Creighton Preparatory School
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For the Greater Glory of God
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| 7400 Western Avenue Omaha, (Douglas County) Nebraska, 68114-1878 United States |
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| Type | Private, all-male |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic, Jesuit |
| Patron saint(s) | St.Ignatius of Loyola |
| Established | 1878 |
| Founder | John A. Creighton |
| President | Fr. Tom Nietzke, S.J.[1] |
| Principal | John Naatz[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,029[2] (2014) |
| Average class size | 22.3 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Fight song | The White and the Blue |
| Mascot | Bluejay |
| Team name | Junior Jays |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Average SAT scores | 1281[3] |
| Average ACT scores | 26.2[3] |
| Newspaper | The Jay Journal |
| Yearbook | Jay Junior |
| Website | creightonprep |
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Creighton Preparatory School ("Creighton Prep" or "Prep") is a private, Jesuit high school founded in 1878 for young men. The school is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha at 7400 Western Avenue in central Omaha, Nebraska. It has an enrollment of 1,029 students.[2]
Creighton was founded in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1878, later separating into Creighton Preparatory School and Creighton University. The school was named after Edward Creighton, an Omaha businessman whose wife, Mary Lucretia, left their fortune to the Roman Catholic Bishop to build a school for boys. At that time, the school was given to the Society of Jesus, known more commonly as the Jesuits. The initial enrollment was 120 students.[4]
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Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Creighton Preparatory School's athletic teams are known as the Junior Jays; they compete in NSAA District A-1 for football, District A-4 for wrestling and cross country, and District A-2 for track & field. The Junior Jays have won over 130 state championships in various sports. The school offers 10 sports throughout the school year, along with four club sports and a comprehensive intramural program.
In 2014, head football coach Chris Nizzi resigned after receiving a misdemeanor assault citation for allegedly punching a 17-year-old girl. The alleged assault took place shortly after Creighton Prep had won a semifinal game in the state football tournament.[5]
State championships
| State Championships[6] | |||
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| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Football | 27 | 1932, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2004[7][8] |
| Cross Country | 3 | 1973, 1974, 2014 | |
| Tennis | 33 | 1927, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1984, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014[9] | |
| Winter | Swimming | 21 | 1930, 1931, 1932, 1961, 1969, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015[10] |
| Basketball | 12 | 1924, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1945, 1964, 1969, 1976, 1981, 1994, 2009, 2015 | |
| Spring | Golf | 11 | 1932, 1941, 1951, 1952, 1973, 1991, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Track and Field | 3 | 1977, 1987, 1992 | |
| Baseball | 12 | 1927, 1928, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2012[11] | |
| Soccer | 8 | 1988, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2011, 2012 | |
| Total | 130 | [12] | |
Notable alumni
- Titus Adams, National Football League player
- Loren Babe, Major League Baseball player (New York Yankees, Philadelphia Athletics)
- Rex Barney, Major League Baseball pitcher (Brooklyn Dodgers)
- Gutzon Borglum, Mount Rushmore sculptor
- L. Brent Bozell Jr., conservative activist and Catholic writer
- Junior Bryant, National Football League defensive lineman
- Jeremy Caniglia, illustrator
- John Joseph Cavanaugh III, U.S. House of Representatives member
- James M. Connor, actor
- Nicholas D'Agosto, actor
- P. T. Deutermann, author
- Ted DiBiase, former WWE wrestler
- Richard Dooling, novelist, screenwriter & visiting law professor at University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law
- Ron Hansen, author (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford)
- John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame
- Tim Kasher, musician, (Cursive and The Good Life)
- Mike Lair, politician
- Matt Maginn, musician, (Cursive)
- Holt McCallany, actor
- Vincent J. McCauley, C.S.C., Servant of God, first Bishop of Fort Portal, Uganda
- Bill McGuire, Major League Baseball catcher (Seattle Mariners)
- Tim McGuire, college football coach
- Scott Munter, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Lt. Col. John Nagl, assisted Gen. David Petraeus in writing the US Army Marine Counterinsurgency, current headmaster at The Haverford School
- Conor Oberst, musician (Bright Eyes)
- Alexander Payne, film director, Academy Award-winning screenwriter
- Steve Pedersen, musician (Cursive and Criteria)
- Kyle Peterson, Major League Baseball pitcher and ESPN analyst
- Zach Potter, National Football League tight end for the Houston Texans
- Daniel Quinn, author
- Andrew Rannells, Grammy Award-winning actor and singer
- Michael E. Ryan, United States Air Force general, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
- Albert C. Wedemeyer, Army general
- Gene Williams, National Football League offensive lineman
- Bob Wiltfong, The Daily Show correspondent and comedian
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Prep
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Academic Excellence". Creighton Prep website. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ↑ History
- ↑ "Creighton Prep football coach hit 17-year-old girl, police say". Lincoln Journal Star. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
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- ↑ Football
- ↑ 5 consecutive
- ↑ Tennis
- ↑ Swimming
- ↑ Baseball
- ↑ 2012
External links
- Creighton Preparatory School - official site
- Pages with broken file links
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- Jesuit high schools in the United States
- Boys' schools in the United States
- Educational institutions established in 1878
- Roman Catholic secondary schools in Nebraska
- High schools in Omaha, Nebraska
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
- 1878 establishments in Nebraska
