in the Northeast. It remained closed until 1930; during this time, however, the Preparatory division remained open. The college division reopened in another location in 1930 and in 1936 settled at its current location. The college and Preparatory departments were officially incorporated separately on February 10, 1955. Although Saint Peter's College has not been located at 144 Grand for over eighty years, at an entrance to the original building, Shalloe Hall, a window pane above the door still reads "Saint Peter's College."

Recent history

On June 22, 2009, the board of trustees voted unanimously to approve phase one of the Campus Master Plan.[12]

The remaining phases of the Master Plan were to be approved by the Board once funding for the remainder of the project was secured. Prep introduced a campaign, "Imagine: The Fund for Saint Peter's Prep," for the financing of the Master Plan projects. Total gifts, as of September 29, 2010, were over $13.6 million.[13]

Hogan Hall was renovated in summer 2017,[14] and renovation of Mulry Hall was completed soon after.

To commemorate its sesquicentennial anniversary, a statue of Saint Peter was revealed at the start of the 2022–2023 school year during the school's annual Mass of the Holy Spirit. Designed and created by sculptor Brian Hanlon, the statue depicts a young Peter and "represents us: imperfect and imperfect-able, someone with the entire world in front of him.” The statue is situated at the intersection of York and Warren Streets.[15]

Athletics

The St. Peter's Prep Marauders[16] compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic League, which is composed of public and private high schools in Hudson County, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[17] The school's teams wear maroon and white.[16] With 1,416 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public A for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 381 to 1,454 in that grade range (equivalent to Group IV for public schools).[18] The football team competes in the National Blue division of the North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league.[19][20] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Non-Public Group A (equivalent to Group III/IV/V for public schools) for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 738 to 1,404 students.[21]

Saint Peter's offers 18 sports and 38 teams, including football, soccer, cross country, basketball, bowling, fencing, indoor track, wrestling, swimming, ice hockey, baseball, golf, volleyball, outdoor track, lacrosse, tennis, and rugby.[16]

The boys basketball team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1949 (against runner-up Trenton Catholic High School in the playoff final), 1951-1953 (vs. Trenton Catholic all three years), 1954 (vs. St. Peter of New Brunswick), 1955 (vs, Trenton Catholic), 1956 (vs. St. Peter of New Brunswick) and 1959 (vs. Trenton Catholic). The program's eight state group titles are tied for seventh-most in the state and the streak of six state titles from 1951 to 1956 is the second longest.[22] In front of a crowd of 2,000 at the Dillon Gymnasium at Princeton University, the 1956 team won its sixth consecutive Parochial A state title with a 65–48 win against New Brunswick's St. Peter in the championship game.[23]

The boys track team won the Non-Public Group A spring / outdoor track state championship in 1952 and 1953.[24]

The ice hockey team won the Handchen Cup in 1986.[25] In the 2006–2007 season, they advanced to the final round after defeating Christian Brothers Academy 2–0. They played St. Augustine College Preparatory School in the NJSIAA championship, but fell 3–1.[26]

The football team won the NJSIAA Non-Public A North state sectional championship in 1989 and in Non-Public Group IV in 1994 and 2005, 2014 and 2019.[27] In 1994, the Saint Peter's Prep football team finished the season with an 11–0 record was ranked 6th in the nation by USA Today after upsetting top-ranked Bergen Catholic High School with a 26–24 win in the Non-Public Group IV championship game at Giants Stadium.[28][29] The team won the 2005 Non-Public Group IV state championship defeating Don Bosco Prep 22–15.[30] Saint Peters won the Non-Public Group IV championship in 2014, with a win over Paramus Catholic High School.[31] The team won the 2019 Non-Public Group IV title at MetLife Stadium with a 21–14 win against Don Bosco Preparatory High School.[32]

Prep has one of the most successful football organizations in New Jersey. On September 14, 2007, coach Rich Hansen surpassed coach Bill Cochrane as the all-time most-winning coach in Prep history, and was honored in a pre-game ceremony on September 28 against Bergen Catholic High School that was nationally televised on ESPNU. Coach Hansen set a record in the 2007 year, winning 70 consecutive HCIAA games.[33]

On November 17, 2007, the Marauders beat Bergen Catholic by a score of 41–7.[34] This victory advanced Prep to its third state sectional championship game in three years, all of which have been against Don Bosco Preparatory High School. On December 2, 2007, the Marauders played Don Bosco Prep again, and lost 42–14 in the Non-Public, Group IV sectional championship game.[35] This was the third consecutive state championship game in which the two met, with Don Bosco winning two of three.

