The kind of reporting we do is essential to democracy, but it is not easy, cheap, or profitable. Georgetown Preparatory School was founded in 1789 by John Carroll, the first bishop of Baltimore. [12] The field house was converted into a learning center featuring expanded and modern library facilities, classrooms, meeting rooms, and a recording studio. 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[5] With an annual tuition of $56,665 in 2015, it is the 4th most expensive boarding school in the United States. [8] The letter warned parents: "It would be hard to devise a better recipe for disaster than a social scene that includes the anonymity provided by an 'open party,' no adult supervision, considerable amounts of alcohol, and teenage hormones which encourage sexual or violent behavior. 29 additional Prep graduates have confirmed their support and their identities but have asked to have their names withheld for professional or personal reasons: Name withheld, Class of 1983Name withheld, Class of 1984Name withheld, Class of 1984Name withheld, Class of 1985Name withheld, Class of 1985Name withheld, Class of 1985Name withheld, Class of 1986Name withheld, Class of 1986Name withheld, Class of 1989Name withheld, Class of 1990Name withheld, Class of 1990Name withheld, Class of 1993 Name withheld, Class of 1994Name withheld, Class of 1995Name withheld, Class of 1995Name withheld, Class of 1997Name withheld, Class of 1998Name withheld, Class of 1999Name withheld, Class of 1999Name withheld, Class of 1999Name withheld, Class of 1999Name withheld, Class of 2000Name withheld, Class of 2000Name withheld, Class of 2000Name withheld, Class of 2000Name withheld, Class of 2000Name withheld, Class of 2004Name withheld, Class of 2004Name withheld, Class of 2017. B. Lopez, Class of 1997Chris Karmosky, Class of 2000Chris Marshall, Class of 1980Chris O’Brien, Class of 1990Christopher Schuler, Class of 2012Daniel Hibey, Class of 1999David Dorrance, Class of 1980David T. Ingram, Class of 1990Doe Kim, Class of 1989Dominic Ryan Hernandez, Class of 2018Donal Fagan, Class of 1973 E. Darius Sturmer, Class of 1989Eric Ruyak, Class of 2008Franck Cordes, Class of 1987 Frederick Kukelhaus, Class of 2001Gavin O’Connor, Class of 2000George Gancayco, Class of 1986Greg Hagan, Class of 1973 Greg Sczudlo, Class of 1996J. Joining is simple and doesn’t need to cost a lot: You can become a sustaining member for as little as $3 or $5 a month. Our silence will serve no one. Principles of ethics, virtue, and justice constitute the foundation of a Prep education. Georgetown Preparatory School (also known as Georgetown Prep) is a Jesuit college-preparatory school in North Bethesda, Maryland for boys in ninth through twelfth grade.It has a 93 acres (380,000 m 2) campus. 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Update: As of October 9, 2018, the following Prep graduates have added their signatures to this letter and have confirmed that they wish to make their support known publicly: Aaron Lovett, Class of 1990Aidan Larsen, Class of 2012Alex Williams, Class of 2009Aly Wane, Class of 1994Andrew Myers, Class of 1990 Austin Bell, Class of 2011Berin Szoka, Class of 1998Bill Ferguson, Class of 2001 Bill Riordan, Class of 1972Brian Beach, Class of 1989 Brian Dear, Class of 1979 Brian Doyle, Class of 2006Brian Driscoll, Class of 1986Brian Thiede, Class of 2000 Brycen Eades, Class of 2010Carey Smith, Class of 1992Cezar A. “There’s a reason the plastics industry likes this. In 1919, the school moved from Georgetown University's campus in the District of Columbia to its current location,[6] under the direction of university president Alphonsus J. If you do not have any knowledge of these events, please join us: add your name and your voice to this call to action. The House Just Passed Another “Save Our Seas” Act. Georgetown Prep Lacrosse Alumni and History, North Bethesda, Maryland. It’s because they don’t really have to do anything.”. Ask questions, start conversations. We have heard Dr. Blasey Ford’s courageous and indelible sworn testimony in open hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee and we believe her. OUR MISSION. [9] The organization, created in 2000, received positive encouragement from the Georgetown Prep headmaster. Peter Maass[email protected]​theintercept.com@maassp. We don’t have ads, so we depend on our members — 35,000 and counting — to help us hold the powerful to account. William L. George, S.J., opened for students on January 26, 2010. We have heard Dr… [13], Last edited on 20 September 2020, at 00:55, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Washington Metro Area Catholic High Schools, Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, https://adwcatholicschools.org/find-a-school/, "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Georgetown Preparatory School", "The 25 most expensive