Georgetown Preparatory School
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A Brief History
In 1789, Archbishop John Carroll founded the Georgetown Preparatory School pursuant to an act of Congress, and its student body included among its first members the family of George Washington. Originally a part of Georgetown University, in the 1890s Georgetown College Preparatory School emerged as a distinct entity, and the current school we know it as today was born (Academy on the Patowmack). Georgetown Prep moved to its present location in North Bethesda, Maryland on July 14, 1915, from its previous location where Georgetown University now resides. Georgetown Prep is located in a suburban setting near the National Institutes of Health and the Bethesda Naval Medical Center, near the Grosvenor Station of the Washington Metro's Red Line, and is 35 minutes from each of Washington's major airports. As of late, the current plant is undergoing massive reconstruction to modernize its 90 acre campus. Phase One of the project, scheduled for completion in Fall 2006, includes a state-of-the-art athletic center, which will feature a 200 meter indoor track, basketball gym, 11 lane swimming pool with diving area, wrestling room, 6000 s.f. weight training/cardiovascular room, team film room and much more. Phase Two of the project will convert the existing field house into a learning center featuring expanded and modern library facilities, classrooms and meeting rooms. The architect for the project is Leo Daly, while Joe Hills, son of golf course arhictect, Arthur Hills, has redesigned the golf course, which is also undergoing construction.Famous Alumni
- Dylan Baker '76 (actor),
- John Barrymore attended but was expelled.David Wallechinsky & Amy Wallace: The New Book of Lists, p.9. Canongate, 2005. ISBN 1841957194.
- William Bidwill '49 (Owner - NFL's Arizona Cardinals),
- Tommy Boggs, Jr. '58 (Lobbyist and attorney; Name partner of Patton Boggs, L.L.P.),
- Brian Cashman '85 (General Manager - New York Yankees),
- Capt. Michael J. Daly (U.S. Army Retired) '41 (Medal of Honor Recipient),
- Joseph A. DeFrancis '72 (President/CEO of Maryland Jockey Club and owner of Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness),
- Rep. John Dingell ’44 (U.S. House of Representatives),
- Senator Christopher Dodd '62 (U.S. Senate),
- Lal Heneghan '81 (Vice-President of Football Opertions, San Francisco 49ers),
- Roy Hibbert '04 (Georgetown University basketball player),
- Hon. Thomas Hogan '56 (Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia),
- Charles "Chip" Jenkins '82 (1992 Olympic Gold Medalist for US 4 x 400 Relay Team),
- Brett Kavanaugh '83 (Former Associate Independent Counsel in the Whitewater Scandal and Staff Secretary under George W. Bush. He is now a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit),
- Rep. Frank LoBiondo ’64 (U.S. House of Representatives),
- Dennis Murphy ’65 (television journalist),
- Maurice Mo Rocca '87 (Comedian),
- Kevin Plank, founder of Under Armour. Attended, but was expelled.
- Christopher T. Rogers '76 (Co-Founder of Nextel Communications),
- L. Francis Rooney, III '71 (Current U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican),
- B. Francis Saul, II '50 (Founder and CEO Chevy Chase Bank),
- Anthony Shriver '84 (Co-founder of Best Buddies) and son of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Sargent Shriver,
- Mark Shriver '82, former Congressman from Maryland's 15th Disctrict, and son of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Sargent Shriver,
- AJ Wood '91 (Former NCAA Soccer All-American and Soccer America Player of the Year, 1996 Olympian and player for MLS D.C. United and the New York/New Jersey Metrostars),
- Members of the families of George Washington and the Kennedys.
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