# Brooklyn Preparatory School > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brooklyn_Preparatory_School > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brooklyn_Preparatory_School.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Preparatory_School > Source revision: 1346655804 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with [Brooklyn Preparatory High School](/source/Brooklyn_Preparatory_High_School). Private, all-male school in New York City Brooklyn Preparatory School Schola Praeparatoria Brooklyniensis The building in 2022, used by Medgar Evers College Location 1150 Carroll Street Crown Heights, Brooklyn New York City , New York United States 40°40′1″N 73°57′9″W / 40.66694°N 73.95250°W / 40.66694; -73.95250 Information Type Private, all-male Motto Sanctitas, Scientia, Sanitas (Holiness, Knowledge, Health) Religious affiliations Roman Catholic (Society of Jesus) Opened 1908 (118 years ago) (1908) Closed 1972 (54 years ago) (1972) Oversight Jesuit Province of New York President Rev. Eamon G. Taylor, SJ (1972) Headmaster Rev. John D. Alexander, SJ (1972) Grades 9–12 Colors Blue and white Song "Blue and White Victory March" Athletics conference CHSAA Sports Baseball, basketball, football, hockey, swimming, tennis Team name Eagles Publication The Brooklyn Prep Magazine Andros (literary magazine) Newspaper Blue Jug Yearbook Blue Book Communities served Brooklyn, Long Island Graduates 8,500+ **Brooklyn Preparatory School**, commonly referred to as **Brooklyn Prep**, was a highly selective [Jesuit](/source/Jesuit) preparatory school in the [Crown Heights](/source/Crown_Heights) neighborhood of [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn) in [New York City](/source/New_York_City). It was founded by the [Society of Jesus](/source/Jesuits) in 1908. The school educated generations of young men from throughout [New York City](/source/New_York_City) and [Long Island](/source/Long_Island) until its closure in 1972.[1] A new school of the same name now exists in the same borough. ## History The Prep was located on 1150 Carroll Street in the [Crown Heights](/source/Crown_Heights%2C_Brooklyn) section of [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), New York. The grounds and buildings are presently part of [Medgar Evers College](/source/Medgar_Evers_College) of the [City University of New York](/source/City_University_of_New_York) (CUNY). Located next to the Prep was the Church of [St. Ignatius Loyola](/source/St._Ignatius_Loyola), which was also run by the Jesuits and which was closed in 2011. As a Jesuit institution, Brooklyn Prep was noted for its religious values, classical roots (e.g., [Latin](/source/Latin) and Greek), and dress code (ties and jackets) – all part of its goal of turning out well-rounded, educated men. Most of its graduates matriculated to four-year colleges. For many years, the school offered a full $1,800 four-year scholarship to the winner of its annual "Diocesan Spelling Bee", which was open to all eighth grade male students from the Diocese of Brooklyn as well as the Diocese of Rockville Center. The "Prep" was part of a group of eight Jesuit secondary schools in New York and New Jersey ([Regis](/source/Regis_High_School_(New_York_City)), [Xavier](/source/Xavier_High_School_(New_York_City)), [Loyola](/source/Loyola_School_(New_York_City)), [Fordham Prep](/source/Fordham_Preparatory_School), [St. Peter's Prep](/source/St._Peter's_Preparatory_School), [Canisius](/source/Canisius_High_School) and [McQuaid](/source/McQuaid_Jesuit_High_School)). The school closed in 1972, but its 100th anniversary of the school was celebrated by alumni and former faculty in October 2008. In 2003, New York Nativity began Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, a co-educational middle school. BJP operated in the former St. Teresa's School at Sterling Place and Classon Avenue in Crown Heights until 2020. BJP then moved to the former St. Vincent Ferrer school building at 37th and Glenwood in East Flatbush. BJP continues to provide Jesuit education for 5th through 8th grades. All students receive a substantial scholarship to attend.