Holy Ghost Prep students and teachers have spent many weeks this summer travelling around the world on service and learning trips.

As part of the social studies department's learning trips, 30 students, teachers and parents travelled to Egypt on June.

The foreign language department sponsored a trip to France in June.

President Fr. Jeff Duaime and Chaplain Fr. Chris McDermott are spending three weeks in Africa. The two hope to plan a student trip to Ethiopia and Tanzania in 2009.

Mr. Dan Ryan, HGP's Campus Minister, will lead a group of 25 students and teachers to a Holy Ghost Fathers' Mission in the Dominican Republic.
Date Posted: 7/21/08

For all students who have not registered for fall sports, please be sure to have your PIAA CIPPE Completed (the yellow medical forms) and the Athletic Player Contract completed prior to tryouts. **PLEASE DO NOT MAIL THE FORMS TO THE SCHOOL. HAND DELIVER THEM IN THE MAIN OFFICE, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BETWEEN 9AM AND 2PM, OR HAND DELIVER THEM TO YOUR COACH AT THE FIRST PRACTICE.** No students will be permitted to practice or try out without these forms. No exceptions. Forms can be downloaded here.

Please read the following times and locations for the first practice(s) beginning August 11, 2008:

Varsity Soccer (Seniors Only) 8:00am to 11:30am & 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Varsity/JV Soccer (Underclassmen Trying out for Varsity and/or Junior Varsity).............9:00am to 11:30am & 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Freshman Soccer (9th Graders Not Trying Out for Varsity or Junior Varsity)..................8:30am to 10:30am ONLY. No Afternoon Session.

V/JV Cross-Country............6:00pm

Varsity Golf..................8:00am at Torresdale-Frankford Country Club

Junior Varsity Golf...........3:00pm at Phil-Mont Country Club

If you missed the fall sports registration, please contact the appropriate coach via email. The addresses are provided below. All questions related to each sport should be addressed to each coach directly:

Soccer: Coach Chris Fehrle

Cross Country: Coach Mike Meistering

Golf: Coach Gary Nolan

Returning soccer players should visit the website below for information regarding summer soccer.

Bensalem Soccer League.
Date Posted: 7/15/08

Lacrosse Coach Lou Cacchio was named Bucks County Courier Times Coach of the Year for the 2008 Season. Seven Holy Ghost Prep athletes were also named first team for the 2008 Spring Season.

Track and Field: Eric Arnold '08 (Haverford College), Matt Chylak '09 and Mike Pierce '09.

Lacrosse: John Cacchio '08 (Immaculata University) Chris Marrone '10 and Andrew Cacchio '10

Baseball: Andrew Strenge '09

Several other HGP athletes were named Second Team and Honorable Mention. To see more, visit the Bucks County Courier Times.
Date Posted: 7/7/08

HGP baseball players contributed to the Bicentennial Athletic League/Suburban One team winning the Philadelphia Phillies Carpenter Cup Baseball Championship held at Citizens Bank Park. HGP Coach Keith Smeraglio and four Holy Ghost Prep baseball players: Greg Olenski, Kevin Smeraglio, Andrew Strenge and Jim Perkins helped win the Carpenter Cup Championship by a score of 7-6. Each player contributed significantly to the title.

The team consisted of all stars from the Bicentennial League as well as the Suburban One National Conference. The team played two games at the University of Pennsylvania's Meiklejohn Stadium in Philadelphia and the semi-finals and the championship at the Philadelphia Phillies' Citizen's Bank Park. The Carpenter Cup is considered one of the finest baseball tournaments in the United States. To learn more, visit the Philadelphia Phillies.
Date Posted: 6/26/08

The forensics team earned top honors at the National Catholic Forensics League National Championship Tournament in Appleton, Wisconsin and at the National Forensics League National Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kevin Frawley and Michael Dahlgren placed third in the nation in Duo Interp at both the NCFL and NFL Championships.

Dominic Pody placed third at the NFL Championship tournament in Student Congress.

The team is coached by John Buettler and National Hall of Fame Coach Tony Figliola.

Click Here to see pictures from the two events.

To read more about the tournaments and leagues, visit the National Catholic Forensics League Site and the National Forensics League Website.
Date Posted: 6/22/08

Three HGP Alums have been highlighted in the Bucks County Courier Times for their athletic achievements at the collegiate and professional levels.

Brett Manney, Class of 2004, has been drafted to play Major League Lacrosse. Click Here to read more.

Jim Kennedy, Class of 2005 and Matt Benchener, Class of 2004 each play in the NCAA Baseball World Series. Click Here to read their article.
Date Posted: 6/1/08

Information/Brochures for the Red and Blue camps and the Holy Ghost Prep Lacrosse Camp can be found by contacting the camp directors below. If you have any further questions, please call 215-639-4028.

Tony Chapman, BASKETBALL: June 16-20 & July 14-18

Ted Grabowski, BASEBALL: June 23-27

John Mundy, TRACK AND FIELD: July 7-11

Bill Gallagher, SOCCER: July 21-25

Lou Cacchio, LACROSSE: July 28 to August 1. Download Lacroose Brochure HERE.
Date Posted: April 22, 2008