Fordham Preparatory School
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441 East Fordham Road Bronx, New York City, New York 10458 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′41″N 73°53′09″W / 40.86139°N 73.88583°WCoordinates: 40°51′41″N 73°53′09″W / 40.86139°N 73.88583°W |
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| Type | Private, day, college-preparatory |
| Motto |
Amor et Conscia Virtus (Love and Conscious Virtue) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Ignatius of Loyola |
| Established | 1841 |
| Founder | The Most Reverend John Hughes |
| Oversight | Society of Jesus (Jesuits) |
| President | The Rev. Christopher Devron, SJ |
| Principal | Joseph Petriello |
| Faculty | 88 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 1006 (2016-2017) |
| Average class size | 24 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11:1 |
| Campus | Rose Hill |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and white |
| Fight song | "The Ram" |
| Athletics conference | CHSAA |
| Sports | 17 sports (38 teams) |
| Mascot | The Ram |
| Nickname | Rams |
| Accreditation | NYSAIS (New York State Association of Independent Schools) |
| Newspaper | Rampart |
| Yearbook | Ramkin |
| Tuition | $18,410 (2016–2017 academic year), plus books and supplies |
| Website | www.fordhamprep.org |
 Shea-O'Brien Hall & Maloney Hall |
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Fordham Preparatory School (also known as Fordham Prep) is a private, Jesuit, all-male high school located in the Bronx, New York City, with an enrollment of approximately 1000 students. It is located on the Rose Hill campus of Fordham University.
The Fordham Preparatory School, formerly known as St. John's Preparatory School until St. John's College was renamed Fordham University, was founded in 1841.
Once integrated into the university as the "lower division", Fordham Prep was located in Hughes Hall from 1890 until it moved to its own facilities when it formally separated from the university in 1972. Located on the northwest corner of the Rose Hill campus, Fordham Prep's main building, Shea-O'Brien Hall, was completed in 1972. The addition of Maloney Hall, including the Hall of Honor, intramural gym, fitness center, and Leonard Theater was completed in 1995. The theatre is the venue for the school's Drama Society and is used for school assemblies as well as by Fordham University on various occasions. It has twice hosted the MSNBC nightly news program, Hardball with Chris Matthews.
Recently, Fordham Prep completed its third-floor renovation and fourth-floor expansion. Opened in September 2009, the fourth floor's Boller Science Center features three new chemistry and three new biology laboratories, as well as a greenhouse. The third floor was renovated to include six new classrooms and three new physics laboratories.
Fordham Prep has a liberal arts curriculum which focuses on English, history, mathematics, the sciences, ancient and modern languages, and religious studies. Students are given the option to take Honors or Advanced Placement classes depending on their individual performance. All freshmen take a classical language: Latin or Ancient Greek. As they move on to their sophomore year, the students can choose to continue with Latin or Greek, study a modern foreign language such as Spanish, French, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic or German, or take both a modern and classical language. All students are required to take four years of English, four years of Religion, four years or three levels of any language, three years of history, three years of mathematics, and three years of science. Senior students have the choice of taking elective courses, and with prior approval, undergraduate courses at Fordham University. Seniors are also required to plan and implement a senior service project at an approved site. They then reflect on their service and journal their experiences for a senior service essay to be completed at the end of the year. Fordham Prep contains a generally academically gifted student body, by drawing from a large amount of the tri-state area, and maintaining a 1:2 admission to application rate.
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