Dear Friends of Saint Peter's Prep:

This past Christmas, my sister-in-law, a middle school teacher in Buffalo, NY, gave me the book, Three Cups of Tea. The novel relates the story of American Greg Mortenson and his efforts to promote peace in the world by building schools in the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan controlled by the Taliban. While I am naturally inclined toward books and articles on education, I was particularly impressed by Mortenson's story because it describes well the unique ability education has to change a person's life and to make a real difference in the world.

I began reading the book in earnest on my recent trip to Southern California where I visited Prep alumni in the greater Los Angeles, CA, metropolitan area. During my visit, I met with a member of the Class of 1976, at his offices in Pasadena. In our conversation, he reminded me of the influence that his own Jesuit education at Saint Peter's had on his life, particularly in his relationship to Father John Browning, S.J., '46, who at the time was his HAP director and guidance counselor.This alumnus echoed the words of Greg Mortenson, as he relayed how his Prep experience literally changed his life.

Near and far, experts agree that education is the best way to make a real difference in our world - one person at a time. Today, the Prep student body consists of approximately 900 diverse young men whose lives are being changed on a daily basis. I invite you to join us in our mission of molding men in the Jesuit tradition of "competence, conscience and compassion."  Whether you are a prospective or current student, a former or current parent, an older or recent alumnus, or a new or longtime friend, I hope you find a home at Grand & Warren. 

While some travel significant distances to influence our world, others do it on street corners like ours in historic downtown Jersey City. There is no experience more formidable than an education, and I look forward to sharing it with you and the future generations of Prep men.

Sincerely yours,

Rev. Robert E. Reiser, S.J.
President