Please join us in congratulating Prep for Prep's high school seniors on their early admission to some of the most competitive colleges in the country, including Penn (6 students), Wesleyan (5), Yale (4), Brown (3), and Harvard (3).

1,409 advanced degrees. 3,115 college graduates. 5,072 total students and alumni. Prep for Prep’s 2018 Annual Report celebrates the program’s accomplishments over the past four decades and highlights individuals who reflect the core values that have led to Prep’s success.

Prep for Prep celebrated its 40th Anniversary at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, New York City. Founded by South Bronx school teacher Gary Simons in 1978 with 25 students and eleven independent school partners, today the program has grown to provide leadership development opportunities to over 700 students enrolled in 80 independent day and boarding schools across the Northeast. The Prep Community includes over 5,000 students and alumni.

We are pleased to welcome six new members to the Council of the Alumni Association.

The front page of today’s Arts section of the New York Times featured an article about diversifying the arts field and leads with Prep Alum Akili Tommasino (XXI/Poly Prep '05, Harvard '09) MA, Harvard '12; PhD, Harvard '20, a Curatorial Assistant at the Museum of Modern Art. The article also mentioned Prep and Sotheby's Art Academy, which Akili and other members of the Prep in Arts affinity group helped found.

Prep for Prep is pleased to announce Cindy Perez is the new Director of Leadership Development Opportunities and member of the executive leadership team.

Prep for Prep’s Institute for Entrepreneurship students rang NASDAQ’s closing bell in Times Square. In honor of the occasion, Prep’s Chief Executive Aileen Hefferren and Associates Council Co-Chair Kevin Otero (XII) spoke at the bell ceremony.

Prep for Prep’s Lilac Ball on June 11 was a record-breaking success, netting over $5.3 million for its educational and leadership development programs.

The New York Post highlights how Prep for Prep prepares the city’s talented minority and immigrant students to excel in independent schools and go on to top colleges. 

Prep for Prep’s high school seniors are heading off to the most competitive colleges in the country this fall. Over 20% of the graduating class will enroll in Ivy League schools, and over 80% of students will enroll in a “Most Competitive” or “Highly Competitive” college according to Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges 2018. Congratulations to all of our students!

Prep for Prep is delighted to welcome Christopher James (IX) to the Board of Trustees and David Beller, Tom Keefe, Andrew Li, Sheena Melwani, Todd Swidler, and Miguel Vargas (P9 XVIII) to the Associates Council.

Through a generous donation from Tapestry’s kate spade new york label, Prep for Prep students received professionally appropriate attire for their summer internships.

Prep for Prep is pleased to announce Ivan Tatis as the new Director of Counseling and member of the executive leadership team. He takes the helm from Jackson Collins (XII), who transitioned to the role of Associate Executive Director of Prep for Prep earlier this year.

To celebrate Prep for Prep’s 40th Anniversary, the organization will honor Martin Lipton of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and John L. Vogelstein of Warburg Pincus, along with the graduating high school Class of 2018, at the Lilac Ball on June 11th at Sheraton New York.

The New Yorker interviewed Prep student Sarah DeSouza (XXXIV), a key organizer of the National School Walkout at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Join us in congratulating Michael Thomas (XXIV/Dalton '08, Princeton '12) JD, Harvard '19, the 132nd President of the Harvard Law Review.

Prep for Prep is delighted to welcome Yahonnes Cleary (P9 V), Kevin Ferro, and Richard Schaps to the Board of Trustees.