This afternoon, the Georgetown Prep community prayed an Examen for those affected by the recent hurricanes.

This Friday, Prep will hold a dress down day to raise donations for the people of the Gulf Coast and Caribbean most affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Our donations will be split between Catholic Charities USA serving those on the Gulf Coast, and Catholic Relief Services serving those in the Caribbean. If you wish to donate, you may indicate that your gift is part of the "Georgetown Prep Hurricane Relief Efforts".

We will continue to pray for all affected as they rebuild their lives.

On September 27, forty-eight members of the class of 2018 were inducted into the Saint Edmund Campion chapter of the National Honor Society.

All inductees maintained a high academic average while taking very rigorous course loads and exhibited the four values of excellence in service, character, scholarship, and leadership during their tenure at Georgetown Prep. All members of the National Honor Society are expected to maintain their academic standing and serve as mentors to underclassmen.

The National Honor Society is the nation's premier organization established to recognize exceptional high school students. Founded in 1921, the organization serves to honor students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of service, character, scholarship, and leadership. The Georgetown Prep Saint Edmund Campion chapter was founded in 1979.

Congratulations to the forty-eight inductees of the National Honor Society!

Tim Hughes '90, Senior Vice President, Global Business and Government Affairs, for Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), was the keynote speaker at the Georgetown Prep Business Network's (GPBN) breakfast on Friday, September 29.

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft intended to increase the reliability and reduce the cost of access to space. The company has had a number of historic "firsts" over the past few years, including the reuse of previously flown rockets after successfully placing payloads into orbit. Next year, SpaceX will carry U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station on its Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 launch vehicle. At SpaceX, Tim is responsible for the company's policy, regulatory, and global business efforts.

Tim spoke about SpaceX's evolution and current strategy with space exploration. He also spoke about his role at SpaceX.

Over 100 Prep alumni from five decades attended the first Georgetown Prep Business Network event of the 2017-18 academic year.

The Georgetown Prep Business Network's goal is to create a networking environment for alumni to nurture their professional growth while fostering a continuing engagement with the Prep community. Numerous events are held throughout the year.

Photo: Tim Hughes '90 (Left) with Prep's Headmaster, John Glennon Jr. (Right)

Join us at our Open House on Sunday, October 15. The best way to get to know us is to visit campus, and we are excited to share our campus and school with you! Take a tour and hear from students, teachers, parents, and coaches about everything that makes Georgetown Prep a unique and exciting place to attend school.

Register here.

Schedule

1 - 4 p.m. | Registration Check-In on the first floor of The George Center

1:15 & 2:15 | Welcome Address in the Chapel of Our Lady from President Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., Headmaster John Glennon, Jr., and Brett Graham '92, Director of Admissions.

Campus Tours with Students

1:30 & 2:30 | Watch A Couple of Hoyas and The Prep Singers perform in the lobby of the Haas Humanities Building

1:00 & 2:00 | Listen as The String Ensemble performs in the Chapel of Our Lady

At the conclusion of your tour, we invite all families to enjoy refreshments provided by our Parent's Club on the George Patio.

Mr. Gregory J. Dyson '76, P'11, '13 received the Insignis Medal and Mr. Tim Wisecarver received the Joyce Award at the annual President's Councilors Dinner on October 12 at Columbia Country Club.

Established in 1981, the Insignis Medal is Georgetown Prep's highest honor. The awards name is taken from The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola.

In his welcoming remarks, President Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., noted, "Tonight, we celebrate two men who play pivotal roles in making Prep greater."

Fr. Pilarz added, "Tonight, I have the honor of presenting the Insignis Medal, our highest honor, to Gregory Dyson. Insignis is the Latin word for 'exceptional' and an apt descriptor of Gregory. He exemplifies in exceptional ways Georgetown Preparatory School's highest ideals and aspirations."

Mr. Dyson served on Georgetown Prep's Board of Trustees from 2011-2017 and was Chair of the Board for the last three. In addition to his leadership as a Board member, Mr. Dyson served on the most recent Presidential Search Committee. A graduate of the class of 1976, Mr. Dyson was a boarding student while he attended Georgetown Prep. His two sons, Adam '11 and Alden '13, are proud Prep graduates.

