HGP Magazine Issue 9

THE GIVING ISSUE

Holy Ghost Prep MAGAZINE FIELD OF DREAMS One of three main initiatives of Holy Ghost Prep’s “Tradition Rising” capital campaign is to build a new $4 million Duaime Athletic Complex, a multi-sport turf field and new running track with expanded seating and lights, by next fall.

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Inside THIS ISSUE Departments 30 Campus News 34 Alumni News 36 Athletic News 38 Class Notes 43 Annual Report

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Truly Exciting Times for Holy Ghost Prep

By Bill Doherty At the Mass of the Holy Spirit back on Sept. 11, Holy Ghost Prep president Gregory J. Geruson ’79 delivered his annual state-of-the-school address—announcing a “Tradition Rising” capital campaign that will result in a new Duaime Athletic Complex and a $3 million increase in the school’s endowment.

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A Lasting Legacy

By Michael Bradley In 2007, the Marx family established the Francis J. Marx V ’00 Memorial Scholarship in memory of their son, Frank. Since that decision was made, 16 HGP students have benefited from the Marx family’s generosity as Marx Scholars.

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Maguire Scholar Feature: Mel Lindsey ’23 Ready for Bigger Jumps

By Joseph Santoliquito Holy Ghost Prep’s 6-foot-6 junior Mel Lindsey gained some attention on the basketball court this past winter, helping the Firebirds gain a 2022 PIAA District One 5A playoff berth.

He’s ready to take his game to the next level during the 2022-23 season.

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A Shining Example to All

By Michael Bradley Throughout his 16 years at Ghost as Headmaster, teacher, athletic director, and guidance counselor, Father Francis X. Hanley had a significant impact on students, faculty, and the institution itself. He embodied the tenets of the Spiritan priesthood and understood the importance of guiding young men.

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Cover photo: Rendering of Duaime Athletic Complex/Michael Bowker from Mid-Atlantic Sports Construction

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Starting the Next Chapter

By Matthew Jordan and Bill Doherty

Mike Georges, Jomal Mathew, Cole Apeldorn, Felix Flis, and David Szczepanski, all members of Holy Ghost Prep’s Class of 2022, truly blossomed during their four years on campus. They all left their mark at Ghost and were clearly prepared for what’s next.

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One More Step to Take

By Michael Bradley

This past June, Holy Ghost Prep advanced to the 2022 PIAA Class 4A state baseball title game but dropped an excruciating 10-9 decision to Montour. Still, Ghost looks ahead confidently to 2023, thanks to the return of a four-man core—Matt Goldenbaum, Isaac Acosta, Aiden Robbins, and Reese Acord—and coach Greg Olenski, who during his three seasons at the helm has lifted Ghost near the top of the state.

Welcome

TO HGP’S GIVING ISSUE

I WELCOME YOU to our third “Giving Issue” of Holy Ghost Prep Magazine. This issue is part magazine and part annual report, but the common denominator that runs throughout it is the spirit of giving among the HGP community.

The cover story officially announces our new “Tradition Rising” capital campaign that will result in a new $4 million Duaime Athletic Complex (a state-of-the-art, multi-sport turf field, a new running track with new and expanded seating and lights), a $3 million increase in the school’s endowment, and a continued focus on academic innovation and excellence that will differentiate HGP in the marketplace and our students in the college admissions process.

PHOTO CREDIT: DOUGLAS BENEDICT, ACADEMIC IMAGE

The generosity of the individuals and organizations listed in this annual report has literally changed the trajectory of our school.”

The first few major features in this issue of the magazine illustrate HGP’s giving nature—from features on the Marx family who established the Francis J. Marx V ’00 Memorial Scholarship in memory of their son, Frank (a scholarship that has benefited 16 HGP students thus far), to a story on Mel Lindsey ’23, who through the generosity of the Maguire Foundation is a scholarship recipient here at Ghost, to a feature on HGP icon Father Francis X. Hanley, who embodied the tenets of the Spiritan priesthood and successfully guided young men during his 16 years at Holy Ghost Prep.

This issue also includes a two-year reporting of donors. The generosity of the individuals and organizations listed in this annual report has literally changed the trajectory of our school.

Your giving nature has also provided much needed scholarship support, ensuring that cost never prevents potential HGP students from experiencing a life-changing Ghost education.

Holy Ghost Prep Magazine Issue 9, FALL 2022 Holy Ghost Prep Magazine is published twice yearly

by Holy Ghost’s Office of Communications and is distributed to alumni, parents, and friends of Holy Ghost Preparatory School.

EDITOR

Bill Doherty CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Michael Bradley Bill Doherty Matthew Jordan Joseph Santoliquito PROOFREADER

David Caruso CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Catalano Studio Douglas Benedict, Academic Image Robert Barnes/Pro Action Sports Desiree Hoelzle Holy Ghost Prep’s Executive Team PRESIDENT

Gregory J. Geruson ’79 PRINCIPAL

Kevin Burke EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Thank you for your continued generosity and for all that you do for Holy Ghost Prep. We are forever grateful.

Matt Dwyer

In One Heart and One Mind,

Bill Doherty

DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS

Ryan Abramson ’94 DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Michael Jacobs ’01 DESIGN

Karp Graphic Design

Gregory J. Geruson ’79, President @presgjg

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TRULY EXCITING TIMES FOR HOLY GHOST PREP

By Bill Doherty

T THE MASS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT back on Sept. 11, Holy Ghost Prep president Gregory J. Geruson ’79 delivered his annual state-of-the-school address—announcing a “Tradition Rising” capital campaign that will result in a new Duaime Athletic Complex and a $3 million increase in the school’s endowment.

Named for Rev. Jeffrey Duaime, C.S.Sp. ’76 (an HGP alum and former U.S. Spiritan provincial who was HGP’s president for 11 years and also served on the school’s Board of Trustees), the multi-million-dollar outdoor athletic complex will include a state-of-the-art, multi-sport turf field, a new running track, new and expanded seating, and lights to benefit the school’s soccer, lacrosse, track and field, cross-country, and ultimate frisbee programs. Geruson said the plan is to break ground this spring and dedicate the Duaime Athletic Complex at next year’s Mass of the Holy Spirit.

“The new Duaime Athletic Complex will be a cornerstone of our new capital campaign,” said Geruson during his state-of-the-school address. “Our goal is to raise $4 million for this critical need. And I’m thrilled to share that we have received a $1 million lead gift for the athletic complex from the Holt family and a $500K gift from the Frederico family.”

Holy Ghost Prep has partnered with Mid-Atlantic Sports Construction on the Duaime Athletic Complex, in part because of the company’s experience in constructing athletic fields and also because its design-build process allows Mid-Atlantic to deliver a first-rate field more quickly.

“Mid-Atlantic Sports has a proven history of creating state-of-the-art sports fields for universities, colleges, academic institutions, as well as public and private organizations,” says Michael Jacobs ’01, Holy Ghost Prep’s director of information technology and the internal point person on this construction project. “We are confident that the Duaime Athletic Complex will be a game-changing project for Holy Ghost Prep.”

Jacobs has plenty of reasons to be excited about the project. Among Mid-Atlantic’s impressive list of satisfied customers are the Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Union, Villanova University, Drexel University, Swarthmore College, and a number of top area private schools (Germantown Academy, The Haverford School, Springside-Chestnut Hill Academy, and Mount Saint Joseph Academy).

The second strategic imperative of the “Tradition Rising” capital campaign will be raising an additional $3 million for the school’s endowment to ensure access to an HGP education for all families.

“Ensuring the future affordability of Holy Ghost Prep is vital to our Spiritan mission and our historic roots. Ultimately, we want to ensure that anyone can attend Holy Ghost, regardless of need,” said Geruson. “Endowment giving is about people.

It is an opportunity to invest in HGP’s students and faculty and to enrich the total educational experience, inside and outside of the classroom, in perpetuity.

“Endowment is also about sustainability for the next 125 years.”

And much like in the case of the turf field (for which the Holt and Frederico families made leadership gifts), the Maguire Foundation, a longtime supporter of Holy Ghost Prep, jump-started the school’s efforts to grow its endowment by making a $1.25 million “Tradition Rising” challenge gift to Ghost.

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The Maguire Foundation, a philanthropic enterprise founded by James J. and Frances Maguire in October 2000 that focuses its resources on education, has long been a generous partner of Holy Ghost Prep.

“We are so grateful for our relationship with the Maguire Foundation,” says Geruson. “Their philanthropy has allowed dozens of impressive young men to become integral parts of our Holy Ghost community as Maguire Scholars. And this endowment gift will impact exceptional Maguire Scholars for decades to come.”

The third strategic imperative that Geruson publicly announced in his 2022 state-of-the-school address was a continued focus on academic innovation and excellence.

“Our goal in academic excellence and innovation is simple—to continue to develop and support innovative programs that differentiate HGP in the marketplace and our students in the college admissions process,” said Geruson, citing the Spiritan immersion program that will include trips to Ireland, Spain, and Portugal during the 2022-23 school year; the formation in the near future of Ghost institutes (focused areas of study in artificial intelligence, engineering, medicine, and business); and the continuation and growth of such innovative programs as HGP’s Frederico Student Investment Fund and the LEAP Leadership Externship program.

Holy Ghost Prep principal Kevin Burke believes that the three major initiatives of the “Tradition Rising” campaign—the turf field, the substantial growth in endowment, and the commitment to academic innovation and excellence— will result in continued healthy enrollment numbers for Ghost.

“The new Duaime Athletic Complex will increase the number of fifth through eighth grade students on campus for summer camps and other sports programming, resulting in more applications and more enrolled students,” says Burke. “The growth of our specialized academic programs should result in additional applicants too, while the endowment growth will “The new Duaime give us the means to keep HGP affordable for all students.”

Athletic Complex Geruson shares Burke’s enthusiasm. will be a cornerstone “These are truly exciting times for Holy Ghost Prep,” says Geruson. “As of our new capital we celebrate the past, deliver on the present, and build the future, we will campaign. Our goal be leaning on you for help in making is to raise $4 million this ‘Tradition Rising’ campaign a successful one.” for this critical

need. ” Gregory J. Geruson ’79, President

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Top photo: Angela (with her dog Fritz) and Thomas Holt Jr. ’81 with HGP president Gregory J. Geruson ’79 at the Mass of the Holy Spirit back on Sept. 11.

Bottom photo: The new Duaime Athletic Complex will be named in honor of Rev. Jeffrey Duaime. C.S. Sp.’76, a former U.S. Spiritan provincial who was HGP’s president for 11 years and also served on the school’s Board of Trustees.

MAGUIRE FOUNDATION MAKES $1,250,000 ENDOWMENT CHALLENGE GIFT The Maguire Foundation informed school officials of a proposed $1,250,000 grant award to support the Holy Ghost Prep endowment, which supports financial aid and scholarships for the school’s Maguire Scholars program.

To satisfy the challenge, Holy Ghost Prep must raise an additional $1.25 million in matching funds from alumni, parents, and friends. Collectively, these dollars will increase our financial aid endowment by $2.5 million and will allow the Maguire Scholars program to live in perpetuity. The Maguire Scholars program supports four students in every grade (16 total) with a partial scholarship to attend HGP. “This generous gift from the Maguire Foundation is a testament to their commitment to our young men and our shared mission,” says Matt Dwyer, executive director of development at Holy Ghost Prep. “Our participating students have thrived under the Maguire Scholars program and this grant will ensure its success for decades to come. We are beyond grateful, and it’s an honor to be a part of the legacy that Jim and Frances Maguire have created for Catholic education in the Philadelphia region.”

To learn more about making an endowment gift, contact Matt Dwyer at mdwyer@holyghostprep.org.

