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of the Freshman class, the session begins with the five-day overnight. The Freshman class is divided into 18 groups of approximately eight students each, with an older student acting as counselor for the week, preferably a sophomore or junior student. Meals are taken "family style" in the dining room, as students taking turns being the waiters for their designated group, setting the table, serving the food, and clearing up afterward. Freshmen meet faculty members and older students, discover Benedict's history and traditions and learn the school songs. At the end of the week the students will be quizzed verbally on the school's history by current faculty, leaders, and alumni. The numbers of questions depends solely on who the person is, and passing will result in the students earning their colors (Garnet & Gray).

37: 1776:, March 14, 2017. Accessed May 2, 2017. "St. Benedict's Preparatory School, a Newark Catholic boys' school that's earned national recognition for its academic success, will expand to offer a co-ed elementary school and middle school classes for girls, the school announced Tuesday. The change at St. Benedict's, a school founded by the Benedictine Monks in 1868, comes as part of a merger with St. Mary School, the state's oldest existing Catholic elementary school... St. Benedict's will now operate a co-ed K-6 school, a 7th and 8th grade school with separate classes for boys and girls and its existing high school, which will remain an all boys school." 584:

by Mass (Catholic church service) for one of the four sections of the school. The sections alternate turns going to Mass each week, attending Mass approximately once a month. During convocation, prayers are said and songs are sung with the whole community present. At the end of convocation there is a brief time period during which the entire community takes part in sharing announcements with the rest of the school body. These announcements are about upcoming events, results from past events, meetings for leadership, opportunities for extra help, and things that the community is either doing well with or needs to improve on.

615:. Freshmen form themselves into 16 teams of eight members each and elect a leader. Upon selecting a leader, they also make decisions for the rest of available positions, which are the camping specialists (2), the cooks (2), the first aid person (1), the nature specialist (1), the navigator (1), and the captain. Four such teams make a "company" that is led by specially trained older students, first-aiders, and adults. Three weeks of intense training precede the week on the trail. Bringing back old history, transfer students no longer have choice as they too have to walk the trail. 2034:, November 6, 2011. Accessed December 5, 2011. "With the victory, St. Benedict's completed a perfect 24-0 campaign and will finish as the No. 1 ranked team in the country for the seventh time in school history and first time since 2006. The title is the 23rd straight Prep A crown and 25th overall state title for St. Benedict's, which will carry a 36-game winning streak into next year.... St. Benedict's, which was guaranteed the ESPN/Rise No. 1 spot in the national rankings with a victory, also won national championships in 1990, '97, '98, 2001, '05 and '06." 3572: 4735: 5157: 4532: 4388: 2740:. "Funeral services for George Ludlum Hartford. 92, last survivor of the trio of Hartfords who became "family grocers more people than anyone else in historv, will be held this afternoon at 2:30 in the family home, 3 Crestmont Rd.... 'Mr. George,' as he was affectionately known to 145,000 coworkers in A&P, entered his father's business in 1876 at the age of 12 as a part-time helper, filling inkwells and keeping the fires going. At that time he was also attending St. Benedict's Prep School in Newark." 2816:, November 12, 2015. Accessed April 30, 2020. "'CTP created a community for me before I even started classes as a freshman and Dan Bunch was a mentor early-on,' said Philip McHarris ’14, who now is a McNair Scholar in his second year of doctoral studies at Yale. 'Before meeting him I knew about him because some students at BC who went to my high school talked about him. LTL was my home away from home freshman year, and while I had faith in myself, Dan always raised the bar.'" 2439:, July 15, 2020. Accessed January 18, 2022. "Cisse, who was born in the West African country of Guinea, moved to the United States in December 2016. He played at St. Benedict's Prep in New Jersey and Christ the King High School in New York before electing to move to Memphis last summer to attend Lausanne Collegiate School. While at St. Benedict's, he played with Precious Achiuwa, who is now a projected lottery pick after one season at Memphis." 2003:. "Mater Dei's defense of the NJSIAA Parochial B soccer championship began with a bang yesterday, but ended with a whimper After the Seraphs had taken an early 2-0 lead, St. Benedict's rallied for three goals to the second half to post a 3-2 victory at Mercer County Park and wrest away the crown.... Records: NJSIAA Parochial B championship at Mercer County Park. Mater Dei (17-3-2). St. Benedict's (18-3-1)." 5924: 5284: 4459: 2316:, April 5, 2012. Accessed November 5, 2017. "Former Rutgers forward Gilvydas Biruta is reportedly set to transfer to Rhode Island to join former high school coach at St. Benedict's, Dan Hurley. It appears the Gilvydas Biruta is heading for a reunion.... Hurley — who left Wagner after two seasons last month — coached Biruta at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark." 2934:, September 18, 2014. Accessed January 18, 2022. "Hobbs methodically reconstructs each of the worlds that made his friend: Peace’s boyhood house on Chapman Street, with its 'weedy rectangle of lawn' and 'five buckled stoop stairs'; the fiercely loving St. Benedict’s Preparatory School, where the boys sang school songs in the corridors..." 2797:, May 19, 2012. Accessed August 13, 2012. "Rosen, a native of Colonia, NJ, who attended St. Benedict's Prep, averaged 18.2 points with 5.2 assists as a senior last season. He was teammates at St. Benedict's with another projected second-round point guard at Saturday's combine, Scott Machado, the NCAA's assist leader last season for Iona." 3117:, New Jersey Catholic Conference. Accessed November 29, 2017. "John M. Smith was born in Orange on June 23, 1935, the oldest son of Mrs. Ethel Charnock Smith and Mortimer F. Smith, now both deceased..... He attended Saint John Parochial Elementary School in Orange, New Jersey, and Saint Benedict Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey." 2842: 3024:, August 5, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2016. "The New-Jersey born 23-year-old, who announced the move via twitter, went to high school at basketball power house Saint Benedict Prep, where he played alongside some of the US's top young talent, and was recruited to play college basketball for University of Pennsylvania Quakers." 2243:, October 20, 2021. Accessed January 18, 2022. "Achiuwa grew from 6-foot-2 to 6-foot-9 over the course of four short years, moving along the way from small forward to center as he went from Our Savior Lutheran in the Bronx to St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, New Jersey to the illustrious Montverde Academy near Orlando, Florida." 2335:, September 11, 2013. Accessed March 1, 2016. "Boff said Briscoe transferred from St. Benedict's for two reasons: Roselle is located two miles from his home in Union, N.J., and Briscoe 'wanted more of a traditional high school experience for his last two years.' (St. Benedict's is an all-boys prep school.)" 1945:

