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Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep or "The Prep", is a Roman Catholic all boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, operating under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Newark.〔(Essex County High Schools ), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed August 5, 2011.〕 Founded in 1856 with an original enrollment of five boys, Seton Hall Prep was originally located on the campus of Seton Hall University where it became commonly known as "The Prep" as a way to distinguish it from "The University."〔(Our History ), Seton Hall Preparatory School. Accessed August 5, 2011.〕 In 1985, The Prep moved to its present location which was, at the time, West Orange High School. Seton Hall is the oldest Catholic college preparatory school in New Jersey. As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 969 students and 73.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1.〔(Seton Hall Preparatory School ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 5, 2011.〕 Seton Hall students follow a college preparatory program, with four-year requirements in the English language, mathematics, and theology. After completing a traditional core program during the first two years, students may establish a curriculum geared to their college and career plans from a wide selection of courses in science, history, language, fine arts, English and physical education. College-level Advanced Placement (AP) courses are available in 17 areas. "The Prep" is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools〔(Seton Hall Preparatory School ), Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed August 5, 2011.〕 and is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.〔(School Search ), New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed July 29, 2008.〕 ==History== Founded in 1856, Seton Hall Preparatory School is the oldest Catholic college preparatory school in New Jersey. Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark and nephew of Elizabeth Ann Seton, purchased an estate in Madison, New Jersey using money donated by Catholic Charities, that would become the site of Seton Hall Prep. Five priests and eight laymen formed a Board of Directors to establish a Catholic preparatory school, college and seminary. The inaugural class of five students first met on December 1, 1856. Seton Hall President Rt. Rev. Bernard McQuaid purchased an estate in South Orange in 1857, to which the school moved in 1860 to accommodate a larger student body. The Prep subsequently would spend the next 125 years on the institution’s South Orange campus. Until 1928 the President of Seton Hall College was also the head of the Preparatory Division. At that time, Rev. D.A. Mulcahy became the high school’s first director. The following year Rev. William Bradley was named director, then principal and ultimately the school’s first headmaster in 1938. The Prep school’s population grew further over the next decades, with peaks in enrollment during World War II and in the mid 1970s. The school occupied three main buildings on the university campus— Mooney Hall, Duffy Hall and Stafford Hall. A significant portion of the student body boarding on campus until The last of the boarding students graduated in the mid-1950s. In the early and mid twentieth century Prep drew its students principally from Essex and Union counties, but as the state’s transportation system expanded in the 1960s and 1970s, the school began to draw students from Morris, Bergen, Hudson, Passaic and Middlesex counties. In 1980, Rev. Michael E. Kelly became the first alumnus headmaster. Five years later The Prep acquired an campus of its own in nearby West Orange. In 1993, the school purchased a tract of land on nearby Prospect Avenue, overlooking the New York City skyline. Beginning in 1993 The Prep began construction on the Edward D. and Helen M. Kelly Athletic Complex there. In 2005 the school celebrated two milestones, marking The Prep’s 150th anniversary, as well as the 25th anniversary of Msgr. Kelly’s headmastership. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seton Hall Preparatory School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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