HGP Ghost Stories -- April 6, 2018

Eighteen Holy Ghost Prep seniors, pictured here with HGP science teacher Amanda Coopersmith, were recently inducted into the school's inaugural chapter of the Science National Honor Society (SNHS) during a brief on-campus ceremony. (missing from photo is Eric Booth). To read more about the inductees, click more.

Holy Ghost Prep will perform its spring show "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" in the new Holt Center on the following dates and times.

Seven Holy Ghost Prep students, pictured here with Beth Vilsmeier, participated in the annual All-Catholic Chorus Festival on Sunday, March 11 at St. Hubert's High School. To read more about the students who represented HGP at the festival, click here.

John McCrane '17, a former baseball and basketball standout at Holy Ghost Prep, is experiencing success as a relief pitcher at the University of Sciences. To read a recent Northeast Times feature on him, click here.

Next Mothers' Guild Meeting and Alumni Mom Celebration - Monday, April 9, 2018

We invite all moms and guardians to join us for our April meeting this Monday. At this meeting, we invite our
alumni moms and guardians back to HGP as we honor them with a buffet dinner for all to share, hosted by the
senior mothers. In addition, elections will take place for open board positions for the 2018-2019 school year.
The Aramark school store will be open until the start of the meeting. Try your luck with our 50/50 and raffle
drawings.

All HGP mothers/guardians are invited to attend the April meeting and Alumni Mothers celebration. If you plan to
attend this event, please click here to RSVP as soon as possible so we can plan the dinner accordingly.

Senior moms/guardians, if you would like to help host this celebration by volunteering or donating, please
click here to view the volunteer Sign-Up Genius.

We are continuing our collection of gently-used suits and blazers for our Suit and Blazer Swap Program. Items may be
brought to the April meeting. Please remember to return your Legacy of Life baby bottle if you took one at the March meeting.

May 7th Mothers' Guild General Meeting, Senior Mothers' Celebration, and Annual Mass of Remembrance

Monday, May 7th will be our last general meeting of the year. We will come together as a community to remember loved ones we have lost at 7 p.m. Mass, followed by a dinner honoring our Senior Mothers/Guardians. All are invited!

If you have a deceased loved one you would like us to remember at the Mass, please click here.

Moms and guardians of all grades, please RSVP here if you plan to attend the May meeting and dinner. Junior mothers/guardians who would like to help host this event or donate items for the dinner, please click here.

Mother-Son Dance Was A Rockin’ Good Time!

On Saturday, March 10, over 500 mothers and sons rocked the night away at the Firebird Fieldhouse.
It was great seeing so many moms/guardians and sons having an amazing time together. If you did not receive
your Mother-Son picture at the dance, they are available for pick up at the main office.

Please click here to view the entire Mother-Son photo gallery courtesy of Catalano Studio.

Class of 2018 Senior Memory Video

The Class of 2018 Senior Memory Video can now be ordered. Included is footage from the Prom, Charity Ball, Mother-Son Dance, Baccalaureate Mass, Graduation, etc. Please click here to print and mail the order form through All Occasion Video Productions.

Please visit the Mothers' Guild web page at holyghostprep.org/mothersguild for all the details on our upcoming events.

The Holy Ghost Prep lacrosse team is off to an impressive 3-0 start this spring, including wins over Harriton and Abington. The Harriton game was a 16-5 triumph at Bryn Athyn College. Matt Rueter, a New Jersey Institute of Technology signee, has led the way, winning 85 percent of his face-offs while contributing five goals. The attack unit of George Rusnak, Zach Nangle and Dan Kovacevich has paced an offense that has averaged 15 goals per game. Ben Morschauser is a major points contributor from the midfield. Sam Summer, Nick Appalonia, Kaden Marrotta, Sean Booth and Jack Mahoney have been shutting down the opposing attacks so far. Zach May possesses a strong 4 goals against average per game while being an integral part of HGP's clearing game. Matt Savinon and Jack Kelly have been stout in playing the transition midfield position. Through three games, Holy Ghost Prep's average margin of victory is at 10 goals.

If that weren't enough reasons to be excited about HGP lacrosse, senior Zach Nangle was the featured player in the Bucks Courier Times lacrosse season preview. To access that preview, click here.

Holy Ghost Prep juniors will participate in the annual HGP Spring College Day on Tuesday, April 17. Sixty-one colleges and universities will visit campus that day. Each HGP junior will participate in a 15-minute interview process with five colleges and universities, and will also take part in three important breakout sessions—including Kaplan Test Prep for the SAT and ACT, and presentations by HGP alums on college survival and finance.

The final horn has sounded on the 2018 HGP Alumni Association Bracket Challenge! Congratulations to Sam Hellings '83, Sean Simon '87, and Matt Kling '15 for placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd this year out of 248 participants!