The wrestling team won the Non-Public A North state sectional championship in 2000 and 2001.[36]

The Saint Peter's Prep volleyball team achieved 100 consecutive wins in Hudson County in 2006, but ended the winning streak at the county championships against Bayonne High School that same year. It has consistently been ranked among the top ten teams of the state of New Jersey. The team won the 2007 Boys Volleyball - North state sectional championship over Bayonne High School (25-17, 25–20).[37] The team moved on to play for the NJSIAA overall state championship on June 8, 2007, against East Brunswick High School,[38] falling 25–21, 25–22.[39]

The Prep basketball team won the 2008 Hudson County Coviello Division Championship by defeating #2 seeded Union Hill by a score of 48–47. In the process they pulled off "upsets" against #1 seeded Bayonne, 79–76 in overtime, and #5 seeded Emerson in the 2nd round, 71–55. This marked the first time the #8 seed won the tournament.

The swimming team has won over three dozen county titles, holds the majority of Hudson County's swim records, and Prep swimmers and divers have accounted for more titles than any other team in the past 30 years.[40] The team drew attention throughout the state in 2011 when beloved senior swimmer, B.J. Giannone, collapsed and died at a swim meet at Saint Peter's College (now Saint Peter's University).[41] The team took on NJ #7 Scotch Plains, the school which Giannone's girlfriend swam for, only 3 days after his death. The crowd set unofficial records for attendance at a regular-season New Jersey high school dual meet. The team also wore sweatshirts printed with the number 20.67, the time that the official score board malfunctioned to in the 50 freestyle on B.J.'s last individual race on the night of his death.[42] The saying "Live Like B.J." become popular among teammates, family, and friends, and some members of that team took to wearing bracelets with the saying.[43] Giannone's memory was memorialized in 2013 with the creation of the annual B.J. Giannone Award for "embodying the spirit and camaraderie of B.J." Junior and team captain, Matt Jasko, who was a freshman on the team at the time of B.J.'s death, was the first to receive the honor.[44] In 2014 the team won its 40th county title and finished ranked 8th in the state.[45]

The Saint Peter's Prep Crew team is led by Coach Alex Canale. In 2013, the JV 4+ took first place at Stotesbury Cup Regatta, the largest high school regatta in the world.[46] The team also won the SRAA National Championship Regatta and placed second at the Garden State championships. Along with the JV 4+, other Prep boats have succeeded in many regattas. In 2023, the Mens Sr 8+ placed 1st at the Garden State Scholastic Championships.[47] This marked first state championship in program history. In 2024, the Saint Peter's Prep Freshman 8+ won 1st place at the SRAA Nationals in Pennsauken, NJ after previously taking gold at the Mid-Atlantic Championships.

The fencing team won the overall state championship in 2017 and 2018, and was sabre team winner in 2017.[48] In 2017, the Saint Peter's Prep fencing team defeated Columbia High School 16–11 to win the state championship, the second Prep team to win a state championship after the football team.[49]

The soccer team won the Hudson County Tournament championships in 1976-1978, 1992-1994, 2001, 2005, 2011-2013, 2019 (defeating Kearny High School by a score of 2-1 in the finals) and[50] 2023 (2-1 vs. Kearny).[51]

Campus ministry

Christian service

At Prep, each year of study includes a service requirement:[52]

  • First-year – 5 hours: fulfilled through the mandatory day of service.
  • Second-year – 15 hours: fulfilled through Prep-sponsored activities or direct service.[53]
  • Third-year – 60 hours: fulfilled through an immersion trip or direct service.[54]

Seniors are not required to complete any service hours.

At the end of the second year, students may participate in a summer immersion trip, typically lasting one week. Past trips have included California, West Virginia, Camden, and the New York metropolitan area.

In the summer of 2007, the school introduced a senior service immersion experience in New Orleans. This program was continued in August 2008 as Prep sent 16 students and four faculty members to Covington, Louisiana to work with Habitat for Humanity.