press release, February 19, 2013. Accessed June 3, 2015. "Two of New Jersey's most longstanding boys' basketball powerhouses—St. Benedict's Prep of Newark and St. Anthony of Jersey City—continued to advance up the rankings and have now moved into the top five of the USA TODAY High School Sports Super

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The 520 is a student-run maintenance corporation. The goal of the corporation is to cost-effectively support the maintenance needs of the school while enhancing the environment and providing students with the opportunity to develop skills and earn a competitive income. The corporation was established

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St. Benedict's school year differs from most high schools. The school year is divided into three "phases"; Summer phase, Fall-Winter phase, and Spring phase. During Summer phase the whole student body of St. Benedict's gathers for a five-week session of half-day classes during August. For the members

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of 15.4:1. The school's student body was 55.1% (413) Black, 29.8% (223) Hispanic, 7.1% (53) two or more races, 6.4% (48) White and 1.5% (11) Asian. The school serves students from Newark and its neighboring communities; students come from 100 towns and approximately 215 schools. More than 60 are from

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During the fall-winter phase students have regular school days with classes beginning at 7:50 and daily convocation in the Shanley Gym at 7:50 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Wednesday is an early dismissal at 2:15pm. On Thursday, school begins with convocation at 7:50 followed

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St. Benedict's is divided into 18 groups of about 20 to 30 members each. Each group, named after successful Benedict's alumnus, meets daily, competes in events, academics, attendance, and plays an active role in running the school. Each group elects a student Group Leader and Assistant Leaders and

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barrages the viewer with a dizzying array of dispiriting statistics, in this case about the city of Newark, New Jersey. We learn that it has a 32% poverty rate; the seventh-highest murder rate in the U.S; and that only 13% of its young people graduate college, among other things. But this film by

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Starting in the 2017–18 school year, the former St. Mary School began operating within St. Benedict's. Classes for kindergarten through eighth grade are co-ed. The high school, known as the prep division, became co institutional (boys and girls are admitted, but are segregated in classes) in the

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as of February 10, 2007. Accessed December 1, 2016. "It isn't every day that a 15-year-old is mentioned as a candidate to add his name to the storied list of New Jersey standouts to leave St. Benedict's for memorable professional careers, such as U.S. national team legends Tab Ramos and Claudio

