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At Holy Ghost Prep, participation in extra-curricular activities is an important part of the formation of community "in one heart and one mind."   More than 75% of Holy Ghost students compete in interscholastic athletics and all HGP students are involved in extra-curricular activities either on- or off-campus.  26 inter-scholastic teams and 44 current extra-curricular organizations and clubs offer students a wide range of choices for personal and community growth and travel across the region, across the nation and even around the world. Extracurricular activities take place during the school day, after school, and on weekends. Each student is encouraged to listen to an­nouncements made at Morning Assembly and look to the student announcement board for more information concerning starting dates, times, and moderators. New clubs may form, on a formal or informal basis, throughout the year as well, in consultation with the faculty and the approval of the Principal.

AARP SERVICE
A weekly meeting between generations

METEOROLOGY CLUB
Promotes knowledge of basic weather concepts, such as Saffir-Simpson Scare

ADMISSIONS AMBASSADORS
Assist with Open House, Interview Season and Freshmen Welcome Night

MOCK TRIAL
Students interested in law and related pursuits prepare cases to argue before a sitting judge for regional and state competitions

ART CLUB
Monthly meetings to investigate interests in the Fine Arts beyond the curriculum.  Assists in the preparation display of the Annual Fine Arts Show

MOVIE CLUB
Screenings of classics and contemporary films with lively and informed discussions.

CAFÉ
Cultural Awareness for Everyone.  Promotes cultural awareness, tolerance, and the appreciation of diversity and traditions.  Assists with the planning of the annual sophomore Diversity Day events.

MUSICAL THEATER
Each spring, HGP musicians and actors produce classic and contemporary musicals.

 

CAMPUS MINISTERS
Students assist with a full range of liturgical functions in the maintenance of the historic Chapel of the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

NATIONAL ART HONOR SOCIETY
Nominated through the art program, plan exhibits locally and regionally.

CHORUS
Student sing at school events and liturgies as well as at off-campus community activities.   Auditionrequired.   Training through HGP Music Program.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Students selected through academic achievement, character, and service assist the community through    tutoring, concession and book sales, and fund-raising activities for scholarships.

CHRISTIAN SERVICE
From serving the homeless at St. Francis Inn to  building projects as part of "A Taste of Mission" in West Virginia, promotes and enables widest sense of Spiritan service.

NEWSPAPER, THE FLAME
Writers, artists, and photographers are welcomed to contribute to the publication of news, opinion, sports, and features six times yearly for the HGP Community.

COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS
Open to all, the CSC promotes personal growth and social awareness through involvement in service activities on and off-campus

OUTDOOR CLUB
Periodic field trips and competitions in local and regional parks and natural wildlife areas

COMPUTER NETWORK CLUB
Advanced Networking students assist the Network Engineer with school operations throughout the year and in the summer

PEER COUNSELORS
Students promote healthy adolescent life styles.  Organizes Red Ribbon Week.

DRAMA
Each fall, students act in a serious and/or comic play.    Audition and training

PEER MINISTERS
Key Campus Ministry students stress leadership in service to the HGP community, helping administra  tion and student government with freshmen orientation and the annual Charity Ball

ELECTRONIC GAMING
Students compete periodically to test their digital gamesmanship

POETRY CLUB
Hear original works by students and teachers. Meets   weekly.  Performs monthly. Open to all.

FIRST THURSDAY
Artists, musicians and poets perform monthly in the Geruson Gallery

RESPECT LIFE CLUB
Promotes awareness of a consistent ethic of life, from conception to a natural death, through education,  advocacy, and prayer: the unborn, euthanasia, persons with disabilities, the elderly, the poor, HIV/AIDS, and the environment.

FORENSIC SOCIETY
Nationally renowned HGP Forensic Society enables students to develop leadership and public speaking through competitive performance in Current Affairs Speaking, Persuasive Oratory, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and Single or Duo Perfor­mance of Humorous or Dramatic Litera­ture.

RISKY BUSINESS
Students,parents and faculty assess crucial adolescent issues and plan events.

FRENCH CLUB
Moderated by a native speaker, the French Club
meets twice a month for Scrabble tournaments,
jeopardy, hangman, music videos, French desserts,
French movies. There is also a yearly trip to a French crêperie for lunch. The club is a  fun way to celebrate a rich culture.
Students and faculty also present French Week, a
school-wide celebration of the French language
and culture through food, posters and skits.

SKI/SNOWBOARD CLUB
Any student who is interested in skiing or snowboarding may join the club which plans semi-monthly trips each fall and monthly trips each winter to local and regional mountain sites

 

IMPROV CLUB
Meets twice a month to create and perform new  routines

SPANISH CLUB
Spanish movies, making and enjoying Spanish food, current events in the Spanish-speaking world, and trips to Spanish restaurants and museum exhibits are all part of this enjoyable club.

INTRAMURALS
Several times each month, sports opportunities from weightlifting to ultimate frisbee

STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Elected student government members are directly responsible for the concerns of the student body and their appropriate presenta­tion to administration to effect change. Promotes healthy and spirited participation for attendance at sports and other school events. Conducts various dances throughout the year, including prom and date dances/

JAZZ BAND
Top student musicians perform at HGP and in the community

TEAMS
Introduces high school students to various engineering disciplines and real-world applications of math and science concepts. Builds problem-solving and teamwork skills to solve engineering problems. Participates in annual regional and state competitions

KENDO CLUB
Kendo, the Way of the Sword is the art of Japanese Samurai rooted in the traditions of Budo, the Martial Way.  The Club meets and practices under the direction of a skilled faculty practitioner of Kendo

TRI-M
Nominated students in the musical arts perform and do community service

LITERARY MAGAZINE, EMBERS
Student-produced literary works, essays, poems, cartoons, and more.

TUNED IN
Participate, invent and expand their strategies and techniques in learning for classroom activities and short or long term assignments through technology

LITURGICAL MINISTERS
Training and service as sacristans, lectors, musicians,servers, Eucharistic distributor, and hosts

ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Spring competition on campus and off

MATHLETES
Monthly contests at area schools for students highly   interested in mathand problem-solving

WORLD AFFAIRS CLUB
Sponsors events for student participation including the World Game, We the People 2000, the Model Sen­ate, the World Court, and the Model United Nations

MATH MODELING
Monthly contests at area schools for students highly interested in math and problem-solving.

WORLD WAR II CLUB
 Sponsors events to share and increase knowledge of this period.  Open to all



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