The summer of 2009 saw the introduction of the school's first international service trip. Ten rising juniors and seniors, along with two faculty members, traveled to the Working Boys' Center in Quito, Ecuador.[55] The group updated a blog with reflections and experiences throughout the trip.[56]

Social justice issues

Starting in 1998, Prep has hosted an annual Arrupe Lecture, named after the former Superior General of the Society of Jesus Pedro Arrupe, on a social justice topic. From 1998 through 2008 this entailed a one-time lecture on such various topics as Jewish-Christian relations, the death penalty, and urban poverty.[57] In 2009, under the direction of then-campus minister Ryan Heffernan, the program took a new direction, becoming a week-long program focused on social justice issues.[58]

Prep also sends a delegation annually to Fort Benning, Georgia, to protest the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC, formerly the School of the Americas - SOA), which was implicated in the training of mainly Latin American military officers who later committed human rights violations in their home country, including the murder of six Jesuits in El Salvador.

Notable alumni

  • Nick Acocella (1943–2020), political journalist and author[59]
  • Mark Armstrong (born 2004), basketball player for the Long Island Nets[60]
  • Lawrence Babbio Jr. (class of 1962), former CEO of Verizon Wireless Corporation, now CEO of ADC Telecommunications[61][62]
  • Charles Beirne, S.J. (1938–2010, class of 1956), former president of Le Moyne College (2000–2007)[63]
  • George Blaney (born 1939), former player for the New York Knicks, who was Head Basketball Coach at Seton Hall and Holy Cross, and was Assistant Coach at UConn[64]
  • Philip Bosco (1930-2018), Tony Award-winning actor (Broadway and Hollywood)[65][66]
  • Roger Breslin (1937–2025), attorney who served as Prosecutor of Bergen County, New Jersey from 1977 to 1982[67]
  • Charles J. Catrillo (1945-2004), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 32nd Legislative District from 1986 to 1988[68]
  • Nicholas Chiaravalloti (born 1972, class of 1990), politician who represents the 31st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly[69]
  • Joe Dailey, American football coach who is the wide receivers coach for the Boston College Eagles football team[70]
  • Edward M. Daly (born 1965, class of 1983), four-star general in the United States Army who serves as the 20th commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command[71]
  • Myles Davis (born 1993), former college basketball player who played guard for the Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team[72]
  • Jerry DeFuccio (1925–2001, class of 1943), editor of Mad magazine[73][74]
  • James P. Dugan (1929–2021), former member of the New Jersey Senate who served as chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee[75]
  • Will Durant (1885–1981), author of The Story of Civilization and The Story of Philosophy[76]
  • Minkah Fitzpatrick (born 1996; class of 2015), football defensive back for the Alabama Crimson Tide and current defensive back for the Miami Dolphins[77]
  • Thomas Fleming (1927-2017, class of 1945), military historian and historical novelist[62][78]
  • John Walter Flesey (born 1942), Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark[79]
  • Najee Glass (born 1994; class of 2012), sprinter[80]
  • Kai Gray (born 1997), professional gridiron football defensive back who has played for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League[81]
  • Jim Hannan (1940–2024), former major league baseball pitcher[82][83]
  • Edward J. Hart (1893–1961; class of 1909), politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 to 1955[84]
  • Greg Herenda (born 1961; class of 1979), former head coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team[85]
  • Will Hill (born 1990; class of 2008), NFL safety who played for the New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens[86]
  • Jon Hilliman (born 1995; class of 2014), running back who played for the New York Giants[87]
  • Bob Hurley (born 1947; class of 1965), former head basketball coach at St. Anthony High School and 2010 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee[88][89]
  • Edward H. Hynes (born 1946), politician who served two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly[90]
  • Rashawn Jackson (born 1987, class of 2005), professional football player for the Carolina Panthers and Oakland Raiders[4]
  • Ken Jennings (born 1947), actor[91]
  • John V. Kelly (1926–2009), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly[92]
  • George A. Krol (born 1956), former United States Ambassador to Belarus and current United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan[93]
  • Donald Landry (class of 1972), scientist who is Chair of the Department of Medicine at Columbia University and Physician-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Irving Medical Center[94]
  • Nathan Lane (born 1956, class of 1974), actor[95][96]
  • Ed Martin (born 1970), politician who served as chair of the Missouri Republican Party and who served briefly as the interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia[97]
  • Dennis McCort (born 1941), literary scholar, translator and novelist[98]
  • Paolo Montalban (born 1973), actor and singer best known for his performance in the 1997 Disney television film, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella as Prince Christopher[99]
  • Mickey Murtagh (1904-1993), professional American football player who played offensive lineman for seven seasons for the New York Giants[100]
  • Jack Nies (born 1937), former NBA referee[101]
  • Michael Noriega (born 1978, class of 1995), associate justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey since 2023[102]
  • RJ Oben (born 2001), football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League[103][104]
  • Liam O'Brien (born 1976; class of 1994), voice actor[105]
  • Edward T. O'Connor Jr. (born 1942), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 2002, representing the 31st Legislative District[106]
  • Tommy O'Keefe (1928–2015), former NBA basketball player, who later coached the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team[107]
  • Kyle Palmieri (born 1991), NHL right winger for the New York Islanders[108]
  • Bill Perkins (born 1969), hedge fund manager[109]
  • Nate Pierre-Louis (born 1998), professional basketball player for the Valley Suns of the NBA G League[110]
  • James Reuter (1916–2012, class of 1934), Jesuit Catholic priest who lived in the Philippines[111]
  • Ronald Roberts (born 1991), professional basketball player who played for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League[112]
  • John Rowe (born 1944), former chairman and chief executive officer of Aetna[113]
  • Joseph Russoniello (born 1941), two-term U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California and former dean of San Francisco Law School[114]
  • Rye Coalition, band founded by alumni Dave Leto, Ralph Cuseglio, and Jon Gonnelli[115]
  • Cody Simon (born 2002), American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals[116]
  • Thomas F. X. Smith (1928–1996), Mayor of Jersey City from 1977 to 1981[117]
  • Mark Sullivan (1911–2001), justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1973 to 1981[118]
  • Dick Tarrant (born 1928), head men's basketball coach at the University of Richmond from 1981 to 1993[119]
  • Frank William Towey Jr. (1895-1979), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1937 to 1939[120]
  • Timothy Verdon (born 1946, class of 1964), Roman Catholic priest and art historian who specializes in Christian sacred art[121]
  • Elnardo Webster (born 1969), former NFL linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers[122]
  • Brandon Wimbush (born 1996, class of 2015), quarterback who played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team[123]