2864:, Popgates, December 17, 2015. Accessed February 8, 2016. "Point guard by way of Hillside, New Jersey, Munford played for St. Benedict's Prep before making his way through the junior college system at Miami-Dade College and Iowa Western College, eventually landing at Rhode Island as a junior." 2551:, September 8, 2015. Accessed November 5, 2017. "The player considered by some to be the best in the class of 2017 is leaving New Jersey. Trevon Duval, who spent the last two seasons at St. Benedict's, is transferring to Advanced Prep International in Dallas according to multiple reports." 619:

works closely with its faculty advisers. The school is run by group of eight distinctive seniors. The Senior Group leader, four section leaders, a freshman leader, a transfer leader, and a seventh and eighth grade leader. They work together daily in leading the school and enforcing rules.

3257:, April 2, 2017. Accessed December 7, 2020. "The most difficult three months of Michael Young’s life became significantly more trying with a 1 a.m. phone call in October 2010.... The move to St. Benedict’s Prep, as much as he dreaded it, was supposed to represent a new start." 1826:, St. Benedict's Prep, January 2008. Accessed June 9, 2014. "St. Benedict's had the wonderful opportunity to have alumnus Cullen Jones '02 speak to the school back in October. Jones won the gold medal with Michael Phelps in the 4x100m this past summer in the Beijing Olympics." 2262:, February 3, 1981. Accessed November 15, 2018. "The son of Italian immigrants, Mr. Addonizio was born in Newark on Jan. 31, 1914, and attended West Side High School and St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, where he was an outstanding athlete and was named all-state quarterback." 3276:, HickokSports.com. Accessed May 3, 2007. "Blood coached at the U. S. Military Academy in 1924–25 and 1925–26, then went to St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, where he spent the rest of his career, retiring in 1949. His St. Benedict's teams won five state championships." 606:

At the end of the Freshmen year, freshmen spend a week together. They sleep in tents and team members take turns cooking for one another, preparing food they have carried on their backs. The Backpacking Project is a five-day trek over 50 miles (80 km) of the

2422:, February 16, 2013. Accessed June 9, 2014. "Edward Cheserek of St. Benedict's Prep, the No. 1 high school distance runner in the nation and the best distance runner in New Jersey high school history, announced his eagerly anticipated college choice tonight." 3005:, p. 230. J.A. Fitzgerald., 1983. Accessed December 21, 2022. "Frank E. Rodgers, Dem., Harrison - Senator Rodgers is a lifelong resident of Harrison, where he was born Nov. 15, 1909. He attended Holy Cross School there and St. Benedict's Prep, Newark." 2119:, June 25, 2021. Accessed December 10, 2023. "Last year, the outbreak canceled a nearly half-century-old school tradition that ends freshman year — a mandatory 50-mile hike over five days along the western edge of New Jersey to the Delaware Water Gap." 3097:

press release dated July 20, 2006. Accessed May 11, 2011 ."Originally the 18th overall pick of the 2004 NBA Draft out of St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, N.J., Smith has appeared in 131 career games, averaging 9.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 1.5 apg in 21.7

3171:, March 25, 2009. Accessed August 13, 2012. "Some of the expectations were justified. Lance Thomas, after all, was a McDonald's All-American and a star at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, one of the country's top high school basketball programs." 3220:, NJ Sports Heroes. Accessed November 8, 2017. "Richard Arthur Weisgerber was born February 19, 1913, in Kearny and grew up in Newark. Fast and powerful, Dick was drawn to football as a boy and starred in high School for St. Benedict’s Prep." 2297:. Accessed May 3, 2007. "A four-year letter winner for St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, N.J., where he started on the team that won two state championships and ranked No. 2 and No. 1 in the nation in 1989 (22–0) and 1990 (25–0), respectively." 1653:(2001–2010), basketball coach and former player and member of famed Hurley family, who led the Gray Bees to a 223-21 overall record while head coach and became the fastest coach in New Jersey basketball history to reach the 200-win mark. 2667:, May 16, 2007. "'He's one of the most talented attacking players that I've coached in 22 years,' said St. Benedict's Prep coach Rick Jacobs, who counts Ramos, Claudio Reyna and Serie A striker Gabriel Ferrari among his former players. 2147:

husband and wife filmmakers Marylou Bongiorno and Jerome Bongiorno offers an uplifting ray of hope in its portrait of St. Benedict’s Prep, a nearly 150-year-old inner city prep school run by the black-robed monks of Newark Abbey."