elite boarding schools in America", "Will What Happened at Georgetown Prep Stay There? Whether it is knowledge of specific events in these allegations, or just background to those events, please do not remain silent, even if speaking out comes at some personal cost. Georgetown Prep calls on its graduates to serve others. Top photo: The campus of Georgetown Prep, where Brett Kavanaugh went to high school, in Bethesda, Md., on Sept. 17, 2018. To add your voice as an alumnus, the letter can be found here. 4.4K likes. [4] It is the only Jesuit boarding school in the United States and is in the district of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. [11] This learning center, named after the immediate past president Fr. Georgetown Prep, North Bethesda, MD. [9] The booklet was originally designed for use at Georgetown Prep, and subsequently saw usage as well in Memphis, Tennessee in 2000. “We believe her,” their petition states. Russell Fugett, Class of 1997 James Record, Class of 1992Jeff Adams, Class of 1986Jim Simpson III, Class of 1970Joe Cannon, Class of 1990 Joseph B. Musumeci, Jr., Class of 1980John Glassie, Class of 1979 John Hillery, Class of 1997John Keyes, Class of 1981John Rossi, Class of 1996Jose Eskenazi, Class of 1989Joseph Conaghan, Class of 1983 Larry Harris, Jr., Class of 1996Matt Inzeo, Class of 2000Michael Brenner, Class of 2001Michael Garate, Class of 2011Michael Hong, Class of 1986Michael Ray, Class of 1992Nicholas Jessen, Class of 2009Nick Genevish. [10], In January 2007, the school opened the Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence, an athletic center that features a 200-meter indoor track, 11-lane swimming pool with diving area, competition basketball arena, wrestling room, 6,000 square foot weight training/cardiovascular room, and a team film room. If you know anything surrounding the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, now is the time to come forward. Georgetown Preparatory School is an independent, Jesuit college preparatory school for young men in grades 9-12. With an annual tuition of $56,665 in 2015, it is the 4th most expensive boarding school in the United States. Cesar Marroquín was preparing for his immigration hearing when he was forced by ICE onto a plane to Guatemala and deported. It adds, “Whether it is knowledge of specific events in these allegations, or just background to those events, please do not remain silent, even if speaking out comes at some personal cost.”. We are alumni of Georgetown Prep standing in support of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and in solidarity with women everywhere who have endured sexual assault, violence, and harassment. Who would hold party elites accountable to the values they proclaim to have? on about your day, ask yourself: How likely is it that the story you just read would have been produced by a different news outlet if The Intercept hadn’t done it? Here’s Why It Won’t. That makes 96, plus the two originators of the petition, which in just a few days has reached more than half the number of alumni who signed a widely circulated letter of support for Kavanaugh on July 9, when his nomination was unveiled. [10] Georgetown Prep headmaster Jim Power said the initiative "has been a great catalyst" for ways to set standards for teenage parties. [10] Fleury coordinated with other parents in Maryland to write A Parent's Guide for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Use, which advised parents to remove drugs and alcohol from their residences during parties where children would be in attendance. Neither Yucel nor Barbot knew Kavanaugh back then — they were several years behind his Class of 1983 — but after watching the dramatic Senate testimony of both Ford and the Supreme Court nominee last week, they came to believe that Ford was telling the truth. The American Bar Association withdrew its support for Kavanaugh, as has Yale Law School, which is Kavanaugh’s legal alma mater and had quickly and enthusiastically embraced him when his nomination was announced. Additionally, three former law clerks for Kavanaugh who previously supported him have pulled back, saying they are “deeply troubled” by the allegations against him. 4.4K likes. The rapid emergence of the anti-Kavanaugh Georgetown Prep petition comes as a variety of voices and institutions that had supported the conservative jurist have withdrawn their support in the wake of several sexual assault allegations against him — particularly the one from Ford, who says Kavanaugh drunkenly groped her and tried to tear off her clothes as he put his hand over her mouth to stifle her screams, and another accusation from Deborah Ramirez, who says that in the 1983-1984 academic year at Yale University, an inebriated Kavanaugh exposed himself and forced her to touch his penis against her will as she was trying to move away.