Holy Ghost Prep has hired Justin Lyle as the head coach of the school’s varsity lacrosse program. A former college lacrosse player at Gwynedd Mercy University, Lyle served as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School last season. 

For a sixth straight year, Holy Ghost Prep’s English department chair Justin Goulet ’99 and HGP’s director of information technology Mike Jacobs ’01 will work with a group of HGP students to collect nonperishable food items for Preston & Steve’s annual “Campout for Hunger,” benefiting Philabundance. This year, the goal is to collect 9,000 pounds of food. 

The Firebirds look poised for a successful 2024-25 season, thanks to a nice blend of older experienced players and some talented newcomers. (photo by Jonathan Gilbert) 

Each year, Holy Ghost Prep sponsors two children through the organization called Unbound. The school’s current “adopted” children are Alison, who is 8 years old and lives in Costa Rica, and Wilmer, who is 11, and lives in Guatemala. For a donation of $15, HGP community members can receive this  commemorative 2024 HGP Christmas ornament and help support these two children for a year.