Kicking off a series of on-campus events for the Class of 2021, more than 100 seniors flocked to Keenan Field on Wednesday to compete in a Grit ‘N Wit challenge. Teams competed for the best time over a 16-station course that combined puzzle-solving with physical obstacles. Established in 2014, Grit ‘N Wit describes its program…
Read MoreThe 2021 Arrupe Lecture Series, with a theme of Public Health, began Wednesday with a presentation by Fr. Michael Rozier, S.J., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy at Saint Louis University. Fr. Rozier’s presentation explored the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated existing social inequities in the United States.…
Read MoreThe next Virtual Prep on the Road will take place Sunday, March 14, at 11 a.m. via Zoom webinar and Facebook Live. Join Fr. Azzarto and the Alumni Spirituality Committee for virtual Mass and fellowship. Our hosts this month will be the family of Joan and John Roake, ’82, P’10. Although we aren’t visiting the…
Read MoreLast week, we shared a number of accolades for Prep alumni in the legal field, and this week we are happy to report one more: Legend of Prep and former Prep trustee Ken Kunzman, ’54 recently received a lifetime achievement award from the Holy Cross Legal Association. Ken Kunzmann, ’54 received the prestigious Edward Bennett…
Read MoreTickets are now on sale for Prep Dramatics’ spring production of Edges, a song cycle by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land) March 18-21 at 7 p.m.! Visit spprep.org/Edges to buy your tickets for one of our four virtual performance ($20 per device; students $10 for the Thursday performance only).
Read MoreThe Ebony Club is one of Prep’s longest-running student organizations, and has taken the lead in a number of ways in the Prep community’s celebration of Black History Month. First, a schoolwide assembly was held on Zoom with current students and invited guests to discuss the importance and significance of celebrating the milestones Black people…
Read MorePrep’s Guidance and College Counseling Department will present a webinar for Prep parents, Parenting During a Pandemic, or Why is This Happening to My Child? on Thursday evening, March 4. Our guest speaker will be Erin Knittel, LMHC, a former member of Prep’s faculty. Parenting During a Pandemic,or Why is this happening to my child?A…
Read MoreMajor announcements regarding four Prep alumni in the legal profession this week indicate that Marauders need not be lawless after all!
Read MoreThe Prep community gathered virtually for an Ash Wednesday prayer service this week, led by Mr. John Dougherty and Mr. Kieran Halloran, S.J. of Campus Ministry, along with members of Vox and Ms. Emily Fencik.
Read MorePrep’s Arrupe Lecture Series will return this March, resuming a spring tradition that was interrupted in 2020 by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fittingly, this year’s topic will be Public Health. Rather than the usual format of a weeklong series of events, Arrupe 2021 will be spread throughout the month of March, with one…
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