[2] ## Notable alumni Among Brooklyn Prep's notable alumni are: - [John Agresto](/source/John_Agresto), 1963 - President of St. John's College in Santa Fe - [Robert S. Bennett](/source/Robert_S._Bennett), 1957 – Washington, D.C., attorney[3] - [William Peter Blatty](/source/William_Peter_Blatty), 1945 – author of *[The Exorcist](/source/The_Exorcist_(novel))*[3] - [Joseph Califano](/source/Joseph_Califano), 1948 – former [Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare](/source/Secretary_of_Health%2C_Education_and_Welfare)[3] - [Ken Charles](/source/Ken_Charles), 1969 - played in NBA for Buffalo Braves and Atlanta Hawks - [John Dockery](/source/John_Dockery), 1962 - NFL player and sportscaster - [William P. Ford](/source/William_P._Ford), 1953 – international civil rights attorney[3] - [Joseph A. Healey](/source/Joseph_A._Healey), 1947 – US Army major general[4][5] - [Jack Hofsiss](/source/Jack_Hofsiss), 1967 – director of *[The Elephant Man](/source/The_Elephant_Man_(1982_film))*[3] - [Peter T. King](/source/Peter_T._King), 1961 - U.S. House of Representatives - [Joseph M. McLaughlin](/source/Joseph_M._McLaughlin), 1950 – Senior Appellate Judge, Second Circuit[3] - [John Musto](/source/John_Musto), 1972 – composer, concert pianist; 1997 [Pulitzer Prize in Music](/source/Pulitzer_Prize_in_Music) finalist - [Joe Paterno](/source/Joe_Paterno), 1944 – football coach at [Penn State](/source/Penn_State) for 45 years - [Joseph Roccasalvo](/source/Joseph_Roccasalvo), 1940 – author, academic, and retired priest - [John Sexton](/source/John_Sexton), 1959 – President of [New York University](/source/New_York_University)[3] - [George A. Sheehan](/source/George_A._Sheehan), 1936 – best-selling running and fitness expert - [Raymond Siller](/source/Raymond_Siller), 1956 – television writer, political consultant - [Curtis Sliwa](/source/Curtis_Sliwa), attended – American [political candidate](/source/Political_candidate), [radio talk show](/source/Talk_radio) host, and founder of the [Guardian Angels](/source/Guardian_Angels). ## Notable faculty Noted faculty included: - Rev. [Thomas V. Bermingham](/source/Thomas_V._Bermingham), SJ – classical scholar; professor at [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University) and [Fordham University](/source/Fordham_University) who worked on *[The Exorcist](/source/The_Exorcist)* - Rev. [Daniel Berrigan](/source/Daniel_Berrigan), SJ – peace activist; author and poet - Rev. [Edward B. Bunn](/source/Edward_B._Bunn), SJ – dean of Brooklyn Prep and later president of [Loyola University Maryland](/source/Loyola_University_Maryland) and Georgetown University - Rev. [J. Charles Davey](/source/J._Charles_Davey), SJ – first dean of Brooklyn Prep and president of [Saint Joseph's University](/source/Saint_Joseph's_University) - [John C. Lawn](/source/John_C._Lawn) – varsity basketball coach, who became [Drug Enforcement Administration](/source/Drug_Enforcement_Administration) Administrator, COO of the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees), and CEO of [The Century Council](/source/The_Century_Council) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Berger, Joseph (January 24, 2012). ["At Brooklyn Prep, Paterno Learned Latin and Bravado"](https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/where-the-best-defense-for-paterno-was-a-jesuit-prep-school/). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved August 22, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Brooklyn Jesuit Prep website](http://www.brooklynjesuit.org) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130709085844/http://www.nynativity.org/bjp/) July 9, 2013, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-alumni_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-alumni_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-alumni_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-alumni_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-alumni_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-alumni_3-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-alumni_3-6) * ["Alumni and Honorary Alumni Awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071213060242/http://www.brooklynprep.org/award.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.brooklynprep.org/award.htm) on December 13, 2007. (official site) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Brooklyn Preparatory High School, 1908–2008*](https://brooklynprep.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BP_Yearbook_Final-for-Web.pdf) (PDF). Brooklyn: Brooklyn Preparatory High School. October 11, 2008. p. 47. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-General1979_5-0)** [*General Officers of the Army and Air National Guard*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/General_Officers_of_the_Army_and_Air_Nat/gsTk8R96In4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22joseph+a.+healey%22+national+guard&pg=RA5-PA1968-IA1&printsec=frontcover). Washington, DC: National Guard Bureau. 