2199: 3208:, May 14, 2001. Accessed August 13, 2012. "But he said he was especially grateful to the Rev. Edwin D. Leahy, the headmaster of St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, who took Villegas under his wing as a freshman." 815:, was released theatrically, broadcast nationally on PBS, and was screened by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans at the U.S. Department of Education. The film premiered at the 2014 5754: 678:

The track team won the winter / indoor track Non-Public state championship in six times from 1922 to 1927 and seven times from 1931 to 1937. The 13 state group titles won by the program are ranked fourth in the state.

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The wrestling team won the Non-Public Group B North state sectional championship in 1980 (as co-champion), 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1989 to 1991. The team won the Non-public Group B state title in 1987 and 1989 to 1991.

2684:, March 24, 2011. Accessed May 11, 2015. "Ferrari, a prized prospect out of New York, began his career at Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey before joining the New York Red Bulls youth system." 2778:, August 27, 1973. Accessed May 11, 2011. "At a time when track was a popular sport, G. Gordon Liddy, second from the right, top, made the St. Benedict's cross-country team, winner of the state prep championship." 1114: 5524: 2961: 3062:, December 23, 2011. Accessed December 23, 2011. Accessed December 1, 2016. "During Samuels' senior year at St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, N.J., he was USA Today's High School Player of the Year." 5221: 4341: 3292:. Accessed February 18, 2019. "coaching for St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, NJ, he registered a 223-21 overall record and became the fastest coach in New Jersey basketball history to reach the 200-win mark." 674:

The cross country running team won the all-group state championship in 1921 and the Prep title in nine times from 1922 to 1931. The program's nine state group titles are tied for seventh-most in the state.

732:, having previously been recognized as national champion in 1990, 1997–98, 2001, 2005–06 and repeating in 2011–2012 and 2012–2013. Numerous alumni of the soccer program have become world-renowned players. 4688: 4498: 3341: 2759:, August 3, 2008. Accessed August 13, 2012. "He joined the Newark Swim Team and began standing out at St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark and with a West Orange-based club team, Metro Express." 4301: 5000: 3043:, December 17, 2010. Accessed November 5, 2017. "Player of the year: Noah Sadaoui had no qualms about being called upon to be a more involved member of the St. Benedict’s Prep offense this season." 4521: 4507: 5811: 5747: 4592: 720:). The 1982 team finished the season with an 18-3-1 record after coming back from a 2–0 deficit to win the Parochial B state title with a 3–2 win against Mater Dei in the championship game at 2877: 728:

in the 2011 Prep A championship gave St. Benedict's a perfect 24–0 season, its 23rd consecutive Prep A title and its seventh spot as the top-ranked high school soccer team in the nation by

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St. Benedict's basketball team, coached by Mark Taylor since 2011, consistently ranks as one of the top high-school basketball teams in the United States among

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calls the "NBA pipeline". In 2013, the basketball team was ranked fifth in ESPN's top 25, losing to Montverde Academy in the ESPN Rise National Championship.

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s documented students participating in a half-century-old school tradition in which freshmen are required to complete a 50-mile (80 km) hike along the

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editorial board member, PostPartisan blogger, and MSNBC contributor, was born and raised in Newark and graduated from St. Benedict's Preparatory School."

