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				<title><![CDATA[Rally Website Is Now Live]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Two Weeks Until Rally for the Rams: Day of Giving & Gratitude]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's almost time to RALLY!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rams Rise to the Top]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP Captures NJCTC Small School Championship]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Relay Wins and Record Effort]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Highlight from the Rams’ Playoff Clash with Don Bosco]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:27:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thank You, Mr. Boniello]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Legacy of Leadership, Growth, and Brotherhood]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:21:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[An OP Tradition Recharged]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mother & Son Laser Tag Night Powers Up Spirit and Service]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Faith Comes Full Circle: Honoring Mrs. Candon’s Devotion]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A sacred homecoming honoring faith and legacy]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rams Take the Lead in the Fight Against Blood Cancer]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep students raise funds and awareness to support blood cancer research.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:08:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rams Winter Athletics Showcase Depth, Records, and Success]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP's Winter teams enjoy a standout season!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:03:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[From Pascal’s Triangle to Password Protection]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jerry Du Shares Research on National Stage]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bassolino & DeMarco become OP's newest County Champs!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Seniors Joseph DeMarco and Connor Bassolino]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Hoops Overtakes Summit]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Rams thrilled a sold-out home crowd with an overtime victory over Summit, led by Ryan Fay’s 28-point performance.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:29:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mass of the New Year and National Art Honor Society Induction]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP began the new year with a community Mass and National Art Honor Society inductions.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:44:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Answering the Call: Donald Yapczenski ’26 Earns Eagle Scout Rank and Commits to Service]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donald Yapczenski ’26 earned the rank of Eagle Scout and took a meaningful step toward military service, continuing a family legacy rooted in leadership and commitment.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Light for the OP Community]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mr. Steve Maybe and fellow members of the Oratory Prep community were recognized at the Jubilee of Youth for lives marked by faith, service, and joyful leadership.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Night to Celebrate the Class of 2026]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Class of 2026 took center stage at the Senior Showcase, bringing energy, personality, and Brotherhood to one of OP's most beloved senior traditions.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rams Run with Romero Center]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Through three days of service, reflection, and faith at the Romero Center, Oratory Prep students deepened their understanding of urban life while strengthening their sense of Brotherhood.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:28:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Building the Future: A Breakout Season for Middle School Soccer]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Oratory Prep Middle School boys’ soccer team delivered a standout fall season, earning the top seed in the MSAC Tournament and setting a strong foundation for the future.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:19:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Three Senior Rams Celebrate D1 Signing Day Commitments]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three Senior Rams will continue competing at the Division I level, marking an exciting milestone in their athletic journeys.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:33:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bill Haley ’76 3-on-3 Tournament Returns to the Court]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[For nearly 30 years, the Bill Haley ’76 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament has united OP alumni across generations.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Alumnus Wins Award for Groundbreaking Research]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This October, Oratory Prep Alumnus Michael Townsend '23 was part of a team that engineered bacteria to create plastic on Mars.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[October Happenings at Oratory Prep]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[October was a month filled with faith, leadership, reflection, and achievement at Oratory Prep — a time when the spirit of the Brotherhood shone brightly across campus.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OPXC Finishes Strong in Championship Season]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep Cross Country capped off an impressive season with standout performances at the 88th Union County Championship and the Catholic Track Conference Championship.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congratulations to our National Merit Commended Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three Oratory Prep students earned National Merit Commended recognition for their exceptional academic achievement.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[In Gratitude for Those Who Served]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep is proud to honor our veterans.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fishing Club Takes to the High Seas]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A perfect fall day on the water brought big catches, great company, and lasting memories for the Fishing Club.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Italian I Students Explore Italian Art]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students in Italian I explored iconic works of Italian art, discovering both cultural context and personal meaning in the masterpieces they selected.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[33rd Annual Oratory Prep Golf Classic a Great Success]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Oratory community came together for a day of camaraderie, competition, and celebration at Canoe Brook.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Oratory Alumni Connect in New York City]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A vibrant evening of connection, reflection, and Brotherhood brought OP alumni together across generations in New York City.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:19:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congratulations to Mark Howard ‘81]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mark's work is now on view through November 1.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Henry Bolster ’25 Shines on the Golf Course]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This summer was one to remember for Henry Bolster ’25, who achieved remarkable success on both the state and national golf stage.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Six Rams Journey to Nazareth Farm]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Do not let a day pass without doing some good in it.” –St. Philip Neri]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Launches Peer Mentor Program]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory is proud to introduce its new Peer Mentor Program, a tradition-in-the-making designed to strengthen connections within the school community.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:48:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[September Happenings at Oratory Prep]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[From hands-on science projects to moments of faith and Brotherhood, September was filled with experiences that highlight the spirit of our school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rams Run Together: Mental Health 5K]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Support The Ramily!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:26:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Discover Oratory Prep at Our Fall Open House]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2103635</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Step into a tradition of excellence—and a Brotherhood that lasts a lifetime. 🐏✝️]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Golf Classic Registration is Now Closed]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2087694</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to overwhelming demand, the Oratory Prep 33rd Annual Golf Classic registration has reached capacity and been closed. We thank our generous sponsors and look forward to seeing our golfers out on the links!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Columbus Day Athletic Clinics at Oratory Prep]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2111864</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join the Rams for athletic clinics on Columbus Day!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rams Welcome New Head Varsity Baseball Coach Michael Murray]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2086708</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep is proud to announce the hiring of Michael Murray as our new Head Varsity Baseball Coach.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rams Earn All-American Honors at Nike Track Nationals in Oregon]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2084405</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week, nine members of Oratory Prep’s Track & Field team traveled to the historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon—widely known as TrackTown USA—for the 2025 Nike Outdoor Nationals.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:42:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Honoring Mrs. Sherry Mahan]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2084389</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of OP’s most welcoming faces says farewell after 26 years of service.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thank You, OP Supporters!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2083373</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks to our generous donors, the 2025 Oratory Fund is making a lasting impact!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Marking a Century as Oratory Prep]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2083307</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[As Oratory Prep marks 100 years since its transformation from Carlton Academy, we reflect on the legacy, values, and community that have shaped our identity.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[College-Bound and Ram Proud!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2082047</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[We proudly announce the college enrollments for the Class of 2025!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Our 2025 Spring Sports Postseason Honorees]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2082797</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the 2025 spring season comes to a close, we’re proud to celebrate the accomplishments of our student-athletes who earned postseason recognition for their outstanding performances across six varsity sports.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[June Highlights at Oratory Prep]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2081479</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[From milestone ceremonies to hands-on learning and leadership transitions, here’s a look back at what made this month so memorable.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rams on the Rise: Spring Sports Make History]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2072704</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[From championships to breakout performances, OP spring sports teams made this season one to remember.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 13:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[May Highlights at Oratory Prep]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2072555</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[May at OP was full of energy, creativity and connection!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Student Dinner Unites Incoming Rams]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2071792</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP welcomed newly enrolled families for an evening of introductions, community, and excitement for the year ahead.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 10:54:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senior Signing Day 2025]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2071734</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rams Commit to Compete at the Next Level]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 09:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Take an Inside Look at OP Basketball!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2010537</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[This exclusive video interview with Coach Connor Daugherty gives you an insider’s perspective on the team’s preparation, strategies, and goals for the months ahead.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:52:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[It's Almost Time to RALLY!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2054713</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are officially one week away from the 5th Annual Rally for the Rams Day of Giving—an important day dedicated to celebrating and supporting all that makes Oratory Prep so special.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Final Days to Purchase Gala Tickets–Don’t Miss Out!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2036019</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Cheers to 100 Years Gala is almost here, and we can’t wait to celebrate this incredible milestone with our OP community!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP is Closed on Thursday, February 6th]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/2028726</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep will be closed today, Thursday, February 6th, due to inclement weather.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:16:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Golf registration is now closed. Thank you to our supporters!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1970024</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[As of Friday, September 20th, golf registration for both golfers and sponsors has officially closed. Thank you to our supporters. We look forward to seeing you on the course on October 7th.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Join us for Fall Open House!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1821456</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Admissions Office at Oratory Prep will host two open house events this fall.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Class of 2024 is Off to College]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1936984</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[We proudly announce the college acceptances for the Class of 2024!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Will YOU Rally for the Rams?]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1878121</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep's 4th Annual Rally for the Rams is on February 29th! Your generosity powers our academics, enhances technology, improves our facilities, and transforms young men's lives. Together, we can make an even bigger impact. Mark your calendars and be a part of this incredible day of giving! Visit rally.oratoryprep.org to make your gift today.
