2015-2016 Viewbook Now Available

Financial
Information
Tuition and Fees
2015-2016 Tuition: $15,350 plus an Activities Fee of $650,
a Book Fee of $500 and a Technology Fee of $300. Upon
registration a deposit of $1,500 is required. A further $500 is due
upon submission of the enrollment contract in May. Both deposits
are non-refundable but will be credited against the freshman year
tuition balance.
Pa y m e n t P l a n s
10-Month Plan
Payments must be made to the Business Office
by the 15th of each month, from July 15 through April 15.
Directions
Transportation
Admission
Admission
Via Garden State Parkway or NJ Turnike—
Parkway Exit 145, or Turnpike Exit 15W. Follow 280 West to Exit
10, West Orange. Left, onto Northfield Ave. School is 600 yards on
the left.
From western Essex or Morris County—Route 280 East to Exit
9, West Orange. Take service road across Mt. Pleasant Ave., to second light. Turn right onto Northfield Ave., proceeding through one
light. School is on the left.
From Morristown Area—Columbia Turnpike/South Orange Ave.
East to Wyoming Ave. in South Orange. Left onto Wyoming Ave.,
which becomes Gregory Ave. in West Orange. Go 2.3 miles to 2nd
light. Right onto Northfield Ave.. School is 3 blocks on the right.
From Route 10 Area—Take Route 10 East to Livingston Circle.
Take Northfield Ave. cut-off 6 miles up Northfield Ave. Seton Hall
Prep is on the right.
From Route 78—To Route 24 Exit; exit to JFK Parkway at Short
Hills Mall. Take JFK, which becomes Livingston Ave. Right onto
Northfield Ave., go 4.4 miles. SHP is on the right.
Seton Hall Prep provides busing to those students whose towns do
not do so, or who are not adequately served by public transportation. According to state law, towns that provide busing for their
own public school students must also do so for its citizens who
attend private school, unless there are so few students from the
town that no bus contractor will take the job. In that case, towns
must provide reimbursement to such students for their transportation. The amount reimbursed for 2015-2016 will be $884. Towns
that do not provide busing for their own public school students
are not required to reimburse private school students.
F RES H M A N F OR A D A Y
A p p l i c at i o n P r o c e s s
Spend a day shadowing a Seton Hall Prep freshman! The
Freshman for a Day Program is a great way for a prospective
student to experience The Prep for the first time. This unique
opportunity is available to 8th graders from October 1 until
February 5 and open to 7th graders from March 1 until May 20.
In order for a candidate to be considered for admission to
the freshman year (9th grade) at Seton Hall Prep, the
following requirements should be met by January 4, 2016—
Seton Hall Prep provides buses for our students who come from
towns that do not bus. Currently, the school runs seven buses that
begin their routes around 7:00 and arrive at school beginning
at 8:00 am. Routes vary from year to year, but the same general
areas are served. These include: the North-West Essex area, Union
County, Clifton-Montclair, North-East Morris (Lincoln Park area)
and Wayne.
In order to provide as personal a visit as possible, there is
a limit of eight visitors per day. If a student visits on a Monday,
Tueday, Wednesday or Friday, he should arrive in the Admission
Office at 8:30 am. If the student visits on a Thursday, he should
be in the Admission Office at 9:15 am. Each visitor should wear a
dress shirt, tie and khaki-type pants with shoes (no sneakers).
Headmaster’s Plan
A $250 discount on tuition is applied to the
account of those who make full payment by July 30.
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Statement of Non-Discriminatory Policy
The Roman Catholic elementary and secondary schools of
the Archdiocese of Newark admit students of any race, color,
national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to
students at the school. These do not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of
the educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and
loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered
programs. The above policy is in keeping with Internal Revenue
Procedure 75-50 and is in accordance with Section 0602 and
0603 of the Administrative Manual of the School Office of the
Archdiocese of Newark.
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The New Jersey Transit #73 bus, running from Newark’s Penn
Station to Livingston Mall, passes immediately in front of the
school on Northfield Ave. Other bus routes (#71 and #21) leave
the students at Main Street and Northfield Ave., with only a short
walk to the campus.
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Additionally, students in the top 10% on the Entrance Examination AND an “A” average in school become candidates for monies designated by the Elsie E. and Joseph W. Beck Foundation
Scholarship. Families complete the same process as that for
financial aid. Similar efforts are made to help as many families
as demonstrate financial need.
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Applications for Financial Aid are sent to incoming freshmen
on the day of their Entrance Test. If the completed application
is returned to the Admission Office by the appropriate date, a
decision will be included with the acceptance letter. Returning
students will be given applications in March. Final decisions on
aid are announced in the second week of May each year. Every
attempt is made to help as many families as possible that have
legitimate need.
