GEORGETOWN PREP’S LEGACY CAMPAIGN
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t Georgetown Prep, we are constantly investing in the Ignatian values that inspire our young men to become men of good faith and men in service to and with others. These values are more than just words written on the walls; everything about us—our facilities, our program, and our community—are reflections of the ideals that bind us. When you support the Greater Glory campaign, you demonstrate your commitment to the community that helped shape who you are—or who your son is—today.
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t Georgetown Prep, we are constantly investing in the Ignatian values that inspire our young men to become men of good faith and men in service to and with others. These values are more than just words written on the walls; everything about us—our facilities, our program, and our community—are reflections of the ideals that bind us. When you support the Greater Glory campaign, you demonstrate your commitment to the community that helped shape who you are—or who your son is—today.
MEN FOR OTHERS
The world is becoming more globalized and less coherent. Instilling Ignatian values and the spirit of magis—serving the greater glory of God — feels more important than ever. When you become part of this campaign, you are strengthening Georgetown Prep’s ability to impact our world by sending more men for and with others out into it.
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dam was exactly the kind of young man we want at Georgetown Prep. He was brilliant and at the top of his class. He was ambitious with sights set on top universities. And he was altruistic, volunteering at a soup kitchen on the weekends and tutoring younger kids at school.
of the Prep community. He continued to shine in the classroom and took leadership roles on student retreats. He even won the grand prize at the Global Health Design competition at Rice University when he designed a breathing device for premature infants using leftover medical tubing typically discarded in hospitals.
As a first-generation citizen—his parents immigrated from India—Adam was grateful for the sacrifices his parents made for him and his siblings. As Adam got older, he worried that there were not enough opportunities at his public school that would allow him to make the impact he wanted to make in the world. He applied to and was accepted to many of the region’s best schools, but his family could not afford full tuition at any of these institutions.
Adam is now a junior at Georgetown University where he is studying global health. But he is already changing the world. The breathing device he designed is now being used in hospitals throughout Malawi, and Adam, with the help of his father, is working to introduce the life-saving device to other developing countries.
Luckily for our community, Georgetown Prep was able to offer tuition assistance to Adam. And that investment paid off for everyone. Adam was an active and impressive member
While Adam was always going to be an impressive young man, Georgetown Prep was an integral part of making him who he is today. He received a rigorous and impressive education, and Prep’s focus on Ignatian values further cemented Adam’s commitment to service and being a man for others.
Supporting the Greater Glory campaign will ensure that young men like Adam can enrich and benefit from the Prep experience.
MEN FOR OTHERS
The world is becoming more globalized and less coherent. Instilling Ignatian values and the spirit of magis—serving the greater glory of God — feels more important than ever. When you become part of this campaign, you are strengthening Georgetown Prep’s ability to impact our world by sending more men for and with others out into it.
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dam was exactly the kind of young man we want at Georgetown Prep. He was brilliant and at the top of his class. He was ambitious with sights set on top universities. And he was altruistic, volunteering at a soup kitchen on the weekends and tutoring younger kids at school.
of the Prep community. He continued to shine in the classroom and took leadership roles on student retreats. He even won the grand prize at the Global Health Design competition at Rice University when he designed a breathing device for premature infants using leftover medical tubing typically discarded in hospitals.
As a first-generation citizen—his parents immigrated from India—Adam was grateful for the sacrifices his parents made for him and his siblings. As Adam got older, he worried that there were not enough opportunities at his public school that would allow him to make the impact he wanted to make in the world. He applied to and was accepted to many of the region’s best schools, but his family could not afford full tuition at any of these institutions.
Adam is now a junior at Georgetown University where he is studying global health. But he is already changing the world. The breathing device he designed is now being used in hospitals throughout Malawi, and Adam, with the help of his father, is working to introduce the life-saving device to other developing countries.
Luckily for our community, Georgetown Prep was able to offer tuition assistance to Adam. And that investment paid off for everyone. Adam was an active and impressive member
While Adam was always going to be an impressive young man, Georgetown Prep was an integral part of making him who he is today. He received a rigorous and impressive education, and Prep’s focus on Ignatian values further cemented Adam’s commitment to service and being a man for others.
