Talk:Oratory Preparatory School

National Registar of Historic Places
I should mention for the record, that it is a common misbelief that Oratory is a member of the National Registar of Historic places, and that many renovations made to Newman Hall last year.

About the First Wave Removal
First Wave is, in fact, a club at Oratory, though its relationship with the administration could best be characterized as iffy. It has a club President and daily meetings, culminating in a series of erratically scheduled First Waves.


 * First Wave is NOT a club. It consists of a mob of students running into a classroom while holding back the underclassmen on the other side.  Please keep First Wave off of this site!

National Register of Historic Places
Newman Hall is, in fact, registered as a historic place; there is a plaque in main admissions office to prove it. Even though there have been renovations made, that does not mean that it is off the register of historic places.
 * According to Steve Fava, who among other things is the school archivist and formerly the principal, Newman Hall is actually not on the Register -- the plaque is for something else. It was discussed back when he and Fr. Manning were running the school, however, they decided not to put it on the register because of the planned rennovations Liamdaly620 03:20, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Student Life
I think its necessary to add a Student Life section where Oratory phenomenas exclusive to the school should be added. Things to be included but limited too.


 * The New Dean
 * Backpack flipping
 * First-Waving
 * Lunch Time
 * The FAVA effects
 * What administration member is in charge of this wikipedia article anyways?
 * No one is in charge of any Wikipedia article. And honestly, is any of this really notable? Steve Fava is a friend of mine, but is he encyclopedic? Not really. Liamdaly620 23:40, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

umm yea oratory does edit the wiki on occasion duh —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.196.85.79 (talk) 05:08, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Ram Day
" A school-wide volunteer clean-up day is scheduled for the spring of each year in which anyone related to the Oratory Community may come to the school to help clean the school buildings and grounds. Leaf removal, mulching, pruning, raking, painting, and planting are what makes the day run smoothly. " Really? Leaf removal et al. make the day run smoothly? Don't we mean that a lot of leaf removal get done because the day runs smoothly? I'm going to take this out. As a side note, I remember the first Ram Day... for manual labor, they are surprisingly enjoyable Liamdaly620 23:38, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Open Houses
In years past the open houses have been relaxed and sometimes fun, but not anymore. It is now required to first apply for membership in the Peer Ambassadors, and then you have to take training sessions at night. The administration has already asked kids to leave the group because of their conduct, so not everyone can just show up.
 * Right, but that isn't notable. Schools, realors, etc. hold open houses as a standard operating procedure. That not just anyone is allowed to run one doesn't make Oratory's open houses notable. Even if they were notable, I think the section in question is too long and goes into too much detail. I'm not going to remove it, however, until we can reach some sort of consensus. Liamdaly620 19:45, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Notable Alumni
I think this section is getting way too long, many of these people are only professors, or CEOs of small companies not really "Notable"68.37.229.165 19:46, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Tbaker75 02:52, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree. I think the alumni could be trimmed down to Danny Devito, Richard Codey and Chris Carlin. Basically anyone who has their own wikipedia page. The rest are really a stretch.

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 * Fixed Liamdaly620 02:11, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Headmaster or Headmistress
Would Mrs. Kostka be an interim headmaster or headmistress. because I think it should be mistress.65.86.196.211 16:57, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, she's officially called principal, but the official title of the head of the school is headmaster (there's only been males, Lynch was only the 3rd layperson to hold the position - after Schultz and Boland). So technically, the headmaster is vacant, but the acting head of the school is the principal. Not sure how we want to phrase that in the article. Liamdaly620 03:06, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Since the school is insisting that Mr. Lynch is simply on leave, and still headmaster, I put this into the article, I don't think that Mrs. Kostka's temporary control over the school is really worth mentioning.71.187.226.244 16:16, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Lynch officially resigned as of Nov. 16. Marlene will be acting headmistress until June. Liamdaly620 (talk) 02:48, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, a correction - they updated the website (http://www.oratoryprep.org/about/facts.cfm?hid=16&section=about) and list Marlene as the "head of school" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Liamdaly620 (talk • contribs) 03:23, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thats not all they did, they removed Lynch from every picture, and press release on the website. The Archdiocese also sent a letter home to all students.69.249.83.205 19:51, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Sale of the school
The school was indeed sold to the Archdiocese for $1 in 1967. That's why Br. Ralph, the deputy superintendant for secondary education for the Archdiocese has a say in who becomes the next headmaster, etc. The school was sold because Fr. Bain ran out of money - he actually owned the school, buying it in 1946. I've verified this with the archivist at the school, so I'm reinserting the line. 03:00, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Meatroll Club?
meatroll.com wtf? 71.250.10.221 —Preceding comment was added at 00:22, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Sports/extracurriculars
Anzalone didnt lead the team in goals, Whiteman did. Anzalone and Sugrue dont even go to the school anymore, moron.

