School History
The Fordham Preparatory School, formerly known as St. John's Preparatory School until St. John's College was renamed Fordham University, was founded in 1841.
Once integrated into the university as the "lower division", Fordham Prep was located in Hughes Hall from 1890 until it moved to its own facilities when it formally separated from the university in 1972. Located on the northwest corner of the Rose Hill campus, Fordham Prep's main building is named after a former prefect of discipline, Rev. Arthur Shea, S.J., and a principal for 20 years, Rev. Eugene J. O'Brien, S.J. Maloney Hall was completed in 1995, and houses the school's Hall of Honor, intramural gym, Fitness Center and Leonard Theatre. The theatre is the venue for the school's Dramatics Society and is used for school assemblies as well as by Fordham University on various occasions. It has twice hosted the show Hardball with Chris Matthews.
Recently, Fordham Prep completed its third floor renovation and fourth floor expansion. Opened in September 2009, the fourth floor features three new chemistry and three new biology laboratories, as well as a greenhouse. The third floor was renovated to include six new classrooms and three new physics laboratories.
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