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FRANK WAS THE EPITOME OF THE HOLY GHOST PREP GENTLEMAN. HIS PHYSICAL PRESENCE AND EMOTIONAL MATURITY ALWAYS STOOD OUT. CONFIDENT. THOUGHTFUL. HE WAS FOCUSED AND INTENTIONAL ABOUT HIS WORK, HE MADE LASTING FRIENDSHIPS, AND HE WAS ALWAYS LOOKING TO BETTER HIMSELF SO HE COULD HELP OTHERS.” GREGORY J. GERUSON ’79, PRESIDENT

A Lasting

Legacy

BY MICHAEL BRADLEY

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N THE SPRING OF 2004, Fairfield University administrators were trying to decide who should present the valedictorian address at the school’s commencement exercises. They chose 21 students who had GPAs of 3.95 or higher and asked them to write speeches. They winnowed the field to five, and that quintet received invitations to present in front of a committee that would select the eventual speaker.

When Francis Marx V arrived at the audition, he drew straws with the others to determine the order of speakers. He picked the fifth spot. At first, he was upset at having to go last.

Then, he thought about it and realized his position was perfectly logical. Frank Marx V should present fifth. Cheered by the revelation, Marx spoke confidently.

“He knocked it out of the park,” says his father, Frank IV. Marx never delivered his speech; three days before the ceremony, he was hit and killed by a bus in Newport, Rhode Island. A young man who had excelled as a student, athlete, brother, son, friend, and most importantly as a Christian, was gone. Those who knew him were devastated, but they knew the power of his memory would endure. In 2007, the Marx family made sure Frank would be remembered in a powerful way at Holy Ghost by beginning the Francis J. Marx V ’00 Memorial Scholarship.

“Frank was the epitome of the Holy Ghost Prep gentleman. His physical presence and emotional maturity always stood out. Confident. Thoughtful.

He was focused and intentional about his work, he made lasting friendships, and he was always looking to better himself so he could help others,” says Holy Ghost Prep president Gregory J. Geru-

son ’79. “While he is greatly missed, his memory lives on in the students who benefit from his scholarship.”

At the end of each year, the school chooses a rising senior who demonstrates strong leadership and academic talent, along with a commitment to serving the HGP community. The student must also demonstrate financial need in order to receive the $8,200 grant. Each winner has met the criteria but more importantly has been deemed worthy of carrying forward Frank’s legacy.

This is part of a “non-profit” the Marx family has been operating for more than 15 years. Its goal is to contribute funds to a variety of causes that have connections to Frank. One is Fairfield’s crew team, for which he was a captain. Another is the Malvern Retreat House–sponsored orphanage in Honduras, Amigos de Jesus. And at St. Katharine Drexel School in Southampton, his alma mater, the annual award given to an outstanding eighth grader has been renamed the “Frank Marx Green and Gold Award.” Along with the Marx Scholarship at HGP, they form a lasting tribute to a fine young man.

“He had an incredible heart for other people,” his father says. “He could relate to three-year-olds and 83-year-olds. I always marveled at that. If he encountered a person who was having a problem, he would stay in touch and reach out.

“He was very much rooted in his faith and had a devotion to the Blessed Mother. He was also a Eucharistic minister. He had a tremendous experience at Holy Ghost. Every time he would come home from college, he would visit Holy Ghost.”

The 2022 recipient of the Marx Scholarship is MICHAEL WALSH, who has already shown that he is a fine addition to the grant’s legacy. Walsh

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A P OWERF U L G IFT In 2007, the Marx family established the Francis J. Marx V ’00 Memorial Katelyn Marx, Joanne Marx, Frank Marx IV, along with 2023 Marx Scholar Michael Walsh and HGP principal Kevin Burke

is involved in several activities at Ghost, including Model U.N., Campus Ministry, and Ghost Around the World. He is an Unum Leader, serves on student government, has volunteered at the St.

Frank. Here is a list of the HGP students who have benefited from the Marx family’s generosity as Marx scholars:

Francis Inn soup kitchen in Kensington, and is a

2007

Larry Stickley

member of the baseball team. Walsh plans to be

2008

Sean Galiczynski

a physician and wants to live up to the example

2009

Mark Paleafico

Frank established.

2010

Nathaniel Lorence

want to disappoint,” he says. “I want to continue

2011

Kristopher Klein

doing what I’m doing because I must be doing

2012

Jeff Ainsley

something right, but I want to improve and get

2013

Collin Takita

better and surpass expectations.”

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George Armentani

2015

Brian Marion

2017

Carlo Duffy

2018

Matt Doucette

2019

Patrick Byrnes

2020

Zach Posivak

2021

Jake Marek

When he walked into Geruson’s office, Doucette

2022

Sean Marshall

didn’t receive any discipline. Instead, Geruson

2023

Michael Walsh

shook his hand and told him he was the 2018 win-

*The Marx Scholarship wasn’t awarded in 2016.

“Anytime you get something like this, you don’t

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HEN MATT DOUCETTE ’18 heard during morning announcements that he was to report to President Geruson’s office, he was

worried. Very worried.

“I asked myself, ‘Am I in that big trouble?’” he says, laughing.

ner of the Marx Scholarship.

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“That was the last thing I expected when I walked into Mr. Geruson’s office,” Doucette says.

Doucette graduated from the University of Pittsburgh this past spring and remains proud of receiving the scholarship. He has learned about Frank from meeting the Marx family and looks at him as a “role model.” That’s the power of what the scholarship has created. “You want to go out and achieve something great, too,” Doucette says.

Frank Marx IV makes sure to meet and get to know every winner. Although he isn’t involved in selecting those who receive the scholarship, he is quite eager to develop relationships with them.

That way, he can introduce them more deeply to his son.

“It’s so impressive to see somebody carry on such great work for a great cause,” Doucette says.

“He’s beyond generous. He, his wife [Joanne], and family are just extremely kind and generous and are overall great people. To stay connected with them and hear the stories of Frank’s life makes it so special.”

LARRY STICKLEY received the first Marx Scholarship in 2007. His father had died when he was in eighth grade, and his mother was an elementary school teacher, so the award was extremely helpful. He was impressed with Frank Marx IV and his family and even invited him to his graduation party. His mother remains in touch with the Marxes. “I could really tell they really cared about how I was doing,” he says.

Now working for an investment firm in South Bend, Indiana—he graduated from Notre Dame in 2011—Stickley has had time to reflect on what the scholarship, as well as Frank’s life, have meant to him. The experience has been transformative and has helped shape how he has lived.

“I learned what kind of young man he was in line to be, and I found that he was like a role model to me,” Stickley says. “He’s the type of kid I aspired to be, as I got out of Holy Ghost, continued my academic career and my professional life.”

Last June, there was a memorial softball game to honor Frank, and there have been discussions

about the scholarship winners meeting up. They have an email chain and communicate, and Stickley hopes there is a reunion.

“I would love to get together and meet some of my fellow winners,” he says. “It would be a great opportunity.”

And another chance to remember a remarkable young man.

Marx Scholars, clockwise top left to right: Larry Stickley ’07, Matt Doucette ’18, and Zach Posivak ’20

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MEL LINDSEY ’23 Venne Family Scholar and Maguire Scholar

Jumps Bigger Ready for BY JOSEPH SANTOLIQUITO

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IS KNEES WOULD ALWAYS CHAFE UP

since nothing else fit, he was forced to wear a uni-

against the bottom of the desk, followed by a twitchy squirm. Fourthgrade seating wasn’t exactly comfortable for Mel Lindsey, Jr. Neither was third grade or second grade. Eyes,

form meant for an adult, which would sag off his

Lindsey felt, would invariably be drawn to him.

His desk was switched annually for a larger one

skinny frame.

He didn’t fit in a desk. He certainly didn’t fit in a youth uniform.

Mel Lindsey, Jr., however, has fit in well at Holy Ghost Prep.

The 6-foot-6, 210-pound senior has gained some

because he was so much bigger than other kids

attention from Division III coaches on the basket-

his age.

ball court, but is still undecided where he will

His mother, Maureen Dunfee, had to constantly

play his college basketball. Lindsey helped the

carry a birth certificate to verify his age for tour-

Firebirds finish 13-10 and gain a berth in the 2022

nament baseball and community sports. When

PIAA District One Class 5A playoffs last winter.

you’re a 10-pound, 14-ounce baby, that tends to

Lindsey was second on the Firebirds in scoring

happen. When you’re so much taller than every-

(11.9 ppg) last season and will team up with fel-

one your age, something else tends to happen—

low seniors Seamus McDermott, who plans to be

people assume you play basketball.

a hoops walk-on for Duquesne in 2023-24, and Ian

Lindsey’s father, Mel Sr., is an accomplished

Hendrix to be the team leaders for HGP this win-

Philadelphia Public League basketball coach—

ter. That trio will join upperclassmen Colin Lu-

first at Lincoln High School and now at Samuel

cas and Brendan Boutilier, along with promising

Fels High. His mother, Maureen, was an athlete.

sophomore Adrien Varella, to form the makings

But there was one glaring issue with their son

of a strong nucleus for the Firebirds.

when it came to basketball—he didn’t start play-

“Mel’s ultimate goal is to play college basket-

ing the game seriously until seventh grade. Plus,

ball,” says Holy Ghost Prep coach Tony Chapman.

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“In order to reach that goal, Mel needs to do two things. First, he needs to become more of an onthe-court leader as a senior. And second, he must play with a positive energy on the court at all times, because that’s what college coaches want in their program.”

In the grand scheme of things, Lindsey hasn’t played organized basketball for very long. His first love was baseball. That changed suddenly when he arrived home one summer day and proclaimed, “Mom, I think I’m going to stick with basketball,” after playing eight hours of hoops.

He started playing the sport earnestly in seventh grade. Before then, Lindsey admits, he used to fake his basketball prowess quite well.

“I was always bigger than the other kids, so I was always playing up with older kids. I remember doing dribbling drills with these kids who played for years,” Lindsey recalled. “I wasn’t very good. We had to dribble between our legs up and down the court. I couldn’t dribble at all. How was I going to dribble between my legs?” he laughs. “It wasn’t pretty. I dribbled real casually, moving a lot slower than everyone else. I was walking. Everyone else was running.

“I would say I didn’t really start playing basket-

ball until I was 13, and I remember scoring 12 points in a game. I was so excited that I texted my dad. He texted back, ‘That’s nothing. You’re going to score a lot more.’”

By eighth grade, Lindsey was scoring in bushels. Progress came in increments. It also arrived through tough love. Mel Sr. would take Lindsey to Lincoln practices to play with his varsity team, comprised of young men in their mid-to-late teens who had been playing basketball for close to a decade. Lindsey discovered the disparity between where he was and where he wanted to go.

No one took it easy on Mel Jr. He was run over, run past, shoved, stepped on, and stepped over.

You name it.

“But it taught him,” Mel Sr. said. “He learned.

Mel was a baseball player and actually very good.

But I used to tell his mother that he would eventually be a basketball player. He was huge, but he had great hands and good feet. I knew. I kept saying Mel was going to be special. I took Mel to the gym with me one day, when I first started to work with him around age 11. He was shooting jumpers with his right hand and his left hand.

“He didn’t really gravitate toward basketball until seventh grade. Playing against the older kids made him play with more confidence against younger kids. He’s a natural. He has a ton of work

I could have gone to a lot of high schools out of eighth grade, but Holy Ghost was my choice because I wanted to be challenged academically.”

to do. Mel made the choice to go to Holy Ghost Prep, and I was behind whatever made him happy. He loves the school’s academics. Holy Ghost is a great school. Coach [Tony] Chapman is a legendary coach. Holy Ghost was a great choice as far as a life decision.”

Mel Jr. still pushes himself. He openly admits he needs to be better and plans to work harder.