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  59. Back to citation Johnson, Brent. "Longtime Politifax editor and N.J. politics expert Nick Acocella dies at 77", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 22, 2020. Accessed March 6, 2023. "After graduating from St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, Acocella went to LaSalle College in Philadelphia and spent a year studying abroad in Vienna, Austria."
  60. Back to citation Ragozzino, Joe. "South Orange resident and Villanova University-bound Mark Armstrong enjoys stellar hoops career at Saint Peter’s Prep", Essex News Daily, April 14, 2022. Accessed May 4, 2025. "Next season, the Wildcats will be getting one of the top players in the country in Mark Armstrong, a 6-foot-2 point guard from South Orange. Armstrong, who signed with Villanova in November, completed a stellar career at Saint Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, becoming the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,776 points."
  61. Back to citation Chiu, David. "Former Prep students enter its 'Hall of Fame'", The Jersey Journal, May 4, 2006. Accessed October 26, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "The Professional Achievement inductees - those who have achieved highly in their professions - are: Lawrence Babbio, '62, vice chairman and president of Verizon; Philip Bosco, '48, actor, Thomas Fleming, '45, author, historian; Robert Hurley, '65, basketball coach at St. Anthony High School, Jersey City; and Donald Landry, M.D., '72, professor of medicine at Columbia University."
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  63. Back to citation "Rev. Charles J. Beirne, S.J., '56, Dies" Archived May 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Saint Peter's Preparatory School, April 14, 2010. Accessed January 5, 2012. "Rev. Charles J. Beirne, S.J., '56, retired president of LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY, and Fordham University professor, has died."
  64. Back to citation George Blaney, Basketball-Reference. Accessed July 9, 2018. "High School: Saint Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City, New Jersey"
  65. Back to citation Q&A with Philip Bosco, interview dated October 15, 2006.
  66. Back to citation Rohan, Virginia. "Seasoned star -- A distinctive voice helps make Haworth's Philip Bosco a frequent face in the cast", The Record, November 14, 2007. Accessed July 26, 2016. "It was at St. Peter's Prep High School in Jersey City that Bosco met his mentor, a retired actor named James Marr."
  67. Back to citation "Roger W. Breslin, Jr., Esq.", The Star-Ledger, January 19, 2025. Accessed August 12, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Roger attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, St. Peter’s Preparatory in Jersey City, NJ; (1955) University of Notre Dame, (1959)."
  68. Back to citation Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1986, p. 273. Accessed August 4, 2019. "Charles J. Catrillo, Rep., Jersey City - Assemblyman Catrillo was born in Jersey City Aug. 13, 1945. He attended St. John's School and St. Peter's Prep."
  69. Back to citation "Class Notes: The '90s", p. 59, Prep Magazine, Fall 2016. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Nick Chiaravalloti, '90 represents District 31 (Bayonne and Jersey City) in the New Jersey State Assembly."
  70. Back to citation Morris, Tim. "It’s Nebraska for Dailey, St. Peter’s Prep standout", CentralJersey.com, February 26, 2003. Accessed November 19, 2022. "However, after being courted by several big-time Division I football programs, it didn’t take long for Freehold Township’s Joe Dailey to discover after visiting the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, that he and the Cornhuskers were a perfect fit. Dailey, the all-state quarterback of Union County powerhouse St. Peter’s Prep of Jersey City, signed his letter of intent to Nebraska earlier this month."
  71. Back to citation Baer, Marilyn. "From Jersey City kid to four-star general; Edward M. Daly takes command of 190,000-person workforce", The Hudson Reporter, July 9, 2020. Accessed July 12, 2020. "Daly, a 1983 alumnus of St. Peter’s Preparatory School and a 1987 alumnus of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, said education has been key to opening doors for him."
  72. Back to citation 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."
  73. Back to citation The Prep We Remember; Looking Back at 125 Years of "Pride & Glory", St. Peter's Preparatory School. Accessed July 17, 2019.