1937:"New Jersey Powers St. Benedict's (Newark), St. Anthony (Jersey City) Move into Top 5 of USA Today High School Sports Super 25 Boys' Basketball Rankings" 1363: 5541: 4377: 3310: 5805: 5571: 5358: 4924: 4622: 4602: 3797: 2829: 1936: 1328: 1323: 1057: 1956: 4612: 3416: 3314: 1740: 208: 5964: 5959: 5656: 5480: 4960: 4934: 3827: 2874: 2769: 2253: 5307: 4627: 2580: 1556: 5954: 5853: 5681: 5424: 4898: 4833: 4546: 4220: 3952: 3636: 3238:, May 7, 2015. Accessed November 5, 2017. "Jack graduated from Saint Benedict's Prep School, Seton Hall University, and Seton Hall Law School." 2925: 2564: 1542: 5555: 5342: 4567: 4190: 3917: 3511: 3381: 2807: 2063: 1623: 921: 747: 671:, and outdoor track. The school has produced several notable athletes including an Olympic gold medalist. School colors are garnet and gray. 1823: 5717: 4944: 4939: 4853: 4310: 3556: 3411: 3034: 2044:"Seventh Heaven! Gray Bees Pick Up Their 7th National Championship; Beat Pennington to cap perfection & earn 23rd straight state title" 1785: 1756: 861: 541: 4617: 1067: 3229: 1851: 4903: 4402: 3887: 3611: 3531: 3521: 3451: 3396: 3391: 1497: 2046: 4883: 4165: 4150: 3561: 3461: 3446: 3354: 3350: 1597: 709: 2236: 5686: 5666: 5430: 5400: 4878: 4798: 4778: 4637: 3496: 3421: 2413: 1631: 1532: 1292: 1236: 1203: 1094: 983: 4863: 3957: 3199: 5835: 5461: 3942: 3476: 2697: 2345: 2326: 1736: 1447: 1175: 717: 2593: 1835: 5630: 5615: 4929: 4597: 4015: 3601: 3536: 3506: 3110: 2530: 2294: 1546: 847: 1769: 5817: 5696: 5442: 5254: 4045: 3426: 2713: 2388: 1647:(1872–1955), basketball coach who led St. Benedict's Prep to a 421–128 record and five state championships from 1925 to 1950. 1317: 1033: 3000: 2307: 2097: 1885: 1298: 3269: 2808:"‘World of Difference’ BC’s Learning to Learn Program a national model for helping students adjust to challenge of college" 5841: 5691: 5436: 4843: 4230: 4160: 4115: 4110: 3947: 3867: 3862: 3790: 3646: 3516: 3486: 3162: 2988: 2368: 1974: 2639: 2467: 2358:

and A.J. Calloway, a St. Benedict Preparatory School graduate in Newark and now a New York City correspondent for Extra."

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As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 749 students and 48.5 classroom teachers (on an

67: 3319: 2991:. Accessed February 24, 2024. "A 2020 graduate of St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, N.J., coach was Jim Wandling" 1869: 5620: 3181: 5865: 5625: 5096: 5086: 4235: 4215: 4090: 4065: 3937: 3847: 3837: 3481: 3466: 3253: 2223: 1225:, mastermind of the break into Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate building in 1972. 1127: 1053: 816: 201: 178: 2905: 2484: 5907: 5156: 5136: 5111: 5036: 5031: 5026: 5021: 4734: 4531: 4407: 4387: 4362: 4258: 4140: 3972: 3551: 3491: 3441: 2138: 2094:"High Street Views: High Street Views: A Conversation about the History and Impact of St. Benedict’s Prep" 1520: 1185: 1087: 857: 537: 3015: 2693: 5895: 5599: 5181: 5141: 5071: 5056: 4858: 4838: 4709: 4225: 4180: 3902: 3641: 3541: 3386: 3072: 1528: 1153: 1077: 959: 853: 632: 2984: 770:(New York: Fordham University Press, 2010). On March 20, 2016, the school was featured in a segment of 5502: 3775: 3090: 5131: 5116: 5106: 4587: 4195: 4105: 3993: 3912: 3857: 3456: 3058: 2825: 2750: 2677: 1918: 1586: 1469: 1429: 1420: 1412: 1387: 1383: 1367: 1356: 1314: 1288: 1212: 1199: 1149: 1091: 969: 871: 648: 548: 239: 2832:. Accessed November 12, 2017. "Played high school basketball at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, N.J." 1711: 5829: 5146: 5126: 5066: 5051: 5041: 4919: 4868: 4714: 4263: 4155: 4008: 3586: 3020: 2793: 2576: 1593: 1560: 1487: 1416: 1399: 1395: 1391: 1375: 1163: 1002: 942: 893: 889: 875: 561: 2129: 5928: 5793: 5288: 5186: 5091: 5061: 4823: 4463: 4417: 4100: 3982: 3606: 3546: 3501: 3204: 3077: 3054:"Teammates in high school, Samardo Samuels and Tristan Thompson have been reunited with the Cavs" 2930: 2921: 2774: 2755: 2517: 2258: 2115: 1961: 1923: 1824:"Another Olympic Gold Medalist Vists St. Benedict's"; Kenyan champion offers advice to track team 1501: 1379: 1139: 1104: 1047: 1006: 979: 949: 907: 786: 781: 721: 701: 494: 61: 5732: 2888:, Summer 2012, p. 6. Accessed June 9, 2014. "John Matthews '85 wrote that Kevin O'Connor '86 of 2448: 2142:, September 4, 2014. Accessed November 5, 2017. "As with so many socially themed documentaries, 2084:. Accessed June 9, 2014. "Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Medalist: 2005, 2006, 2008" 587:

Spring phase ends the academic year. Students choose projects to work on for four weeks such as

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The track team won the Non-Public Group A spring / outdoor track state championship in 1949.