His best basketball, it appears, is ahead of him.

Lindsey wouldn’t be a student-athlete at Holy Ghost Prep without the generosity of the Venne family and the Maguire Foundation.

The Venne Family Scholarship, which Lindsey has received, is named in honor of Richard and

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THE GIFT OF GHOST

A Holy Ghost Prep education can be lifechanging. Endowing scholarships or making Annual Fund gifts toward scholarships ensures that the best students can afford to attend Ghost, regardless of financial circumstances. For more information on how you can help give the gift of a Holy Ghost education, contact Matt Dwyer in the Office of Development: mdwyer@holyghostprep.org or 215.639.2102, ext. 203.

Johnette Venne, who sent two sons to Holy Ghost Prep: John ’96 and Richard ’02. Lindsey is also one of 16 students who is attending Holy Ghost Prep through the Maguire Independent Schools Scholars program.

“I could have gone to a lot of high schools out of eighth grade, but Holy Ghost was my choice because I wanted to be challenged academically,” said Lindsey, who carries a 3.16 GPA. “I beat my dad for the first time one-on-one just over a year ago. That was a big jump for me. I’m ready for bigger jumps.”

Joseph Santoliquito is an award-winning sportswriter based in the Philadelphia area who has been writing for Ring Magazine/RingTV.com since October 1997 and has written feature stories for SI.com, ESPN.com, NFL.com, MLB.com, Deadspin, and The Philadelphia Daily News.

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HGP ICON:

REV. FRANCIS X. HANLEY

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A SHINING EXAMPLE TO ALL

By Michael Bradley

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o one needs a history book to know that the 1960s and early ’70s were turbulent times in this country. Just listen to the music of the era, and the anger, defiance, and commitment of young people no longer willing to live by old rules and traditions are quite evident.

There were riots, demonstrations, sit-ins, protests, and every kind of rally against issues like the Vietnam War, racial inequities, and the poor treatment of women. Pick a city, and something big happened.

Holy Ghost Prep wasn’t exactly a countercultural bastion, but the students were concerned about many things happening in America at the time. And they wanted to address some not-sovital issues, like the length of their hair. School regulations at the time prohibited their locks from touching ear or collar, and those restrictions were strictly enforced—to the young men’s collective dismay. One senior, who was a member of a rock band, wanted to negotiate a compromise. Could he—and others—grow their tresses longer but wear short-hair wigs while on campus? They took their idea to Father Francis X. Hanley, Ghost’s Headmaster at the time.

He agreed.

So, 10 hirsute Firebirds spent most of the 197172 school year sporting the units, which kept them in compliance with school regulations. “He probably regretted it, but he said yes,” says Michael Carr ’72, one of the 10.

As graduation approached, a rumor spread around the school. Those wearing the wigs would wait until the end of the ceremony and then toss their hairpieces in the air in celebration, as graduates do with their caps. Father Hanley, who

knew just about everything that went on at Ghost, addressed the class before the commencement festivities began.

“He implored us to respect the decorum of the ceremony and the guests and parents and not to do that,” Carr says. “I thought it was a tribute to how highly regarded Father Hanley’s attitude, personality, and leadership were that not a single student did it.”

Throughout his 16 years at Ghost as Headmaster, teacher, athletic director, and guidance counselor, Father Hanley had a significant impact on students, faculty, and the institution itself. He embodied the tenets of the Spiritan priesthood and understood the importance of guiding young men without haranguing them. He spoke softly, but what he said mattered. More than anything else, Father Hanley demonstrated a true concern for Holy Ghost students and their development.

“Father Hanley defined goodness,” says Dr. Joseph Majdan ’66. “He was approachable. He was caring. He was genuine. He didn’t hide behind anything. He was witty and fun. He had a little smirk, with his mouth off to the side and a highpitched laugh. You knew he knew you and cared about you.”

A Wilmington, Delaware native who took his vows in 1954 and was ordained to the priesthood five years later, Father Hanley spent several years at Duquesne University and two stints at the Spiritan Center in western Pennsylvania. From 198387, he was part of the Spiritans International Novitiate Team in Quebec. His was a life of service and care for others, a message he worked to spread during his time at Ghost. He died in 2010 at the age of 79.

“Father Hanley was a person who was fair and reasonable,” Carr says. “He was a really honest guy who would talk with you in a straightforward manner. If he disagreed with you, he told you. But in four years at Holy Ghost, I never heard anyone say a bad word about him.”

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Father Hanley defined goodness. He was approachable. He was caring.

He was genuine.”

DR. JOSEPH MAJDAN ’66

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hen Rich Shaginaw ’70 was at Holy Ghost, the school didn’t have a formal music program. But because Father Hanley played the guitar, he was interested in broadening students’ knowledge of music. When Shaginaw was a freshman, Father Hanley brought some of the students into the chapel to teach them some folk songs that were appropriate for Mass.

“Father Hanley would ask each student to sing part of a song and then determined where that person fit into an ensemble. He taught us to sing in harmony and led us very effectively,” Shaginaw says.

The caliber of singing at future Masses improved, but Father Hanley wanted more than a group of voices that worked well together. He wanted to hold a guitar Mass. And he wasn’t going to be denied. At the time, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia didn’t allow guitars at Mass, and Father Hanley couldn’t understand why.

“He pushed the Archdiocese and had long discussions with the priest there who was responsible for making that decision,” Shaginaw says.

“Sometime during my sophomore year, he got permission to have guitars at Mass.”

Father Hanley didn’t harangue or grandstand.

He merely made his case in a direct, intentional manner. And he rarely raised his voice. Joe Sharp ’74 says the lower Father Hanley’s volume got, the more important the message was. “If you had to strain to hear him, you probably should have been straining to hear him,” Sharp says.

In the classroom, Father Hanley wasn’t interested in rote memorization and simply drilling students on memorized facts. Majdan calls him “dynamic” in the classroom and remembers his enthusiasm. “He didn’t just teach it,” says Majdan, who has taught at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital for 41 years, in addition to being a cardiologist there. “He made you a part of it. He made you want to learn.” Father Hanley taught religion and history, and he was approachable, with a

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common touch. He wanted students to learn the larger concepts and truths. Shaginaw says that Father Hanley’s approach to teaching religion was to impress upon students that the central message of the Gospel—and of life itself—was love.

“He was very effective at teaching religion, which is a tough topic for 14-year-old boys,” Shaginaw says. “We weren’t too interested in it.”

Every December, Father Hanley would ask students what they would be celebrating on the 25th.

Someone would say, “Christmas.” He would reply, “Not totally wrong but incomplete.” Another student would say, “Jesus’ birth.” Father Hanley replied the same way he had before. After students exhausted their responses, Father Hanley would say, “We celebrate love.”

“I remember that 50-plus years later,” Shaginaw says.

Father Hanley had a great touch in the classroom, and he was quite effective outside of it, too. An athletic man who stayed in good shape, he often joined students when they were playing a pickup game. He had a sense of humor, too. Sharp remembers a time when one of his classmates was imitating Father Hanley and didn’t know that his subject was looking on. When he didn’t get the reaction he was used to receiving from his audience, whose members saw Father Hanley watching, he turned to see Father Hanley standing there. Without pausing, the student said, “Father, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” Instead of punishing the student, Father Hanley moved on. “He could have made the student’s life miserable, but he didn’t,” Sharp says.

It’s no wonder Father Hanley was nearby during the imitation. He had a sense of when students were engaging in mischief and would show up as it occurred. “We called him ‘Sneaky Snake,’” Shaginaw says. “When someone was goofing off, he’d show up. He had this radar.” The students even had a signal if they saw him coming. They would hiss, like a snake, to alert the perpetrator that he had better stop.

“At our graduation, he told everybody that he had a nickname,” Shaginaw says. “He said, ‘I take that as a badge of honor.’”

Father Hanley’s impact on his students continued after they left Ghost. When Majdan was in his third year at Penn’s medical school, he was doing a psychiatry rotation and had a patient who wanted to see a priest. Majdan called Holy Ghost, and Father Hanley answered the phone. “Do you remember me?” Majdan asked. “Of course I do, Joe,” was the response. Majdan explained his situation and said that he thought a “true human-

istic priest” would help the patient. Father Hanley agreed immediately, even though it would be a long drive from Bensalem to the hospital. Two days later, Majdan received a call from someone at the desk: “There’s a priest here to see you.” Father Hanley spent 90 minutes with the patient, discussing life and its complexities. “It really made a difference,” Majdan says.

Many years later, in 1999, Majdan’s mother passed away, and on the day of her funeral, Father Hanley showed up and concelebrated the Mass.

“It was incredible,” Majdan says.

When Sharp was a couple years out of college and working in the insurance field, he went to southern California for a convention and spent a couple days with a friend whose father was a good friend of Father Hanley, who happened to be in L.A. at the time. The four men went to an Angels game together, and Sharp remembers how great it was to spend time with Father Hanley.

“It just reinforced what a nice guy he was,” Sharp says. “It was great sitting with him, eating a hot dog, drinking a Coke, and enjoying the game.

Six or seven years before, I would have never imagined I would be socializing with the Headmaster of my high school.”

Father Hanley was generous. He was good company. But he never lost his sense of purpose or his strong principles. Tom Brzozowski ’82 is a proud Saint Joseph’s University graduate and a huge fan of the Hawk basketball team. He remembers being at an SJU game at Duquesne when Father Hanley was the chaplain for the Dukes’ team. During the game—an SJU rout—a Duquesne student was riding Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli and his son, Phil Jr., a reserve on the team.

Martelli’s wife, Judy, asked the student to stop heckling her son, and Brzozowski and his friends went to sit closer to Judy in case trouble started.

“I didn’t know Father Hanley was the team chaplain,” Brzozowski says.

“After the game, the teams shook hands, and then Father Hanley made a beeline to where we were sitting, went up into the bleachers, scooted over the railing, and gave it to the kid with both barrels, up and down. He told the kid he was representing Duquesne poorly, and the kid shut up.

“It was great.”

And yet another example of Father Hanley’s impact on others.

A frequent contributor to Holy Ghost Prep Magazine, Michael Bradley is a writer, broadcaster, and professor in suburban Philadelphia. He is the author of 33 books and is a professor in the communication department at Villanova University.

NEXT UP: JOHN MUNDY ’65 This Father Hanley feature is the latest in a series of pieces on HGP icons. In the next issue of Holy Ghost Prep Magazine, we will profile John Mundy ’65, who started the crosscountry, track, and track & field programs at Holy Ghost Prep while he was still a student. John has influenced countless HGP runners over the decades.

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Mike Georges, Jomal Mathew, Cole Apeldorn, Felix Flis, and David Szczepanski, all members of Holy Ghost Prep’s Class of 2022, truly blossomed during their four years on campus. They all left their mark at Ghost and were clearly prepared for what’s next.

A TOUR DE FORCE HE LIST OF SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE

who participated in high school speech and debate is an impressive one, including media personalities Oprah Winfrey and Stephen Colbert, actor Paul Rudd, and even U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

And when Holy Ghost Prep hosted its “50 Years of Forensics” gathering a few years ago, the correlation between speech and debate participation and eventual success in one’s chosen profession was evident yet again.

It’s only a matter of time before Mike Georges ’22 adds his name to that illustrious list of high achievers. Over the course of his four years at Holy Ghost Prep, Georges collected trophies and ribbons in forensics tournaments at a prodigious pace and made two trips to nationals.

“Mike was a tour de force in forensics. He was incredibly talented and a hard worker. Those two traits were rewarded with the numerous final rounds Mike was in,” says Patrick McGhee ’03, an English teacher and the head coach of the forensics team at Ghost. “It was always a heart-inthe-throat moment in the awards ceremony when Mike got closer and closer to first place. When he was the champion, he demonstrated grace and humility as he won, too.”