John Edward Joyce taught more than 2,000 students during his 36 years as a member of Prep's faculty. Best remembered in life for his playful yet demanding style of instruction, Mr. Joyce's legacy is also one of extraordinary loyalty and generosity. The Joyce Award was established in his memory in 2004 and is presented to a member of the faculty who exemplifies Prep's core values and ideals in recognition of a deep commitment to the school and its students.

In introducing Mr. Tim Wisecarver, Fr. Pilarz praised the devotion, enthusiasm, and selflessness the longtime faculty member displays daily.

For over 30 years, Prep has benefited from Tim's talents and from his deep commitment to our students.

Cory Angel '18 (left) and Rollin Bell '18 were recently named semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

According to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), approximately 1.6 million entrants from more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2018 National Merit Scholarship program by taking the Preliminary SAT (PSAT)/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT). Roughly 16,000 students qualified as semifinalists. To qualify as a semifinalist, a student must exhibit an exemplary academic record, submit a scholarship application, and earn a qualifying score on the SAT.

Congratulations to Cory and Rollin on their remarkable academic accomplishments!

The group's second assignment of the year, "Free Choice", is a mixture of black and white, color, architecture, and nature.

The slideshows are a collection of photos taken by:

• Brooks Bengston '18
• Xiao Chang '18
• Andrew Fegan '19
• Beau Hanley '18
• Billy Hetherington '18
• Connor Humiston '19
• Sultan Kul-Mukhammed '18
• Brendan Lamb '18
• Clayton Lanham '19
• Chimeze Offurum '18
• John Ridgeway '18

Homecoming is Saturday, November 4! Come home to Georgetown Prep and cheer on the Hoyas as they take on St. Albans at 2:00 p.m. on Fegan-Galvin Field. There will be activities for all ages so bring the whole family for a fun day! Our Hoyas are 5-2 on the season.

After the game, Georgetown Prep alumni are invited to stop by the 5th Quarter outside of the George Center.

For more information, email alumni@gprep.org. We hope to see you and your family on November 4!

The Georgetown Prep Players will present The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) on Friday, November 10 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, November 12 at 2:00 p.m.

The play parodies 37 William Shakespeare plays in 90 minutes. The comedy is full of energy and contains clever use of costumes to add to the fun.

All performances will take place in the Haas Humanities Building's Figge Theater.

This production runs approximately one-hour forty-five minutes, including a 15-minute intermission. Limited seating will be available at a first-come, first-served basis. Doors to the theater will open 20 minutes prior to the performance.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and faculty. They can be purchased online or at the door.

Fifteen Georgetown Prep seniors were honored on Thursday morning for their academic accomplishments on the Preliminary SAT (PSAT)/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT). Headmaster John Glennon Jr. and Erik Maginnis, Academic Dean, hosted a breakfast reception for the honored members of the class of 2018 and their parents in the Southwell Library.

Approximately 1.6 million entrants from more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2018 National Merit Scholarship program by taking the Preliminary SAT (PSAT)/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT). Roughly 16,000 students qualified as semifinalists. Corey Angel '18 and Robin Bell '18 were recently named semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Thirteen Prep seniors were named "Commended Students", placing in the top 2% nationally.

Semifinalists

• Cory Angel
  
• Rollin Bell

Commended Students

• Christopher Barclay
  
• William Boggs
  
• Lewis Christie
  
• Marco Davis
  
• Adam Kim
  
• Robert Littlefield
  
• Dillon Lue
  
• Enrique Matta
  
• Andrew Mister
  
• Ayush Pamecha
  
• Matteo Patzy
  
• Connor Starkey
  
• Maxwell Ward

Timi Ayoh '16, a second year student at University of Virginia, donated more than 100 books to the St. Theresa school library in Nigeria and worked with SystemsSpecs to fund the rebuild after the school and several churches were bombed by militants in 2011.

Timi visited the new facility in July for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and says it is an experience he will treasure for a lifetime. He is considering a major in economics or leadership.

Read more from UVAToday.

Photo courtesy UVAToday

Jerome Powell '71 has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed Chair), the head of the central banking system in the nation.

Powell graduated from Georgetown Prep in 1971 and matriculated to Princeton University (1975) and then earned a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University in 1979.

Powell comes from a long Georgetown Prep lineage. His father, Jerome Powell '40 (d.), brother, Matthew Powell '73, uncles, John Powell '28 (d.), Austin Powell '31 (d.), Francis Powell '36 (d.), and cousins, John Powell '58, Thomas Powell '62, and Gregory Powell '65, graduated from Prep.

