Tag: Mater Dei Prep

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS – It was a special night at Smodcastle Cinemas Jan. 12 for the opening of “Mean Girls,” filmed almost entirely in Middletown.

In the words of Gretchen Wieners, “That was so fetch.”

Seven years after a group of alumni and parents successfully saved Mater Dei Prep from closing, the Catholic high school will succumb to declining enrollment and financial shortfalls this June, shuttering for good.

Some of the most respected names in Shore Conference football circles, like Middletown South head coach Steve Antonucci and Shore Regional’s Mark Constantino, championed girls flag football last spring.

Mater Dei Prep and the students in its Global Leaders program participated in a United Nations flag unveiling ceremony at the high school Feb. 15. During the event the school accepted a United Nations flag that hung in the office of Pathways to Peace founder and president Avon Mattison, who died in October and served as a mentor to numerous Mater Dei students.

Six years after almost closing its doors for good, Mater Dei Prep celebrated its 60th anniversary with students, families and the community during its Super Seraph Saturday event Oct. 9.

Shore Regional’s Mark Costantino talked to his Blue Devils during their 42-7 win over Middletown May 12. Rich Chrampanis

After five seasons spent transforming the Seraphs into a perennial state title contender, and one of the top producers of NCAA-caliber...

Mater Dei Prep unveiled its new outdoor stage, situated on the main lawn of the school’s campus in the New Monmouth section of Middletown, which gives students the opportunity to perform in front of an audience while maintaining social distancing and other safety measures.

MIDDLETOWN – Mater Dei Prep elected Kathryn A. McLaughlin as the new chair of its board of trustees. McLaughlin is a 1972...