  74. Back to citation Stromberg, Robert. "Jersey City Man Enjoys His Life in a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", The Jersey Journal, March 26, 1969. Accessed May 4, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Few of us get to live out our childhood fantasies. Jerry DeFuccio of 12 Duncan Ave., Jersey City, and 485 Madison Ave., New York, the home of Mad Magazine, is one of those fortunate few.... The former St. Peter's Prep, St. Peter's College and Fordham University student first started writing at the prep school by composing compositions for members of the school's football team - 35 cents an epic."
  75. Back to citation Aron, Michael. Interview with James P. Dugan Archived July 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Eagleton Institute of Politics Center on the American Governor at Rutgers University, February 27, 2008. Accessed July 22, 2019. "Q: Did you go to public or parochial school? James P. Dugan: I went to parochial grammar school, and I went to St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, a Jesuit prep school, which I always preface, or I always continue the many descriptions of St. Peter's Prep as the best learning experience I ever had."
  76. Back to citation The Life of Will Durant, Will Durant Foundation. Accessed June 7, 2007. "His teachers were nuns, and he practiced his religion so fervently that no one doubted that he would become a priest. In 1900 he entered St. Peter's Academy and College in Jersey City, where his teachers were Jesuits, and, one of these, Father McLaughlin, urged him to enter the Jesuit Order following his graduation in 1907."
  77. Back to citation Bernstein, Jason. "College Football National Championship: St. Peter's alum Minkah Fitzpatrick turning heads at Alabama", The Jersey Journal, January 8, 2016. Accessed July 26, 2016. "It didn't take long in Minkah Fitzpatrick's freshman year at St. Peter's Prep for coach Rich Hansen to see that he had a special talent on his hands.... Since then, Fitzpatrick, an Old Bridge native, has had a special freshman season for the Crimson Tide."
  78. Back to citation Mota, Caitlin. "N.J. author influenced by Jersey City politics dies at 90", The Jersey Journal, July 26, 2017. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Fleming was born in Jersey City in 1927. He graduated from St. Peter's Prep, spent one year serving in the United States Navy, and then attended Fordham University where he graduated in 1950, according to his online biography."
  79. Back to citation "Bishop Flesey", Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed July 9, 2018. "He attended St. Aedan’s Grammar School and St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, graduated from St. Peter’s College with a BA in History in 1964, and attended Immaculate Conception Seminary until 1969, when he was ordained."
  80. Back to citation Bernstein, Jason. "University of Florida track star, St. Peter's Prep alumnus Najee Glass wants national title for his birthday", The Jersey Journal, June 9, 2015. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Najee Glass wants gold for his birthday. The University of Florida standout and St. Peter's Prep graduate turns 21 on Friday, a day that could potentially be the biggest of his accomplished track career."
  81. Back to citation Kai Gray, Rutgers Scarlet Knights football. Accessed November 13, 2023. "Hometown: Newark, N.J. High school: St. Peter's Prep"
  82. Back to citation Jim Hannan, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed July 26, 2016.
  83. Back to citation Hague, Jim. "Fine night for Prep Hall of Famers" Archived July 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The Hudson Reporter, May 17, 2005. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Hannan spent 10 years in the big leagues, after beginning his baseball career in Jersey City, attending St. Peter's Prep. Last week, Hannan's trip down memory lane included a stop back in his hometown, when he was among 19 former great athletes and coaches honored in the inaugural class of the St. Peter's Prep Athletic Hall of Fame at the induction dinner at Puccini's in Jersey City."
  84. Back to citation "New 'Dies Committee' Head Urges 'Sane, Sober, Impartial' Hearings', Piqua Daily Call, January 25, 1945. accessed July 9, 2018. "Following his Jersey City grammar school days Hart attended St. Peters prep school and college and received a law degree from Georgetown University law School in Washington, D. C."
