Recent Holy Ghost Prep graduate Matt Pienkowski has been selected as a semifinalist and will advance to the final round of the 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars program. The U.S. Presidential Scholars program was established in 1964 to recognize some of the nation’s top performing students. Each year, up to 161 students are named U.S. Presidential Scholars. (photo by Douglas Benedict/Academic Image)

Holy Ghost Prep graduated 108 seniors at its commencement exercises on Saturday, May 30 on the campus lawn behind Cornwells Hall. JJ McDonough (pictured), a gifted stage performer and singer, weaved theater terms throughout his well-crafted valedictorian speech.

(photo by Donald Otto/Catalano Studio)

In the fall,106 of the 108 students in Holy Ghost Prep's Class of 2026 will continue their academic careers at 55 different schools in 19 different states. The other two HGP graduates will play junior hockey. The Class of 2026’s collective talents did not go unnoticed as they received a combined $58,813.234 in scholarships, the highest total in school history.    (photo by Jeani Grady/Catalano Studio)

Mike Ivcic ’03, the director of the Holy Ghost Prep’s Business Institute, established the first chapter of the HGP National Business Honor Society. Thirty students were inducted as the first and founding members.