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Seton Hall Prep is able to offer limited financial assistance to
its students, based on demonstrated financial need. Currently
about 40% of the Prep’s families receive some assistance with
their tuition payments.
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Financial Aid
New Jersey Transit train and bus routes are convenient for Seton
Hall Prep students. The Morristown-Gladstone railroad line serves
the Prep, dropping students off at Mountain Station in South
Orange. The school provides a shuttle bus from this station,
departing at 8:25 am. In the afternoon the same shuttle returns
students to Mountain Station at various times.
To make an appointment to be a Freshman for a Day,
please visit www.shp.org/ffad and book it online.
Each visitor may also bring an 8th grade friend along who may
also be interested in experiencing The Prep for a day. The two can
be paired and are able to spend the day together while visiting.
Both boys should schedule appointments before visiting.
Each visitor may also request a particular current Prep
freshman to be his host for the day when making an appointment.
The host must be a freshman. If a visitor does not know a
freshman whom he would like as his host, we will assign someone
to him—someone who shares a common interest or who is from
the same hometown.
Freshmen for the Day will be given a lunch voucher from the
Admisson Office. Visitors are welcome to supplement this voucher
with their own money or even choose to bring their lunch to SHP
on the day they visit. Visitors will also receive a pen and a padfolio.
The visiting prospective students should be picked up in the
Admission Office at 2:50 pm.
SETON HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL
an official transcript, covering the 6th, 7th and first marking
period of the 8th grade, sent to the SHP Admission Office
[download the Transcript Release Form at www.shp.
org/admissions and deliver to the applicant’s 8th grade
counselor].
the completed Application for Admission, submitted to the
SHP Admission Office, with the $50 application fee.
completion of the Seton Hall Prep Entrance/Placement/
Scholarship Examination, which can be taken at SHP from
9am to 11am on any of four Saturdays: Nov. 7, Nov. 21,
Dec. 5 and Dec. 19, 2015.
It is important that applicants register for one of the four
testing dates by filling out the appropriate section on the
Application for Admission. Registration for and completion
of the Entrance/Placement/Scholarship Examination will
ensure the completeness of the application process before
notifications are mailed out on January 14, 2016.
A completed Application for Admission, including Examination
Date selection, along with the $50 application fee, must be
returned prior to the applicant’s chosen test date. If completing
the application online, you may pay by credit card, or forward
your check to the Admission Office. If submitting a paper
application, include your check along with the application.
Write your son’s name in the memo line of the check. Checks
should be made payable to Seton Hall Prep.
• Additional Applications are available online at www.shp.org/
admissions, or by contactint the Admission Office directly.
Applicants are selected for admission based on their academic
record and scores on the several sections of the Seton Hall
Prep Entrance/Placement/Scholarship Examination.
Students who take the Catholic School Co-operative Admissions
Examination are still required to take the Seton Hall Prep
Entrance/Placement/Scholarship Examination.
Application to the 10th and 11th grade may be made through
the Admission Office. Students transferring to Seton Hall Prep
do not need to take an exam, but will be required to take part
in an interview. Transfer applications are accepted between
April 1 and May 30, each year.
Inquiries may be directed to:
Seton Hall Preparatory School
Mr. Michael Zinsmeister
Director of Admission admissions@shp.org
Mrs. Rosemary Shannon
Admission Office Assistant admissions@shp.org
120 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, New Jersey 07052-4794
t: 973.325.6632 or 6640 • f: 973.325.7619
www.shp.org
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Academic Overview
SAT M e a n S c o r e s
National
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
CR
M
Total
501
516
1017
497
514
1011
496
514
1010
496
514
1010
497
413
910
NA
2015-2016
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
English
English I
(CP,H,HH)
English II
(CP,H,HH)
English III
(CP,H,AP)
English IV
(CP,H,AP)
Mathematics
Algebra I
(CP,H,HH)
Geometry
(CP,H)
Algebra II
(CP,H)
PreCalculus (CP,H)
College Algebra (CP)
Statistics (CP)
CR
M
Total
495
514
1009
495
516
1011
495
517
1012
499
522
1021
501
523
1024
NA
advanced
Geometry (HH)
Algebra II (HH)
Algebra II (H)
PreCalculus (H)
PreCalculus (H)
Calculus AB (AP)
Calculus AB, BC (AP)
Statistics (AP)
Seton Hall Prep CR
Theology
Foundations of
Catholic Theology (CP,H,HH)
Church History
(CP,H)
Scripture Studies
(CP,H)
Issues of Social Justice &
Family Life (CP,H)
Peer Leadership Seminar (H)
575
584
1159
584
590
1174
566
590
1156
571
591
1162
588
602
1190
582
596
1178
Social Studies
World History I (CP,H)
Human Geography (AP)
World History II
(CP,H,AP)
US History
(CP,H,AP)
Elective
Science
Concepts of
Physical Science (CP,H)
Biology
(CP,H)
Elective
Elective
advanced
Physics (H)
Chemistry (H)
Elective
Elective
Foreign
Language
Italian (CP)
Latin (H), Spanish (CP,H)
Mandarin (H)
French, Italian (CP,H)
Latin (H), Spanish (CP,H)
Mandarin (H)
Elective
Elective
Art, Music,
PhysEd
Health/PhysEd I (CP) or
Freshman Band (CP,H)
DriversEd/PhysEd II (CP)
Elective
Elective
(CP, H, HH, AP) indicate the academic levels at which a course is offered. CP is COLLEGE PREP level.