Georges’ successes weren’t limited to speech and debate. He and his best friend, Jayden Parks, served as president and vice president of Holy Ghost Prep’s Class of 2022, respectively. Thanks to the leadership of the big personality seniors on HGP student government—led by Georges—the level of school spirit was ramped back up to preCOVID levels.

A Maguire Scholar, Georges was one of the most accomplished students in last year’s senior class— carrying a 4.39 cumulative GPA. His impressive high school resume resulted in Georges being accepted into some of the nation’s most elite universities, a list he cut to three finalists: Notre Dame, Duke, and Georgetown.

In the end, one of his former HGP forensics teammates, former Georgetown student Colton El-Habr ’20 (El-Habr transferred to Johns Hopkins), played a pivotal role in Georges selecting

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Georgetown, where he will major in political economics.

“Colton told me to visit and spend the weekend with him in his dorm,” Georges said. “This is what I call ‘only at Ghost’ because only at Ghost would a student two years out invite you to stay in his college dorm. Anyways, I was welcome. The students were chill and the environment was collaborative. I think the most appealing thing about the school is the location. Being so close to D.C. helps, especially since I want to work with Congress.

“At Georgetown, I hope to learn how politics and economic factors play a role in policymaking. I hope to eventually help write the country’s policy and change how minority communities are negatively impacted.”

McGhee suspects this won’t be the last Holy Ghost Prep Magazine article we read about Georges.

“Mike is a man of excellence. Talented? Yes. More importantly, he knows it takes hard work to get whatever you want,” says McGhee. “I am 100% certain that whatever Mike decides he wants to pursue, we will see another article about how he is a leader in that field as well.”

“I hope to eventually help write the country’s policy and change how minority communities are negatively impacted.”

>BY BILL DOHERTY

ENGINEERING A BRIGHT FUTURE ATHEMATICALLY MINDED may be the best way to describe Holy Ghost Prep Class of 2022 graduate Jomal Mathew. “I was always the kid who loved math, but I never had a specific interest,” says Mathew. “I love how absolute but also how diverse its concepts are. I’m constantly doing calculations and visualizations of it in my mind.”

Mathew’s love of mathematics has come into sharper focus more recently. He is attending the University of Pennsylvania, where he is majoring in electrical engineering. His STEM work at Penn will begin even sooner, however, thanks to his acceptance into the Clark Scholars Program in Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. The program combines innovative coursework, service learning, leadership and business development, and research internship opportunities for talented students from underrepresented backgrounds.

Mathew’s aspirations at Penn have him headed toward the school’s management and technology program, a dual-degree program between the university’s engineering and Wharton Business schools. For fun, he also plans on joining Penn Electric Racing, the university’s Formula Electric SAE team. “I’ve always loved high-performance cars,” Mathew confesses, “so this will allow me to get a taste of the motorsports world.”

Mathew’s passion for science and engineering has its roots in Holy Ghost’s burgeoning STEM program. He joined the HGP robotics team as an underclassman. With the help of robotics moderators Brandon Petcaugh and Kevin Bushek, he picked up an array of skills from the program, including coding, engineering design, and team strategy. But his initial passion for science was spurred by the AP chemistry class he took in his junior year with HGP’s just-retired ace chemistry teacher Amanda Coopersmith.

“I knew I had to pursue a career in science after taking her class,” Mathew says. “I loved being in the lab environment and learning how and why certain reactions occur the way they do.” Mathew was especially inspired by the practical nature of the class. He and his fellow students performed

tasks as varied as synthesizing aspirin, extracting iron from iron tablets, and studying various oscillating chemical reactions.

Mathew loved his four years at Holy Ghost. He often unwound from the academic pressure of school days in the chapel, where he played classical music on the grand piano. (“The acoustics are sublime,” he explains.) His interest in playing the piano was heightened by his friends’ discovery that he had perfect pitch.

“At first I didn’t really think much of it. But I’ve come to realize that talents like these are just opportunities to make the most of what I can do,” says Mathew.

Mathew has made the most of his opportunities in spite of some personal setbacks, in particular the stroke his mother suffered at the start of 2020, just as COVID struck. Like other families with loved ones in care units, he and his father’s visitations were limited for a time to communicating with her through a window at her rehab facility.

Thanks to physical therapy and his mother’s determination, her recovery has been steady since she has returned home. “She doesn’t give up,” says Mathew. “Her relentlessness inspires me.”

Now Mathew feels ready to make his mark in a top-flight program at an Ivy League school. He’s looking forward to the experience. Says Mathew: “There are so many people at Penn from different corners of the world. I’ve already made friends with future classmates from Miami, San Francisco, Shanghai, Paris, and other great cities around the world.”

Mathew plans on taking full advantage of Penn’s diversity: “I’ve had to learn to use all of the resources around me to the fullest. We can’t take a single day for granted.”

“I’ve always loved highperformance cars so this will allow me to get a taste of the motorsports world.”

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A MAN OF MANY TALENTS OR COLE APELDORN ’22, fishing isn’t just a

hobby. It’s a process of preparing yourself for the chance to achieve something great.

“You spend many late nights testing your tackle and making sure everything you need is in perfect condition, driving over a hundred miles, and then leaving the dock at some crazy time when it’s still dark out, all so you can give yourself the best chance to catch the fish of your life,” says Apeldorn.

Even the sport’s well-known frustrations have their upside, Apeldorn believes. “It’s not always about the catch. I’ve gone on plenty of trips without catching a single thing. But the more you try, the better you become, and the more rewarding your time becomes. If I’m not successful at something, I make sure I learn something from the experience.”

A saltwater angler who casts offshore for tuna and striped bass, Apeldorn has been applying the lessons of fishing to his academic and professional endeavors as well. “When challenges and opportunities come your way, you can execute and win the battle because of the preparation,” says Apeldorn. “Fishing has shown me how to attack school with that approach.”

He is now casting his lines at Penn State, where he was accepted into the Sapphire Leadership Academic Program within the university’s Smeal College of Business. A 50-student cohort within Smeal, Sapphire offers its students a specialized curriculum, a dedicated advisor, access to business leaders, and a collaborative working environment. Almost 900 students were eligible to apply to Sapphire. Fifty were accepted, Apeldorn among them.

Happy Valley appealed to him from the first time he visited the campus. “It felt like a city in the middle of nowhere. I never really wanted a big school, but programs like Sapphire can help make a big school feel smaller.”

He certainly made his mark at a smaller institution in his time at Holy Ghost Prep. A recipient of the school’s Presidential Scholarship, Apeldorn earned first honors in each of his four years at Ghost and was a member of the National Honor Society in English, social studies, and art. His ac-

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complishments as an art student and an artist at Holy Ghost were particularly impressive. He won the school’s Medal for Excellence in Art at graduation, as well as the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Art Award for printmaking in his junior year. Photography was a related medium that captured his interest.

“Surprisingly, photography can be very stressful, but at the same time it is very relaxing. It takes a lot of patience, waiting to get that perfect shot, which a lot of the time doesn’t come out. But you can learn from your mistakes.”

Apeldorn used that same approach to excel as a member of Holy Ghost’s golf team. Like fishing, the sport requires a willingness to embrace challenging tasks, even when the rewards aren’t always apparent at the outset. “I’ll put in more work than anyone else,” Apeldorn says. “I’ve spent many nights at the driving range, and many days practicing specific parts of my golf game, often seeing little or no improvement at all.” His accomplishments as a golfer suggest otherwise. A PIAA District One championship qualifier in his sophomore and junior years, he took home five top-3 trophies from the Philadelphia PGA Junior Tour last year.

It all comes back to fishing in the end. Like everything else Apeldorn puts his heart into, his love of the process outweighs the gratification of success. “For most types of fishing, I practice what is called ‘catch, photo, release.’ I love watching the beast I just caught swim away, to live again, and hopefully give another angler the same experience I was given.”

“But the more you try, the better you become, and the more rewarding your time becomes. If I’m not successful at something, I make sure I learn something from the experience.”

> BY MATT JORDAN

THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING OSITIVE AND PROACTIVE

are the qualities that set Class of 2022 graduate Felix Flis apart from his peers. “I feel like my greatest contribution to the HGP community was my positivity. Nine times out of 10, I am in a great mood and have a positive mindset about things.”

Flis’ positive attitude and contributions played a significant part in the success of two of HGP’s athletic teams during his time at the school. He was the manager of the varsity basketball team for all four years, and he received the Sportsmanship Award from the varsity tennis team in his senior year. That altruistic attitude extends to other parts of his life.

A life scout with the Boy Scouts of America, a longtime lifeguard, and a volunteer at St. Joseph’s University’s Kinney Center for Autism, Flis is “always looking out for others. I take other people’s situations into account and try to give back as much as I can.”

Flis is at the University of Delaware this fall, where he plans to take courses in the school’s exercise science and physical therapy programs, with a career goal of helping college or professional athletes with their strength and conditioning goals or their physical therapy and rehabilitation needs. Flis’ own fitness became not only a personal goal but a life-changing occasion when he started playing tennis for coach Justin Goulet ’99 and the varsity tennis team in his freshman year.

“I started lifting weights to get in better shape for the matches,” says Flis. “The workouts were always fun and they kept me active. I wasn’t seeing any difference in my appearance, but I saw many differences in my game on the court.”

His love of weightlifting reached another level when he watched the movie Pumping Iron, the 1977 classic that celebrated the lives of early celebrity bodybuilders like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu, and Lou Ferrigno.

“I was instantly hooked,” Flis admits. “Ever since then, I’ve been going to the gym five, six, sometimes even seven days a week. I hope to compete in bodybuilder shows and events myself one day.” Working out with that sort of purpose

improved not only Flis’ physical health and appearance, but his social life at HGP. “I’ve made incredible bonds with friends at the gym, like [fellow 2022 alums] Angelo Ciocca, Pat Lichtner, and James Corbett,” Flis says.

Although his future goals will be centered around helping other athletes, Flis’ own athletic accomplishments at Holy Ghost were nothing short of impressive. A four-year varsity tennis player, Flis was a PIAA District One doubles and team districts champion in his senior year. He credits Goulet with giving him the mental toughness to maximize his abilities as a player.

“He was one of the first coaches to really push me to my limits mentally,” says Flis. “All of my other coaches had always pushed me physically, but never mentally. Before high school tennis, my attitude on the court was pretty bad. If I was down in a match, I would check out and stop trying. Coach Goulet showed me that there’s light in the darkest moments.”

Goulet’s expectation that the team stay true to its scheduled outdoor practices on days when the temperature was in the twenties and snow and rain might be falling didn’t hurt their mental toughness either, Flis admits.

Now he plans on applying that same mental toughness to life as a Blue Hen at the University of Delaware. “I am especially proud of my motivation,” says Flis. “In previous years, I was never motivated enough to go the extra mile. Now I push myself and challenge myself in everything.

I’m really trying to become the best version of myself that I can be.”

“Coach Goulet showed me that there’s light in the darkest moments.”

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Prep broadcast stardom began with some hellacious bus rides to and from school as a Ghost freshman.

A Port Richmond native, Szczepanski would wake up at 5 a.m. and hop on the bus at Aramingo Avenue at 5:50 a.m. Once on board, the Philadelphia School District bus would traverse 30-40 miles around the city—making stops in North Philly, West Philly, the Northeast, Fox Chase, and Rhawnhurst. The same here-there-and-everywhere route home from Bensalem would have Szczepanski home after 5 p.m. most days.

“Overall, I spent about five-and-a-half hours on a school bus per day,” Szczepanski recalls. “There were definitely a few times, especially in the winter of my freshman year, where I questioned if Ghost was the place for me. But after talking with my parents and some school administration, I decided to continue attending Holy Ghost, and I am very happy that I did.”