Will YOU #RallyForTheRams?]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:19:09 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OPXC Goes Back to Back]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1828920</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Running Rams win the Greystone Invitational and earn their first conference championship title since 2018.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 11:07:01 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gerry DeFilippo returns home to begin a new chapter at his alma mater]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1816698</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP Welcomes 2012 Grad to Serve as Strength & Conditioning Coach]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:54:11 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The 2023-2024 Ram Life Handbook is Now Available]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1802933</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Signed acknowledgement forms are due by September 6th.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 09:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rams Baseball Players Earn First Team and Honorable Mentions]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1782214</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anthony Bibbo, Robbie Costello, Joseph Loiacono, and Kevin Colandrea recognized in the Mountain Division.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:42:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congratulations to Coach Hedengren and Rams Lacrosse!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1781101</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Coach Fred Hedengren named Kimber Division Coach of the Year. Varsity Lax wins Team of the Year. Read the full article on NJ.com.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 08:41:55 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Celebrates Senior Graduation]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1775548</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Graduates and families enjoyed beautiful weather for the commencement ceremony.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:44:23 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Chris McNiff Hits 100th Point in Just 2 Seasons]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1782187</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chris ended the season with 116 career points overall.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 09:04:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Class of 2023 Has Reason to Celebrate]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1765693</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are proud to announce the list of college acceptances for the Class of 2023!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:37:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Harrison Lloyd Reaches 100th Goal]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Harrison hit a milestone 100 career goals, helping clinch 15-9 victory over Verona.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 15:10:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kyle Gann Commits to Moravian University]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1768975</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The OP Senior will continue his Lacrosse career at the college level!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 15:10:03 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mike Pirone Commits to Susquehanna]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1772621</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP's 1000 point scorer will continue his career as a River Hawk!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:33:18 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Greg Jones Commits to Rutgers Newark]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1772642</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The OP Senior will continue his career as a Scarlet Knight]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:32:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mock Trial Celebrates 20 years of success]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1761146</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep is proud to announce the 20th anniversary of its renowned Mock Trial Club, the most winning team in the school's history with a record of 120-29.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:33:02 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[An Interview With Spring Track Captain Tommy Hunt]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tim Callahan sits down with Tommy Hunt for the Omega student newspaper.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:23:38 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Summer Basketball Camps]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Information regarding our Summer 2023 basketball camps is now available.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:53:46 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Remembering Fr. Manning]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The response from alumni to Fr. Manning's passing has been overwhelming and heartfelt. We invite you to submit your memories in his memory.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:05:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[In Loving Memory of Reverend Paul R. Manning]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is with great sadness we inform you of the passing of Reverend Paul R. Manning on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 in West Palm Beach, Florida.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:09:34 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP is Closed on Tuesday, February 28th]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1730722</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep will be closed today, Tuesday, February 28th, due to inclement weather.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:08:34 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Third Annual Rally for the Rams: A Monumental Success]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1722602</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[On February 8th, Oratory Prep held its Third Annual Rally for the Rams Day of Giving with incredible results. In just one day, the school was able to raise $118,138 to make an immediate impact on current students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 15:42:34 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Student Spotlight: Christopher Cowell '23]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A current Senior who is headed to Howard University this fall, Christopher is known as "the guy on campus that everyone knows they can count on, students and faculty alike."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 12:06:23 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[February 8th is Rally for the Rams Giving Day]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1721032</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Your gift on this day strengthens OP by supporting student programs, technology, and facility improvements. Click below to make an online gift!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 10:53:30 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP is Closed on Wednesday, January 25th]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1713557</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep will be closed today, Wednesday, January 25th, due to inclement weather.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 05:41:28 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Student Spotlight: Shane Costalos '26]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1706434</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Described by one of his coaches as "an incredible kid who loves OP," Shane is a current freshman who plays basketball and runs cross country.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 15:24:19 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Oratory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood: Hockey recap]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Marc Jacobello’s goal in the first period gave Oratory a lead it would never relinquish and Seb Carlo made it stand up with 12 saves as Oratory blanked Scotch Plains-Fanwood 3-0 at Codey Arena in West Orange.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:47:35 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Oratory over Pingry: Basketball recap]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Asher Bradley’s 16 points led a balanced scoring effort for Oratory in a 61-59 victory over Pingry in Martinsville.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:47:25 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Q&A with Cross Country MVP Tommy Hunt]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rams XC MVP Tommy Hunt '24 recently qualified for the Meet of Champions. Read our Q&A with him.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:46:52 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP's new and improved online home of the Rams]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1680219</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP launched its redesigned and improved website on October 31st.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 12:08:35 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Oratory Prep Seniors commended by the National Merit Scholarship Program]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Director of College Planning Ann Geisler recently announced that Brendan Milton and William Foucher, both Class of 2023, have been named Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:46:32 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gun '24 Takes Home Gold and Silver]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sophomore Eric Gun had yet another stellar performance on the world stage at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Goyang, Korea. Eric took home a gold medal in the Junior Team division, and a silver medal in the Junior Male Individual division! The victory was celebrated with his coach (and father!), Giduk Gun. Congratulations Eric!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 08:31:09 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Hoops Summer Basketball Camps]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Registration is now open for the OP Hoops Summer Basketball Camps! Oratory Prep basketball is rooted in the core values of commitment, communication, competition, energy, and enthusiasm. OP basketball prides itself in skill development and an uncompromised work ethic that has allowed us success in the Union County Conference. Coach Daugherty just finished his 8th year as Head Coach, and has captured three UCC divisional titles in his tenure. Coach Daugherty believes profoundly in cultivating and growing the OP brotherhood. OP basketball strives to live out our mantra daily, "be a part of something bigger than yourself." That same approach is taken in each camp we offer. So come sign up, meet new friends, sharpen your skills, and be a part of a team! Click the headline for more info and to register!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:43:06 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Student Spotlight]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior Alex Bohensky has been a member of the 4-Footed Leaders Puppy Raising Program since 2016, and has raised four German Shepherds for The Seeing Eye. In the puppy raising program, a puppy arrives at seven weeks old, and stays with you until about eighteen months old. He is responsible for training and obedience, attending weekly meetings, and going on outings with the dog to be sure it has a lot of exposure to become a guide dog. Tasha, the dog that Alex raised from March 2020 until September 2021, has completed her training, and is now a service dog for a blind man, who is also a veteran. The picture is Tasha in her harness at The Seeing Eye facility in Morristown.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:09:10 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Family Mass & Breakfast - March 27th]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please join us to celebrate mass together at OP on Sunday, March 27th at 10 am. Mass will be held in the DeGaeta Gym and breakfast will be served immediately following the mass. Tickets are $25 per person, if purchased by Tuesday, March 22th and are $30 if purchased on Wednesday, March 23st. Siblings under 10 years old are free. RSVP due by 9pm on Wednesday, March 23nd. Tickets may be purchased on Eventbrite.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:33:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ukrainian Drive Concludes]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Little Servant Sisters and Lilore Family thank all our OP families and friends for your overwhelming generosity in the donations for the Ukrainian people.  Due to the avalanche of kindness from across New Jersey, the Little Servant Sisters will no longer be accepting donations. The Lilore Family will continue to drop off any collected goods this week. If you have any questions, you may contact Mrs. Beth Lilore or Mrs. Michalski. We are ever so grateful for your help.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:39:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Scholastic Art and Writing Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congrats to our Scholastic Art and Writing Award winners! 
Brandon Franks - Gold Key - Pottery;
Dylan Lozano - Silver Key - Photography;
Alex Bohensky - Honorable Mention - Pottery (2 pieces).]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[School Is Remote - March 9th]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep will be closed for in-person instruction and classes will be conducted virtually on  Wednesday, March 9th, due to the forecasted icy conditions this morning.  Students should follow the remote schedule and log in at 830am.  Coaches will notify teams of sports practices by noon.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 05:50:38 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tommy Hunt '24 Sets School Record]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Winter Track team competed at the County Relay Individual Championship yesterday in Jersey City. Tommy Hunt led the way for the Rams with a huge PR and Indoor School Record in the 3,200 m run with a time of 10:25. Congrats Tommy!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:01:01 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rambotics Team Picks Up Two Wins]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Rambotics Team for a great showing at the Emerson Robotics Meet yesterday! Jack Devine, John Bruzzese, Josh Sun, Nick Carobene, Robert Massaroni, Alex Parisi, Noel Valente, and Keegan Murphy navigated the Rambot to win 2 of our 5 matches. The team is looking forward to its league tournament next Sunday.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:58:54 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Wins Jefferson Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the St. Philip Neri Club for receiving the 2021 New Jersey State Governor’s  Jefferson Award for outstanding leadership service to the community. The Jefferson Awards are a National Volunteer Recognition Program established by the American Institute for Public Service in cooperation with the U.S. Senate and the White House. Volunteer Groups are recognized for fostering a sense of greater community and well-being, directly impacting the lives of children, the elderly and less fortunate among us. The St. Philip Neri Club, over 100 members OP Ram strong, give thanks to the entire OP community for helping make a significant difference in our world.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:29:40 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Virtual Instruction On 1/5 Due To Inclement Weather]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep will be closed for in-person instruction and classes will be conducted virtually on Wednesday, January 5. Please see your email for details.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 05:43:42 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Jake De Guzman ’22 Honored with New Jersey State Governor’s Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior Jake De Guzman was recently honored with the 2021 New Jersey State Governor's Jefferson Award in the Youth In Service category. According to The Governor's Office of Volunteerism, which administers the award, honorees "lead and inspire both peers and adults to participate in volunteer efforts and/or those youth who are dedicated to establishing new or supporting existing community service programs."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:38:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[State Champion]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congrats to 8th Grader Henry Griffiths who won the NJ State Championship in the National Series of US Youth Soccer with his team Ironbound Soccer Club. The Club is supported by the Archdiocese of Newark and the Boys and Girls Club of Newark. Henry scored a goal in the NJ State Cup semi finals and then scored the first and last goals in the final. The team has qualified for Nationals in June!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:44:48 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2nd Annual Rams Run Together Virtual 5K]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2nd Annual OP Rams Run Together Virtual 5K will take place between 11/12 - 11/15! We need everyone to make this a success! Click the headline to register! Let's have fun while we raise money to support OP!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:19:19 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Blake Duddy '26 Wins Chess Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Middle School competed in the Chess Tournament on November 9th as part of the Consortium of Middle Schools and 8th grader Blake Duddy came in first place individually! Overall as a team, OP placed 2nd. Great job guys!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:12:33 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to the State of Emergency and flash flood warning, Oratory Prep will be closed on Tuesday, October 26. There will be no athletics or after school activities. Please be safe.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 05:46:21 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are so pleased to announce that we have seven seniors who have been given the designation of Commended Student by the National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended students are recognized for their exceptional academic promise as demonstrated by outstanding performance on the qualifying test used for program entry. These students are part of a group of 34,000 highest scorers in the country. Join us in congratulating Andrew Ashton, Jack Devine, Matthew Faughnan, Alexander Fudenna, Sebastian Murray, Grant Raincsuk and Joshua Sun.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 05:49:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Golf Outing Raffle Winners]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please click the headline to see a list of Golf Raffle winning numbers, 50/50 winning number and the Golf Outing winners.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:00:37 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Sebastian Murray and Ethan Fernandez for being designated as College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars. Based on their remarkable academic achievements and outstanding performance on the PSAT and/or AP they have been selected for this prestigious honor. We are proud that our students have earned this recognition and congratulate them for their achievements in the classroom and on the College Board assessments.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:56:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[9/11 Art Contest Winner]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The City of Elizabeth hosted an art contest for youth residents under the age of 18 for drawings to display for the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Out of all the submissions, the city chose 10 drawings, and sophomore Jaden Medina was selected. His artwork will be on display at the 9/11 memorial in Elizabeth. In addition to being selected for the memorial, it was chosen to be displayed at the Elizabeth Art Show for the month of September.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:03:23 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ryan Bergh Thies '21 Receives Alexander Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trustees of First Congregational Church of Westfield bestowed the church’s annual Alexander Award to distinguished high school graduate and active youth member Ryan Bergh Thies. Named in memory of long-time members Edna and John Alexander, the award is given annually to one or more high school seniors who have made a significant contribution to the life of the church.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:21:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Class of 2021 College Acceptances as of 6/14]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Best of luck to our graduating seniors as they move on to the next chapter of their academic careers. Click the headline to see the list of college acceptances as of 6/14 for the Oratory Prep Class of 2021.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:11:45 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to the significant flooding, State of Emergency, and conditions in Summit and the surrounding area, Oratory Prep will be closed today, September 2nd. There will be no athletics or after school programming today. Classes will resume on Tuesday. Please be safe.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:28:21 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On June 5th, Oratory Prep held it’s Commencement for the Class of 2021 on Cavalero Field. The ceremony opened with Pomp & Circumstance and the Star Spangled Banner, performed by the OP Concert Band, followed by the pledge of allegiance. After opening remarks from Mr. Bob Costello, Head of School, the Salutatorian of the Class of 2021, Liam Henderson of Westfield, addressed the audience, reminding his classmates that there is good to be found in the challenges of this past year; it’s all about perspective. Liam will be headed...]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:05:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[No School June 3rd]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to the weather forecast for rain, Field Day scheduled for today, June 3rd has been canceled and OP will be closed for students, faculty and staff.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 06:09:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Oratory Prep Service Award Recipients Announced]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep School is pleased to announce the 2021 Service Award Recipients. We wanted to recognize and thank them for their dedication, outstanding service and contributions that exemplify the Oratory spirit of excellence and devotion to others. Alumnus of the Year Award: J. Lawrence Manley, Jr. '87, Cardinal Newman Stewardship Award: Alicia Drone, St. Philip Neri Award: Colleen Viggiano.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 12:33:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Greco '21 Commits to Susquehanna]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congrats to senior Jack Greco on committing to continue his baseball and academic career at Susquehanna University! He received an academic scholarship and will be majoring in Business at the Sigmund Weis School of Business.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 14:49:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Perect Score]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the second time as a Latin student at Oratory, tenth grader, Brendan Milton achieved a perfect score on this year's National Latin Exam. This year, out of the 9,482 students who took the same exam worldwide, only 102 students earned a perfect score. Congratulations, Brendan!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 08:23:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Essay Contest Winner Announced]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are so proud to announce that senior Will Heffernan is the winner of the 2021 Seton Hall University Department of Catholic Studies Essay Contest. He will be awarded a $300 gift card and his entry will be published in the scholarly journal Arcadia: A Student Journal for Faith and Culture, which is indexed in the libraries of colleges and universities across the United States. Congrats Will!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:57:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Franks '23 Earns National Silver Medal]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Brandon Franks just received a National Silver Medal for his ceramic vase called
“Golden Rays“ from The Scholastic Art and Writing program. Congratulations Brandon!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:31:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[We Did It!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you, Oratory Prep! After tallying all the gifts, we raised more than $114,000 for Oratory Prep on our Rally for the Rams Day of Giving! Yesterday 364 donors made a gift, with three challenge gifts unlocked! We are celebrating remarkable participation in just one day.
 
“Rally for the Rams shows just how special – how willing to pay it forward – our OP family is, no matter the circumstances,” said Bob Costello, Head of School. “We can always count on the loyalty and generosity of our alumni, parents, friends, faculty and staff. Thank you to everyone for making this year such a success.”