Supporting the Greater Glory campaign will ensure that young men like Adam can enrich and benefit from the Prep experience.
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ur facilities and our programs are not simply the features of our school; they are an expression and a reflection of our values. Our residential program is an integral part of our diverse and culturally-rich community. Dorms and communal areas are aging and lack the comforts of home, failing to provide the personal care that young people need. And the truest reflection of our commitment to Ignatian values is our dedication to ensuring the excellent opportunity of a Prep education is available to all. Your support means that more impressive young men can enrich our community and benefit from the Prep experience, and that Prep can continue to be a warm, nurturing home for our young men during their formative years.
THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY The Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes is at the core of our legacy. We must preserve this icon of our Catholic mission and Jesuit identity on campus.
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ACCESS MATTERS When good families are kept out of our community because they cannot afford full tuition, we are failing to seek justice and equity for all of God’s people.
Georgetown Prep means brotherhood, community, and love.” Matthew Scola ’20
PREP IS HOME If we do not invest in our residential halls and residential program, we are not supporting the young men in our boarding community.
LIVE OUR VALUES
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ur facilities and our programs are not simply the features of our school; they are an expression and a reflection of our values. Our residential program is an integral part of our diverse and culturally-rich community. Dorms and communal areas are aging and lack the comforts of home, failing to provide the personal care that young people need. And the truest reflection of our commitment to Ignatian values is our dedication to ensuring the excellent opportunity of a Prep education is available to all. Your support means that more impressive young men can enrich our community and benefit from the Prep experience, and that Prep can continue to be a warm, nurturing home for our young men during their formative years.
THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY The Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes is at the core of our legacy. We must preserve this icon of our Catholic mission and Jesuit identity on campus.
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ACCESS MATTERS When good families are kept out of our community because they cannot afford full tuition, we are failing to seek justice and equity for all of God’s people.
Georgetown Prep means brotherhood, community, and love.” Matthew Scola ’20
PREP IS HOME If we do not invest in our residential halls and residential program, we are not supporting the young men in our boarding community.
LIVE OUR VALUES
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What makes Georgetown Prep special is common experience. You are part of something that has been going on since the founding of the country.”
The most special thing about Prep to me is the brotherhood. Everyone cares about everyone no matter who they are.”
Jay Hickey ’62
Frankie Altemus ’20
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What makes Georgetown Prep special is common experience. You are part of something that has been going on since the founding of the country.”
The most special thing about Prep to me is the brotherhood. Everyone cares about everyone no matter who they are.”
Jay Hickey ’62
Frankie Altemus ’20
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Georgetown Prep is special because of our faith and the mission.” Brian Ridgway ’89
28% $25K FINANCIAL AID GIVEN ANNUALLY
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PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID SUPPORT AVERAGE FINANCIAL AID GRANT
$3m
ENDOWMENT AMONGST U.S. BOARDING SCHOOLS
OUR RESIDENTAL PROGRAM IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE GEORGETOWN PREP EXPERIENCE.
120
BOARDING STUDENTS FROM
17
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND
10
STATES IN A RESIDENCE HALL THAT IS
100
YEARS OLD
GIVING BACK
Georgetown Prep’s Jesuit ideals and philosophies molded me in profound ways. I have spent the rest of my time on earth trying to give back to the school that I love.” Reed Clark ’47
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Georgetown Prep teaches the mindset that with hard work, dedication, discipline, and devotion anything is possible. This outlook gives every Prep student the opportunity to dream big and make a positive impact in our world.” Juan Jaysingh ’00
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$38m 70th
Georgetown Prep is special because of our faith and the mission.” Brian Ridgway ’89
28% $25K FINANCIAL AID GIVEN ANNUALLY
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PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID SUPPORT AVERAGE FINANCIAL AID GRANT
$3m
ENDOWMENT AMONGST U.S. BOARDING SCHOOLS
OUR RESIDENTAL PROGRAM IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE GEORGETOWN PREP EXPERIENCE.
