Ever wondered what goes on at Prep during the two and a half months students are gone on summer break? It may surprise some, but when school gets out each June, activities at Prep don’t stop just yet.
Prep hosts a variety of summer classes, camps and other events for both students here, from other schools, and for other members of the community.

Although many students at Prep may believe the campus loses its life with summer, Mr. Kelly, Prep’s Director of Student Life, said, “the campus just doesn’t really shut down at all.”This summer, there will be countless camps held on campus. Each year there are Summer School classes for Prep students, many different core subjects and others on SAT and ACT test preparations. Similarly, the Summer Prep program offers academic enrichment courses, athletic and co-curricular camps for prospective students and current middle schoolers. Some of these include Collegio 101, cooking, basketball, with Mock Trial and Drama department holding camps as well. Many fall Prep sports teams hold practices for the upcoming high school season, and some begin their practices too.

Prep is also home to many events for local community. Seattle Pep partners with the Seattle Nativity School to lend them the campus for three weeks in July, the Development Office hosts Alumni Weekends and the incoming freshman class is welcomed on campus for New Panther Day just after the previous school year ends. Mr. Kelly added, “I always consider the first day of the new school year to be Panther Day. The class of 2022 on campus along with 90 juniors and seniors that do a full day of programming for freshman.”

Lastly, it may not always seem like it, but lots of facilities improvements, both big and small, happen to Prep during the summer. Last year a majority of the construction for the 1891 Terrace occurred while everyone was on summer break. This year, Prep’s campus will continue to improve in various ways, specifically with minor adjustments to the second floor of Ignatius.

Life on the Prep campus never ceases and is constantly bustling with many activities. Despite school being out, Mr. Kelly said, “you can still come to campus any day in the summer and find people here.”