Despite his initial doubts, Szczepanski maintained perfect attendance throughout his four years at Ghost. And oddly enough, the pandemic altered the course of Szczepanski’s school life for the better. The reason? Because of the inability of crowds to gather during the pandemic, Holy Ghost Prep really upped its livestream game, and Szczepanski literally found his voice and his sense of direction, becoming “the Voice of the Firebirds” in his junior and senior years.

In addition to being the livestream play-by-play announcer for every sport imaginable at Ghost, Szczepanski even picked up side gigs—doing area high school football games and even serving as the public address announcer for the first two games (Holy Ghost Prep vs. Strath Haven and Dover High School vs. Imani Christian Academy of Pittsburgh) of last winter’s Wilmington Playby-Play Classic at the Sixers’ G-League facility in Wilmington, Delaware.

Ask Szczepanski what his two favorite sports broadcasting moments were at Ghost, and he cites calling coach Tony Chapman’s historic 900th win and broadcasting HGP baseball’s District One title game win last spring.

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Szczepanski, who also served as a student government representative as a senior. “I knew I was extremely lucky to be doing something I loved.”

Since the spring of 2021, Szczepanski had been itching to start a news program at Holy Ghost Prep. He pitched the idea to HGP principal Kevin Burke, and HGP Morning News was born in late 2021. Szczepanski and his co-anchor, Santino DeRose, did 13 weekly episodes of the news broadcast last school year, plus a special “Holy Ghost Day” telecast.

Szczepanski’s baby, HGP’s student-run TV station, continues to grow this year with seniors AJ Olczak and Brendan Boutilier taking over as the weekly news anchors and sophomore Robert Loper heading up the day-to-day operations.

“My high school experience at Holy Ghost is something I wouldn’t trade for the world,” says Szczepanski. “I have absolutely no regrets. The students, who truly become your brothers, and the teachers/staff care about you and want you to succeed. I know that I have created some lifelong friends at HGP, and I’m super thankful for that.”

Szczepanski has exchanged one rough commute for another—tackling Schuylkill Expressway traffic every morning as a freshman commuter student in communications at Villanova University. And yes, he’s been broadcasting from day one at Villanova—serving as part of a three-man broadcast booth for Villanova football on the school’s radio station (WXVU 89.1 FM, the Roar) and publishing game recaps on the station’s website. He will be doing Villanova basketball games for WXVU this winter.

“I like to dream big, so my ultimate dream job after college would be to broadcast for the Phillies or Major League Baseball in some capacity,” says Szczepanski.

“My high school experience at Holy Ghost is something I wouldn’t trade for the world.”

>BY BILL DOHERTY

HGP’s Class of 2022: WHERE THEY HEADED AFTER GHOST Holy Ghost Prep’s Class of 2022 was a group of unique and talented individuals who excelled in the classroom, on the stage, in laboratories, in community service efforts, and on the playing fields.

They also displayed tremendous grit and togetherness when the COVID-19 pandemic altered both the course of their HGP careers and their college searches. HGP’s Class of 2022 was an accomplished group of 102 students who are continuing their academic careers at 49 different schools in 17 different states.

“The wonderful array of college admissions offers that Holy Ghost’s Class of 2022 received is a reflection of the students’ many talents in and out of the classroom,” said AnnMarie Reteneller, Holy Ghost Prep’s director of college guidance. “As the world of college admissions becomes more competitive every year, it is a source of pride that colleges recognize Holy Ghost’s excellent academic preparation and the significant contributions that our graduates are poised to make to their college communities.”

Kevin Burke, principal of Holy Ghost Prep, said: “The Class of 2022 left an indelible mark on Holy Ghost Prep. It’s a credit to them, their parents, our teachers, and our College Guidance Office that they are attending such an impressive list of colleges and universities—ranging from Amherst to Alabama, Penn to Pitt, Saint Joseph’s to South Carolina, Cincinnati to The Citadel, West Chester to Wash U, Rochester to Rensselaer. They are undoubtedly prepared to make a difference within their college communities, just as they have done in ours.”

The students in Holy Ghost Prep’s Class of 2022 headed to the following schools after Ghost (listed alphabetically): Amherst College Arcadia University Boston University Bucknell University Bucks County Community College Clarkson University DeSales University Drexel University Duquesne University East Stroudsburg University Fairfield University Florida State University Georgetown University Howard University

Immaculata University La Salle University Lehigh University Marist University Monmouth University Moravian College Nova Southeastern University Pace University Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University-Abington Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Saint Joseph’s University Temple University

The Citadel The College of William & Mary United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Military Academy University of Alabama University of Cincinnati University of Colorado University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Michigan University of Mississippi University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of Scranton University of South Carolina University of Tampa Villanova University Washington University in St. Louis West Chester University York College

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By Michael Bradley

T WAS NICE THAT HOLY GHOST PREP’S PIAA Class 4A state quarterfinal appearance against Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast in June 2021 was the furthest any Firebird team had advanced in the postseason, but after a 9-7 loss to the Friars, just about everybody on the team wanted more.

In 2022, they got it.

Now, it’s time for the last step.

“Next season, we’re going to come out hungry,” says senior Matt Goldenbaum.

This past June, the Firebirds nearly ate their fill. They advanced to the 2022 PIAA Class 4A state title game but dropped an excruciating 10-9 decision to Montour. As they reflect on a remarkable season and look forward to becoming the first HGP baseball team to win a PIAA championship, they do so with a singular purpose.

“This year, we want to take it all the way,” says senior first baseman Isaac Acosta. “Knowing the feeling of losing will make us try harder. When we lost to Bonner in ’21, our main goal was to get past them. We did this year.”

Ghost looks ahead confidently to 2023, thanks

“I did a lot of self-reflection about how to move the needle and get the school its first-ever baseball state championship.”

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to the return of a four-man core—Goldenbaum, Acosta, Aiden Robbins, and Reese Acord—and coach Greg Olenski ’10, who during his three seasons at the helm (there was no play in 2020, due to the pandemic) has lifted Ghost near the top of the state.

“He makes us work really hard in practice and holds us accountable,” Goldenbaum says of Olenski. “Practices are intense, the results are good.”

Olenski is a 2010 Ghost grad who was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in January 2022 and was an assistant under former coach Vince Rossomando for three seasons before taking over in 2019. His full-time career as a salesman for a sports construction company allows him the flexibility to coach the team, and his passion for the sport and his alma mater has helped make a strong program even more formidable.

“I wouldn’t want any other coach,” Acosta says.

“He’s a coach and friend and is there for you on and off the field. The coaching staff he has put together is the best I have been a part of.”

Last year’s team thrived because of its personnel, but give Olenski credit for introducing a few complementary components that made a significant difference. One was sports psychologist Brian Cain, who helped the players prepare for games and move past the inevitable failures that occur in a game in which 30 percent success at the plate is considered tremendous. Another was the decision to hire a physio company that evaluated each player from a flexibility and mobility perspective and produced individual training programs that allowed players to maximize their performance. Olenski also brought in a U.S. Army Ranger who worked with players on team building concepts and mental toughness.

“It was eye-opening for me when we lost to Monsignor Bonner in the 2021 state quarterfinal,” Olenski says. “I took a vacation that August and asked myself, ‘How can I improve?’ I did a lot of self-reflection about how to move the needle and get the school its first-ever baseball state championship.”

The players responded to the new tactics and felt they helped the team improve its performance and advance two more rounds in the state tournament.

“I always struggled mentally with hitting,” Acosta says. “[Cain] helped me open my mind and clear it to focus on what I needed to do. I was thinking too much at the plate, and that’s never good for me. I was able to just go up there and do what I had been doing since I was four years old.”

Matt Goldenbaum, Isaac Acosta, Aiden Robbins, and Reese Acord.

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INCE ACORD, GOLDENBAUM, AND ROBBINS have been playing baseball together since the summer after eighth grade—Acord and Goldenbaum go back to when they were “nine or ten” and Goldenbaum’s dad started a travel team—it made perfect sense that Goldenbaum would sing the praises of playing for Olenski to his buddies after his ninth grade season at Ghost. “He was saying it was a lot of fun, and that the teachers care about you in and out of the classroom,” Robbins says.

Robbins and Acord started high school elsewhere but decided to transfer to Holy Ghost for their sophomore years.

“I was the guinea pig,” says Goldenbaum, who lives in the Pennsbury School District. “I tried Ghost out and told them about it. They came later, and they loved it.”

Goldenbaum has given HGP baseball fans plenty to love about him since he started playing. The pitching ace has signed to play Division I baseball at the University of South Florida after graduation and will be the mainstay of the HGP rotation this season, along with fellow pitching returnee Justin Lucas. Goldenbaum also serves as a designated hitter and utility infielder. Acord praises his intensity, while Acosta says “he isn’t afraid to go at anyone” when on the mound.

“The sky’s the limit for Matt because of his work ethic,” Olenski says. “He eats, sleeps, and breathes baseball. He always wants to do more to get one percent better every day. We’re going to lean on him.”

Olenski calls Robbins “one of the best centerfielders I have had the opportunity to coach” because of his ability to track down just about any ball. Every great team needs tremendous defense up the middle, and Robbins provides that in the outfield. He has committed to Seton Hall to play his college ball.

“He’s an animal in the outfield,” Goldenbaum says. “When someone hits the ball to the outfield, and he’s in center, you don’t have to think. You know it’s going to be caught. And when he comes up to bat, something good is about to happen.”

Acosta transferred to HGP after one year at Hamilton West High in New Jersey and enjoys a connection with his Firebird teammates that goes beyond the past couple years. “All my buddies played there,” he says of his summer league teammates.

“They did some convincing.” Olenski refers to the first baseman as “an off-the-charts glue guy. Every clubhouse needs someone like him, and his ability to help galvanize the team is invaluable.”

“First of all, he’s a great teammate,” Acord says.

“He also brings a great competitive edge. He’ll do anything for his teammates and for us to win.”

Acord led the team in homers last year with eight and brings a steady, quiet strength to the team. The lefthanded hitter takes a spot in the middle of the lineup and puts pressure on other teams with his power. After taking his sophomore year—after transferring from Council Rock South—to acclimate himself to the school and the team, Acord became a more vocal force last spring.

“He doesn’t like to brag,” Robbins says. “He hits a home run, and he lets other people talk about him. This past year, his personality came out, and it was cool to see.”

The 2023 Firebirds will have a talented team with several seniors and big plans. Each returnee is keenly aware of what the team has accomplished, but each knows there is one more game to win, one more step to take. Robbins wishes he “could fast-forward to next spring” and cites the senior-laden team as a group of people that has “seen it all.”

“It’s our time,” he says.

A frequent contributor to Holy Ghost Prep Magazine, Michael Bradley is a writer, broadcaster, and professor in suburban Philadelphia. He is the author of 33 books and is a professor in the communication department at Villanova University.

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Campus NEWS HGP Celebrates Its 2022 Mass of the Holy Spirit On September 11, the Holy Ghost Prep community officially kicked off the 2022-23 academic year and its yearlong 125th anniversary celebration with the Mass of the Holy Spirit in the Firebird Fieldhouse.

The Mass was attended by a crowd of over 500 Holy Ghost students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends. The Mass seeks the continued guidance of the Holy Spirit for the school and its mission.

Rev. Christopher McDermott, C.S.Sp., concelebrated the Mass, along with Rev. Daniel Sormani, C.S.Sp., Rev. Thomas Dailey, O.F.F.S. ’77, and Rev. John Berger ’64.

In a beautifully constructed homily, Fr. Sormani focused on the importance of the first of the seven core components of a Spiritan school: openness to the Spirit.

