News Archive

Seton Hall Prep Latin students took first place in Montclair State University's annual Classics Day competition. On Friday, November 15th, these students measured their Latin and Roman culture skills against other schools and won the gold medals for their excellence. 

Seton Hall Prep theatre brought Matthew Cox's high-energy parody of the Harry Potter franchise, Puffs, to life in Bayley Seton Auditorium on November 14-16. Under the Direction of Andrew Martinez '11, the fall drama saw a record number of cast members from both The Prep plus young women from surrounding schools.

Seton Hall Prep had 16 senior student-athletes participate in the first NCAA Signing Day of the 2024-2025 school year across three sports -  Baseball (9), Lacrosse (6), and Soccer (1). We are proud of our initial signees, and look forward to the December, February, and April dates as more members of the Class of 2025 shore up their collegiate plans. See below for a full list from November 13, 2024.

The SHP World Languages Department hosted the Annual Honor Society Induction Ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 7th, where students, families, faculty and administration gathered to recognize and celebrate students' dedication and achievements to language and cultural understanding.

Video coverage: https://youtu.be/anqzMEYxzMs

Please congratulate the following scholars who are new members of the Honor Society for their language.

Latin Honor Society
James Cullen
Zachary Cumming
Jacob Falconer
Zachary Gallinger
Paul Indelicato
Atilla Ilhan
Nicholas Kitsonidis
Xavier Lopez
Rafael Morales 
Sebastian Nativo
Calvin Park
Colin Rodgers
Dean Romain
Aidan Walters

Italian Honor Society
Cameron Bonanno
Nicholas Cirelli
Michael Formosa
Christopher Plenca
Joseph Pontoriero
Francesco Santoro
Michael Wellet

Chinese Honor Society
John Cooper
Aidan Hong
Scott Morgan, Jr.
Whye Jing Ong

Spanish Honor Society
Dylan Antonio
Daniel Ariza
Juan Artal
Jonah Basile
Aidan Benjamin
Alejandro Cadena
Nathaniel Caicedo
Diego Campos
Xavian Cintron
Julian Colon
Brandon Cordero
Jonathan Cyriac
Ryan D'Orsi
Jack Driscoll
William Egan
Brian Garcia
Colin Hasselgren
Ryan Lamera
Chris Llivicota
Noah Lopez
Jayson McArdle
William Morrow
Preston Nitche
Maximo Nogales
Jonathan O'Connor
Nicolas Pastor
Bryan Peña
George Peralvo
Aidan Ryan
Liam Salcedo
Devin Simon
Shiva Srinivasan
Cooper Stahley
Matthew Torres
Sean Torres
Andrew Tralongo
Jack Walsh
Patrick Ward

The Seton Hall Prep Fathers Club hosted their annual Family Mass and Communion Breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 3, presenting Joseph Alexander '77 and Joe Cipollone H'22 with the Thomas A. Reynolds Award. Mass was celebrated by Rev. Bogumil Musiuk '08 and concelebrated by President Msgr. Michael E. Kelly '57. 

To read more about the Fathers Club, click here: https://www.shp.org/prep-life/fathers-club
To read about the Thomas A. Reynolds scholarship fund, click here: https://www.shp.org/the-thomas-a-reynolds-scholarship-fund

Seton Hall Prep inducted eight new members and three teams at the 39th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner. Seven former student-athletes, one honorary member, and the 1960 Track Team, 1992 Lacrosse Team, and the 2003 Baseball Team were celebrated and honored on October 23rd at The Hanover Manor in front of nearly 290 attendees. 

The individuals inducted:
Spencer Weisz '13 
Brenden Calas '13 
Kevin Monangai '11
Chris Zarkoskie '08
Brian Trembley '05
Tim Dugan '01
Mark McCree '93
Mark Smith 

To see the photos, click here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBQA31
To read more about our Hall of Fame, click here: https://www.shp.org/alumni/hall-of-fame

With the Archives' move up the street finally near completion, we can offer you the next chapter in our look back at our history. One highlight Pirate entry reveals a 1946 debate over an issue on the front pages of today's news. Old hands can start with the latest chapter  here  while newcomers can read about the Archives website project here.   

Fourteen Seton Hall Prep students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. The College Board National Recognition Programs award academic honors to sophomores and juniors who take eligible administrations of AP®, PSAT/NMSQT®, or PSAT™ 10 exams, have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and identify as African American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, Indigenous or Native, or attend high school in a rural area or small town. Students apply on BigFuture® during the second semester of 10th or 11th grade.

We are proud to announce the results of this year’s National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.  This year 10 SHP students are being recognized as Commended Students.

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The Class of 2028 has arrived! Great to have our newest students in the building today to get acclimated with their Senior Peer Leaders for Freshman Orientation in preparation of the 2024-2025 school year. 

It was great to have some new members of our faculty and staff in the building this morning for a welcome Mass and breakfast, celebrated by Fr. Bogumil Misiuk '08! 

Matthew Dunn officially passed the torch to Peter Sagui at the Fathers Club Pig Roast on Thursday night at The KAC, where Sagui was welcomed as the new active president. 

Matthew Bergwall '25, Brayden Kijanka '25, & Owen Bednarski '26 helped push forward an initiative to improve the school's academic and activities programs with new Bloomberg Terminals. We are thankful to all who helped contribute to these exciting improvements!

It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we inform our community of the passing of long-time and beloved faculty member, Mr. Tom Murray. Tom, a math teacher at The Prep for over 20 years, passed on July 20, 2024. 

Seton Hall Prep honored its Class of 2024 with the traditional Baccalaureate Mass and Awards Ceremony at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart followed by the school's 164th Commencement Exercises at Seton Hall University. Prior to graduation weekend, seniors were also honored prior to their final day of classes at the Celebration of Excellence assembly in early May.

Seton Hall Prep honored seven retirees and four current faculty members for achieving the milestone of 25 Years of Service to The Prep at the Celebration of Excellence last Friday.  Retiring following the 2023-2024 academic year are Mr. Albert Calcagno, Mr. Don Coleman, Mrs. Judy Gunn, Dr. Jim Incardona, Mrs. Marian Mulvihill, Mrs. Sharon Rondinella, and Fr. Jim White. Faculty members who reached the milestone of 25 Years of Service are Dr. Mark Connolly, Mr. John Henrikson, Mr. Billy Ward, and Mr. Michael T. Zinsmeister.

Chapter 49's entries take us back through the last nine decades. Returning visitors and visitors wanting to catch up can jump right in here, or new arrivals can learn about the entire web-archives project here.

The SHP Aerospace class visited C.A.E. (Canadian Aviation Electronics) at their North East Training Center in Morristown on Tuesday, March 12th. CAE is the world's largest civil aviation training network with over 250 sites and training locations in over 40 countries.

Seton Hall Prep had 14 seniors participate in the February signing day on campus. These successful student-athletes are committed to playing their sport at the NCAA level.

The newest entries take us back to the end of the 19th century. Returning visitors can jump right in here , or new arrivals can learn about the entire web-archives project here

Seton Hall Prep Soccer Head Coach Marty Berman H'05 has been named the United States Soccer Coaches Association's private/parochial boys National Coach of the Year for 2023. Marty's Pirates finished No. 1 in NJ upon capturing their third NJSIAA Non-Public A State Title in the past four attempts.