Holy Ghost Prep celebrated its legendary basketball coach Tony Chapman ’71 and the many lives he impacted on Thursday, Sept. 28 with an all-day celebration. Chapman is pictured here with all of his former players who attended the evening celebration. (photo courtesy of Catalano Studio)
HGP News
Nine former Holy Ghost Prep student-athletes will be inducted into the HGP Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the Bensalem Township Golf Course, joining this exclusive group of people (and others) as Hall of Famers.
CBS3 award-winning medical reporter Stephanie Stahl came to campus back on Sept. 5 to interview Christine and Bill Hussey, along with their twin sons/current HGP students Karl and Curt Hussey, about the family’s summer 2023 climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and money for ovarian cancer research.
On September 10, the Holy Ghost Prep community officially kicked off the 2023-24 academic year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit in the Firebird Fieldhouse. (photo courtesy of Caatlano Studio)
Over the course of 2023-24 academic year, Holy Ghost Prep’s music department will host a series of guest artists who will work with Ghost students. The first guest artist is Gunnar Mossblad (pictured), a jazz and classical saxophonist, as well as a composer and educator. He will visit HGP on Sept. 22 and will work with the school’s jazz ensemble and other music classes.
Holy Ghost Prep alum Nolan Jones ‘16, one of the National League's top rookies this season, was mic-ed up by ESPN for a half-inning of the Colorado Rockies game vs. the San Francisco Giants on "Sunday Night Baseball" on Sept. 10. In 89 games, Jones is batting .275 with 16 home runs, 52 RBI, and 13 stolen bases.
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.