H is regular Honors; HH is High Honors. AP indicates a course which is designed to prepare students
for Advanced Placement tests. AP-level courses are most demanding and require extra time and commitment.
In order to graduate, each student must complete one year
of fine or performing arts and two years of a laboratory
science, including Biology.
Sophomore Electives— Fine and Performing
Arts— Band, Music Theory 1, Drawing 1, Theater Arts
1; Languages— French (1-4), Italian (1-4), Latin (1-4
AP), Spanish (1-6 AP), Mandarin (1,2); Science—
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Computer
Applications, Programming with Java; History— AP
World History.
Junior Electives—Fine and
Performing Arts— Band, Music Theory 1 and 2 (AP),
Music of the 20th Century, Survey of Western Music,
Drawing 1, Theater Arts 1, Speech, Video Production
1; English— Cinema, Classics-Drama, Classics-Epic;
Languages— French (1-4), Italian (1-4), Latin (1-4
AP), Spanish (1-6 AP), Mandarin (1-3); Mathematics—
Calculus (AP); Science— Biology (CP & AP), Chemistry
(CP & AP), Environmental Science (CP & AP), Physics
(CP & AP), Computer Projects, Programming with Java;
Programming with iOS; Physical Education— Weight
Training Elective.
Senior Electives—Fine
and Performing Arts— Band, Music Theory 1 and
2 (AP), Music of the 20th Century, Survey of Western
Music, Drawing 1, Drawing 2, Speech, Studio Art (AP),
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Theater Arts 1 and 2, Video Production 2; English—
Creative Writing, Cinema, Classics-Drama, Classics-Epic,
Humanities Seminar; Languages— French (2-4), Italian
(1-4), Latin (1-4 AP), Spanish (1-6 AP), Mandarin (1-3);
History— Economics (CP & AP), Modern European History
(AP); Mathematics— Calculus (AP), Statistics (CP &
AP); Science— Chemistry (CP & AP), Advanced Topics in
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Environmental Science (CP
& AP), Physics (CP & AP), Advanced Biology (AP), Forensic
Science, Computer Projects, Programming with Java (CP &
AP), Advanced Computer Projects; Physical Education—
Weight Training Elective.
Summer Courses [all
honors]— Geology, Introduction to Film Criticism, Intro
to Engineering, Physics, Spanish 2, Latin 2, Computer
Programming with iOS, Geometry, Algebra I & II, Pre-Calc
NOTE— All languages are offered for four years, although
some are only offered at the honors level. Spanish is offered
for six years, requiring advanced standing in freshman year
or summer enrichment courses.
New Jersey
A c a d e m i c E n ha n c e m e n t
& S p i r i t u a l P r o g r am s
M
Total
Top 25%, Top 10% of class
696 742
704 742
1400 1484
Na t i o n a l M e r i t S c h o l a r s h i p P r o g r am
Finalists
Commended
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
4
8
2
10
4
18
3
14
3
14
A d va n c e d P l a c e m e n t
The Advanced Placement Program, sponsored by the
College Board and administered by Educational Testing
Service, offers secondary school students the opportunity
to participate in challenging college-level course work and
to receive credit, advanced placement, or both in college.
AP courses and their corresponding examinations are
developed by national Development Committees of college
professors and secondary school teachers in each discipline.
Advanced Placement Examination grades are reported on
a five-point scale as follows: 5=extremely well-qualified;
4=well-qualified; 3=qualified; 2=possibly qualified; 1=no
recommendation. For most subjects, AP grades of 4 and
5 are comparable to college grades of “A”, and grades of
3 and 2 are comparable to college grades of “B” and “C”,
respectively. In general, an AP grade of 3 or higher indicates
sufficient mastery of course content to allow exemption from
a college course comparable to the AP course, placement
in the succeeding college course, or credit. Credit and
placement policies are determined by each college and
university. [–from The College Board ]
Advanced Placement Tests: Art History, Biology,
Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A,
Economics–Micro, English Language, English Literature
and Composition, Environmental Science, European
History, Human Geography, Latin, Music Theory, Physics,
US Government and Politics, Spanish Language, Spanish
Literature, Statistics, Studio Art-Drawing, US History, World
History.