On behalf of the Alumni Association, thank you to all who played this year and all who came out to Chickie's and Pete's at Parx Casino. We hope you enjoyed this year's March Madness, and we look forward to seeing you at a future Alumni Association event!

Special thanks again to JP Lutz '96 (Bucks County Baseball Co.) and Mike Barnes (The Barkann Family Healing Hearts Foundation) for their generous support of the Bracket Challenge!

With the new additions to facilities and curriculum, there is an opportunity for each and every student to find his place at Holy Ghost Preparatory School. We are so very proud of the advancements we have made and the goals we have to improve the education of our young men. Every member of the HGP team plays a unique role to impact positively the lives of our students. Please consider joining our team or sharing these employment opportunities with someone you think would be a good fit at HGP!

Holy Ghost Preparatory School is seeking a full-time maintenance technician to join their maintenance staff. Hours are Monday-Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. This individual would assist the Facilities Director with campus-wide maintenance projects to ensure a safe and healthy environment for the students, faculty, and staff of Holy Ghost Prep. The ideal candidate would have a valid driver’s license and safe driving record, the ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously, the ability to work effectively individually and with a team, the ability to work long hours on one’s feet, and must be agile to perform physical tasks constantly. Must be available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed. Competitive salary and benefits. If interested, please email your resume with cover letter to Jeannine Chimbos at jchimbos@holyghostprep.org.

The purpose of Holy Ghost Prep's summer sessions is to provide HGP students with unique elective courses that allow for engaging, real-world experiences with trips to NYSE, Broadway, Philadelphia Magazine and ESPN Studios. To read more about the three summer electives (Indie Film & Theater, Journalism, and Finance), click here.

Twelve Holy Ghost Prep students will represent the school at the All-Catholic Concert of Excellence at Verizon Hall on April 17. This concert showcases the talented elementary and secondary school music students throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Pat Byrnes, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Brandon Cimino, Collin Cimino, Jeff DiFrancisco, Patrick Oniate, Benjamin Gollmer, Michael DiNofa, John Schrenk, Jack Pinkstone, Matthew Stauffer, and Andrew Zubyk will represent HGP at this SOLD-OUT event. Congratulations on this terrific achievement!

The 2017-18 school year at Holy Ghost Prep will end soon, but yearbooks last forever. So please click here to order the 2018 Firebird Yearbook today.

Updates and Announcements

April 2018

4/10 - All are welcome and encouraged to attend our next Fathers Association General Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in Sager Conference Room

May 2018
5/6 – Father/Son Communion Breakfast

5/8 - All are welcome and encouraged to attend our next Fathers Association General Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in Sager Conference Room

June 2018

6/1 - Baccalaureate Mass - Parking

6/2 – Graduation - Parking

6/12 - All are welcome and encouraged to attend our next Fathers Association General Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Sager Conference Room.

Fathers Association Dues Donation
The Fathers Association would appreciate a suggested donation of $15 per son/class to assist with offsetting the costs of the various community-building events we host each year.

Donations can also be sent to school with your son, brought to a meeting or mailed directly to the school at:

Holy Ghost Preparatory School
Attn: Fathers Association
2429 Bristol Pike
Bensalem, PA 19020

Please make your Donation check payable to: Holy Ghost Prep Fathers Association. Thank you for your support.

For additional information regarding the Fathers Association, contact Ron Spangler at rgspangler@comcast.net.

Senior class portrait will be taken April 24

FYI: HGP senior students will be photographed April 24th (rain date 4/26) for their commemorative Class Portrait. This image, taken by Catalano Studio, will be created on the school campus with the seniors in their NAVY BLUE BLAZERS, khaki pants and tie featuring the cherry blossoms. To find out more information or to order this keepsake, click here.

Catalano Studio's "Senior Experience"

Go above and beyond with your son in capturing his monumental high school moments with a Senior Portrait from Catalano Studio. Jeani Grady, award-winning master photographer and owner of Catalano, has been asked to document the Holy Ghost seniors’ drive for excellence. Her portraits are more than just photos, they capture the face of Holy Ghost and the components of a strong young man. Your son's portrait will also be featured in special section in the yearbook.

You send your son to Holy Ghost for an extraordinary experience, so let Catalano capture their picture-perfect senior year in an extraordinary portrait.

Contact Catalano Studio today to schedule "The Senior Experience" session for your son!

www.catalanostudio.com

(215) 604 - 4000

Know an alum who recently had a baby? If/when you get the news about the child, can you pass along that information (boy/girl & name) to Advancement? We can be sure that our database gets updated while taking the opportunity to send a gift to the newborn!

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April 6, 2018

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