“The Holy Spirit is not readily recognizable. The Holy Spirit is like an invisible electromagnetic field that carries invisible waves,” said Fr. Sormani. “It goes through walls that are not just physical, even thick walls put up by the human heart. You sense its signal when you are attuned to it. Like love, it is mostly invisible but its effects are amazingly visible.”

HOLY GHOST PREPARATORY SCHOOL

125 Years OF SPIRITAN EDUCATION

Reflecting on our past, focusing on our future

Celebrating Our 125th in Style Holy Ghost Prep will continue our 125th anniversary celebration throughout the 2022-23 school year. One signature event of this year-long celebration will be our 125th gala on Friday, April 21 from 5:30-10:30 p.m. at Belle Voir Manor in Bensalem.

It'll be a night of dinner, dancing, and celebration, so please save the date.

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A Huge Accomplishment for Dr. Pitts William Pitts, R.Ph., Ph.D., a Holy Ghost Prep science teacher, received some exciting news earlier this week when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sotyktu™ (deucravacitinib), a first-inclass, oral inhibitor for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

Holy Ghost Graduates Its Class of 2022

Prior to coming to Ghost a couple years ago, Dr. Pitts was the leader of the Immunology Early Phase chemistry team at Bristol Myers Squibb Research Institute and was one of the first researchers to work on this novel mechanism of action. He led one of the chemistry teams that ultimately identified this psoriasis drug. Needless to say, Dr. Pitts—who worked on over 50 projects during his 30-plus years in the pharmaceutical industry—was thrilled that one project has finally made it all the way through clinical trials and is now an FDA-approved drug.

“It is particularly gratifying to have played a part in the discovery of this drug, and satisfying to see a lifelong dream come true,” said Dr. Pitts. “Having successfully closed that chapter of my life, I have been fortunate to be able to add a new Holy Ghost chapter with the hope that I can play a part in the future success of our students.”

Holy Ghost Prep principal Kevin Burke is excited for Dr. Pitts, but also for the HGP students who get to learn from him.

“Having teachers with incredible experiences in the fields of study that they teach benefits the education that happens on the Holy Ghost Prep campus each day,” says Burke. “We celebrate this achievement with Dr. Pitts and are grateful to have him as a teacher in the classroom.”

Holy Ghost Prep graduated 102 seniors at its commencement exercises on Saturday, June 4 on the campus lawn behind Cornwells Hall.

During the ceremony, students were recognized for their accomplishments and were reminded to take the lessons learned at Ghost and to apply them in college and in life.

“Remember to continue to be grateful for what you have, continue to keep standing up when life knocks you down, and when given the chance, be sure to stand out,” HGP principal Kevin Burke told the Class of 2022.

Besides Burke, the other featured graduation speakers were salutatorian Santino DeRose, HGP’s dean of academics Patrick Hoelzle ’01, valedictorian Dominic DiFrancesco, and Greg Wozniak, the president/ CEO of Denali Health, the outgoing chair of Holy Ghost Prep’s Board of Trustees (his tenure ended on June 30), and the father of three Holy Ghost Prep graduates: Robert ’07, Nick ’08, and Greg Jr. ’13.

“Holy Ghost Prep is not Cornwells or Founders Hall. It’s not the Field House or the Holt Center,” said DiFrancesco. “No; we are Holy Ghost.

Holy Ghost is the graduates of the Class of 2022, who are ready to take on the challenge of leaving this campus and moving on to somewhere new.”

In his salutatorian speech, DeRose reminded his classmates that they “did something no generation of Ghost classes could ever say—we weathered a pandemic—and instead of it being a memory of time apart, we will remember it for coming together.” In a cleverly written speech that pointed out the ability of HGP to quickly rebuild the graduation tent that blew down the day before Baccalaureate Mass but was quickly restored thanks to the Class of 2022’s ability to weather every storm, Hoelzle told the graduates that they had taught all of us that “the best way to weather a storm—any storm—is together.” Wozniak assured HGP’s Class of 2022 that they were ready for what’s next in life, urged them to be lifelong learners, and provided each graduate with a copy of the Ryan Holiday book The Obstacle Is the Way.

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Three HGP Students Receive National Merit® Scholarship Commendations Holy Ghost Prep current seniors Nicholas Afanassiev, Michael Pimble, and Jeffrey Shellenberger were named commended students in the 2023 National Merit® Scholarship program. A letter of commendation from the school and the National Merit® Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) was recently presented to all three students.

“We couldn’t be more proud of Michael, Nicholas, and Jeffrey,” says Holy Ghost Prep principal Kevin Burke. “To be a National Merit commended student is a great honor. All three of these young men have truly excelled in the classroom here at Ghost.”

The three HGP seniors were honored for their exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their performance on the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit® Scholarship Qualifying Test. They are among 34,000 students nationwide to be recognized with a letter of commendation for their exceptional academic achievements.

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Holy Ghost Prep Installs New Student Government Representatives Near the conclusion of the September 28th Mass in the Firebird Fieldhouse, the new members of Holy Ghost Prep’s student government association (SGA) were officially installed into office by SGA president Colin Mudrick ’23 and vice president Michael Holt ’24.

The 22 student government representatives, who will serve along with Mudrick and Holt, are: Class of 2023 representatives: Brendan Boutilier, Jason Brown, Benjamin Chimbos, Brandon Fey, Albert Olczak, Jr., and Michael Walsh Class of 2024 representatives: Brandon Beatrice, Timothy Devine, Brendan DiEnna, Michael Malpezzi, Gavin McDonough, Ralph Smolczynski, and Robert Williams Class of 2025 representatives: Robert Loper, Anthony Marrero, Corum Mo, Guru Patel, and Cole Rosini Class of 2026 representatives: Francis Graham, O’Bryan Pierre, Ethan Taylor, and Robert Wimsey AnnMarie Reteneller and Grace Opdyke, from Holy Ghost Prep’s College Guidance Office, serve as the co-moderators of SGA. “Student government members are students who agree to assume leadership roles within the Ghost community,” says Reteneller. “As leaders, SGA members are expected to exhibit responsibility, school spirit, respect, and a commitment to service. They are the link between the Holy Ghost Prep administration/faculty and their fellow students, and I believe that this group of students will serve in that role really well.”

Celebrating Some of HGP’s Best and Brightest Many of Holy Ghost Prep’s best and brightest students in the Classes of 2023, 2024, and 2025 were recognized at an Academic Honors Convocation on May 31.

In addition to a slew of academic awards and inductions into honor societies for excellence in world languages, mathematics, English, and science, a host of scholarships and prestigious prizes were presented over the course of the ceremony.

AJ Olczak ’23 received the Downey Scholarship, a half-tuition scholarship that is presented to an HGP student who best exhibits a blend of academic ability, a sound work ethic, and a strong school spirit. The recipient fully supports and practices the Catholic beliefs and values taught at Holy Ghost Prep.

Michael Walsh ’23 was presented with the Francis J. Marx V ’00 Scholarship, an $8,200 scholarship that is awarded to a Holy Ghost Prep student who demonstrates leadership, sound academic ability, and a commitment to giving back to HGP. This scholarship is named in memory of Francis J. Marx V ’00, a brilliant young man who died tragically at the age of 21 in 2004.

Reese Acord ’23 received the Thomas F. Flynn Scholarship, which is presented to a member of the current HGP junior class who best demonstrates an adventurous spirit, a sense of independence, sound academic ability, service to the school community, and physical and athletic rigor.

Brandon Beatrice ’24 was awarded the Clare McGovern-Warning Scholarship (in memory of St. Katherine Drexel), given to a current junior who demonstrates a love of God, as shown by a willingness to use personal resources for others; a faithful regard of religious obligations; diligence toward schoolwork; assumption of family responsibilities; effort to reach out to people different than himself; effort to embrace all members of the school community.

Matthew Huot ’23 received the Amy Kohler Memorial Scholarship, which is presented to an HGP student who demonstrates exceptional all-around character. The recipient is a student who participates in extracurricular activities, contributes significantly to the school, and challenges himself in the classroom.

The scholarship is a one-time $2,500 scholarship.

Guru Patel ’25 and Cole Rosini ’25 each received a National Honors Society scholarship, while Dominic Rivera ’23 was chosen as the National Art Honor Society Scholarship winner and Nicholas Afanassiev ’23 was the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award winner.

In addition, the following awards were presented at Holy Ghost’s Academic Honors Convocation: The Harvard Prize Book Award (awarded to a rising senior who demonstrates excellence in scholarship and achievement in other non-academic areas deemed to be worthy by reason of scholarship, character, school spirit, influence, and all-around ability): Brandon Fey ’23 Rensselaer Medal: Michael Pimble ’23 Excellence in Art Awards: Brandon Fey ’23, AJ Olczak ’23, Dominic Rivera ’23, Jeffrey Shellenberger ’23, Michael Holt ’24, Colin Irons ’24, Cian Kirn ’24, Logan Peterson ’24, James Bannon ’25, Tyler Fey ’25, Anthony Marrero ’25, Patrick Tavernier ’25

AJ Olczak ’23 shown with his parents and HGP principal Kevin Burke.

Excellence in Music Awards: James B. Gallagher ’23, Matthew Huot ’23, Matthew Manna ’23, Salvatore Rispo ’23, Francis Oniate ’24, Matthew Rockwell ’24, Chase Halpin ’25, Joshua Manangan ’25, Christopher Noto ’25, Cole Rosini ’25 Excellence in Social Studies Awards: Nicholas Afanassiev ’23, Jack Evans ’23, Brandon Fey ’23, Matthew McGinn ’23, Nathan Crowther ’24, Joseph Kent ’24, Matthew Koptyakov ’24, Michael Lucas ’24, Brendan Bittmann ’25, Tyler Fey ’25, Joseph Picone ’25, Cole Rosini ’25 Excellence in English Awards: Nicholas Afanassiev ’23, Brandon Fey ’23, Matthew McGinn ’23, Cole Smiley ’23, Brandon Beatrice ’24, Nathan Crowther ’24, Michael Lucas ’24, Logan Peterson ’24, Brendan Bittmann ’25, Guru Patel ’25, Cole Rosini ’25, Liam Winkler ’25 Excellence in Science Awards: Jack Evans ’23, Benjamin Harris ’23, Matthew McGinn ’23, AJ Olczak ’23, Sean Boyle ’24, Dylan Fair ’24, Matthew Koptyakoc ’24, Thomas McGinley ’24, Daniel Fawber ’25, Keith Freiband ’25, Guru Patel ’25, Liam Winkler ’25 Excellence in Religion Awards: Ian Hendrix ’23, Logan Larrea ’23, Matthew McGinn ’23, Syed Naad Ali Naqvi ’23, Timothy Devine ’24, Dominic Gallo ’24, Evan Goodwin ’24, Matthew Koptyakov ’24, Brendan Bittmann ’25, Tyler Fey ’25, Liam Power ’25, Cole Rosini ’25 Excellence in Computer Science Awards: Benjamin Harris ’23, Michael Pimble ’23, Christopher Posivak ’23, Matthew Grabarz ’24, Michael Lucas ’24, Ethan Byrne ’25, Jacob Hackman ’25, Peter Olsen ’25 Excellence in Mathematics Awards: Nicholas Afanassiev ’23, Matthew McGinn ’23, Michael Pimble ’23, Jeffrey Shellenberger ’23, Sean Boyle ’24, Antonio Cavallo ’24, Justin Glabicki ’24, Daniel Nipper ’24, Greydon El-Habr ’25, Jacob Hackman ’25, Corum Mo ’25, Patrick Tavernier ’25 Top Mathlete Scorers (by year): Julian Chattopadyhyay ’22, Michael Pimble ’23, Brendan DiEnna ’24, Jonathan Hackman ’25 Excellence in French Awards: Braden Wetzler (level one); James M. Gallagher, Daniel Nipper, and Joseph Picone (level two); Nicholas Barone, Logan Larrea, and Matthew Waters (level three) Excellence in Latin Awards: Allan Adrayan, Joshua Manangan, and Anthony Marrero (level one); Matthew Koptyakov and Logan Peterson (level two); Brandon Fey and Matthew McGinn (level three) Excellence in Spanish Awards: Carter Beaver, Brendan Bittmann, Cole Rosini, and Robert Segarich (level one); Ivo Braganza, Daniel Fawber, Justin Glabicki, and Andrew Morgan (level two); Jack Evans, Ian Hendrix, and Colin Mudrick (level three)

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Alumni NEWS

VOLUNTEER to be a class agent. Do you keep in touch with your HGP classmates on a regular basis? If so, we need you.

