Holy Ghost Preparatory School
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Holy Ghost Preparatory School | |
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Nickname | Firebirds |
Accreditation | MSA[2] |
SAT average | 1280 |
Publication | Embers |
Newspaper | The Flame |
Annual tuition | $24,100 |
Website | www |
Holy Ghost Preparatory School (often shortened to Holy Ghost Prep, Ghost, or HGP) is a Catholic college-preparatory high school for young men in
History
Father John Tuohill Murphy founded Holy Ghost Prep in 1897 as Holy Ghost Apostolic College, a preparatory school and junior-college seminary for young men studying to become Congregation of the Holy Spirit members. In the 1950s, the school started to move its college-level program to Duquesne University. It opened its doors to non-seminarians in 1959 for the first time. In 1967, the school discontinued the seminary program. Holy Ghost Preparatory School was formed as a non-profit institution a year later. In the 1990s, the school began a long-range planning process, which resulted in significant structural enhancements to the campus. Today, its enrollment consists entirely of non-resident, college-bound students.
In 2015, Gregory J. Geruson became the school's first lay president. The school's "Vision 2020" Strategic Plan has resulted in the building a new STEM Tower. Step One of the STEM Tower, the Brennan Innovation Center, opened in August 2017. The rest of the STEM Tower was completed in time for the 2018–19 school year. In early 2018, the school also opened the Holt Center, including a performing arts center, a multi-purpose gymnasium, music instruction rooms, and training areas for baseball, track and field, golf, lacrosse, and rowing. The Holt Center serves Holy Ghost students and will be available to community groups.
Admissions
Holy Ghost Prep consists of 444 students. Located near the
Demographics
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White | Hispanic | Asian | Two or More Races | Black |
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380 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 8 |
Curriculum
Graduation requires coursework in English, mathematics, social studies, science, foreign language, fine arts, and theology with many electives, including computer science, cinematography, and portfolio art. As a school for the college-bound, HGP offers an extensive honors and Advanced Placement program, preparing students to take AP tests for college credit in 23 areas of study prescribed by the College Board. AP Calculus AB teacher Jerry Colapinto was awarded the 2007 Siemens AP Teacher of the Year award for Pennsylvania.[3]
Holy Ghost Prep has been recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Holy Ghost Prep has many interscholastic and intramural sports teams. Major sports include
In the fall of 2020, Holy Ghost Prep left the Bicentennial Athletic League. It began to compete as an independent program while maintaining its membership with the PIAA and District One.
Notable alumni
- Kevin Collins (1986), actor and voice-over artist who appeared in TV shows, such as Law & Order, Guiding Light, and All My Children, Steven Spielberg's film Munich and starred in Jamil Dehlavi's Infinite Justice.
- Ryan Gunderson (2003), professional ice hockey player for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League, and former player for the Columbia Inferno of the ECHL and of the Lowell Devils and Houston Aeros of the AHL
- Nolan Jones (2016), professional baseball player for Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.
- Frank Seravalli (2006), senior hockey reporter for Canadian all-sports network TSN
- Paul McCrane (1978), actor who guest-starred on 24 and played Dr. Robert Romano in TV series ER from 1997 to 2003.
- Timothy J. Savage (1964), U.S. federal judge
- Rand Geiger (2002), producer of Stranger Things[8]
See also
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Holy Ghost Prep". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Holy Ghost Preparatory School". School Profile. Middle States Association. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "2007 Siemens Awards for AP Winners" Archived 2010-06-28 at the Wayback Machine,"Siemens Foundation", accessed 6 November 2010.
- ^ "CROSS COUNTRY: Holy Smokes – Holy Ghost takes 15th straight Bicentennial Athletic League title", Bucks Local News, accessed 6 November 2010.
- ^ "League Athletics"[permanent dead link], "League Athletics", accessed 6 November 2010.
- ^ "PIAA High School Basketball Championship Teams", accessed 6 November 2010.
- ^ "P.I.A.A. Boys State Championships", Pennsylvania State Soccer Coaches Association, accessed 6 November 2010.
- ^ "A Holy Ghost Prep grad is a producer on the spooky Netflix hit 'Stranger Things'" Philadelphia Inquirer