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Nuggets Acquire J.R. Smith from Bulls: Team sends Eisley, two second round picks to Chicago

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The soccer team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 1982 (against runner-up

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gold medal three times, in 2005, 2006, and again in 2008. The school literary magazine,

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The St. Benedict's Preparatory School Gray Bees, compete in 12 interscholastic sports:

313: 263: 135: 3266: 3217: 3016:"Penn's Zack Rosen signs for Hapoel HolonPoint guard praises veteran coach Dan Shamir" 2912:. Accessed July 21, 2020. "Hometown: Bloomfield, NJ; High School: St. Benedict's Prep" 1606:(1915-1984), defensive back, fullback and kicker who played four NFL seasons with the 5943: 5847: 5770: 4443: 4422: 4372: 4205: 4185: 4175: 4040: 3927: 3907: 3897: 3822: 3273: 2614:"After leading Woodbury to first state title, Estrada transferring to St. Benedict's" 2030: 2026:"Pennington (1) at St. Benedict's (4), Prep A Tournament, Final Round – Boys' Soccer" 1465: 1352: 1228: 1110: 955: 567:

The school was closed for the 1972–73 school year. Since its re-opening in 1973, the

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has been Fr. Edwin D. Leahy, O.S.B, who was graduated from St. Benedict's in 1963.

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who won the 2013 NCAA cross country championship and track and field championship.

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on a 12-acre (4.9 ha) urban campus. The school has been accredited by the

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Whatever hurts my brother, hurts me and whatever helps my brother, helps me.

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Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed October 6, 2022.

1555:(1920–1981), football tackle who played five seasons in the NFL with the 1473: 1081: 668: 2896:

which, as of September 2011, was on the Boston Globe's best seller list"

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NSCAA/adidas National Rankings: National Final Regular Season Poll Poll

1524: 1461: 1122:(1904–1950), professional football player who spent two seasons in the 729: 644: 600: 2237:"How Precious Achiuwa’s Basketball Career Came Full Circle in Toronto" 1281:

of Major League Soccer in 2006 and won the MLS Championship with them.

2618: 2548: 2111:"‘No Shortcuts?’: A 40-Mile Rite of Passage for High School Freshmen" 2066:, TopDrawerSoccer.com, September 23, 2013. Accessed November 5, 2017. 1773: 636: 596: 2474:, p. 10, Saint Benedict's Preparatory School. Accessed June 3, 2015. 2455:. Accessed January 18, 2022. "High School: St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)" 1189: 2678:"Fire Sign Gabriel Ferrari; Add former U.S. U-20 forward to roster" 2327:"Syracuse basketball program targets more Roselle Catholic players" 2075: 1192:

who started working in the supermarket chain while still a student.

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in the finals of the tournament), 1987 (vs. Mater Dei), 1989 (vs.

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pitcher who played nine seasons in the majors, from 1925 to 1934.

2720:, Saint Benedict's Preparatory School. Accessed August 13, 2012. 2436: 2254:"Hugh J. Addonizio 67, Convicted Of Extortion As Newark's Mayor" 1513:(born 1985), former professional basketball player and two-time 664: 321: 5736: 5506: 5303: 5203: 4982: 4670: 4480: 4323: 4283: 3997: 3779: 3323: 1796: 1786:“St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark to admit girls starting in fall” 1676:, St. Benedict's Preparatory School. Accessed January 18, 2022. 2162: 1946:

25 national editorial rankings for the week of Feb. 18, 2013."

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St. Benedict's has a music program and a visual arts program.

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The fencing team won the overall state championship in 1990.

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List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark

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Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 200, Part 2

2414:"Edward Cheserek of St. Benedict's Prep will attend Oregon" 2369:"Jonathan Capehart Will Speak at the Newark Public Library" 1853:

Boys Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023

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The history of the school is related in Thomas A. McCabe's

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Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1990.

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Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science

3200:"Soccer — A Long Road to M.L.S. For MetroStars' Villegas" 1198:(born 1988), American-Puerto Rican basketball player for 16:

Private K-12 school in Newark, New Jersey, United States

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