Your support of excellence at Oratory Prep helps us keep the future in focus for our current students, and for generations to come.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:04:28 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Challenges Unlocked!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have hit our third challenge gift goal, unlocking a $10,000 gift graciously donated by the DaSilva Family and the John V. Deitchman Family Foundation! Our Day of Giving continues as we try to meet our goal of maximum participation from the OP Community. Keep the momentum going, Ram Family! 

Participate. Share. Give. #RallyfortheRams]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:31:31 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rally for the Rams Update]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have met our first two challenges…a $10,000 challenge gift, graciously donated by the Mezzomo Family AND a $5,000 challenge gift, graciously donated by the McKenna Family! Plus, the students all received a hand-delivered sweet treat! Thank you to all who made a gift to Oratory Prep this morning. Stay tuned for our 3rd challenge!

Participate. Share. Give. #RallyfortheRams]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:20:26 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rally for the Rams!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rally for the Rams is a day-long giving event dedicated to all things Blue and Gold! OP's inaugural 24-hour Day of Giving will be held on Thursday, March 4th, 2021. It is a day when we celebrate our founding, continued growth, and future at Oratory Prep. On this day we invite our entire community - alumni, parents, faculty, staff and friends to show their support for current students by making a gift to the 2021 Rally for the Rams Fund.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 07:55:42 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Scholastic Art and Writing Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to two of our students who have won Scholastic Art Awards! Robert Grasso won a Gold Key for his photograph entitled "Covered in Diamonds" and Brandon Franks won several awards for his outstanding pottery: Gold Key awards for both "Golden Rays" and "Black Stroke Red", plus 2 Silver Keys and 2 Honorable Mentions. The Gold key masterpieces will be on virtual display at the Montclair Art Museum starting in February. Scholastic Art and Writing awards have recognized some of America’s most celebrated artists while they were teenagers: Andy Warhol, Zac Posen, Robert Indiana, & Ken Burns. A jury of professional artists and curators reviewed over 3000 works of art and the pieces awarded were at the top amongst their peers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:06:37 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Mock Trial team advanced to the Union County Finals last week with a win over Kent Place. The Championship is scheduled for Thursday evening. OP's Defense Team is made up of attorneys Will Sanyour and Logan Drone, and witnesses Steve Rotolo, Chris Rieman and Will Dondero, and the Prosecution team is made up of attorneys Joe Marchese and Aidan Philbrick, as well as witnesses Will Heffernan, Max Terraciano, and Brendan Kleinle.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:02:51 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to seniors Lucas Pavlounis and Aidan Philbrick on being awarded the Archdiocese Parish Youth Discipleship Award. The award is presented to outstanding high school teenagers who have responded to the call of discipleship through service or ministry to their parish or school community. Mr. Van Hoven was also awarded, being selected for the Parish Adult Light of the World Recognition Award, which goes to an adult who has demonstrated a commitment to young people and youth ministry in their parish or school.  Well done!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:25:01 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congrats to Eric Gun '24 on winning the World Champion title and the first ever Gold Medal for Team USA in the Cadet Male division! Team USA has not had a gold medal in any division, Cadet (12-14), Junior (15-17) and Senior (18-30), until Eric's historic victory. As this is Eric’s last year of Cadet, he dreams of winning another title of World Champion in 2022 as a Junior and ultimately, he wants to be a grand slam winner of all three divisions, which has never been achieved. He kept his cool, composure, and was focused and motivated throughout this one month long competition.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:37:03 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eric Gun '24 and Team USA made a historic achievement in the Poomsae World Championships Preliminary Round. There were a total 196 athletes in Eric’s division, and 96 advanced to Semi-Final, with Eric advancing 1st in his group. Only 8 out of 96 will remain to compete in the Finals, which will air next weekend. Team USA has never won Gold in World Championships in Cadet Male division which Eric is representing.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:46:19 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Snyder '21 Earns Rank of Eagle Scout]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Coley Snyder '21, who recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He is with troop 67 in Summit. His Eagle Scout Project was a prayer garden to honor veterans at Saint Teresa of Avila Cemetery in Summit. Coley also earned the Bronze Palm distinction.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:37:51 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rams Run Together Reopening Plan]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[View our Rams Run Together Reopening Plan which enables students and teachers to return to campus every day for full school days.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:59:49 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rams Run Together Virtual 5K]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The First Annual OP Rams Run Together Virtual 5K will take place the weekend of Nov. 6 - 9, 2020. This will be the only fundraiser for the Parents' Guild in 2020. We are hoping for great participation from all parents, students, faculty & alumni to make this a success! Click the headline to register! Sign up on the website to start your own fundraising team. Personalize it, set a goal, then send your fundraising link to all your friends to support this great cause! There are NO registration fees. More details on the event are on the website. Let's have fun while we raise money to support OP!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 08:13:42 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are proud to announce that seniors, Liam Henderson and Lucas Pavlounis, have been named Commended Students in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. They have been recognized for their exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their outstanding performance on the qualifying test used for program entry. Over 1.5 million students took the 2019 Preliminary PSAT/NMSQT last October. Of these, 50,000 were identified as highest scorers and 34,000 of that number, received the Commended Student designation. Congratulations!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:47:49 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A handful of OP students were on ABC News on Wednesday evening in a segment about the Summit Police and Summit businesses rewarding students for wearing their masks properly! Go Rams!! Click the headline to see the clip.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 12:03:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Class of 2020 College Acceptances as of July 1st]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Best of luck to our graduating seniors as they move on to the next chapter of their academic careers. Click the headline to see the list of college acceptances as of 7/1 for the Oratory Prep Class of 2020.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2020 10:02:40 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Summer Academy Registration For Online Courses is Now Open!
  
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2020 12:56:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Dondero '21 Wins Writing Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Junior Will Dondero recently won both a National Scholastic Gold Medal for writing and the New York Life Award. He is one of 6 students to win this distinction. Will was awarded a $1000 scholarship for this accomplishment. He was to be honored at Carnegie Hall, but it has been postponed due to COVID-19. Congrats Will, we are very proud of you!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2020 09:18:52 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2019-20 Academic Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our students who received academic awards this year. Click the title for the awards booklet and student recipients.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 11:38:15 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Finnen '20 Gold Medal Winner on National Latin Exam]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP senior, Michael Finnen, because of his performance as a gold medal winner on the 2020 National Latin Exam, is eligible to submit an application for a $2,000 National Latin Exam scholarship. This is the thirty-seventh year of the National Latin Exam scholarships, which are awarded to students who are interested in continuing their study of Latin or Greek at the college level. Sixteen $2,000 scholarships will be awarded this year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 13:48:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Franks '23 Shows in Art Exhibition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Freshman Brandon Franks's pottery titled Winter Sky was just accepted to the Morris Museum's 31st Annual Fresh Perspectives juried high school art exhibition. Begun in 1989, this exhibit gives artistically accomplished students across Northern New Jersey the opportunity to showcase their work in a professionally curated museum exhibit.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:56:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[DeVita-Paulson Earns Rank of Eagle Scout]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Zachary DeVita-Paulson, a senior at Oratory Prep, has passed his Eagle Board of Review and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Zach has been a Boy Scout in Troop 2, West Orange, since he was in second grade. His Eagle project included making sign posts, mini maps, and clearing trails in the South Mountain Reservation. A formal Eagle Court of Honor will be scheduled in June.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:53:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fr. Scott Offers Prayerful Reflection]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to the cancellation of our Family Mass because of COVID-19, Fr. Scott prepared a prayerful reflection for our community during this uncertain time.  Just click on the headline to be brought to the video.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:52:10 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[De Guzman '22 advocates for FARE Courage at Congress]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sophomore Jake De Guzman was on Capitol Hill from March 2 to March 4 to advocate for Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) Courage at Congress. Jake having multiple food allergies shared his story on how potentially life-threatening food allergies affects him as a student and an athlete. This disease does not have a cure yet and there are 32 million Americans living with food allergies.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:32:17 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Oratory Prep Summer Academy offers educational, athletic, and recreational programs for boys and girls, grades 5-12. All camps and courses run weekdays throughout July. Both Oratory staff and local, reputable organizations will team up to present athletic camps. The program also offers academic courses for every type of learner and interest. Click the headline to go to the course catalog and registration. For further information, call the school at 908-273-1084 x 135 or email us at: summeracademy@oratoryprep.org]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2020 08:17:56 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Senior Serves as Firefighter]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[James Simon '20 was sworn in as a full member of the Morris Township Volunteer Fire Department on February 4th. James graduated from the Morris County Public Safety Academy in the summer of 2018 and has been working as a volunteer firefighter out of the Woodland Hook and Ladder Company since the spring of 2018. He encourages all the boys from Oratory to consider their local volunteer fire department as a great way to serve the community, learn how to handle serious situations, and work with some great men and women.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2020 09:11:54 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Father Jomon Brings a Saint’s Relic to OP]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Recently, Oratory Prep got a special visit from Father Jomon Kalladanthiyil, CSC (Congregation of Holy Cross). With him, he brought a first-class relic of Saint Brother André Bessette. For those who do not know, a first-class relic means it was an original part of the saint (their bones, blood, or organs). While some can find this mildly disturbing, these relics are very honored as they contain the body of one of God’s Chosen people. With him, Father Jomon brought a medallion containing the blood of Saint Brother André.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 09:10:53 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Consortium Victory]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our JV 7th grade team on winning 1st place at today’s Consortium General Knowledge tournament held at Newark Academy and our to our Varsity 8th grade team which placed 4th.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:10:30 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Middle School Faith & Service Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we celebrated Mass with the Middle School families and recognized two young men for their joyful witness to the Gospel and service to the community.  Oliver Cullinan from the 7th Grade received the St. Philip Neri Joyful Disciple Award and Luke Evangelista received the St. Philip Neri Arms of God Award.  Overall, it was a lovely time with about ninety participants.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:31:32 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bjorkeson '21 Medals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep Junior Sebastian Bjorkeson took second place in the Slalom Skiing Competition at Mt. Peter in Warwick, NY this past weekend.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:03:51 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gun '24 & De Guzman '22 Returning to World Poomsae Championships]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP students & current USA Poomsae National Team members, Eric Gun (8th grade) & Jake De Guzman (10th grade) finished on top of their divisions at the USA Taekwondo’s Poomsae Grand Slam Finals & Team Trials. Held at the National Center of Excellence in Colorado Springs last January 18-20, the Grand Slam Finals was Phase 3 of the qualification system to determine spots for the 2020 US National Poomsae Team that will compete at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Herning, Denmark, May 21 to 24, 2020.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:50:52 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Robotics Team Finalists at Kent Place Meet]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yet again, Oratory's Rambotics exceeded expectations at the Dragon Summit Robotics meet held at Kent Place on Saturday, January 18. The meet featured 25 teams and OP finished pool play with a 3-2 record after a couple tough losses, but made it to the playoffs. In the playoffs, OP advanced to the finals and took home their 1st trophy of the season for their efforts!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:33:47 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Guest Speaker Shares "All In" Message]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, January 15th, OP welcomed motivational speaker and teacher Gian Paul Gonzalez to OP to speak with our students. Gian Paul gained acclaim after speaking to the NY Giants the night before their game on Christmas Eve in 2011. The next day after Gian Paul’s chapel message the Giants beat the Jets 29-14. In a post game interview, Giant’s Defensive End, Justin Tuck credited Gian Paul's message of being “All In” as the reason the Giants won that day. The team went on to win every game, up to and including Super Bowl XLVI, where they beat the New England Patriots 21-17. His message of "All In" has been embraced by professional & college sports teams, Forbes 500 Corporations, and even the Army, Air Force & FBI.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:47:10 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Holiday Prep Tournament Champs]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our Varsity, JV and Freshman Basketball teams which all won championships in their respective tournaments.  The Varsity team won the championship over host school Morristown Beard by a score of 50-36.  Oratory (3-1) took control early on, taking a 29-9 lead into halftime after leading 11-6 following the first quarter. Senior guard Peter Byrne lead the team in the championship with 18 points while sophomore Tommy Conniff added 12.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 12:50:24 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Middle School Christmas Service Trip]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, December 18th, our middle school students and Santa visited Friendship Corner in Paterson, NJ to deliver gifts and to sing and read with the preschoolers. Everyone had a great time getting into the holiday spirit!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Model UN Hosts Mini-Conference]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Friday, December 6, the Oratory Prep Model UN Club hosted its second annual mini-conference.  The event - which also hosted members of the Basking Ridge Model UN Club - was organized and run by seniors Daniel Carvalheiro-Santos, Jack Mogen, Matthew Mazzuca, and Richard Williams.  