St. John's Preparatory School (Danvers, Massachusetts)
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72 Spring Street Danvers, Massachusetts, (Essex County) 01923 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°34′57″N 70°57′10″W / 42.58250°N 70.95278°WCoordinates: 42°34′57″N 70°57′10″W / 42.58250°N 70.95278°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | Concordia Res Parvae Crescunt. (In Harmony Small Things Grow.) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Denomination | Xaverian Brothers |
| Established | 1907 |
| CEEB code | 220665 |
| Dean | Peter Richards |
| Principal | Keith Crowley |
| Head of school | Edward P. Hardiman |
| Faculty | 113 |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,450 (2016) |
| Average class size | 18 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11:1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 175 acres (71 ha) |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue and White |
| Slogan | "We are St. John's". "It's a great day to be an eagle". "Faith, brotherhood, wisdom". |
| Song | "Far above the neighboring hilltops" |
| Athletics conference | Catholic Conference – B |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Nickname | St. John's, SJP, The Prep |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Rival | Xaverian Brothers High School |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Average SAT scores | 1216 |
| Publication | Piece of Mind |
| Newspaper | The Concordia |
| Yearbook | The Spire |
| Tuition | $20,555 (2014-2015) |
| Alumni | 14,500 |
| Headmaster Emeritus | Dr. Edward Hardiman |
| Chairman of Board of Trustees | Bernard L. Caniff, Jr. '72 |
| Director of Admission | Jennifer Glover |
| Website | www |
St. John's Preparatory School is a Roman Catholic college preparatory school for young men in Danvers, Massachusetts. Notable alumni are Matthew Solomon, Pat Blaney, and Bo Burnham. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. The school was founded in 1907 by the Xaverian Brothers, an order named for St. Francis Xavier founded by Theodore James Ryken in 1839. St. John's was formerly a combination commuter-boarding school but ended its residential program in 1975. It serves a geographically diverse body of students primarily from the North Shore, Merrimack Valley, southern New Hampshire, and the northern region of the Boston metropolitan area.
In 1891, the Xaverian Brothers purchased the Jacob Spring Family Estate, which included 100 acres (40 ha) and three buildings. At this time, the Xaverian Brothers began St. John's Normal College, a school for young men aspiring to become members of the Congregation of the Brothers of St. Francis Xavier. In 1907 Brother Benjamin, with seven Xaverian Brothers, founded St. John's Preparatory School for young men. Brother Benjamin's building program began in the fall of 1907, with construction of a wood frame gymnasium which housed the basketball team until the early 1950s. In 1908, the chapel was added to the rear of the Administration Building. To keep pace with school growth, Xavier Hall was built 1910–1911, housing 16 classrooms, a library and reading room, a study hall, an assembly hall, as well as 50 private rooms and a dormitory room for about 80 beds. The first class graduated in the Spring of 1910.
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