After law school, he worked as an associate for Dillon, Read and Co, an investment bank. In 1990, Powell was confirmed to serve in President George H. W. Bush's administration as an assistant secretary and as undersecretary of the Treasury.

He was a partner at the Carlyle Group for eight years and was a visiting scholar at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Powell has been a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since May 2012.

Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., president of Georgetown Prep, noted, "I would like to commend Jerome Powell, class of 1971, on his nomination to be the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. We are proud to have a son of Georgetown Prep lead our nation's central banking system. On behalf of all of us at Georgetown Prep, we congratulate Jerome on his nomination and offer our prayers and best wishes to him and his family."

The Chair of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System must be confirmed by the Senate.

Photo courtesy of the Bipartisan Policy Center.

Georgetown Prep will hold its annual Thanksgiving food drive to benefit the Manna Food Center from Monday, November 6 through Tuesday, November 14.

Each student is encouraged to bring in 20 lbs of food. Donations may be dropped off in the Haas Foyer.

What to bring:

Canned fruits and vegetables
Canned soup
Canned tuna, salmon, chicken
Rice, oats, pasta

Thanks to many generous donations, Georgetown Prep collected 8,034 lbs of food in November 2016.

Manna Food Center is the main food bank in Montgomery County, and nearly every county nonprofit organization relies on Manna to provide essential food to their clients. Learn more about the Manna Food Center. Any questions should be directed to the Arrupe Society at gparrupe@gmail.com or to Mr. Kaufmann at kkaufmann@gprep.org.

Nearly 300 alumni traveled from Saipan, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico and all across the U.S. to come back to campus for Reunion Weekend 2017. There were alumni spanning from the Class of 1947 through the Class of 2012 with 40 members of the Class of 1967 joining in for their 50th reunion.

The Father Vincent F. Beatty, S.J. Man of the Year Award was presented to Neil Cullen '72 and Robert Posniewski '77. The award is named for former Prep President Fr. Vincent F. Beatty, S.J., who also served as the school's first development director, and is presented annually to an alumnus outstanding in his generosity and service to Georgetown Prep.

Pictured above are members of the 1967 football team and current team captains.

View photos from Reunion Weekend.

Congratulations to Georgetown Prep's baseball, basketball, and lacrosse seniors who signed their collegiate letters of intent on November 8.

The 2017 varsity baseball team won the Interstate Athletic Conference regular season with a remarkable undefeated record of 10-0. The Hoyas advanced to the I.A.C. championship series after defeating Episcopal in the semifinals. However, Prep was upset in the championship series by St. Albans. Prep finished the year with an overall record of 17-9.

Second-year coach Ryan Eskow and the 2016-17 varsity basketball team won a share of the 2017 Interstate Athletic Conference (I.A.C.) title. In the I.A.C. conference tournament, Prep defeated Landon in the semifinals, but fell to Bullis (62-60) in the I.A.C. finals. Prep finished the season with an overall record of 20-6

In Coach Scott Urick's first season Prep's varsity lacrosse team finished with a 15-6 overall record. The Hoyas started out 9-1 and were ranked as high as #3 in The Washington Post. Prep defeated Episcopal in the first round of the I.A.C. tournament before falling to Bullis in the semifinals. The Hoyas went on to compete in the first annual High School Lacrosse National Tournament and defeated both the Woodlands School from Texas as well as IMG Academy from Florida before losing in the final game to The Hill Academy from Ontario, Canada. Following their showing in this event the Hoyas were ranked #24 in the country by USA Today.

Baseball:

• Brooks Bengston - High Point University
• John Dempsey - Wofford College

Basketball:

• Jared Bynum - St. Joseph's University
• Ike Nweke - Columbia University
• Chimezie Offurum - The George Washington University

Lacrosse:

• Andrew Cave - Dartmouth College
• Kaleb Fernandez - The University of Pennsylvania
• T. Ridgway - University of Richmond

Eight Georgetown Prep students and four faculty members represented Georgetown Prep at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice November 4-6 in Crystal City, Virginia.

The Ignatian Teach-In is an annual event that gathers hundreds of students from various Jesuit-related institutions. Nearly 2,000 participated in this year's 20^th annual Ignatian Teach-In for Justice.

The group also participated in Advocacy Day on November 6 and met with Representative G.K. Butterfield (D-NC 1^st District) to discuss issues of race and justice as befits our annual theme of reconciliation.