All participants contributed to the night's success with their enthusiasm, maturity, and passion for global affairs.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2019 11:48:11 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Book Club Donates Books for Children]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Oratory Prep Service Book Club collected close to 1000 children's books for children in need.  Senior Chris Lowe and his father delivered the books on Thursday afternoon.  Thanks to all who donated!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:12:39 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Delayed Opening - Tues. Dec. 17th]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, December 17, Oratory Prep will be on a two-hour delayed opening.  All students should report to school by 10 AM.  All buses and shuttles will run on a two hour delayed schedule. Please drive carefully. Any additional weather announcement will be sent by 7:00 AM.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 20:25:46 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Youth Ministry Recognition Award Recipients]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congrats to Ty Cross '20 (not pictured), Robert Grasso '22 and Benedict Martinez '22 for being awarded the Archdiocesan Youth Award for sharing their talents, time and service to their parishes and school. It was this past Sunday at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Msgr. Tom Nydegger, our Vicar General, was the Main Celebrant and Homilist for the ceremony. Peter Ainsworth '20 was Altar Server. Congratulations on your achievement.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2019 09:34:58 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Delayed Opening - Tues. Dec. 3rd]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, December 3, Oratory will be on 2-hour delayed opening. Students should report to school by 10AM. All buses & shuttles will run on 2-hour delay.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:12:58 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[School Closed Mon. Dec. 2nd.]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to the hazardous weather and winter storm warning, Oratory Prep will be closed on Monday, December 2.  All after-school activities and sports are canceled.  Students should check Netclass for assignments]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2019 18:10:20 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Chacon '23 Advocates on Capitol Hill]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Freshman Jack Chacon spent the day on Capitol Hill yesterday advocating for Hereditary Angioedema, a ﻿rare and life threatening blood disorder he suffers from. He met with seven House & Senate representative offices sharing his story and asking for their support on bills that greatly affect the patient community, including Access to Marketplace Insurance and the Safe Step Act as well as an increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for additional research.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2019 08:27:38 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Memory Project Fundraiser]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Digital Art & Photography Club has teamed up with the non-profit organization The Memory Project to create portraits of children in the country of Pakistan. The Memory Project is a unique initiative in which art students create portraits (drawings, paintings, digital art) for children around the world who have been orphaned, abandoned, neglected, or otherwise disadvantaged. To do this, student artists receive pictures of children who are waiting for portraits. The artists then create the portraits, & we coordinate the delivery of the portraits to the children.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 07:59:59 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Middle School Students Participate in Chess Consortium Event]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A few of our Middle School students enjoyed the Chess Consortium Event yesterday at Central Middle School in Stirling. Other participating middle schools included Delbarton, Oratory Prep, Central Middle School, Newark Academy, The Peck School, and Ridgedale Middle School. Other schools in the Consortium include: Oak Knoll School, St. Virgil’s, and Frelinghuysen School. Throughout the year, this Consortium regularly participates in a variety of activities and competitions.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:31:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Open House October 24th!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mark your calendars for our Open House on October 24th from 6:45pm - 8:15pm. Stop by to see our campus and meet with administrators, teachers, coaches and current students and to tour our campus. No registration required.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:32:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Merit Scholars]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that as participants in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program, we have three commended students: Sebastian Gould, James Kim and Sudyut Sinha. Over 1.5 million students took the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test last October, and only about 34,000 are recognized for their exceptional academic promise as commended students. We congratulate these three talented young men, recognize their accomplishments, and applaud their outstanding potential for academic success in the future.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 09:39:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Holy Week Pilgrimage to Portugal]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep is offering a Holy Week Pilgrimage to Portugal for students from April 7, 2020 to April 14, 2020. The pilgrimage is open to all students in grades 7-12. All students in 7-11 must have a chaperone, but seniors have the privilege of going with Fr. Scott as their chaperone. Click the headline for the itinerary and details. Email Fr. Scott Pontes with any questions at spontes@oratoryprep.org.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:55:47 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This September, Oratory Prep will again offer Study Skills, Time Management, and Organization courses for any OP student in grades 7-12. In addition, we are also offering “Social Skills for Teenagers” seminars. Click the headline for detailed information and registration.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:40:05 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It was a busy start of the summer for Jake De Guzman '22 of Madison, NJ. He was on the roster of USA National Poomsae Team that represented our country at the 2019 Pan Am Cadet & Junior Poomsae Championships in Portland, Oregon on June 16th. He competed in the Mixed Freestyle Team, winning the gold medal with his teammates from M-Team TKD. Team USA finished First Place Overall with 12 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze medals at the Pan Ams.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:06:11 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP’s reps at the American Legion NJ Boys State which was held at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ. Graduation was on Friday, June 21st. Over 900 juniors from both public & private schools across the state participated in a week long leadership experience that they will never forget. Pictured from L-R are, Matthew Enderley, James Simon, Peter Ainsworth & Matthew Mazzuca.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 08:39:20 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In addition to his normal academic studies, for the past 12 years, Andrew Stelmach, class 2020, has attended 4-hour Ukrainian Studies classes every Saturday in Whippany, NJ, exclusively taught in the Ukrainian language, in the subjects of Ukrainian language, history, literature, culture, & geography. Being a 12th grader in this school, this April & May, while studying for the SAT, ACT, AP tests, Andrew was concurrently studying for a series of very difficult & unique, 18-hour, written & oral testing in each of the 5 Ukrainian subjects, taken over 3 weekends, exclusively in written & spoken Ukrainian.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 08:06:38 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Milton Achieves Perfect Score]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eighth Grader Brendan Milton achieved a perfect score on the 2019 National Latin Exam. Only 698 students out of nearly 130,000 who participated in the entire world attained this distinction.  Congratulations Brendan!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 11:42:13 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Freshman Jake De Guzman earned a spot at the Cadet and Junior Poomsae Team Trials and Selection in Colorado Springs this past weekend (May 4 - 5). He will be part of the US National Team competing at the 2019 Pan American Taekwondo Championships in Portland, Oregon this June. This is his second time making the national team. Jake trains with Team - M Taekwondo Community Poomsae Program (CPP) out of San Jose, California.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 08:05:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Golf Team Captures Conference Title]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Monday, April 29th, the Golf Team won the Union County Conference - Watchung Division on a match of cards against Westfield. Junior Connor Snow led the Rams with a 73 and was second overall. Following Connor were junior Alex Felitto with a 77 and senior Sean Vowells with an 80.  This is the team's third conference title in six years.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 09:54:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2019 Career Day a Success]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Friday, April 5th, seniors and juniors took part in an all-day program including presentations, question and answer sessions, and small group discussions with parents and alumni who had volunteered to share their time and expertise with our students.  The juniors also engaged in a resume writing session, and the seniors began the process of professional networking through LinkedIn and the OP Alumni Association.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 08:15:24 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Matthew Enderley, a member of Morris Plains - Boy Scout Troop 39, was honored and awarded for achieving the highest rank in boy scouts, on March 10, 2019 at the Morris Plains Community Center.  More than 60 people were in attendance, including BSA members, family and community officials.  Local government officials included Morris Plains mayor Jason Karr (pictured) and members of the Morris Plains Borough Council, as well as a representative of the Watnong VFW Post 3401.  Matthew’s achievement was celebrated with speeches, multiple awards and honor of the highest order.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 08:14:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[De Guzman '22 Takes Gold & Bronze at U.S. Taekwondo Championships]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Freshman Jake De Guzman earned the Gold and Bronze medals for Freestyle Poomsae Team and Pairs Junior Divisions at the 2019 U.S. Open Taekwondo Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada this past weekend.  Congratulations Jake!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:37:09 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Summer Academy Registration Now Open]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Oratory Prep Summer Academy offers educational, athletic, and recreational programs for boys and girls, grades 5-12. All camps and courses run weekdays throughout July. Both Oratory staff and local, reputable organizations will team up to present athletic camps. The program also offers academic courses for every type of learner and interest. For further information, click the headline, call the school at 908-273-1084 x 135 or email us at: summeracademy@oratoryprep.org]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:36:06 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[School Closed - Mon. March 4th]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/1004081</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to inclement weather, Oratory Prep will be closed on Monday, March 4.  All after-school activities and sports are canceled.  Students should check Netclass for assignments.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 05:58:40 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fullilove '23 takes 2nd at Middle School Forensics Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A successful event for the Middle School Forensics team of Colin Reis, Harold Fullilove and Conall Gorman. Harold won second place overall. Thanks to Coach Dr. Sherry and trip advisor and judge Mr. VanHoven.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 15:03:47 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Merit Finalist]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The National Merit Scholarship has now determined which of the 16,000 Semifinalists named in September 2018 have met all requirements to advance to Finalist standing in the competition.  Congratulations to Fernando Aviles for achieving this milestone by demonstrating through distinguished performance high potential for future academic accomplishment. Fernando is Oratory Prep's 7th Finalist in the last 7 years.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2019 11:13:02 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Delayed Opening - Thurs. Feb. 21]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/998761</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, February 21, Oratory Prep will be on a two-hour Delayed opening.  All students should report to school by 10 AM.  All buses and shuttles will run on a two hour delayed schedule. Please drive carefully.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2019 05:05:20 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Early Dismissal - Wed. Feb. 20th]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to the forecast of inclement weather on Wednesday, Feb. 20, Oratory will have an early dismissal at 11:30 AM.  All students must be picked up by 11:45 AM. All afterschool activities are canceled.  The Neri Breakfast will be held as scheduled.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:25:24 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Delayed Opening - Wed. Feb. 13th]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/994150</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, February 13, Oratory Prep will be on a two-hour Delayed opening.  All students should report to school by 10 AM.  All buses and shuttles will run on a two hour delayed schedule. Please drive carefully.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 19:50:31 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[School Closed Tues. Feb. 12th]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/993239</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to the impending winter storm, Oratory Prep will be closed on Tuesday, February 12.  All after-school activities and sports are canceled.  Students should check Netclass for assignments]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:37:45 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Succeeds at Model UN Conference]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Model UN had a great showing in its 3rd appearance at Academy Model UN hosted by Bergen County Academies last week. Verbal Commendations were awarded to Justin Oei, Ryan Bergh Thies, Sebastian Gould & Jack Hart. Cole Noss, Tommy Gress & Rocco Rodrigues walked away with Honorable Mentions. Richard Williams was OP's first delegate to win the highest honor of Best Delegate!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:48:30 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mock Trial Captures 13th County Title]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Mock Trial team defeated Kent Place last night to win OP’s 13th County title and 8th in a row. The Plaintiff team delivered, with attorneys Nick Sannito and Will Sanyour and witnesses Joe Marchese, Fernando Aviles, & Chris Uustal. The team advances to the State Regionals on Thursday.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:17:58 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Middle School Award Winners]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to 7th Grader Nicholas DeRosa and 8th Grader Blaine Chestnut who both won awards at the Middle School Mass during Catholic Schools Week.  Blaine won the St. Philip Neri Arms of God Award which is awarded for volunteer service, while Nicholas won the St. Philip Neri Joyful Disciple Award which is awarded for embracing the OP way and joyfully witnessing the Gospel.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 15:05:21 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bernstein '20 Named NJ Youth Male Referee of the Year]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[At the NJ Youth Soccer Awards Dinner on Friday night Luke Bernstein '20 received the NJ Youth Male Referee of the Year Award.   The award was presented by NJ Youth Soccer and the NJ State Referee Committee. Luke has been a soccer referee for several years and is currently a Grade 8 ref working MCYSA, EDP and US Soccer Development Academy Games.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:53:52 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Delayed Opening]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, January 30, Oratory Prep will be on a two-hour Delayed opening.  All students should report to school by 10 AM.  All buses and shuttles will run on a two hour delayed schedule. Please drive carefully.  Any further updates will be sent by 7:30 AM.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 20:32:25 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to OP juniors James Kim, Steven Fudenna, and Jack Coyne on their performance with the CJMEA Symphonic Honors Band. The band is comprised of students recommended by their directors from all over central New Jersey. The boys rehearsed and performed with nationally renowned composer and conductor Patrick Burns.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:33:22 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Celebrates Catholic Schools Week]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Catholic Schools Week is an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the rich traditions and the incredible value of Catholic education on both a local and national level. The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2019 is Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed. Each day of the week focuses on a particular celebration. Click the headline for Oratory Prep’s schedule of events.