[3] After his death in 1874, his wife, Mary Lucretia, then began finishing the proposal but died in 1876, leaving the unfinished plans to her brother-in-law, John A.

[4] In the will of Mary Lucretia, it was stated that there would be a $100,000 memorial for her late husband “to purchase the site for a school in the city of Omaha and erect buildings thereon for a school of the class and grade of a college.”[5] John Creighton purchased 6.2 acres of land at the address of 24th and California streets in Omaha, NE.

Classes began on September 2, 1878 with five Jesuit priests serving as the Board of Trustees, two lay teachers, and an initial enrollment of 120 students.

Daniel Kenney, Creighton Prep founded a student led service organization called "Operation Others" (simply referred to as "OO"), as a food box give-away program.

[9] This program encompassed 8 Omaha-area Catholic High schools and grew to annually serve approximately 1500 families.

This building was later demolished in 2009 to make way for the construction of the Heider Center gymnasium, and the wood floor was placed into long-term storage until being sold to St. Joan of Arc School in 2015.

Completed in 1992, the multipurpose space was designed to host Catholic Masses, eating and study areas, and serve as a location for social events.

Further renovations included the construction of the current main entrance, a 2000-person football stadium, and the addition of a wrestling room.

resigned after inviting another openly gay alumnus, Don Fraynd (1990), to speak at school Mass on his experiences pertaining to religion, service, and homosexuality.

[20][18] In celebrating the 50 year anniversary of the original completion of the campus, Creighton Prep began a $20 million construction project in 2008.

[7] Additionally, 2009 marked the implementation of the house system named after influential Creighton Prep priests and each having their own mascot.

The houses are as follows: Kanne (Terrapin), Neiman (Griffin), Hindelang (Labrador), Auer (Owl), and Laughlin (Razorback), named after: Fr.

This change was coupled with the addition of block scheduling and implementation of a "community period" in place of traditional study hall.

[21] In 2014, Creighton Prep partnered with the City of Omaha Storm-Water Program to construct a bio retention garden near the front of the school.

Additionally, previous presidents, principals, Jesuit priests, and long time faculty (serving 15 years or more) were dedicated.

The transition to professional dining services came from concerns over lack of nutritional value and inadequate accommodation of food allergies and dietary restrictions.

[25][8] In 2018, Creighton Prep announced plans to begin construction on a $16 million "learning commons" to provide academic and emotional resources to the student body.

This rivalry began in 1958 when Prep was moved to its current site was largely formed due to the close proximity of the two schools.

[41][42] This rivalry is born partly out of the 1960 state title football championship where both teams were undefeated and ended the game with a scoreless tie.

[56] This program is in place due to Nebraska's policies on accepting large numbers of refugees per capita annually, relative to other states.

[60][61] Creighton Prep's overarching model for education is based around the Jesuit values of faith, scholarship, leadership and service.

[69] Creighton Prep employs a demerit system as a means to discipline students and enforce school policies.

[74] Annually, Creighton Prep will host a dinner auction in April referred to as BASH (Building a Scholastic Heritage) as a means to provide financial aid to the student body.

This includes live and silent auctions, a student-driven raffle, and dinner predominately staffed by student volunteers.

The student-led raffle ticket event alone has constituted in nearly $210,000, providing 21 students with full tuition financial aid.

[80] In 2016, it was reported that the net proceeds from BASH resulted in over $800,000, constituting a large percentage of the $1.9 million offer in financial aid to the student body.

[83] The film project worked in conjunction with Creighton Prep's Fine Arts Department, headed by Jeremy Caniglia.

[84] In 2018, the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus released documentation disclosing sexual assault allegations surrounding key members of Creighton Prep's clergy.

Kenney had his previous tenure at Creighton Prep prematurely ended in 1989 for similar accusations involving sexually explicit behavior with students but no official record was kept from the alleged events.

This latter accusation came independent of the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus' release earlier in the year, instead citing an incident that occurred prior to his employment at Creighton Prep.