  85. Back to citation Hague, Jim. "Tasty Tidbits: North Bergen native Herenda tabbed as new FDU hoops coach; Union City baseball team recovers from slow start", The Hudson Reporter, April 28, 2013. Accessed March 29, 2016. "Herenda, who grew up in North Bergen, playing basketball at St. Peter's Prep and later Merrimack College, said that it was tough to leave Lowell."
  86. Back to citation Wilson, Aaron. "Talented Will Hill determined, again, to stay out of trouble", The Baltimore Sun, December 11, 2014. Accessed March 29, 2016. "Hill was a blue-chip recruit at St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, N.J., and an All-American player before signing with Florida."
  87. Back to citation Stapleton, Art. "Jon Hilliman: How the New Jersey native went from being an NFL long shot to the NY Giants", The Record, September 27, 2019. Accessed April 2, 2021. "Raised in Plainfield, Hilliman was essentially born into Big Apple football. He was a varsity star at St. Peter's Prep, but before that, while playing Pop Warner youth ball, he attended summer camps at Rutgers and idolized iconic Scarlet Knights such as twins Devin and Jason McCourty, Ray Rice and Brian Leonard."
  88. Back to citation Coach Bob Hurley - Induction into NJ Hall of Fame, Saint Anthony High School. May 11, 2012. Accessed February 23, 2013. "A Jersey City native, Robert Hurley Sr. played high school basketball at St. Peter's Prep, Jersey City, N.J."
  89. Back to citation Hague, Jim. "In company of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird Legendary JC Coach Hurley talks about Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction", The Hudson Reporter, August 22, 2010. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Hurley himself grew up in Jersey City. He was born and raised in the Greenville section, attending St. Paul the Apostle School, St. Peter's Prep, and St. Peter's College."
  90. Back to citation Lynch, James. "The Cost of Energy: What's The Answer", The New York Times, January 7, 1979. Accessed July 17, 2019. "Born in Teaneck and raised to Maywood, Mr. Hynes attend St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City — "half the politicians in New Jersey went there, it seems" — riding three buses for the 15-mile trip from his home."
  91. Back to citation Janiga, Bruce. "Side by Side with Ken Jennings", Sondheim.com, undated. Accessed July 23, 2008. "I lived in Jersey City, went to St. Peter's Prep, went to St. Peter's College on a dramatic scholarship."
  92. Back to citation Staff. John V. Kelly, The Star-Ledger, November 2, 2009. Accessed November 2, 2009.
  93. Back to citation George A. Krol, Our Campaigns. Accessed December 24, 2007.
  94. Back to citation "Prep tops Science Day competition", The Jersey Journal, June 19, 1972. Accessed October 26, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "In addition, Donald Landry, a St. Peter's student placed first individually among all Hudson County participants in the chemistry section."
  95. Back to citation Gardner, Amanda. "Theater; Tony Awards' New Jersey Ties", The New York Times, July 23, 2008. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Nathan Lane (nominated for best performance by a leading actor in a musical for The Producers) was born Joe Lane in Jersey City in 1956. Mr. Lane grew up on Clendenny Avenue and can track much of his early career to New Jersey. His break-out role was as the Common Man in A Man for All Seasons while attending St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City."
  96. Back to citation "Q&A with Nathan Lane", interview dated October 23, 2006.
  97. Back to citation Wagman, Jake. "Chris Christie hears it — from Ed Martin's mom", St. Louis Post Dispatch, October 6, 2011. Accessed July 9, 2018. "She questioned why Christie would support Wagner when 'Ed is a native born New Jerseyan,' the product of Readington Township Public Schools and St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City."
  98. Back to citation "Prep Boys Winners of Scholarships", The Jersey Journal, February 3, 1960. Accessed July 28, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Thirty one members of the 1959 graduating class of St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City have been extended congratulations by the Rev. Cornelius J. Carr, S. J., principal of the Jesuit high school on notification that they had won New 'Jersey State scholarships. The administrator was informed yesterday the 31 were among 900 high school seniors, and college freshmen who earned stipends. The Hudson County recipients are Matthew Calabro, of Kearny; Dennis McCort, Michael Menditto, and John Reilly, of Hoboken..."