120
BOARDING STUDENTS FROM
17
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND
10
STATES IN A RESIDENCE HALL THAT IS
100
YEARS OLD
GIVING BACK
Georgetown Prep’s Jesuit ideals and philosophies molded me in profound ways. I have spent the rest of my time on earth trying to give back to the school that I love.” Reed Clark ’47
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Georgetown Prep teaches the mindset that with hard work, dedication, discipline, and devotion anything is possible. This outlook gives every Prep student the opportunity to dream big and make a positive impact in our world.” Juan Jaysingh ’00
LEGACY OF
EXCELLENCE
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eorgetown Prep’s reputation for excellence is founded on two critical pillars: our Ignatian values and the impressive academic experience we offer. Forces at work in our world threaten both, however. Our world does not necessarily see the value of values in education, and the spirituality and service programs, coupled with the work we do to help our students understand more deeply the material we offer in the classroom, need the investment of time, talent, and treasure. Our academic programs demand great teachers, and we have to offer them decent compensation to provide the best for our students and their families in a world of rising costs. But all of this threatens to push our tuition, which only covers two-thirds of the cost of our programing, out of reach even for middle class families. Our residential program which serves students from across the nation and the world and which makes Prep unique among Jesuit schools, needs adequate facilities both for our boarding students and for the faculty and staff who care for them. Our science facilities which have served Prep students since the 1960s, need updating as we labor to compete in today’s innovation-driven world. Without taking strides to support the long-term needs of our facilities, our academic offerings, and the retreat and reflection programs that are the hallmark of a Jesuit education, we will fall behind other schools and far short of our values. In short, we need you. We need your support. We need your help. Your investment in this campaign will allow us not merely to continue the great educational and formation programs you or your son experienced as a young man; it will help us to continue the great legacy of forming men for and with others, men who will make a difference in a world that badly needs people who care, people who, in the words Ignatius wrote to his best friend Francis Xavier as he sent him on the Society of Jesus’s first mission, will “set the world on fire.” Thank you, and God bless. Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. James R. Van Dyke, S.J. President
LEGACY OF
EXCELLENCE
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eorgetown Prep’s reputation for excellence is founded on two critical pillars: our Ignatian values and the impressive academic experience we offer. Forces at work in our world threaten both, however. Our world does not necessarily see the value of values in education, and the spirituality and service programs, coupled with the work we do to help our students understand more deeply the material we offer in the classroom, need the investment of time, talent, and treasure. Our academic programs demand great teachers, and we have to offer them decent compensation to provide the best for our students and their families in a world of rising costs. But all of this threatens to push our tuition, which only covers two-thirds of the cost of our programing, out of reach even for middle class families. Our residential program which serves students from across the nation and the world and which makes Prep unique among Jesuit schools, needs adequate facilities both for our boarding students and for the faculty and staff who care for them. Our science facilities which have served Prep students since the 1960s, need updating as we labor to compete in today’s innovation-driven world. Without taking strides to support the long-term needs of our facilities, our academic offerings, and the retreat and reflection programs that are the hallmark of a Jesuit education, we will fall behind other schools and far short of our values. In short, we need you. We need your support. We need your help. Your investment in this campaign will allow us not merely to continue the great educational and formation programs you or your son experienced as a young man; it will help us to continue the great legacy of forming men for and with others, men who will make a difference in a world that badly needs people who care, people who, in the words Ignatius wrote to his best friend Francis Xavier as he sent him on the Society of Jesus’s first mission, will “set the world on fire.” Thank you, and God bless. Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. James R. Van Dyke, S.J. President
PREP NEEDS YOU
Georgetown Prep instilled in you a commitment to service. To whom much is given, much is expected. As a man who understands the importance of giving back, you have the ability and the responsibility to support the community that made you who you are.
C REAT ED BY MIS S IO N M IND ED
Georgetown Prep is a Catholic, Jesuit, day and boarding school whose mission is to form men of competence, conscience, courage, and compassion; men of faith, men for others.
PREP NEEDS YOU
Georgetown Prep instilled in you a commitment to service. To whom much is given, much is expected. As a man who understands the importance of giving back, you have the ability and the responsibility to support the community that made you who you are.
C REAT ED BY MIS S IO N M IND ED
Georgetown Prep is a Catholic, Jesuit, day and boarding school whose mission is to form men of competence, conscience, courage, and compassion; men of faith, men for others.
GEORGETOWN PREPARATORY SCHOOL
10900 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852
www.gprep.org