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Xavier Gallon-Blackman via Colin Fleming St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, Educating Men for and With Others since 1851. The best damn high school in the nation, no doubts about that. 7
19 Nov St. Joe’s Prep @SJPREP A story of Prep brotherhood & continuing a legacy. Josias Sterling/Apple Pie 7s in yesterday’s Inquirer. philly.com/philly/opinion...
Maguire Herriman “But the Prep isn’t an Exeter, not remotely, and thank God for that. Instead, it’s become the academy of choice for a certain slice of the regional elite–a slice that values access to power, that gives a damn about the City of Philadelphia, and that wants its sons to endure mandatory Latin and four years of being told their job is to be men for others. The power factory is still humming.” 7 Zac Munsell I’m Saint Joes til I die... RJ Schilgen via Francis Raffa I’m st joes til i die...
St. Joe’s Prep @SJPREP 25 Oct This year’s class includes the Prep’s longtime teacher/coach/ AD Jim Murray. SJU Athletics Hall of Fame - November 11 sjuhawks.com/genrel/091212a... St. Joe’s Prep @SJPREP 25 Oct Each class today is wearing a different t-shirt in honor of cancer awareness. #GOPREP #HAWKLIFE #CANCERAWARENESS pic.twitter.com/LNS6lmHl
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St. Joe’s Prep @SJPREP 19 Oct Today, we join 1000s of schools and organizations in support of Spirit Day to show that we are against bullying in all forms. #spiritday
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St. Joe’s Prep @SJPREP 16 Oct Congratulations to our National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, commended students and outstanding participants! pic.twitter.com/Z8v5D8Ze
Mark Wisniewski via Howie Brown Proud to be a Prepper -- everyday Ross Euteneuer via Francis Raffa The Prep is a powerhouse! Howie Brown "It seemed to me that the faculty has the same basic outlook as those tough Jesuits of old: These boys are here to become men, and that won’t happen if we treat them like kids." A great and balanced article about the place I love. Will Bankhead Here's an awesome article about The Prep. To any of my friends that still don't quite understand my love and respect for that school and the Jesuits, this is definitely worth the read
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Dear Editor of The Prep News, The Peace of Christ! A voice from the distant past. Yet over many years, I have been enjoying The Prep News which you have faithfully sent me. But your last edition, “Keeping the Faith,” is so wonderful that I must simply write to tell you that it is the most relevant and beautifully done issue yet. God bless you and your many co-workers not to mention all of the teachers, students and their families. Just reading the article start to
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THE PREP NEWS SPRING 2013
finish has been an inspiration and strengthening of my Faith, Hope and Love. Thank you, thank you! You might be interested to know that I was introduced to our faith by my parents from an early age, encouraged in it by the Immaculate Heart Sisters of St. Lawrence Parish, Upper Darby and then wonderfully energized during my four years at the Prep, 1938-42. I will never forget the Prep! Since I haven’t ever written to you, I
thought you might be interested to know that I have been working at Thailand’s Catholic Major Diocesan Seminary for the last 15 years. May our Lord bless you and all of those dedicated to the Prep’s growth and fruition still more and more each day. You are in my prayers. In our Lord, Rev. Sigmund Laschenski ’42 Lux Mundi Seminary Nakhon Pathom, Thailand