Neumann Preparatory School

Neumann Preparatory School (known familiarly as Neumann Prep) was a private, Catholic college-preparatory school located in Wayne, New Jersey, within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. It was founded as Neumann Preparatory Seminary in 1965. In 1970 Neumann was designated a Preparatory School and was all-male until the 1974-1975 academic year.

Not to be confused with The Newman School, that was founded as Newman Preparatory School.

Neumann Preparatory School
Address
970 Black Oak Ridge Road Wayne , NJ 07470 United States
Coordinates	40.97260°N 74.27086°W / 40.97260; -74.27086
Information
Type	Private, Day, College-prep
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic (Diocesan)
Established	1965 (1965)
Status	Closed
Closed	1990
Grades	9–12
Team name	Wildcats
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Yearbook	Krinein (κρίνειν)
Alumni	Neumanites or Neumies

The school was named for Saint John Neumann.

Neumann Prep closed at the end of the 1989-1990 academic year. Since then the campus has been the site of a Montessori school and the Lakeview Learning Center. The current tenant is the Al-Ghazaly High School.

Notable alumni

• Fr. Dennis E. Tamburello, O.F.M, Ph.D. (Class of 1971) is a Franciscan Friar, Author and Professor of Religious Studies at Siena College. He is also a chaplain for the NY State Dept. of Corrections. His areas of scholarly research include the Reformation (especially John Calvin), mysticism, Bernard of Clairvaux, and inter-religious dialogue. [2] [3]

• William J. Nardini (born 1969, class of 1986), Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and nominee to be a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.[4]

• Michael Bluhm (born 1969, class of 1987), EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Host Hotels and Resorts, a S&P 500 company. Prior to he was a managing director in the investment banking group at Morgan Stanley.

References

1. "Directory of Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools" 1990, Accessed via Google Books
2. "Dennis Tamburello Honored for Interfaith, Ecumenical Work", Friar News, October 31, 2018
3. Siena College Faculty. Accessed February 10, 2020.
4. Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees for William Joseph Nardini, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Accessed September 24, 2019. "Birthplace: 1969; Glen Ridge, New Jersey... Valedictorian, Neumann Preparatory High School, Wayne, New Jersey (1986)"