  99. Back to citation Castro, Peter. "Charmed Life", People (magazine), November 3, 1997. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Don't let that beguiling smile fool you. Newcomer Paolo Montalban will roll right over anyone who gets in his way.... At St. Peter’s Prep in New Jersey, Montalban, who had already mastered the piano and violin, learned to play the sax, bassoon, flute and piccolo."
  100. Back to citation Mickey Murtagh, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed July 9, 2018.
  101. Back to citation D'Alessandro, Dave. "This ref is doubly grand", The Star-Ledger, April 15, 2008. Accessed November 2, 2016. "'That's a big number,' said Nies, a Jersey City native and St. Peter's Prep graduate."
  102. Back to citation Pine, Laurie. "Law School Alumnus Selected for NJ Supreme Court", Seton Hall University, May 16, 2023. Accessed September 7, 2025. "Noriega was born in Weehawken to Peruvian immigrants and raised in Union City. He graduated from St. Peter's Prep in 1995"
  103. Back to citation Bernstein, Jason. "Football: St. Peter's R.J. Oben, Ayir Asante pick their colleges", The Jersey Journal, July 1, 2018. Accessed May 4, 2025. "The son of former New York Giants offensive tackle Roman Oben, R.J. has made a name for himself on the defensive side of the line for St. Peter's Prep, recording 30 tackles and 2.5 sacks a season ago."
  104. Back to citation RJ Oben, Notre Dame Fighting Irish football. Accessed January 27, 2024. "Hometown: Montclair, NJ;: High School: St. Peter's Prep"
  105. Back to citation Hague, Jim. "Catch a rising star; Weehawken native O'Brien enjoying meteoric climb as an actor; stars in Tennessee Williams play in New York", The Hudson Reporter, May 13, 2000. Accessed November 2, 2016. "Liam O'Brien doesn't know exactly when the acting bug bit him - it was probably some time during his high school days at St. Peter's Prep - but when it got the 23-year-old Weehawken native, it got him good.... O'Brien headed off to New York University's prestigious Tisch Drama Program after he graduated high school in 1994."
  106. Back to citation Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1986, p. 229. Accessed February 23, 2020. "Edward T. O'connor, Jr., Dem., Jersey City - Senator O'Connor was born in Jersey City Oct. 6, 1942, He attended St. John the Baptist School, St. Peter's Prep, and St. Peter's University, where he was graduated with a degree in modern languages."
  107. Back to citation Hague, Jim. "Hall of an evening for eight Jersey City natives McMichael, Boylan head Hudson County Hall of Fame inductees", The Hudson Reporter, February 7, 2003. Accessed July 26, 2016. "Other inductees include long-time Jersey Journal sportswriters Mike Rowan and Wayne Witkowski; former St. Peter's Prep basketball standout Tommy O'Keefe, who later went on to play and coach at Georgetown."
  108. Back to citation Hageny, John Christian. "Hockey: Where are they now? St. Peter's Kyle Palmieri a Mighty Duck", NJ.com, February 17, 2013. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Long before his professional hockey career took flight, Kyle Palmieri skated for two memorable seasons at St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, including a trip to the 2007 NJSIAA state final."
  109. Back to citation Ojutiku, Mak. "St. Peter's Prep holds groundbreaking for $5.25 million athletic center", The Jersey Journal, January 21, 2016. Accessed November 3, 2016. "The facility's namesake, William 'Guy' Perkins, who was also present at the groundbreaking, provided a $1.5 million donation for the facility. Perkins, a Jersey City native, played for the school's football team before he graduated in 1986."
  110. Back to citation Prunty, Brendan. "Inside Rutgers' recruitment of rising freshman Nate Pierre-Louis of St. Peter's Prep", The Star-Ledger, July 23, 2013. Accessed May 4, 2025. "Jordan offered two underclassmen that day at the RAC — Pierre-Louis, the freshman-to-be at St. Peter's Prep and a 6-foot-7 rising sophomore wing, Amarveer Singh."
  111. Back to citation "Fr. Jim Reuter died. The passing of a great man of God and the people", Preda Foundation, December 31, 2012. Accessed July 28, 2025. "May 21, 1916 – James Bertram Reuter was born in the town of Elizabeth, New Jersey.... 1934 – James Reuter graduated from St. Peter's Prep and entered the congregation of the Society of Jesus at the Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, where he majored in history."
