April 29, 2020
Dear Holy Ghost Prep families,
Thank you for your support and encouragement as we continue our Ghost Online program. We know that there are many challenges we all face with COVID-19. Remember, we are, first and foremost, a Holy Ghost Prep family focused on our mission and building a community in "one heart and one mind." This is who we are and it is what we aspire to be, even in this difficult time. We remain deeply grateful for the countless ways so many of you have found to nurture our community's Spiritan values.
Today's shining example of building a sense of community is an HGP senior video, prepared by Ryan Parsons '18 for his younger brother Sean '20 and the current HGP seniors. It's truly uplifting to see the pride and confidence in the smiling faces of these Holy Ghost young men. To watch the video on our YouTube channel, click here.
We are in Week 6 of Ghost Online, a good month or more of online instruction ahead of many area schools. We have a well thought-out plan in place for grades and final exams. We have June dates in place for the senior signature events (prom, Baccalaureate Mass, graduation). We will continue to monitor the situation and if we need to move these key senior events later into the summer, we will.
It is our intention to start the 2020-21 school year on time and on campus, and we have planning teams in place working on what the restart of school will look like and the extra safety precautions the school will take to best ensure our community's safety. We are planning for several scenarios—ranging from an on-time start in the fall to being ready for the possibility of sudden disruptions should the virus flare up again. There is still work to do on these layered plans, and we will share our thoughts on those subjects at the appropriate time.
We have a few announcements to share:
Our next communication will come this Friday, May 1. Thank you for your patience, your persistence, and your prayers as we navigate through these unprecedented times.
Gregory J. Geruson '79 President
Kevin Burke Principal
Holy Ghost Preparatory School 2429 Bristol Pike | Bensalem, PA 19020-9825 tel: 215-639-2102 | fax: 215-639-5438 © 2017 Holy Ghost Prep |