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| Brian J. Gilbert, Dean of Admissions |
Dear Prospective Hoya,
Thank you for considering Georgetown Preparatory School. We are honored by your interest and look forward to getting to know you through the Admissions process. As you explore what it means to be a Hoya, we hope to see you often around campus. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my office.
Georgetown Prep is now in its third century of educating young men. Our traditions and history go beyond our founding in 1789 to 1634 when the Jesuits landed at St. Clement’s Island in Southern Maryland. They extend back another century to 1534 and the founding of the Society of Jesus by St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Through the centuries, our school has been through many changes, growing up from the small Academy on the Potomac to one of the top independent schools in the world. The last decade has seen the most significant changes to our school since we moved to Garrett Park in 1919. However, the beauty of this school is that through all the changes there is remarkable consistency at Prep.
Our first student, William Gaston wrote home to his mother in 1791 “the size of the new student body requires that the Jesuits build the main hall 130 feet longer and a story higher, for it is only two stories high at present.” Even back then our Jesuits had a desire to build. But that desire is rooted in a sincere hope to provide the best for their pupils.
Young William noted, however, that the most “material and tangible aspect” of the school was “the goodness of the boys.” That is the remarkable consistency in this school. The faculty and facilities may change, but the most important and recognizable characteristic of Georgetown Prep is the quality of our young men. We believe that this is the result of our consistency of mission. Our goal has always been to form young men of competence, conscience, courage, and compassion, men of faith, men for others. If we remain rooted in that mission, everything else falls into place.
We hope you enjoy exploring this centuries old mission that has changed the world for the better. Perhaps you will be part of the next great class of Hoyas.
Hoya Saxa,
Brian J. Gilbert
Dean of Admissions