Marianapolis Preparatory School is a private, co-educational, Catholic high school located in Thompson, Connecticut. Approximately 320 students are enrolled in classes 9–12 and a postgraduate year.
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History
In 1925, Marian Fathers from Lithuania established Marian Hills College in Hinsdale, Illinois, primarily for Lithuanian Catholics. The priests who founded the school were part of a group welcomed to the United States by the Archbishop of Chicago in 1913. At first, the student body consisted largely of young men of Lithuanian descent. In 1931, it was continued as Marianapolis School and College on campus of 200 acres in Thompson, Connecticut.
Around 1941, enrollment dropped and the college closed. The preparatory school continued to operate. Its once all-Lithuanian student body was no longer limited to that ethnic background. By the 1970s, there were few Lithuanians in the student population of 150.
The first school building burned in 1954; a new one was built for one million dollars.
Notable alumni
Ike Azotam, professional basketball player
Tyler Burton, college basketball player for the Richmond Spiders
Gerard Cowhig, NFL player
Chris Flores, professional basketball player
Michael Mallory, professional basketball player
Aaron Nkrumah, college basketball player
Greg Senat, NFL player
George Tobin, NFL player