The Holy Ghost Prep Virtual Spring Auction will take place March 23. It benefits HGP students and faculty, the school’s academic programming, and extracurricular activities. The auction's must-have premier items include an authentic Italian dinner for 10 people prepared by Chef Greg Geruson ’79. (photo courtesy of Catalano Studio)
HGP News
The Holy Ghost Prep baseball team, a traditional PIAA District One powerhouse, should be one of the area’s best teams this spring.
Mike Carragher ’80, the president and CEO of the Massachusetts-based civil engineering consulting and design firm VHB, became the latest HGP alum to serve as Holy Ghost Prep’s Executive in Residence on March 7.
Four members of HGP forensics team—junior Conner Kohler, sophomore Marcel Chattopadhyay, sophomore Sean Boedewig, and sophomore Sean Sharkey—have all qualified to compete in the Catholic Forensics League Nationals in Chicago at the end of May.
The Holy Ghost Prep athletic department is excited to announce that the school will add volleyball as a varsity sport in the spring of 2025. To introduce the sport to the Holy Ghost Prep community, all interested HGP students are invited to four upcoming free volleyball clinics this spring.
Thanks to a partnership with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), Holy Ghost Prep’s Medical Institute, the first of a series of specialized institutes at HGP, has successfully debuted during the 2023-24 school year. (photo courtesy of PCOM)
Why HGP?
At Holy Ghost Prep, a premier all-boys high school, classes are small, so interaction is a given. With a 9-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, our unmatched faculty will get to personally know each student, as well as his hopes and dreams. All of our graduates go to college, so students leave Ghost perfectly equipped to make those dreams come true.
Signature HGP Programs
Forensics
Our forensics program, led by Pat McGhee, is a national power that has produced over 100 individual state champions and 27 individual national champions.
College Guidance
One of Holy Ghost Prep’s undeniable strengths is our success in finding the right fit college for each student. One hundred percent of our students go onto college—many of them to the finest colleges and universities in the country.
Robotics Program
Holy Ghost Prep’s Robotics students use the Engineering Design Process to design and build VEX robots for competition.
LEAP
Our one-of-a-kind Leadership Externship Advantage Program (LEAP) partners Holy Ghost Prep juniors with alumni who have succeeded in the professional world.
Service Immersion
HGP students learn to serve others on school-sponsored mission trips to the Dominican Republic, Tanzania, and West Virginia.