1979. pp. 1968–1969 – via [Google Books](/source/Google_Books). v t e Education in Brooklyn Public schools Public School 39 Acad for Excellence in Leadership Acad of Urban Planning Benjamin Banneker Acad Clara Barton HS Boys and Girls HS Brooklyn Acad of Science and the Environment Brooklyn College Acad Brooklyn Democracy Acad Brooklyn Frontiers HS Brooklyn HS of the Arts Brooklyn Int'l HS Brooklyn Latin Brooklyn Prep HS Brooklyn Technical HS Bushwick Leaders HS for Academic Excellence Bushwick School for Social Justice Roy Campanella OTC Rachel Carson HS for Coastal Studies John Dewey HS El Puente Acad for Peace and Justice Fort Hamilton HS Khalil Gibran Int'l Acad Leon M. Goldstein HS for the Sciences William E. Grady CTE HS Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning HS for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow HS for Medical Professions HS of Enterprise, Business, & Tech HS of Telecom Arts and Tech Int'l HS at Prospect Heights John Jay Educational Campus Kingsborough EC SS Abraham Lincoln HS James Madison HS William H. Maxwell CATE HS Midwood HS Edward R. Murrow HS New Utrecht HS P-TECH HS Paul Robeson HS for Business and Technology Franklin Delano Roosevelt HS South Brooklyn Community HS Sunset Park HS Transit Tech HS Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice George Westinghouse CATE HS Williamsburg HS for Architecture and Design Closed Bay Ridge HS Boys HS Canarsie HS Eastern District HS Girls HS Erasmus Hall HS Thomas Jefferson HS Lafayette HS Franklin K. Lane HS Metropolitan Corporate Acad Prospect HS Sheepshead Bay HS South Shore HS Samuel J. Tilden HS George W. Wingate HS Private schools Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn schools Bishop Loughlin Memorial HS Cristo Rey Brooklyn HS Fontbonne Hall Acad Nazareth Regional HS St. Edmund Prep HS Saint Saviour HS of Brooklyn Xaverian HS Closed Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School Bishop Kearney HS Brooklyn Prep Catherine McAuley High School St. Joseph HS Other Al-Madinah Al-Noor Brooklyn Waldorf Berkeley Carroll German School Brooklyn Packer Collegiate Institute Poly Prep Saint Ann's School Shulamith of Brooklyn Sinai Academy Yeshivah of Flatbush Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin Yeshivat Shaare Torah Yeshiva Torah Vodaas Higher education Boricua College (Brooklyn Campus) Brooklyn College College Center for Computer Music Long Island Arnold and Marie Schwartz Pharmacy NYU Tandon Pratt Brooklyn Public Library Central Library branches: Macon Closed Business & Career Library This list is incomplete. v t e Boys' schools in New York City Public boys' schools Eagle Academy for Young Men of the Bronx Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem Eagle Academy for Young Men Ocean Hill/Brownsville Eagle Academy for Young Men Southeast, Queens Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island Private boys' schools Manhattan Allen-Stevenson School Browning School Buckley School Collegiate School La Salle Academy Regis High School St. Bernard's School St. David's Saint Thomas Choir School Xavier High School Yeshiva University High School for Boys Brooklyn Gerer Mesivta Bais Yisroel School Mesivta of Seagate School Mikdash Melech Mechina School Sinai Academy Tiferes Academy Torah Academy High School United Lubavitcher Yeshiva Yeshiva Chanoch Lenaar Yeshiva Derech HaTorah High School Yeshiva Gedolah of Midwood Yeshiva Karunas Halev Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel Yeshiva Toraf Hesed Yeshiva Vyelipol School Yeshivat Shaare Torah Boys High School Queens Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary Holy Cross High School Mesivta Ohr Torah School Mesivta Yesodei Yeshurun Yeshiva Berachel David-Torah School Yeshiva Binat Chaim - Boys School Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Yeshiva Shaar Hatoreh Research Bronx All Hallows High School Cardinal Hayes High School Fordham Preparatory School Mount Saint Michael Academy St. Raymond High School for Boys Staten Island Monsignor Farrell High School St. Peter's Boys High School Yeshiva of Staten Island Became coed Loyola School (Manhattan) Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School (Queens) Xaverian High School (Brooklyn) Closed Brooklyn Preparatory School Rice High School (Manhattan) St. Agnes Boys High School (Manhattan) St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School (Bronx) Authority control databases International VIAF National United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Brooklyn Preparatory School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Preparatory_School) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Preparatory_School?action=history)). 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