HGP News
![Onward and upward]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637324018/holyghost/qzwsdxkcyphzvoehpqup/James_Corbett_pic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1637324018/holyghost/qzwsdxkcyphzvoehpqup/James_Corbett_pic.jpg","width":350}])
Holy Ghost Prep senior James Corbett, the 2021 PIAA District One individual cross-country champion and one of the top students in HGP's Class of 2022, is pondering a future that will have continuing to look forward as a collegiate runner, while also gazing upward as his intended field of study is aerospace engineering.
![Amanda Coopersmith will retire at the end of 2021-22 school year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637344093/holyghost/bx75ez2y9ozi67am84se/Coop.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1637344093/holyghost/bx75ez2y9ozi67am84se/Coop.jpg","width":425}])
Holy Ghost Prep science teacher Amanda Coopersmith will retire at the end of the 2021-22 academic year. Coopersmith’s background as a scientist and her innate ability to connect with her students—combined with the fact that she’s a fixture at HGP sporting events and school shows—has made her a beloved and award-winning teacher at Ghost. (photo courtesy of Douglas Benedict/Academic Image)
![HGP celebrates its annual Junior Ring Mass]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637351869/holyghost/knwxkduspwxq4pybngb1/Catalano_Studio_Ring_Mass_73200391.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1637351869/holyghost/knwxkduspwxq4pybngb1/Catalano_Studio_Ring_Mass_73200391.jpg","width":425}])
Holy Ghost Prep’s Class of 2023 received their high school rings during a special Mass in the Firebird Fieldhouse on Nov. 7.
![Pledging his allegiance to the Irish]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637082639/holyghost/uvclzxxt0polhlldlslu/Catalano_Studio_HGP_5381.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1637082639/holyghost/uvclzxxt0polhlldlslu/Catalano_Studio_HGP_5381.jpg","width":417}])
Holy Ghost Prep senior Calen Sanderson signed his national letter of intent on November 10 to continue his academic and golf career at the University of Notre Dame. (photo courtesy of Catalano Studio)
![Philadelphia Business Journal to recognize HGP alum Tony Naccarato]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637076391/holyghost/zuo2ou89fxuln7ke1rai/anthony-naccarato-headshot_480xx450-600-15-0.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1637076391/holyghost/zuo2ou89fxuln7ke1rai/anthony-naccarato-headshot_480xx450-600-15-0.jpg","width":325}])
Tony Naccarato ’84, the president of O'Donnell & Naccarato, has been named one of area’s Most Admired CEOs of 2021 by the Philadelphia Business Journal. He will be recognized at a live event at the Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia on Dec. 9 and profile all 28 in a special print edition of the paper on Dec. 10.
![Humbly serving others]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636129542/holyghost/da8rsol8iebdcy0osf7q/Newspaper_clipping.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1636129542/holyghost/da8rsol8iebdcy0osf7q/Newspaper_clipping.jpg","width":425}])
Serving others is part of Holy Ghost Prep senior Matt Gleason’s DNA. When two local nonprofits, Riverfront North Partnership and the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, recently teamed up with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 250 trees along the Pennypack Creek in Northeast Philadelphia, Gleason was there with a shovel and wheelbarrow to help.
Why HGP?
At Holy Ghost Prep, 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.
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Class of 2021 College Destinations