Seton Hall Prep AP Examination Results
2010 2011201220132014 2015
# students testing203 243261264284 303
# subjects
19 21212120 22
# tests taken 378 501525587619 648
% scoring > 3
85
82 81 83 83
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The Thomas R. Farley Seton Scholars Program
Applicants who score in the top 5% on the Seton Hall Prep Entrance Exam,
who have demonstrated exemplary academic achievement in grammar
or middle school, and who are willing to assume the mantle of academic
leadership will typically receive an invitation to enroll as a member of the
Seton Scholars Program. This program is designed for The Prep’s most
gifted students, to provide them with exciting challenges and opportunities
in order to better position them for admission to the most competitive
universities in the country. A complete description of the program is
available online at www.shp.org.
Learning Assistance Program
Seton Hall Prep offers limited services to highly motivated students with
mild learning differences to help them meet the demands of our rigorous
college preparatory curriculum. The school’s Learning Assistance
Program does not provide what is commonly known in public school
environments as a “Learning Resource Program” or a “Special Education
Program,” nor does it offer modifications to the normal demands and
expectations of Seton Hall Prep’s curriculum. Common services provided
are extra time on tests, skill development in organization and time
management, and preferential classroom seating. All SHP applicants
must meet the same standards for admission and continue to meet the
same standards once here as the rest of our student body. In order to be
considered for admission, a complete and current copy of the applicant’s
IEP must be received by the Admission Office prior to testing. Applicant
interviews will be conducted on campus during the week of November
30–December 4. As such, all applicants for this program are strongly
encouraged to sit for either of the November test dates.
Spiritual Program
Seton Hall Prep’s vision is based on a threefold framework for Catholic
Youth Ministry: to empower young men to live as disciples of Jesus Christ,
to draw young men to responsible participation in the life, mission and
work of the Catholic faith community, and to foster the total personal and
spiritual growth of each young person. Campus Ministry is conducted
with students, for students, and by students. The three pillars of the
program are Liturgy, Retreat, and Service Learning for Social Justice.
Student Activities
Co-Curricular
P r o g r am
In keeping with our philosophy of holistic education, The Prep offers
a wide and varied co-curricular activities program to give each student
the opportunity for personal expression and social involvement in the
school. It is our goal for every student to become involved in some
aspect of our activities program. The activities program is designed
around the concept that each Prep student should be able to pursue
his own interests and passions. In this spirit, students themselves have
organized and founded a variety of clubs and organizations. Some meet
using a highly structured format, while others are purely recreational.
Therefore, our activities program is very much alive, growing and
developing in tandem with the current student body; the clubs and
organizations that are active during any given year represent the
interests and passions of that particular generation of The Prep.
• Artistic Appreciation and Performance– Broadway Club,
Cinema Club, Music Ministry, Brass Ensemble, Concert Band, Fall Drama
Production, Spring Musical, C-Tonians, Jazz Band, Guitar Club
• Cultural Clubs– Gaelic Society, Chinese Club, Japanese Club, Italian
Club, Cultures of the World Club, West Indian Organization, Spanish Club,
Museums Club
• Professional Organizations– Future Business Leaders,
Future Lawyers, Future Medical Professionals, Ecology Club
• Interscholastic Competition– Chess Team/Club, Debate Team,
Forensics Team, Quiz Bowl Team/Club, Mock Trial Team, Model UN,
Science Olympiad Team
• Recreational Activities– Ski Club, Fishing Club, Crew Club,
Anime Club, Pirate Adventure Club, Pirate Nation
• Publications– Pirate (newspaper), Tower (yearbook),
Spectrum (literary magazine)
• Student Organizations– National Honor Society, Student Council,
The Ambassadors, Peer Leadership, Tutoring Program, Spanish Honor
Society, Math Honor Society, Autism Big Brothers
Interscholastic
At h l e t i c s
Athletics can play a very important role in the development of the
individual. With this in mind, the following sports are available to all
students on an interscholastic level–
Baseball (V,JV,Fr) Basketball (V,JV,Fr)
Bowling (V,JV)
Cross-Country (V,JV,Fr)
Football (V,JV,Fr) Golf (V)
Ice Hockey (V,JV) Indoor Track (V,JV,Fr)
Lacrosse (V,JV,Fr) Outdoor Track (V,JV,Fr)
Rifle (V)
Soccer (V,JV,Fr) Swimming (V,JV)
Tennis (V,JV) Wrestling (V,JV)
As members of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic
Association, the New Jersey Independent Schools Association, the
Super Essex Conference, the North Jersey Interscholastic Ice Hockey
League, the New Jersey Interscholastic Lacrosse League and the
New Jersey Catholic Track Conference, our schedules provide the
students with the best possible competition with both public and
private schools throughout the state of New Jersey.
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