  112. Back to citation Bernstein, Jason. "Former St. Peter's Prep player Roberts still following his pro dreams", The Jersey Journal, January 13, 2016. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Thirteen months ago, Ronald Roberts' NBA dreams had seemingly come true. The former St. Peter's Prep and Saint Joseph's University star had received the news that the Philadelphia 76ers were signing him."
  113. Back to citation "Miss De Tufo And John Rowe Engaged", Herald-News, January 6, 1968. Accessed December 11, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Mrs. Anthony J. Del Tufo, 545 Sollas Court, Lyndhurst, has announced the engagement of her daughter, Valerie Ann, to John Wallis Rowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rowe, 399 North Ave., Wood-Ridge.... Mr. Rowe is a graduate of St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City, and Canisius College, Buffalo, N. Y."
  114. Back to citation Mazur, Janet. "Long Branch couple's son prosecutor in spy probe", Asbury Park Press, June 9, 1985. Accessed April 2, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Joseph P. Russoniello, who grew up in Jersey City and spent his summer vacations here, is the U.S. Attorney in California prosecuting the case against a family spy ring accused of selling military secrets to the Soviets.... After his graduation from St Peter's Prep School in Jersey City, Russoniello enrolled in Fairfield University in Connecticut where he earned a bachelor's degree in social science."
  115. Back to citation LaGorce, Tammy. "Music; The Rye Coalition: They're Not Dead Yet", The New York Times, April 23, 2006. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Curses (Gern Blandsten), released last Tuesday, is the group's fourth full-length album since forming during high school at the all-boys St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City."
  116. Back to citation Cody Simon, Ohio State Buckeyes football. Accessed November 13, 2023. "Hometown: Jersey City, N.J; Last School: St. Peter’s Prep"
  117. Back to citation Schwarz, Alan. "Backtalk; Fleeting Glory Is No More", The New York Times, February 13, 2000. Accessed November 7, 2017. "'He was very aggressive on the court,' said Tom Fleming, a high school classmate of Smith's from St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City."
  118. Back to citation Williamson, Don. Confrontations: No Challenge Too Tough, p. 287. Page Publishing Inc., 2017. ISBN 9781635681710. Accessed July 17, 2019. "That desperate nonsense was rejected by New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Mark Sullivan (St. Peter's Prep alumnus), saying Hecker had until the end of that day to pay the judgement or be jailed that afternoon."
  119. Back to citation Tober, Steve. "Richmond's Coach had IC Connection, The Montclair Times, April 7, 1988. Accessed April 11, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "It seems Coach Tarrant's bio got twisted a bit along the way, indicating that he had played high school ball under the legendary Vince Lombardi at St. Cecilia's Englewood.... Tarrant, who played his junior and senior years at Immaculate after transferring from St. Peter's Prep of Jersey City, recently led his Richmond team into the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16, upsetting both Indiana and Georgia Tech along the way before losing to top-ranked Temple at the Meadowlands in the March 24 East Regional semifinals."
  120. Back to citation Towey, Frank William Jr., (1895 - 1979), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed November 5, 2016. "Towey, Frank William Jr., a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., November 5, 1895; attended Manresa Hall Grammar School and St. Peters High School, Jersey City, N.J"
  121. Back to citation "State Champ", The Jersey Journal, March 21, 1964. Accessed October 26, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Timothy Verdon, of 28 Fulton St., Weehawken, a senior at St. Peter's Prep, Jersey City, will represent New Jersey April 6 in the regional American Legion Oratorical contest in Ellington, Conn."
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  123. Back to citation Staples, Andy. "Brandon Wimbush is ready to make Notre Dame fans forget the term '4–8'", Sports Illustrated, March 27, 2017. Accessed August 30, 2017. "As a high-schooler at St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, N.J., Wimbush had marveled at classmates' parents who had worked their way up to executive positions or had built their own businesses from scratch."

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