{"id":1367,"date":"2026-06-09T04:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1367"},"modified":"2026-06-09T04:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:37:02","slug":"ingersoll-one-small-catholic-prep-school-in-new-jersey-is-proving-everyone-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1367","title":{"rendered":"INGERSOLL: One Small, Catholic Prep School In New Jersey Is Proving Everyone Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p><em>Below is State of the Day, a morning newsletter by Daily Caller Editor-at-Large Geoff Ingersoll.\u00a0Sign up here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1365\">\u2018They\u2019re Crooked\u2019: Spencer Pratt\u2019s Bruising Mayoral Loss Raises Election Integrity Concerns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>________<\/p>\n<p><i><span>Greetings, Dear Reader,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Bari Weiss\u2019s CBS is in the news for all the wrong reasons. Ousted (and disgraced, ask me) correspondent Scott Pelley is doing the rounds, this time with an interview in The New York Times.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>He actually cried on camera while equating his journalism to troops on the front lines in battle. No, I\u2019m not joking.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p><i><span>But I\u2019m tired of kicking Pelley in the face.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Let\u2019s do some good news, shall we?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2018BENEDICT\u2019S HATES A QUITTER\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p><span>Another, certainly less talked about, story out of CBS this past weekend highlighted a 55-mile, 5-day mountain hike one secondary school\u2019s freshman must complete in order to become sophomores.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Students at St. Benedict\u2019s Preparatory School in Newark are required to make the trek with minimal supervision in teams of five. Each team has designated positions \u2013 cook, captain, navigator \u2013 and together they must manage resources, pace, camp, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In case you\u2019re ancient like me and need reminding: Most of these kids are only 15 years old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>CBS\u2019s entire feature package is worth a watch, <\/span><b>even though it only<\/b> <span>scratches the surface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Benedict\u2019s, which is Catholic, has two mottos: \u201cWhatever hurts my brother or sister hurts me\u201d and \u201cBenedict\u2019s hates a quitter.\u201d The education kids receive there is both multifaceted and simple. Students learn through \u201cexperiential\u201d training blocs, through traditional education blocs, and they also share in the responsibility of basic school operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1363\">Disgraced Cryto Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Asks Trump For Pardon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The goal, as outlined by Benedict\u2019s itself, is for students to become mathematically, linguistically, and religiously literate, of course, but also civically literate. To emerge with a sense of duty and promptly become functioning and contributing members of their communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The hike itself falls in the \u201cexperiential\u201d side of Benedict\u2019s course work. Eleven miles a day with a pack is no easy task, even for a grown man, so it takes training and organization in advance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I know any fellow veterans reading this can relate: Carrying a pack 11 miles across rocky terrain every day for five days is a bruising exercise. It\u2019s not even that simple, however, as land navigation is part of the equation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ever tried to use a topography map and a compass to traverse wilderness?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Appalachian Trail might in fact be a trail in some places, but people get lost on it all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The hike started as an experiment for Benedict\u2019s more than 50 years ago and has since stuck. As for the education, their graduation rate is near 100 and the percentage of students who pursue post-secondary education is near 100. Their median SAT score is 1100 and ACT score is 21-23. The school has produced famous athletes (in fact, olympians), personalities, journalists, lawyers and so on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Oh, and 85% of the student body is either black or hispanic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>CBS\u2019s report didn\u2019t say this explicitly, so I will.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A little Catholic prep school is quietly proving most of public education is a costly charade. Young people want structure, standards, demands and, dare I say it, a higher purpose. They also deeply yearn for civic duty, if you have the spine to actually make them answer the call.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>St. Benedict\u2019s does, and their kids are all the better for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>MORE LINKS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Trump Lobbying For Slam Dunk Victory In Battle Affecting All Americans<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The classic debate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Pentagon Gears Up For An Internet-Based War<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>A whole new ball game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>John Fetterman Says He\u2019ll Start Wearing Suits If Graham Platner Proves He Didn\u2019t Send \u2018D*ck Pics\u2019 To Minors<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1361\">Meta Launches Program To Fast-Track Workers Into Skilled Trade Jobs In AI Infrastructure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Damn!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Catholic prep school is quietly proving most of public education is a costly charade. 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