Please contact Jackie Gear at jgear@holyghostprep.org to become a class agent.

HGP's Class of 1972 thoroughly enjoyed being back on campus for the 50-year reunion.

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A Young Innovator James Calcagni, the 24-year-old CEO of Liquid Limbs and a 2016 HGP alum, was recently named one of the top area innovators under the age of 25 by the Philadelphia Business Journal and PHL Inno.

After dealing with the effects of tick-borne Lyme disease for years, Calcagni was inspired to help others battling their own health struggles. In February of this year, the Temple University grad founded Liquid Limbs, a prosthetic device company.

Dubbed the “Navigator,” Liquid Limbs’ patent-pending prototype is designed to improve mobility for those with lower leg amputations; it consists of a nonslip foot, side handle, and shin plate.

The goal of the product is to offer stability for people walking or showering without their everyday prosthetic, which often cannot get wet because of the metal materials used to make them. So far Liquid Limbs has secured $21,000 in winnings from pitch competitions, including a second-place finish in Temple’s “Be Your Own Boss” Bowl in April. The CEO of the early-stage startup is now looking to secure additional funding to help with the manufacturing and launch costs of the company’s flagship product.

To determine this year’s honorees, the Philadelphia Business Journal and PHL Inno considered nominations from the public as well as candidates identified from previous reporting. Honorees’ companies must be located within the region and all individuals must be 25 years of age or younger.

This year’s Inno Under 25 class represents various sectors, including venture capital, cybersecurity, apparel, and biotechnology. Others have cultivated concepts focused on education, prosthetics, and sustainability.

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Holy Ghost Day 2022 Was a Rousing Success Holy Ghost Prep enjoyed a remarkable second annual Holy Ghost Day, raising $76,202.46 from 331 donors in a 24-hour period on May 12. The Holy Ghost Day donors included 170 alumni, 89 current parents, 51 alumni parents, 38 HGP faculty and staff, 23 friends and family, and nine HGP Board of Trustee members.

In partnership with the school’s Alumni Association Board, HGP hosted the second annual Holy Ghost Day, an entire day of philanthropy and alumni engagement. Holy Ghost Day encouraged annual giving to the Holy Ghost Fund, a fund that provides resources to meet needs that tuition does not fully fund and supports priorities such as tuition assistance, technology enhancements, extracurricular activities, and faculty development.

The HGP community’s generosity on Holy Ghost Day makes an immediate difference on campus and contributes to the lasting difference every HGP student will make on the world.

“Our goal was to reinforce that gifts of every size really do help support today’s students,” says Jackie Gear, director of annual giving and alumni engagement. “These dollars raised will assist greatly in enhancing the academic and extracurricular experiences for our current and future students.

“We offer a huge thanks to our faculty, staff, and students who assisted in the planning for weeks leading into Holy Ghost Day. It truly was a team effort.”

Jerry Stahlecker ’83 Receives the McCloskey Award During the 2022 commencement exercises on June 4, Jerry Stahlecker ’83, a member of Holy Ghost Prep’s Board of Trustees for the past six years and an extremely generous supporter of the school, was honored with the Reverend James P. McCloskey, C.S.Sp. ’70 Award. The award is given to “the alumnus whose profound generosity, commitment, and support demonstrates a unique understanding of the mission of Holy Ghost Prep.”

“Jerry has been an unwavering, loyal alum of Holy Ghost Prep,” says HGP principal Kevin Burke. “Whether it is lending his analytical mind to come up with long-term strategies to help the school, serving on the finance committee, his generous support of the school’s Vision 2020 initiatives, or simply offering his wise counsel, Holy Ghost Prep and its success is always Jerry’s top priority.”

For the past five years, Stahlecker has been a partner in Intrinsic Capital Partners. Prior to that, he served as a top executive at FS Investments, a manager of alternative investment funds focused on private debt and private equity investments, and was a founding partner at Radcliffe Capital Management, a hedge fund management firm, where his responsibilities included serving as co-chair of the investment committee and chief operating officer for the firm. Earlier in his career, Stahlecker practiced corporate and securities law, representing venture capital funds, private equity funds, and hedge funds.

A vocal supporter of advancing HGP’s mission through programs and capital projects, Stahlecker was a lead Vision 2020 donor, making a major gift to the school.

“I am truly honored to receive the McCloskey Award,” Stahlecker said as he accepted the award at graduation. “Over the course of my years in college and graduate school and at the beginning of my work life, I grew to understand what a special place Holy Ghost is and the effect it had on me and the person I became in life. This truly is a special place.”

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Athletic NEWS Major League Accomplishment Holy Ghost Prep alum Nolan Jones ’16 was called up to the majors by the Cleveland Guardians on July 8 in Kansas City and quickly showed that he belonged.

Three-Peat After Me The Holy Ghost Prep cross-country team captured a third straight PIAA District 1 Class 2A cross-country team title on October 28 at Lehigh University.

The Firebirds had five top-20 finishers in the 2022 PIAA District 1 race: Ciaran Chambers (second place), Papakojo Danquah (third place), Daniel Perez (fourth place), Brendan DiEnna (11th), and Jack Evans (18th). HGP freshmen Patrick McGowan and Nicholas Giordano finished 75th and 129th, respectively.

The top-five finishers gave HGP a composite score of 38 (lowest score wins), besting Bishop Shanahan (55) and Lower Moreland (62).

Jones hit an RBI double in his first career major league at-bat. His second career game in the majors featured a 457-foot home run that ended up in a fountain at Kauffman Stadium. In his first home game at Progressive Field, Jones knocked in four runs.

“It’s my dream to be a Major League Baseball player,” says Jones. “So to get the call-up and then to do some positive things to help the team win, with my family and friends in the stands, was amazing.”

Before being sent back down to Triple A in late August, Jones batted .244 with two homers and 13 RBIs in 86 at-bats for the American League Central Division champions.

A second-round pick by Cleveland out of Holy Ghost Prep in 2016, Jones has overcome a series of obstacles in his career. He battled thumb surgery, ankle surgery, a lost 2020 minor league season due to COVID-19, then back issues that derailed the beginning of his 2022 season.

The latest career curveball thrown to Jones occurred in mid-November when he was traded to the Colorado Rockies. Jones will work tirelessly this offseason to put himself in position to earn a Rockies’ opening day roster spot in 2023.

“We liked Nolan a lot out of high school. He’s a really good athlete who can play third base and outfield. Another plus is that he arrives here with some big league experience,” said Colorado Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt.

“Nolan has lots of raw power. We can envision Nolan hitting some towering home runs for us at Coors Field.”

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HGP Athletics Partners with Under Armour Holy Ghost Prep has entered into a five-year partnership with Under Armour, naming the global performance brand as the official outfitter of HGP athletics.

As part of the five-year agreement, BSN Sports, a sports apparel company that HGP partnered with for many years, will provide Under Armour uniforms, apparel, gear, and equipment for Holy Ghost Prep’s athletic programs.

“We chose to go with Under Armour because of the outstanding quality of their products and went with BSN Sports as our exclusive provider because of their proven track record of success and their ability to have many Under Armour items in their inventory,” says Holy Ghost Prep athletic director Craig Conlin. “This will put our athletic department more in line with what colleges are doing, which makes sense given the fact that we are a premier college prep school.”

Holy Ghost Prep president Gregory J. Geruson ’79 is also excited about the school’s partnership with Under Armour.

“As we look to the future, strategic partnerships such as this will become more important as we look to build the Holy Ghost Prep brand and increase our visibility,” says Geruson.

A New HGP Locker Room at Grundy The new Holy Ghost Prep ice hockey locker room at Grundy Arena was ready for the 2022-23 season. A heartfelt thank-you to the donors who made this beautiful new Savage-Gunderson Locker Room and the Lippy Family Player Lounge for HGP ice hockey a reality.

Teeing Off for Ghost Athletics On September 26, more than 100 golfers participated in the 2022 HGP Golf Classic at the Union League Golf Club at Torresdale.

Thanks to the generosity of the golfers and the sponsors, the annual event raised $40,000 for HGP athletics. The three title sponsors were Holt Logistics Corp., Margiotti & Kroll Pediatrics, and Seravalli Contractors Inc.

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Class NOTES Please take a moment to send us information for the next issue of Holy Ghost Prep Magazine. We would love to hear from you, and we are all interested in what you are doing with your life. Please send information (including high-res photos) to either Jackie Gear, director of annual giving and alumni engagement, at jgear@holyghostprep.org or Bill Doherty, director of communications, at wdoherty@holyghostprep.org.

his doctorate in leadership and innovation from New York University’s Steinhardt School. Kardish holds a degree in archaeology from Harvard University and his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Michael Kalanty, an artisan baker, instructor, and cookbook author who is now an R&D specialist for the bakery industry, recently walked off with two Tiptree World Bread Awards USA at the 2022 International Baking Institute Exposition.

Kalanty won the awards in the focaccia (or flatbread) and the ciabatta categories.

Known as Pane alla Pala, the Roman-style table bread Kalanty developed was the result of his collaboration with San Francisco’s Delfina Restaurant when it remodeled the restaurant and retooled the menu. He is single, lives in San Francisco, and enjoys swimming and pickleball in his spare time.

Retirement is nowhere in sight for Eugene Viscusi, M.D., chief of pain medicine at Thomas Jefferson University and immediate past president of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), America’s largest physician pain society. Gene and his wife, Beverly, have two children, Andrew (a member of HGP’s Class of ’09) and Christina, and three grandchildren.

1974 Joe Sharp was designated one of the Top Medicare Brokers with Independence Blue Cross again in 2022.

Derrick Williams is in his first season as the varsity boys basketball coach at Cardinal Ritter (Ind.) High School. Williams has 35 years of coaching experience at the high school, collegiate, and college exposure levels. His coaching career began in suburban Philadelphia as a freshman coach at HGP under his high school coach, Tony Chapman. Williams graduated from Stetson University in 1986 and is a vice president at Citizens Bank in their auto finance division. He is engaged to Katherine Taylor and the couple resides in Fishers, Ind. with Ginger, their Portuguese Water Dog.

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1979 Tom Kardish, president of the Salesianum School in Delaware, recently earned

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Marty Connor (far left), CFO of Toll Brothers and a member of the Holy Ghost Prep Board of Trustees, went to a

Phillies-Padres National League Championship Series game in October. Seated directly behind him in the Cleveland Guardians cap is ex-HGP baseball star Nolan Jones ’16, who excited us all this summer with his July-August stint in the majors with the Guardians.

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In May, Peter Schrader (pictured here with his wife, Gloria) graduated from Virginia Beach Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree (96 credit hours), earning magna cum laude (3.78).

Schrader says it’s the first time in his academic career he’s earned honors and he is looking forward to seeing where the Lord leads him next.

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Annual giving is the lifeblood of Holy Ghost Prep, providing tangible, bottom-line support to the school’s key priority areas. But the act of giving to our annual fund, no matter the size of your gift, is what matters.