The context of the event is social justice and solidarity and always takes place in conjunction with the anniversary of the Jesuit martyrs of El Salvador.

At the Ignatian Teach-In, students learn, pray, network, and advocate together around social justice issues. The event empowers, re-energizes and inspires our country's youth who are part of the Ignatian family.

According to the Ignatian Solidary Network, the Teach-In is "known as the largest annual Catholic social justice gathering in the U.S., the Teach-In attracts many young people ages 16-22, representing over 120 Jesuit and other Catholic universities, high schools, and parishes in the U.S., as well as Canada, Mexico, and El Salvador."

Georgetown Prep's varsity football team won a share of the 2017 Interstate Athletic Conference (I.A.C.) championship with a 32-12 victory over visiting Bullis on November 11.

Running back Jalen Hampton '20 led the Hoyas on offense. He rushed for a team-high 129 yards and four touchdowns. Prep's defense continued its impressive play and did not give up a point until the fourth quarter. Read The Washington Post's recap of the game here.

For the season, Prep's defense only allowed 39 points in I.A.C. conference play, the third consecutive year the Hoyas have surrendered less than 40 points in conference play.

Prep opened their season with impressive road wins against Bishop O'Connell High School and Gilman School. Prep lost to Gonzaga in the annual Jesuit Gridiron Classic, but rebounded the next week to defeat a talented Riverdale Baptist School. The Hoyas defeated Benedictine 28-9 the next week before conference play.

In I.A.C. conference play, Prep defeated St. Stephen's & St. Agnes, 45-7, before losing their only conference game to Landon, 10-3, the following week. Prep beat a talented Episcopal High School team on the road (14-10) and St. Albans (41-0) on Homecoming Weekend.

Prep shares the 2017 I.A.C. title with Landon. The Hoyas finish their season with an 8-2 overall record and 4-1 league record.

(Photo: Pete Marovich/For The Washington Post)

Congratulations to the members of Georgetown Prep's cross country, football and soccer teams who earned All-I.A.C. honors for their outstanding play this fall.

The varsity football team won a share of the 2017 Interstate Athletic Conference (I.A.C.) championship with a 32-12 victory over visiting Bullis on November 11. Prep shares the 2017 I.A.C. title with Landon. The Hoyas finished their season with an 8-2 overall record and 4-1 league record.

Prep's varsity soccer team ended its season with a 13-4-1 mark and finished in second place in the I.A.C. The Hoyas finished in second place in the regular season conference standings and defeated St. Albans in the I.A.C. semifinals before falling to Landon in the championship.

The varsity cross country team placed third in the I.A.C. tournament. The Hoyas placed third in the Maryland State Championships, edging out Landon by three points. Patrick Howley '18 finished in fifth place overall.

Nineteen Prep student-athletes earned all-league recognition:

Cross Country:

• Patrick Howley '18
  

• Lawrence Coleman '18
  
• Philip Dainty '18
  
• Jake Hagy '18
  
• Beau Hanley '18
  
• Matthew Kane '18
  
• Robert Littlefield '18
  
• Matthew Crowe '19
  
• Connor Humiston '19
  
• Finn Muldoon '19
  
• Patrick Donovan-Jenkins '20
  
• Jalen Hampton '20
• Jack Plank '20

Soccer:

• Nicolas Foster '18
  
• Garrett Lyons '18
  
• Patrick Mahn '18
• Byeol Yoon '18

First semester exams will be held December 14-15 and 18-19.

Thursday, December 14

• 8:15 a.m. English
• 12:30 p.m. Latin

Friday, December 15

• 8:15 a.m. Science
• 12:30 p.m. Art/Music

Monday, December 18

• 8:15 a.m. Mathematics
• 12:30 p.m. Religion

Tuesday, December 29

• 8:15 a.m. History
• 12:30 p.m. Modern Language

Download the Exam Schedule (PDF)

Exams count for 25% of the first semester grade. Students must report to exams in dress code. No cell phones are allowed in the exam rooms.

Brian Cashman '85, the longtime General Manager of the New York Yankees, has been named the 2017 Major League Baseball Executive of the Year.

The Yankees won 91 games and outperformed many preseason expectations. Cashman led the organization's front office efforts and played a critical role in the team's success.

Cashman has been the Yankees' General Manager for 19 years.

To read more, visit MLB.com.