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 11:11:36 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Art Award Recipient]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eighth grader Brandon Franks was recently awarded a Silver Key Scholastic Award for his magnificent Raku pottery named Black Sea.  Congratulations Brandon!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:39:46 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spitznagel '19 Scores 100th Point]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior John Spitznagel, of Summit, scored the 100th point of his high school hockey career on Monday in a game against St. Rose.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:15:42 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Early College Returns]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Click the headline to see the Class of 2019 Early College Returns.  The list denotes colleges that our Class of 2019 has heard back from as of January 11, 2019.  Regular decision applications and some Early Action decisions have yet to be included.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:27:56 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Delayed Opening Friday, Jan. 18th]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/978517</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2019 05:29:55 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Jarvis gets 100th Career Point]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Junior Jeff Jarvis got the 100th point of his high school hockey career on Sunday night in a matchup against Bayonne.  He is the first player in the program's history to achieve this distinction.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 08:11:15 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hockey Wins Holiday Tournament]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP hockey won their bracket's championship in the Essex Holiday Tournament after going 3-0 and out scoring opponents 18 to 7. The team picked up wins over Pascack Valley, Parsippany and Mendham.  Great job by all the players.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 07:39:59 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Middle School Students Place at Consortium Spelling Bee]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[At the Consortium Spelling Bee today, 7th Grader Michael Pasnik took 3rd place for JV and 8th Grader Quinn Boylan took 3rd place for Varsity. Congrats boys!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:18:27 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Advent Reflection]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Click the headline to read an Advent reflection from Fr. Scott Pontes, Academic Dean of Religion at Oratory Prep.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:48:48 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spirit Shoppe Christmas Hours]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Come and visit the OP Spirit Shoppe for all of your Christmas shopping needs!  Our special December shopping hours are as follows: Wednesdays from 2:30-4PM (12/12, &12/19) Thursday 12/13 from 8-9AM and 2:30-4PM.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:19:25 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[De Guzman ('22) Wins Silver for Team USA]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Freshman Jake De Guzman competed in the World Poomsae Championships last month. He is bringing back a Silver Medal for Team USA in freestyle mixed team under 17 years old. There were over 59 countries competing in the competition, the largest Taekwondo Championship ever.  This was the best finish ever for Team USA in this division.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 11:02:45 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Middle School Toy Drive]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Oratory Middle School students are sponsoring a Toy & Gift Drive to benefit Cherished Creations, an organization that seeks to help local needy and ill children.  For those who wish to donate there are 2 options: *1*– Choose a “Bear Tag” from the teddy bear poster in the main lobby of DeGaeta Hall and bring in the requested gift with the Bear Tag attached OR  *2*- Bring in any toy or game of your choice appropriate for a child between the ages of 2 and 13. Do not wrap.  Please place gifts near the basket by the tree in the DeGaeta lobby. Please return all donations no later than Wednesday, 12/12.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:20:57 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[School Closed- Friday, Nov. 16th]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Friday, November 16, Oratory Prep will be closed.  All after school activities are cancelled.  Students should check netclass for assignments.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 08:40:24 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Screenagers Viewing Cancelled]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Screenagers viewing scheduled for Thursday, November 15th has been cancelled due to the inclement forecast.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 07:53:27 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Half Day - Thurs. Nov. 15th]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Given the inclement forecast and timing of the snow, Oratory Prep will be on a half-day session for Thursday, November 15th.  Students will be dismissed at 11:50.  All students should be picked up by noon. Shuttles and buses will run on a half day session.  All after-school activities and after-school supervision are canceled.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 07:51:29 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Model UN Attends Conference]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several members of the Model UN club attended the annual conference at Horace Mann School on Saturday, October 27.  The day was long and tiring but a lot of fun.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 08:08:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Freshman Earns First Class Rank]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ryan Whyte, 9th grader at Oratory Prep, has achieved the rank of First Class in a Court of Honor ceremony held on October 25th at the Cranford United Methodist Church. Ryan is a member of Boy Scout Troop 75 of Cranford NJ.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:21:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Junior Wins Union County Individual Title]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Maximus Russo became Oratory’s first cross country Union County champion outpacing the competition with a 16:07. The Rams placed fourth overall behind Max and excellent runs from Eric Rhines who ran his personal best and Fernando Aviles. The top seven finished 18:02 and better. JV also finished fourth in the county, led by Jack Sula.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:28:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Conference Champs]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Cross Country Team won the Union County Conference Mountain Division Championship yesterday.  Junior Maximus Russo took first overall, clocking a 16:10.  Congratulations!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 11:46:10 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Consortium Chess Team Takes 2nd Place]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The team of William Brown, Colin Reis, Nico Stauffer, Greg Jones, Greg Gentile and Chris Cowell placed 2nd at the Middle School Consortium Chess Tournament on Tuesday, October 16th.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:43:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars Named]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to seniors Fernando Aviles and Daniel Malave who were named National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars.  Both Fernando and Dan scored in the top 2.5% among Hispanic and Latino PSAT/NMSQT test takers in our region.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:08:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Merit Commended Students Named]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Associate Head of School, Owen McGowan, of Oratory Prep announced today that Aidan Jones, Chris Ocker, Sean Pelcher, Nick Sannito, and Chris Uustal have been named Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program.  A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by the Associate Head of School to these scholastically talented seniors.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2018 12:53:15 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[AP Scholars Announced]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Click the headline to see our list of AP Scholars which includes a National AP Scholar, the highest honor awarded.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:00:05 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Nowacki '19 Earns Eagle Scout Rank]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jacob Nowacki, senior at Oratory Prep and Boy Scout in Troop 118 in Denville, has completed all requirements and passed his Eagle Board of Review, earning the rank of Eagle Scout on September 21st.  A formal Eagle Court of Honor will be held in January.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:15:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Aviles '19 Named National Merit Semifinalist]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are proud to announce that Fernando Aviles has achieved Semifinalist status in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. He now has the opportunity to continue in the National Merit Scholarship competition and achieve Finalist status. 16,000 Semifinalists have been chosen from the 1.6 million juniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT in October of 2017 - their junior year. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, and include the highest scoring entrants in each state. Congratulations Fernando!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:59:10 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Study Skills/Time Management/Organization Course Registration Open]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Beginning in September, we will again offer Study Skills, Time Management, & Organization courses for any OP student in grades 7-12. Some of the skills students will learn/hone are:  time management, organization of papers & assignments, note taking, planning projects & homework, short & long term goal setting, organization of space in school & at home, communicating with teachers, stress management techniques, & test taking strategies/preparation.  Click the headline for more info.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:03:45 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[De Guzman '22 Earns Spot on National Taekwondo Team]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to incoming freshman Jake De Guzman who competed in the 2018 National Taekwondo Championships and Team Trials in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Jake's team came in first place, and he placed 3rd individually in Freestyle Poomsae (ages 12-17), and he came in 7th in pairs and 8th individually in World Class Recognized Poomsae.  He also earned a spot on the national team that will compete at the 2018 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships on November 15-18 in Taipei.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:17:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McTernan '19 Earns Eagle Scout Rank]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congrats to Daniel McTernan on earning the Eagle Scout Rank.  Daniel is part of Summit Troop 67.  For his Eagle project he installed a two zone irrigation system in the garden of Central Presbyterian Church, replanted the garden and built two benches and a table for it.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:36:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Register for the OP Summer Academy!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Oratory Prep Summer Academy offers educational, athletic, and recreational programs for boys and girls, grades 5-12. All camps and courses run weekdays throughout July. Both Oratory staff and local, reputable organizations will team up to present athletic camps. The program also offers academic courses for every type of learner and interest. Click the article title to access the course descriptions & to get to the online registration link.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:35:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cowell '23 Competes in Horse Show]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[7th grader Christopher Cowell competed in the 85th Annual Watchung Stable Spring Troop Horse Show this past weekend and came in 4th place. This is his fourth year riding and it's one of his favorite activities. Congrats Chris!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 14:11:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Heffernan Named Union County Scholar Athlete]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Patrick Heffernan '18 who was awarded the Union County Scholar Athlete Award last night at an Awards Dinner.  Patrick, our Student Council President, had an excellent swim season this year, breaking school records.  Patrick will attend Notre Dame next year.  He is pictured with OP Athletic Director Pat Gist.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 10:26:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Vita '18 Named NJSIAA Scholar Athlete]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, May 20th, Corey Vita ‘18 was awarded the NJSIAA Scholar Athlete Award and received the Sid Dorfman Memorial Scholarship. Recently, Corey qualified for the Non-Public A State Group Championships in the 400m hurdles. Corey will continue his running career at Holy Cross. He’s pictured with Track coach Eugene Maxwell.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 10:28:38 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Saturday, June 2 - Graduation will be held outside on Cavalero Field, promptly at 10am]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/877481</link>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2018 07:56:09 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congressional Gold Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Robert Greeley '18 has earned the Congressional Gold Award Medal. This award is based on accomplishments in four areas: Voluntary Public Service, Personal Development, Physical Fitness, and Expedition/Exploration. Some of the things that Robert did to earn this award was to backpack throughout New Mexico, build hiking trails, design and install a Memorial Rose Garden, assist in building a sand castle museum at the Jersey Shore, rebuild and plant sand dunes, and give over 600 hours of community service. The Congressional Award is the United States Congress’ award for exceptional young Americans. Robert will travel to Washington D.C at the end of June to be presented his award by Congress.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 10:53:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Consortium Teams Take 1st at Math Relay Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Oratory JV Math Team placed First in the first ever Consortium Math Relay event which took place at Newark Academy on Thursday, 5/3. Team members were Arnav Chahal, Parth Desai, Brian Kelly, Aidan Murphy, Gavin LaRusso and Blaine Chesnut. The members of the Varsity team, Pat Caughey, Abhay Desai, Garrett Hall, Matt Clark, Claude Dallemand and Declan Mann, tied for first place in their division. The teams competed against the following schools: Ridge, Central Middle, Newark Academy, Delbarton, Oak Knoll & Morristown Beard. Congratulations to all the boys and their coach, Mr. Barresi!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 13:46:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Seven Students Qualify for National Merit Scholarship Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Mr. McGowan, Associate Head of School, announced that the Class of 2019 has 7 students who have qualified to enter the National Merit Scholarship Competition for 2019. These students are part of 50,000 who qualified out of 1.6 million who took the PSAT in 2017. Of the 50,000, 16,000 will be named Semifinalists in the fall. The juniors who qualified are Fernando Aviles, Joseph Cranley, Aidan Jones, Chris Ocker, Sean Pelcher, Nick Sannito, and Chris Uustal. Congratulations!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:40:48 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYC Alumni Reception Update]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The outdoor NYC Alumni Reception scheduled for Thursday, May 17, 2018 has been CANCELLED due to the forecast of inclement weather.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 14:42:03 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Art Honor Society Students Inducted]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Monday night at the Annual Arts Alive program the following students were inducted into the National Arts Honor Society: Ryan Briggs, Joseph Budisak, Addison Drone, Peter Finn, Robert Greeley, Patrick Heffernan, Andrew Lee, Christian Lofaro, Carlo Lutero, Thomas Paglinco, Thomas Gress, Alexander Rickard, Paul Topazio, Michael Roper, Nicholas DeMarinis, Daniel Carvalheiro-Santos, Steven Chambers, AJ Renzulli, Sam Anthony & Connor Snow.  The following students were inducted into the National Junior Arts Honor Society:  Logan Drone, Liam Henderson, Sam DeMarinis, Anthony Marino, Michael Viggiano, Thomas Conniff, Charlie Sims. Congratulations to all!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 08:29:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[7th Grader Wins Poetry Contest]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seventh grader Conall Gorman won second place in the seventh-grade division of the 2018 Union County Arbor Day Poetry Contest with his poem "Lifeline."  Conall, along with his parents and English teacher, Mr. Frank Kearns will attend an awards ceremony on April 26th at the Union County Administration Building.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:06:39 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mock Trial Victorious]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Mock Trial team defeated Ridge yesterday to be crowned NJ Central Region Champs!  