also, anyone who has been to oratory knows Group Poops are an extracurricular activity. more so that first wave. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.249.55.6 (talk) 02:16, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Oratory Preparatory School
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Oratory Preparatory School's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "NJSIAAprofile": From Don Bosco Preparatory High School: Don Bosco Prep High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 17, 2015. From Jonathan Dayton High School: Jonathan Dayton High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 29, 2015. From Rutgers Preparatory School: Rutgers Prep School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed February 2, 2017. From Immaculate Heart Academy: Immaculate Heart Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed February 3, 2017. From Arthur L. Johnson High School: Arthur L. Johnson High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 2, 2016. From St. Peter's Preparatory School: Saint Peter's Prep High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed February 23, 2017. From Linden High School (New Jersey): Linden High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 29, 2016. From Rahway High School: Rahway High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 4, 2015.</li> <li>From Abraham Clark High School: Abraham Clark High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed February 11, 2016.</li> <li>From Seton Hall Preparatory School: Seton Hall Preparatory School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 9, 2016.</li> <li>From Academy of Saint Elizabeth: Academy of St. Elizabeth, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 8, 2016.</li> <li>From Montclair Kimberley Academy: Montclair Kimberley Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed March 21, 2017.</li> <li>From Bergen Catholic High School: Bergen Catholic High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. 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Accessed July 29, 2016.</li> <li>From Roselle Park High School: Roselle Park High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 2, 2016.</li> <li>From St. Augustine Preparatory School: Saint Augustine Prep School], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 13, 2017.</li> <li>From St. Mary of the Assumption High School: Saint Mary of the Assumption High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 7, 2016.</li> <li>From Stuart Country Day School: Stuart Country Day School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 20, 2015.</li> <li>From Hun School of Princeton: The Hun School of Princeton, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 3, 2017.</li> <li>From Kent Place School: Kent Place School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 4, 2017.</li> <li>From Golda Och Academy: Golda Och Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 2, 2015.</li> <li>From Newark Academy: Newark Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 7, 2015.</li> <li>From Benedictine Academy: Benedictine Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 30, 2016.</li> <li>From Saint Benedict's Preparatory School: Saint Benedict's Prep School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 23, 2015.</li> <li>From Summit High School (New Jersey): Summit High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 29, 2015.</li> <li>From Queen of Peace High School (New Jersey): Queen of Peace High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 6, 2015.</li> <li>From Saint Dominic Academy: Saint Dominic Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2016.</li> <li>From Marist High School (New Jersey): Marist High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 3, 2017.</li> <li>From The Pennington School: The Pennington School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 13, 2017.</li> <li>From Lacordaire Academy: Lacordaire Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 8, 2016.</li> <li>From David Brearley High School: David Brearley High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 22, 2015.</li> <li>From St. Mary High School (Rutherford, New Jersey): Saint Mary's High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 25, 2017.</li> <li>From Governor Livingston High School: Governor Livingston High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 18, 2016.</li> <li>From Trenton Catholic Academy: Trenton Catholic Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 30, 2016.</li> <li>From Academy of the Holy Angels: Academy of the Holy Angels, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 29, 2016.</li> <li>From Elizabeth High School (New Jersey): Elizabeth High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 21, 2015.</li> <li>From Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey): Christian Brothers Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed April 9, 2017.</li> <li>From Cranford High School: Cranford High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 11, 2015.</li> <li>From Dwight-Englewood School: Dwight-Englewood High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 31, 2017.</li> <li>From Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School: Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed February 7, 2016.</li> <li>From Westfield High School (New Jersey): Westfield High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 30, 2015.</li> <li>From Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child: Oak Knoll School New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 16, 2017.</li> <li>From Princeton Day School: Princeton Day School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 19, 2015.</li> <li>From Hillside High School (New Jersey): Hillside High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 5, 2015.</li> <li>From Wardlaw-Hartridge School: Wardlaw-Hartridge School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 28, 2016.</li> <li>From Blair Academy: Blair Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 11, 2015.</li> <li>From St. Anthony High School (New Jersey): Saint Anthony High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed March 2, 2017.</li> <li>From Union High School (New Jersey): Union High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 24, 2015.</li> <li>From Immaculate Conception High School (Montclair, New Jersey): Immaculate Conception Montclair, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 20, 2016.</li> <li>From Delbarton School: Delbarton School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 8, 2015.</li> </ul>

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 01:35, 14 August 2017 (UTC)