Georgetown Preparatory School

"Founded in 1789, Georgetown Preparatory School is America’s oldest Catholic boarding and day school for young men in grades 9 through 12, and the only Jesuit boarding school in the country. Situated on 90 acres in suburban Washington, D.C., Prep’s mission is to form men of competence, conscience, commitment and compassion; men of faith and men for others. Georgetown Prep’s rigorous liberal arts curriculum is deeply rooted in the Jesuit ideals of intellectual excellence, reflection, and personal responsibility. Prep is dedicated to helping form young men who are open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving and committed to doing justice."

"Georgetown Preparatory School isnt your average high school. Located in suburban Bethesda, Maryland, Georgetown Preps 93-acre campus features perks like a recording studio, a swimming pool and a nine-hole golf course. A years tuition at the all-boys Catholic school costs as much as $60,000. Soon, the Supreme Court could feature two Georgetown Prep alumni — Neil Gorsuch graduated in 1985, while nominee Brett Kavanaugh graduated in 1983."

"Prep is a school steeped in history, family, friendship, and tradition. Many of the hundred boys in my class had gone to parochial school together. Our parents had gone to Gonzaga, Georgetown Visitation, and the other Catholic schools in the area. Many of our older brothers had also gone to Prep. Many of our older brothers had also gone to Prep. Ill never forget when I was in the eighth grade and had an interview as part of my application. I sat down with my parents in front of a teacher I had never met before. "Youre a little taller than your brothers," he said after shaking my hand. "But I bet youre not as good an actor as your brother." This kind of atmosphere led to a sense of being part of a group that knew you better than you knew yourself. There was also the advantage of Prep being an all-boys school. At a critical time in our lives we were allowed to study, make friends, and get to know girls as friends due, paradoxically, to the fact that we were not distracted by girls. At age fifteen it was hard to think of anything else. And had there been girls on campus, Prep would not have been the place it was."