The Defense team made up of attorneys Joey D'Angelo and Nick Sannito and witnesses Jacob Greenberg, Fernando Aviles and Ryan Briggs brought home the Region Crown.  The team now moves onto the State Semi-Finals on March 14th.  They are 1 of 3 teams left competing in the state.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 08:18:41 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[7th Grader Takes 1st Place]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to 7th Grader Harold Fullilove who took 1st place in Interpretive Reading at the Middle School Consortium Forensics Competition on Thursday at Morristown-Beard.  Harold was joined at the competition by teammates Chris Cowell and Colin Reis.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 07:49:18 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Qualify for National Hispanic Recognition Program]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Associate Head of School, Owen McGowan announced today that juniors Daniel Malave and Joseph Cranley have scored in the top 2.5% on the PSAT/NMSQT among all Hispanic and Latino test-takers in our region. Their performance qualifies them to participate in the National Hispanic Recognition Program. To participate they will have to submit an application.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 12:28:46 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee '18 Receives Art Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior Andrew Lee recently received a Gold Key Scholastic Award for his Raku Sculpture entitled "Elements" which is being exhibited currently at the Montclair Art Museum.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:53:54 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Vita Commits to Holy Cross]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Monday, February 12, Senior Corey Vita signed his National Letter of Intent to run Track and Cross Country at the College of the Holy Cross.  Corey was a Varsity runner all four years for both the Cross Country team and Track team and also served as captain of the Track team since sophomore year and was captain for Cross Country this past season.  During his career, Corey set the school record in the 400m hurdles, and was part of the record-setting relay teams in the 4x400, and 4x200.  Corey has his sights set on breaking his previous records this spring.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:28:47 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Three Seniors Named National Merit Finalists]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep is proud to announce that Seniors Peter Finn, Isaac Russell, and Frederick Tang have been named Finalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Competition.  It started with a test in the fall of 2016.  Now, Finn, Russell, and Tang, seniors at Oratory Preparatory School, have advanced to the finalist level of the National Merit Scholarship Competition.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:26:03 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mock Trial wins 7th County Title]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The mock trial team captured its 7th straight county championship ‪last week at the Union County Courthouse.  The Defense team had an impressive showing and was led by attorneys Nick Sannito and Joey D’Angelo and witnesses Ryan Briggs, Jacob Greenberg, and Fernando Aviles. The team has now won 12 overall county championships. They will now competed in the Regional tournament last Thursday and advanced to the Regional Final on February 27th.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 14:42:49 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Quiz Bowl Team Qualifies for Nationals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The OP Quiz Bowl team performed excellently at the NJ History Bee and Bowl Championship. The Varsity A team finished 7-1 and reached the quarterfinals and both teams qualified for Nationals in April! Justin Oei won the International Geography Olympiad and Ryan Bergh Thies placed in both the Geography and U.S. bees.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 14:47:18 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[No School on Wed. Feb. 7th]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to the impending weather, Oratory Prep will be closed on Wednesday, February 7th.  All after school activities and sports are canceled. Students should check Netclass for assignments.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 06:17:28 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Yearbooks On Sale Now]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yearbooks for the 2017-18 school year are on sale now.  Don't miss out on the memories that you can look back at for years to come!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:07:38 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Reception for Accepted Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, January 21, 2018, Oratory Prep will be hosting a reception for Accepted Candidates in the gym of DeGaeta Hall from noon to 2 PM.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 10:23:25 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Juniors - SAT/ACT Class Registration]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This coming January, Mr. Andrew Schultz (math) and Mr. Frank Kearns (verbal/writing) will offer an afternoon test preparation course at Oratory Prep School addressing both the SAT and ACT exams.  The course will begin on Monday, January 8th, and run for seven consecutive Mondays from 3:00 - 5:00, leading up to the March SAT test date. Please click the news headline for more information.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:17:32 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OPPG Speakers Series]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Parents' Guild will be hosting a presentation/discussion led by the High Focus Group on the current trends in alcohol and drug use in teens, and the signs of use and abuse on Nov. 16th from 7-9pm in the Bain Gym.  The event is free.  Click the news headline for more info and to register.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:01:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Keith Matirko '18 earns Eagle Scout Rank]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On August 24, 2017, Keith Matirko received his Eagle Scout rank and will receive a Bronze Palm for Merit Badges earned. Keith is a member of Troop 9, Chester, NJ. Keith’s Eagle Scout Service Project took place at the Hermits of Bethlehem in the Heart of Jesus, a Roman Catholic Religious Retreat Community located in Chester, NJ.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 14:13:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Merit Commended Students Announced]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Associate Head of School, Mr. Owen McGowan, of Oratory Prep announced yesterday that Addison Drone, Ian Ellmer, Carlo Lutero, Kevin Merila, and Liam Watkins have been named Commended Students in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2017 08:24:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Join us at an Open House this Fall]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The doors are open to our brand new 48,000 square-foot building, DeGaeta Hall.  Join us this fall at our Open House and take a tour:

Thursday, October 19th - 6:45 – 8:15 pm]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 08:27:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[25th Annual Golf Classic]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WE ARE SOLD OUT!  We are no longer accepting registrations for golfers for our 25th Annual Golf Classic.  If you are still interested in supporting the event, please consider becoming a Corporate or Hole Sponsor (DEADLINE 9/21), or ...]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:05:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Merit Semifinalists Announced]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three Oratory Seniors were named Semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program Competition.  Peter Finn, Isaac Russell, and Frederick Tang will all continue in the competition, in an attempt to become a Finalist and the distinction of earning the Merit Scholar title.  Click the headline to see the full press release.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 07:13:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Oratory Prep Featured in NJ Family Magazine]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Check out the 2 page spread on Oratory Prep, that will be featured in NJ Family Magazine's Big Book of Schools.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:51:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mrs. Michalski named Adviser of the Year by the NJ Jefferson Awards Foundation]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Linda Michalski, theology teacher at Oratory Prep School in Summit, was named Adviser of the Year by the New Jersey chapter of the Jefferson Awards Foundation, in June.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:59:45 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Study Skills/Time Management/Organization Course Returns to OP this Fall]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Beginning in September, Oratory Prep will again offer Study Skills, Time Management, and Organization courses for any student in grades 7-12.  The course will be primarily taught by Mr. Martin, who has taught similar study skills and time management courses during the school year and at the OP Summer Academy, and he will be assisted by other qualified OP teachers. The course will run for approximately five weeks....]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 09:53:11 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Corey Vita '18 Helps to Raise $40,000 for Overlook NICU]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Philanthropy took on new meaning for teens from the Overlook community as they learned how a nonprofit board functions, worked through the grant process, and raised funds for their chosen cause. Student representatives from 13 area high schools served as members of the Overlook Foundation Junior Board for the 2016-17 school year, which culminated in their awarding of a $40,000 grant to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Overlook Medical Center.  Rising Oratory senior Corey Vita, Junior Board Member, was part of this extraordinary fundraising accomplishment.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:04:07 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Falcone Named Academic All-American]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Matt Falcone '17 was recognized by US Lacrosse as an Academic All-American representing New Jersey.  Matt was nominated by our Head Coach Sean Peterson and was selected by a committee based on his transcript.  Matt received his certificate at the Gill-Gibbs Senior All Star Lacrosse game.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2017 10:03:08 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Class of 2017 College Acceptances]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Class of 2017 on your acceptances to many prestigious colleges and universities.  Click the headline to see a full list of acceptances to date.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 15:07:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Golf Crowned Prep A Champions]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, May 18th, the Golf team won the Championship of the Prep A Tournament.  In a thriller, the Rams ended up pulling out the victory by a stroke over Peddie.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 15:12:36 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Freshmen Assist Cardinal Tobin as Altar Servers]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Freshmen Luke Bernstein and Kyle Roethlin were two of the altar servers for Cardinal Tobin at Mass on Tuesday evening at St. James the Apostle Church in Springfield.  All of the parishes of the Union County Northwest Deanery were invited. The Deanery includes several parishes that Oratory families are members of:  St. James, Our Lady of Lourdes (Mountainside), Our Lady of Peace (New Providence), St. Rose of Lima (Short Hills), St. Teresa of Avila (Summit), and Little Flower (Berkeley Heights).]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 17:18:46 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Newest Members of the Cum Laude Society Announced]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are proud to announce the selection of the newest members of the Cum Laude Society at Oratory Prep for 2017-2018. A formal induction will be held on May 23, 2017 at the Academic Awards Night Program. Please join us in congratulating the following members of the Class of 2018: Addison Drone, Ian Ellmer, Peter Finn, Patrick Heffernan, John Munro, Isaac Russell, Luca Santarella, Frederick Tang, Michael Wandel, and Liam Watkins.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 10:48:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Summer Academy Registration Now Open]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Oratory Prep Summer Academy offers educational, athletic, and recreational programs for boys and girls, grades 5-12. All camps and courses run weekdays throughout July and August. Both Oratory staff and local, reputable organizations will team up to present athletic camps such as lacrosse and basketball. The program also offers academic courses for every type of learner and interest. For further information, call the school at 908-273-1084 x 135 or email us at: summeracademy@oratoryprep.org]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:07:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Susarchick Wins UCC Individual Golf Championship]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Junior Justin Susarchick who won the Union County Conference Individual Golf Championship on Monday with a round of 74.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2017 13:41:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Wins Gold Medal Banner in Jefferson Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The St. Philip Neri Club won the Jefferson Award Students In Action Gold Medal banner for public volunteer service. They were also awarded Second Place for the New Jersey Regional Competition, one point shy from competing in the Nationals. This recognition belongs to all of the OP students, "Brothers, doing good in the world". We are a brotherhood, a family, helping our brothers and sisters in need.  A special thank you to the Staff for instilling the spirit of service leadership in our students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2017 08:15:06 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Welcomes Coach Bruce Devlin]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Coach Devlin comes to Oratory with a wealth of experience to take over as Head Varsity Baseball Coach.  Previously, he held the position of Head Varsity Baseball Coach for the Princeton Day School (PDS), where he worked for more than 10 years (1999-2009). While with PDS, Devlin’s team earned 145 wins and 35 losses, and was a two-time winner of the Prep B State Championships.  During his tenure with PDS, Devlin was also honored three times as Coach of the Year by the Star Ledger.  From 2009-2011, Devlin also managed several elite travel teams that have won many National Championships and AAU State Championships.  For the past 5 seasons Coach Devlin was the head coach at Dwight Englewood where he also compiled a winning record.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:17:30 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Nowacki Earns Rank of Eagle Scout]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Joseph Nowacki, senior at Oratory Prep and Boy Scout in Troop 118 in Denville, has completed all requirements and passed his Eagle Board of Review, earning the rank of Eagle Scout on March 27th.  A formal Eagle Court of Honor will be held in June.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2017 11:55:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Model UN Participates in Second Conference]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP Model UN Club had a successful second conference at St. Peter's University on Monday, March 12th.  The team had a strong showing, capped off by Jack Mogen and Jack Anderson being named "Honorable Mention Delegation" in their committee.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:18:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Delayed Opening Wed. March 15th]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to anticipated early morning driving  conditions on Wednesday March 15 , Oratory Prep will be on a 2 hour Delayed Opening. All buses and shuttles will run on a two hour delayed schedule. Please drive carefully.  If there is any additional information it will be communicated by 7:30 AM on Wed.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:44:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cardinal Tobin Celebrates Family Mass]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, March 5th, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin celebrated the Family Mass at Oratory Preparatory School. This is the day the entire Oratory community comes together to participate in a liturgy reflective of the Oratory spirit and faith]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 14:22:10 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[No School Tuesday March 14th]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to the impending winter storm, Oratory Prep will be closed on Tuesday, March 14.  All after school activities and sports are canceled. Students should check Netclass for assignments.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:24:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[School Closed Friday March 10th]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to hazardous weather conditions, Oratory Prep will be closed on Friday, March 10. All after school activities and sports are canceled. All Students should check Netclass for assignments.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 05:12:49 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mauser '17 plays at Carnegie Hall]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, February 25th, Senior Ian Mauser performed on the piano at Carnegie Hall with the American Allegro Fine Arts Association. Ian was a gold award winner.