{"id":11018,"date":"2016-03-21T10:56:58","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T14:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=11018"},"modified":"2016-03-21T10:56:58","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T14:56:58","slug":"st-benedicts-prep-school-has-98-graduation-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2016\/03\/st-benedicts-prep-school-has-98-graduation-rate.html","title":{"rendered":"St. Benedict&#8217;s Prep School has 98% Graduation Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Newark high school is unlike any other\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vzxpWVdIG_Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>&#8220;Whatever hurts my brother, hurts me.&#8221; That&#8217;s the motto of St. Benedict&#8217;s Prep school in Newark, New Jersey. The prep school has a 98 percent graduation rate. The population of school may surprise you &#8211; half the boys are African American, another third Hispanic, and predominately all of the students come from low income neighborhoods. All 550 students, from grades 7 through 12, refer to each other as &#8220;brother&#8221; &#8211; which speaks volumes on their\u00a0morals and ethics.<\/p>\n<p>60 Minutes featured the prep school in a segment that displayed the students&#8217; morning routine. They begin their day by changing an affirmation &#8211; &#8220;You can be! You can be! You&#8230;go&#8230;and conquer! Happy Thursday!&#8221;. Part of the reason why St. Benedict&#8217;s Prep School is so unique and successful is because the students run a great portion of the school. Bruce Davis is the senior group leader and was elected into the position.<\/p>\n<p>In the CBS segment SCott Pelley takes viewers inside the school. Fr. Edwin Leahy is the headmaster. Leahy told Pelley, &#8220;It&#8217;s a population that never gets to have control. That&#8217;s a better learning experience for them&#8230;the rule typically is if you&#8217;re going to make a decision without adult advice, you had better be right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>85 percent of St. Benedict&#8217;s graduates earn college degrees. The &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; segment features student Andrew Brice who was a former foster child living on the streets. one day Brice snuck into the school&#8217;s natatorium and told the water polo coach that he needed help &#8211; and help he gave him. The school is filled with young men that are not giving up on life despite the struggles that have been placed in their path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Whatever hurts my brother, hurts me.&#8221; That&#8217;s the motto of St. Benedict&#8217;s Prep school in Newark, New Jersey. The prep school has a 98 percent graduation rate. 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