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 08:00:59 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Christopher Rose '17 Named National Merit Finalist]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep is proud to announce that Senior Christopher Rose has been named a Finalist in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Competition.  It started with a test in the fall of 2015.  Now, Chris Rose, a senior at Oratory Preparatory School, has advanced to the finalist level of the National Merit Scholarship Competition. The National Merit Scholarship Program, or NMSP is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships.  Each year, approximately 1.5 million students take a qualifying test early in their junior year. Through a continued testing process, that number is eventually narrowed down to 15,000 finalists.  As a finalist, Rose is eligible to win a National Merit Scholarship, which will be announced between April and July.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 11:09:41 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Delayed Opening on 2/13]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/671037</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to anticipated difficult early morning driving conditions, on Monday, February 13, Oratory Prep will be on a two hour Delayed Opening. All buses and shuttles will run on a two hour delayed schedule. Please drive carefully.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2017 20:36:42 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[6th Consecutive County Title]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/666984</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The mock trial team captured it's 6th straight county championship by defeating Kent Place.  The Plaintiff team was once again propelled to victory with sharp performances by attorneys Justin Meisner and Joey D'Angelo and witnesses Justin Rodriguez, Jack Munro, and Joe Garibaldi.  This is the team's 11th overall county championship and was Coach Bill Martin's 100th Trial.  They next compete in the Central Region competition on Tuesday.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 08:10:11 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[No School Thurs. Feb 9th]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/670383</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to the impending winter storm, Oratory Prep will be closed on Thursday, Feb 9th.  All after school activities and sports are canceled. Students should check Netclass for assignments.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2017 18:17:41 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Iandiorio Awarded Eagle Scout Rank]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Junior Robert Iandiorio on being awarded the rank of Eagle Scout on Saturday, January 28th with Troop 3 in Caldwell.  He has earned more than 42 merit badges and received the Bronze Palm Award.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:42:50 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Wins Art Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Junior Andrew Lee was selected to receive a Silver Key Award in the Northern NJ Regional Scholastics Art and Writing Awards.   Over 4200 works of art were submitted and his was a part of the top 15% in the region . The award ceremony will take place at the Montclair Art Museum on February 23rd.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:36:19 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[First Model UN Conference a Success]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our Model UN team who competed at their first conference this past week at Bergen County Academies AMUN! Tate Mikula received a Verbal Commendation and Gregory Parys was named an Outstanding Delegate.  We are so proud of the entire team and are looking forward to our next conference coming up in March!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 08:21:59 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Greeley Earns Eagle Scout Rank]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Junior Robert Greeley, of Mountainside, who was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout this weekend.  Robert is a member of Troop #177.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 08:20:02 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Three OP Students Win Essay Contest]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three OP students were selected as winners in a "Respect for Life" essay contest sponsored by the Archdiocese of Newark.  In the Middle School Division, Jonathan Cranley was awarded 1st place while John West came in 2nd place.  In the High School Division, Aron Gianchandani took 1st place.  The winning students were presented with gift cards and certificates for their outstanding essays at the Cathedral in Newark on January 22nd.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2017 11:35:25 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Varsity Basketball Volunteers at Coat Drive]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kevin Lawlor (Parent of Brendan OP '16) chaired the annual coat drive for St Ann's Soup Kitchen in Newark and called on the OP Varsity Basketball team to help those less fortunate find some warmth this winter. Over 550 coats were handed out along with gloves, scarves and other winter necessities.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 11:02:39 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four OP students were honored Sunday as Scout Scholar Athletes by the Boy Scouts of America Patriot's Path Council, they include: Sophomore James Crapser, and Seniors Joseph Nowacki, Anton Kral & Aidan Windorf. All were asked to select a mentor in scouts, sports &/or academics. Mr. William McCrystal attended as Joseph Nowacki's mentor.  The awards breakfast was held at the Hanover Marriott in Whippany.  Eric LeGrand, Inspirational Speaker and former Rutgers football player who sustained a spinal cord injury during a game in October 2010, was the Key Note Speaker.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 09:53:40 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Friday, November 11th, Oratory Trustee Steven Macri and his wife Theresa were invested as Knight and Dame of the Order of Malta.  The investiture took place at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.  Father Sal concelebrated the mass with Cardinal Dolan and other Order of Malta chaplains from the American Association.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2016 14:56:29 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Model UN Hosts Speaker on the Ukrainian Struggles with Russia]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On November 16 Mrs. Donna Stelmach, mother to Andrew '20, delivered an enlightening after-school presentation centered on Ukraine's current struggle with Russia to nearly 30 Model UN students.  Born in Communist Poland to Ukrainian parents, Mrs. Stelmach is a practicing US attorney and has served as president of the Ukrainian American Bar Association.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 15:22:41 -0500</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/647897</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to hazardous weather conditions on Monday, December 12,  Oratory Prep will be on a two hour Delayed Opening.  All buses and shuttles will run on a two hour delayed schedule. Please drive carefully.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 05:27:07 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Student Council Members Attend Blood Drive Summit]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP Student Council Members attended the New Jersey Blood Services High School Blood Drive Summit yesterday to prepare for our blood drive. The Summit was hosted by Johnson & Johnson.  In attendance were Blood Drive Chairmen Anthony Silvestri '17 and Seamus Degen '17, and committee members Fernando Aviles '19 and Patrick Heffernan '18.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:23:46 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP Mock Trial conducted a demonstration case on Thursday at the NJ Bar Association Mock Trial Workshop. OP represented the plaintiff in the case, and was selected to be part of the demonstration after their State Finalist performance last year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:16:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Middle School Takes 2nd Place at Chess Tournament]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, October 18th, six OP Middle School students participated in the School Consortium of Middle Schools annual Chess Tournament, held at Central Middle School in Stirling, NJ.  The team of 8th graders Dan Bennett, Sean Caricich and Jonathan Cranley, and 7th graders Sebastian Cortes, Parth Desai and Charlie Sims placed 2nd overall in a field of 10 participating schools.  Congratulations to all the participants!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2016 15:17:28 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, October 11, guest speaker Dr. Benny Widyono spoke to Model UN club members about the United Nations and his experience working for it.  Dr. Widyono, a relative of Justin Oei ' 19, served as a United Nations diplomat in Thailand, Chile, New York, and Cambodia, where he was an integral peacekeeper in a country ravaged by political turmoil, civil war, and the Khmer Rouge's reign of terror.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 07:59:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Heffernan '18 attends Annual USA Swimming Convention]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Junior Patrick Heffernan was selected by USA Swimming to participate as an Athlete Representative at the annual USA Swimming Convention in Atlanta, Georgia from September 20 – 25, 2016.  The convention consisted of business meetings and educational workshops conducted by USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of amateur swimming in the United States, as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee under the Amateur Sports Act.  USA Swimming has over 340,000 athlete members and Patrick has been recognized as a leader by his peers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 08:57:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program]]></title>
				<link>http://www.oratoryprep.org/apps/news/article/613837</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Associate Head of School, Owen McGowan, of Oratory Preparatory High School yesterday that Matthew Falcone of Florham Park, Brendan Mooney of Basking Ridge, Daniel Thek of Scotch Plains, and Xavier Warganz of Maplewood, have been named Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:37:50 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are proud to announce that OP senior Chris Rose has been recognized as a Semifinalist in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program.  Approximately 16,000 high scorers on the  PSAT/NMSQT are chosen, representing less than 1 percent of the nation's high school graduating seniors.  To put it in perspective,  in the state of New Jersey, we have 499 semifinalists representing 122 high schools. Chris now has the opportunity to advance in the competition to Finalist standing and will then be eligible for some 7,500 Merit Scholarship awards. Congratulations Chris, and best of luck throughout the competition!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 10:32:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Open House - October 20th!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Stop by Oratory on Thursday, October 20th from 6:45pm - 8:15pm for our Open House.  Visitors will have a chance to take a campus tour, meet with administrators, as well as find out information about our academic program, our athletics programs and student activities.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:36:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Felitto '16 Wins in First Collegiate Golf Tournament With Notre Dame]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Freshman John Felitto shot a seven-under par 135 to earn medalist honors in his first career start. After carding a one-under par 70 in the morning round, he caught fire and shot a 65 in the afternoon, which tied for the fourth-best round in the Irish records book (sorted by strokes). In addition, his seven-under par 135 ranks as the lowest 36-hole tournament score in the Notre Dame records book.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 07:50:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Joe Budisak '18 competes at the U.S. National Target Archery Championships]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Junior Joe Budisak placed 48th in the United States among ages 15-17  at the U.S. National Target Archery Championship and U.S. Open held in Alabama in July. Joe has been an avid archer since 7th grade. Congrats Joe!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 11:48:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2016-2017 Textbook Notice]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Traditionally, this is the time of the year when we announce the opening of the Oratory online bookstore. Today, we are pleased to announce that Oratory families will NOT have to purchase textbooks and workbooks for the 2016-2017 school year. Depending on the course, students will obtain access to either an online resource or a physical copy of their book when they start their classes in the Fall.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 08:37:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Online School Store Now Open]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Click here to order apparel for the 2016-17 school year.  Store is open until August 1st.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 08:15:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Golf Crowned Non Public B State Champions]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP Golf won the Non Public B Championship yesterday!  John Felitto led the Rams with a 72, followed by Owen Durkin with a 75, Justin Susarchick with a 77 and Sean Vowells with a 79.  Felitto wrapped up his OP golf career by winning the Non Public B State Individual Championship again!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 10:41:36 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Student recognized for academic excellence by Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Simon A. Wagner from Westfield, New Jersey, was honored as one of the brightest young students in the world at a recent awards ceremony sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY). Simon, a participant in the CTY Talent Search, was recognized for scoring exceptionally high on a rigorous, above-grade-level test.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 10:36:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Vita named NJSIAA Scholar Athlete]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior Andrew Vita was honored at a luncheon on Sunday as OP's NJSIAA Scholar Athlete for 2016.  Andrew is a 3 season athlete competing in Cross Country, Indoor Track and Track and Field and will continue his academic career at Lafayette.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 15:09:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Felitto named Union County Scholar Athlete]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior Golfer John Felitto was named as OP's Scholar Athlete and was awarded a plaque at the Union County Scholar Athlete Dinner on Wednesday night.  John is a four year golfer for the Rams, and will continue his education and athletic career at Notre Dame.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 08:10:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Freshmen receives award from Seton Hall University]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Justin Oei wrote the third winning essay on a personal experience he had during one of our OP Bridges service trips. He attended a dinner award ceremony at Seton Hall University this past Thursday, April 28.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 08:01:38 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Wins 1st Place]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP won first place in a contest sponsored by the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking and a grant supplied by Atlantic Health Systems.   There were approximately twenty high schools, colleges, and NJ organizations who displayed artistically decorated wooden silhouettes at the Fair Trade Event held at Morris County College.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2016 08:38:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Picinich '08 Advances to National Moot Court Finals.]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Arnold Picinich (OP Class of 2008) and his partner Nina Tony, Champions of the Brooklyn Rounds of the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition. They will represent Seton Hall Law Moot Court in Chicago at the National Final Rounds in April.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:10:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ainsworth Attains Eagle Scout Rank]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Peter Ainsworth class of 2020 who achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at his board of review on February 15, 2016.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:40:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Matt Billups '12 earns Centennial Conference Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Matt Billups, OP Class of 2012, on earning Centennial Conference Honors with the Johns Hopkins Basketball team.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 15:06:31 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Summer Academy Online Registration Open]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Oratory Prep Summer Academy offers educational, athletic, and recreational programs for boys and girls, grades 5-12. All camps and courses run weekdays throughout June and July.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:41:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Save the Date - Spring Gala]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[April 16th, 2016 at the Westin Governor Morris from 6:30 - 11:30 PM]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:49:05 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[St. Philip Neri Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our St. Philip Neri Honors Students for Quarter 2.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:36:54 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Delayed Opening Thurs. Feb 25th]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to flooding conditions on Thursday, Feb. 25,  Oratory Prep will be on a two hour Delayed Opening.  All buses and shuttles will run on a two hour delayed schedule. The Junior Retreat is postponed.  Please check back in case conditions warrant closing schools, an additional message will be sent.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2016 06:37:29 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Delayed Opening Tues. Feb. 16]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to icy weather conditions on Tuesday Feb. 16, Oratory Prep will be on a two hour Delayed Opening.  All buses and shuttles will run on a two hour delayed schedule. Please drive carefully.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2016 05:31:11 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mock Trial Continues Streak in Union County]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 08:53:55 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Freshman Patrick Jackson, a member of the Civil Air Patrol (a division of the United States Air Force) was named Cadet of the Year for his squadron which is located in Gladstone.  This has propelled him into the running for Cadet of the Year in NJ.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2015 08:54:14 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senior Russell McIlwain creates pedestrian safety video for Eagle Scout project.]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[McIlwain, a senior at Oratory Preparatory School, worked with Summit Police Department Chief Robert Weck and Lieutenant David Richel to create a video to promote pedestrian safety and overall awareness both drivers and pedestrians alike.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:29:16 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congratulations to John Felitto]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior John Felitto signed his National Letter of Intent to play Golf at the University of Notre Dame today.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:40:50 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You can now order your yearbook online from Jostens.  Click this news article for the link.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:47:04 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are proud to announce today that Oratory Prep has been selected as a National Blue Ribbon school for 2015!  U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made the official announcement this morning that 50 private schools and 285 public schools from across the country have been chosen for this prestigious honor based on academic excellence.  Of the 50 private schools, we are one of only two secondary schools to receive this distinction.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:43:55 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senior Timothy Ring Named Commended Student]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Associate Head of School, Mr. Owen McGowan, of Oratory Prep School announced this week that Timothy Ring has been named a Commended Student in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:46:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Vote for OP - State Farm Celebrate My Drive Finalist]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We recently entered the State Farm Celebrate My Drive contest, and we have learned that our submission has been selected as one of the 100 finalists! Out of those, the top 22 in total votes will each receive a $100,000 grant from State Farm to be used for the overall benefit of each school, and partially to promote safe teen driving.
Please consider voting for the OP video.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 14:06:10 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Books are now available for order. Please click for more information.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:04:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Andrew Vita ('16) Named Co-Chair of Overlook Medical Center Junior Board]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Andrew worked as a member of the Board this past year, in which they awarded a $10,000 grant to the Eating Disorders Program at Overlook Medical Center.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2015 08:33:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Alex Stigliano ('16) qualifies for National Bowling Tournament]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Alex Stigliano took first place in the recent Junior Gold League at Carolier Lanes.  As a result, Alex has qualified for the National Junior Gold Tournament next July in Indianapolis.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2015 08:26:39 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Eric Warga '16 Earns Rank of Eagle Scout]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Eric Warga '16 who was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout earlier this month. The ceremony was held at St. Mary’s Church, Denville, NJ on Sunday June 7, 2015. Eric is part of Troop 118 in Denville. For his project Eric built a shed for garden tool storage as well as raised garden beds at the Interfaith Food Pantry in Morris Plains, NJ, where he has previously volunteered.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 09:58:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Connor Briggs Named Academic All Star]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oratory Prep is proud to announce that Connor Briggs ’15 has been chosen as one of the 10 MyCentralJersey.com Academic All Stars for 2015.  There will be a ceremony honoring Connor and the other winners at the Somerset Patriots baseball game on June 9th at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater.  He and the other honorees will be featured in a special presentation on June 14 in the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com.  Connor will attend Princeton University this fall pursuing an A.B. in Economics.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:47:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congratulations Graduates]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, May 30th, Oratory Prep held it's Commencement Ceremony, where 62 young men received their diplomas.  The Valedictorian of the Class of 2015 was Alexander Pompetzki and the Salutatorian was Donald Koomar.  Alex will be continuing his studies at The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania and Don will be entering the Naval Academy at Annapolis. We wish all of our graduates the best of luck in their future endeavors.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 08:34:09 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP junior Andrew Vita and his brother Freshman Corey Vita were recently featured in a story in the Morristown Medical Center Foundation Journal for their fundraising efforts to support the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Andrew also served on the Overlook Medical Center Junior Board this past year. He finished up the year there with a grant donation to the Eating Disorders Unit.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2015 07:42:45 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Crowned State Champions]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Oratory Varsity Golf Team took home the the Non-Public B State Championship yesterday. Third-ranked Oratory finished first in Non-Public B with a 319 and No. 4 Pingry registered a 326 for second.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 07:54:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Online Ordering Open for Uniforms for 2015-2016]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the 2015-2016 school year, all new orders for uniform approved apparel will be done online.  The link is active as of today and will remain open until July 1st.  All orders placed during this time period will arrive before the start of school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2015 15:24:27 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Golf Crowned Prep A Champions]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the OP golf team which won the NJISAA Prep Championship yesterday.  The team shot a 303 to win the overall title, led by John Felitto (70), Tom Urciuoli (75), and Chris Manning (76).  This is the team's fourth consecutive title this season, having previously won the Conference, County, and State Sectional championships.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2015 08:01:47 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Golf Team Repeats as Union County Champs]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The OP golf team won the Union County golf tournament for the second consecutive year on Thursday in a playoff over Westfield. Tom Urciuoli led the team with a 75, while Don Koomar and John Felitto shot 77 and 78 respectively.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2015 10:27:11 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Vote for Jack McKenna]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Holy Cross bound senior Jack McKenna is up for the Best Lacrosse Midfielder on nj.com.  Please be sure to vote for him!  You can vote more than once.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2015 11:24:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senator Tom Kean visits OP]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senator Tom Kean spoke to American Government classes on Tuesday.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:07:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Summer Academy open for registrations!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Oratory Prep Summer Academy offers educational, athletic, and recreational programs for boys and girls, grades 5-12. All camps and courses run week-days throughout July.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 07:42:26 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Three OP Students win County Art Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the following students who won County Awards at the Union County Teen Arts Festival:  Photography: Paul Moyer, Watercolor: Giovanni Martinetti, Ceramics: Andrew W. Lee.  Their work will travel the county for the next year on display.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2015 09:20:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP Golf wins Division Championship!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Rams won the UCC Watchung Division Championship on Tuesday shooting a 317. Junior John Felitto won the UCC Watchung Individual by carding a 71.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:23:05 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[1st Annual "Empty Bowls" Event a Success]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Empty Bowls is an international effort to fight hunger around the world. In exchange for a small cash donation, students and staff were served a simple meal of soup and bread in a handcrafted bowl. After the event, guests were able to bring home the handcrafted bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls around the world. Over $500 was raised to benefit the Bridges Program.  Thank you to all who participated.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:46:47 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[John Felitto (2016) commits to Notre Dame]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[OP Junior John Felitto of Mountainside, N.J., gave a verbal commitment to play college golf at Notre Dame in 2016.  Felitto, No. 67 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Junior Rankings for the Class of 2016, made unofficial visits to Loyola (Md.), Rice, Rutgers, Richmond and Arizona.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:42:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fed Challenge Team Competes in NYC.]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year's presentation team of seniors Christian Gonzalez-Capizzi, P. J. Herbert, Jack Skinner, and Matt Zychowski and junior Mike Guarnuccio, competed in the first round of the Fed Challenge Competition yesterday at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Art Honor Society Announces New Inductees]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A number of current students have recently been accepted into the National Art Honor Society for the the 2015-16 School Year. Congratulations to the following:]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2015 09:19:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[NJ Central Region Champions!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the OP Mock Trial Team won the NJ Central Region Championship! With the win, they move on to the State Semi-finals on March 19th.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:54:06 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Alex Pompetzki named National Merit Finalist]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are proud to announce that Senior Alex Pompetzki has been named a Finalist in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Competition!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:11:02 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[8th Grader to Show at National Art Exhibition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The National K12 Ceramic Exhibition Foundation has selected a piece of 8th grader Luciano Betman's artwork to appear in their National Exhibition!  Over 1400 entries were received by the Foundation.  Congratulations Luciano!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:50:54 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mock Trial moves on to Regional Finals on Feb. 25th]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, OP's Mock Trial Team advanced to the Regional Final by defeating both Monroe and Lawrenceville Prep.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 08:07:15 -0500</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:18:09 -0500</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:10:23 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mock Trial advances to County Semi-Finals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a battle of Summit private schools, the OP Mock Trial team prevailed yesterday.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2015 10:17:51 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our Students of the Month for December...]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:12:16 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Junior Kyle Matirko awarded rank of Eagle Scout]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Junior Kyle Matirko on being awarded the rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America.  Kyle was awarded the honor at a ceremony in October.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2015 14:41:49 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Henry Anthony earns Eagle Scout Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to OP senior Henry Anthony who was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout by the Boy Scouts of America at a ceremony in November.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:01:35 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP welcomes Lee Rubin]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:39:08 -0500</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 08:11:45 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mark Weinhoffer '11 named All American]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 07:57:55 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[NCAA Signing]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 08:14:16 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OP XC advances to Meet of Champions]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The OP Cross Country team rallied to finish 2nd at the State Group Championships on Saturday.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:13:39 -0500</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:03:32 -0500</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2014 20:25:05 -0500</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:35:11 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cranley wins Great Pumpkin Run]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:39:46 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Freshman Mike Cantaluppi made a future stars of XC report on nj.milesplit.com.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:43:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:30:58 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At the Consortium Problem Solving Event today, the OP Teams took 2nd and 3rd place.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:35:41 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cross Country Conference Champs!]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 07:51:49 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Invitations have been mailed for the Fashion Show on November 9th.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 07:30:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cross Country wins Greystone Invitational]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Vote for James!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior James Gagliano is up for nj.com's Best Midfielder of the Year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:06:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thank You]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you to our Golf Classic Sponsors for making our outing a huge success!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:47:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:00:27 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Athlete of the Week Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Junior Jack Bizub was named by the Star Ledger as the Boys Soccer Athlete of the Week.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:56:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[COMMENDED STUDENTS IN THE 2015 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Associate Head of School, Owen McGowan, of Oratory Preparatory High School announced today that Connor Briggs, Connor Gilheany, Eric Kleppinger, Warren Lee, Andrew Lynch and Matthew Zychowski have been named Commended Students in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:40:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 11:24:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:34:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:20:41 -0400</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:30:51 -0400</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:31:03 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fall Parent Social - September 12th]]></title>
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