Annual fund participation is a vote of confidence in Holy Ghost Prep’s leadership and its current direction, and sets an example to others.

An unrestricted gift to the Holy Ghost Fund allows us to: • Direct funds to the area(s) of greatest need • Invest in the professional development of our faculty/ staff • Continue to provide cutting-edge programming To preserve our place as one of the premier independent Catholic schools in the state, Holy Ghost Prep needs the generous financial support of its alumni, parents, and friends on an annual basis.

Simply use the giving envelope in this issue of the magazine or visit www.holyghostprep.org/onlinegiving to

Vincent Simonetti serves as the command sergeant major of the 199th Infantry Brigade (The Leader Brigade) at Fort Benning, Ga. The Leader Brigade is the higher headquarters for the initial military training of officer candidates and

make an annual fund gift today.

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His 25 years of service includes tactical level commands within light infantry, air assault, and airborne formations; service as an Army recruiter, drill sergeant, and observer-coach-trainer; and more than 42 months of combat service within Central Asia and the Middle East.

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implementation, innovation, and success of new and emerging cyber liability programs. Previously, he worked with Boost Insurance to develop personal and commercial line products with a focus on efficiency, innovation, and technology. With more than 15 years of experience in the cyber insurance industry, Cavanaugh has worked in the traditional and Insurtech space—giving him insight into the balance needed between insurance and technology in the cyber liability industry.

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Geoffrey Sasso has joined Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC as a shareholder in Philadelphia. His practice involves the litigation of commercial disputes for entities operating in the healthcare, higher education, and finance industries.

Sasso resides in Montgomery County with his wife, Dorothy, daughters Audrey and Claire, and (for reasons outside his control and despite his objections) four cats.

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Rand Geiger has gone from Bristol Pike to big-time Hollywood producer. His name was the first one you saw at the conclusion of each season 4 episode of the Netflix megahit Stranger Things this year.

Geiger also produces Netflix’s Shadow and Bone.

Patrick O’Rourke and his wife, Katie, are both sports physical therapists trained at the University of Southern California.

They recently started their own physical therapy and performance training business: The Healthy Athlete. They provide a variety of in-person and virtual services, including sports performance training, injury prevention programs, general fitness sessions, and sports and orthopedic physical therapy. They reside in Huntington Beach, Calif., and you can find them on social media for educational posts about injuries and training; they are available for virtual options for you or your athlete as well. Check them out @thehealthyathletept on Instagram.

2006 After serving for nine years as an Emmy-nominated morning executive producer at WRTV in Indianapolis, Tyler Logan took a new job this year as the communications manager for KAR Global.

The more normal schedule allows him to spend more quality time with his family.

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Mike Cavanaugh joined an Insurtech startup, Fusion MGA, as chief insurance officer earlier this year. At Fusion MGA, he is responsible for the development, Stefan Sawicki ran into Mark Whartenby, Holy Ghost Prep’s director of campus

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Andrew Viscusi, M.D. is halfway through his PM&R residency in Charlotte, N.C. at Wake Forest Medical School and Carolinas Rehabilitation. The year 2020 was big

for Andrew, with his marriage to Jenna Christensen and his graduation from Jefferson Medical School, Thomas Jefferson University. They had their first child, Riley, in February 2022. There was also an appearance on season six of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior for Viscusi before medical school.

2011 Former HGP assistant hockey coach Brendan Bradley was named a volunteer assistant coach for the University of Vermont hockey team in August. It’s a homecoming for Bradley, a 2017 Vermont grad who played in 147 career games for the Catamounts.

2013

Looking to get more

INVOLVED? Work with the HGP Alumni Association in offering your time and talent to the school.

Serve as CLASS AGENT to help promote HGP events and giving Volunteer for CAREER DAY or LEAP (HGP’s student externship program) KEN LORENCE ’05/President 64lorence@gmail.com JIM ESPOSITO ’97/Co-Vice President esposit832@hotmail.com DAVE PASCONE ’03/ Co-Vice President dave.pascone@gmail.com Paul Domanico married Anastasia Geonnotti in the Church of Santa Maria del Giglio in Venice, Italy in late August.

The wedding had a heavy HGP flavor, as Father Jeffrey Duaime, C.S.Sp. ’76 officiated the wedding and there were six other HGP alums in attendance (pictured, left to right): Pierce Skelly, Kyle Auchinleck, Matthew Crawford, Paul Domanico (groom), Fr. Jeff Duaime, Anthony Silvotti, Brian Nachtman, and Drew Marus.

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Dan McFadden graduated from the University of Ireland-Galway (NUI-G) with a B.S. in computer science in May 2020.

He was active at university—president of the International Society, involved with ALIVE Internship matching students with volunteer positions in the community, and was elected the first international student officer for the university. He traveled to 30 countries in his four years of college, was a member of the Circus Society, and became quite good at juggling plates.

Davis accepted a position as an advisory associate in SAP at KPMG starting in September 2022.

2020

2021

McFadden stayed in Ireland after graduation (there was no ceremony due to the pandemic) and accepted a job offer as an associate software engineer from Genesys, a cloud software company in Galway. He was promoted to software engineer at Genesys in February of this year.

2017 Evan Davis finished his B.S. in business administration at Widener University in May 2021 with a cumulative 4.0 GPA and four majors: business analytics, economics, finance, and operations management.

He also completed minors in accounting and international business, as well as certificate programs in SAS and SAP. He completed his MBA at Widener in August 2022 after finishing the accelerated program as a graduate assistant. Also during his time at Widener, Davis served for a term on the university’s Board of Trustees as the student trustee, and he won the Mendix Student App Showcase Innovator award, finishing in second place globally in a student app development contest. Armed with these credentials,

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This past July, he completed air assault training at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, home of the 101st Airborne. This program is known as the “10 Toughest Days in the Army,” as only about 45 percent of each class graduates. As a graduate, John is qualified to conduct air mobile and air assault operations on helicopters—including aircraft orientation, sling load operations, proper rappelling techniques, and fastrope techniques.

Ryan Henry, a current junior at Seton Hall University, won an award from the esteemed New York Press Club for Best Political Coverage on the Radio for the November 2021 New York City mayoral and New Jersey gubernatorial elections.

He was the only underclassman on the broadcast team, a testament to his on-air demeanor, poise, and personality. His team’s coverage won the attention of the New York Press Club, while also earning accolades from national outlets like Politico and Time magazine. As he continues in his education at Seton Hall, Henry continues to develop his skill and love for broadcasting as a sports commentator for university sporting events and in radio news coverage.

John Lawall is currently a junior at Temple University and is in Army ROTC.

Former HGP baseball standout and current Amherst College sophomore baseball player Jack McDermott was named the MVP of the 2022 Futures League after leading the Nashua Silver Knights to the league title this summer.

In the best-of-three championship series against Vermont, Jack went 5-for-11 with two doubles, a home run (his third of the Futures League playoffs), four RBIs, and two runs scored.

HOLY GHOST PREP

FY 2021 AND FY 2022

Annual Report of Gifts

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HOLY GHOST PREP BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sr. Mary Dacey, SSJ, Chairperson Very Rev. Donald J. McEachin, C.S.Sp., Provincial Superior Gregory J. Geruson ’79, President

Dear HGP alumni, parents, and friends, As we celebrate the 125th year of Holy Ghost Prep, I offer our deep gratitude to each of you from the Board of Trustees. Year after year, your steadfast dedication to Holy Ghost Prep allows the school to provide an extraordinary educational experience for each HGP student.

Joseph Braunstein P ’98, ’04 Rev. William Cleary C.S.Sp. Marty Connor ’82

The full Holy Ghost Prep student experience

Gary Foster ’77

would not be possible without the generosity

George Graffy ’82 Angela Holt P ’02,’03,’06,’11

and devotion of our community, which

Robert Joyce P ’16 Sean O’Hara P ’16, ’21

provides critical support for curricular

Gregory Przybylski ’82

and programmatic innovations and

Ellen Rusnak P ’18

enhancements, ongoing faculty professional

Larry Scheetz ’98 Dr. Darlene Weaver

development, and financial aid for our

Rev. Michael White, C.S.Sp.

families in need. The pages of our magazine

TRUSTEES EMERITUS

shine with our students’ accomplishments

Joseph Blaston ’70 Joseph Quinlan ’71 LEGAL COUNSEL

and expressions of brotherhood and service.

Frank Guarrieri ’70

Holy Ghost Prep is a special place. By nearly every measure that

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

matters—the quality of the faculty, staff, and administration, the

Larry Scheetz ’98 (Chair)

college outcomes, the curriculum excellence, as well as the giving

Ryan Becker ’98 Savio Braganza P’24

and support of all our constituencies, especially our alums—Holy

Stanley Gondek

Ghost Prep continues to excel. As a Board, we pledge a standard

Frank Guarrieri ’70 Richard Henn P ’22, ’24 Angela Holt P ’02,’03,’06,’11

of oversight that will ensure your confidence in the school’s fiscal, operational, and educational health.

Mike Holt ’91 P’24 Sean O’Hara P ’16, ’21

We are pleased to present the 2021-22 Annual Report of Gifts.

Frank Rauch ’79 Chris Taylor P ’17, ’19 Gregory J. Geruson ’79 Matt Dwyer Bill Doherty Jaclyn Gear

Thank you for partnering with us in HGP’s future. Your generous gift is one of the best investments you will ever make!

Gratefully,

Dana Samuel

Sr. Mary Dacey, SSJ Chairperson, Board of Trustees

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ANNUAL FUND AND CAPITAL GIVING:

The Basics

MISSION TRIPS

Holy Ghost Annual Giving Profile + The Holy Ghost Fund is the yearly fundraising effort that runs from July 1 to June 30. + The Holy Ghost Fund has a goal of raising $390,000 ($200,000 in restricted giving, $190,000 unrestricted giving) this year from alumni, parents, and friends of HGP. + The Holy Ghost Prep Fund sustains every aspect of the Ghost experience and provides the elements that make HGP an extraordinary place for our students to learn and grow.

How are the dollars spent?

Annual giving dollars allow our school to fund critical programs and annual budgetary needs such as mission trips, performing arts, technology, and athletics.

Tanzania, Africa Dominican Republic West Virginia PERFORMING ARTS Musical instruments Costumes and props Art supplies TECHNOLOGY Smart boards LCD screens Computer lab equipment ATHLETICS Uniforms Team travel Tourney fees

NEW CONSTRUCTION

Capital and Endowment Giving Profile Capital giving and major gifts are dollars raised for a specific project or need that requires funding beyond operating dollars.

Endowment gifts are restricted funds that provide investment income to support scholarships and certain school programs.

How are the dollars spent?

Proceeds from capital gifts and endowment income allow HGP to erect new buildings, improve existing facilities, and provide scholarships.

Founders Hall (2001) Expansion and renovation of Firebird Fieldhouse (2003) Holt Center (2018) FACILITY UPGRADES STEM Tower (2018) Hockey locker room and lounge (2022) Duaime Athletic Complex (2023) SCHOLARSHIP Merit/need-based scholarships Named funds Class funds

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2021-2022

Giving Society Donors Mr. and Mrs. William Fleming, Jr. P’21

Lt. and Mrs. Domenic Alcaro ‘83

Dr. and Mrs. Gary Foster ‘77

Mr. and Mrs. Emil Andrusko P’07’10

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Markert P’22

Anonymous Donor

Mr. John Frain, Jr. and Ms. Lisa Dooley P’23

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Aquaro P’18

Mrs. Regina Fuscellaro P’01

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Marx IV P’00’14

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barone, Jr. P’21’23

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Gabriele P’18’21

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Massari P’16’18

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Begley ‘91

Mr. and Mrs. William Gallagher, Esq. ‘72

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher May ‘88

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bell P’22

Mr. Michael Gannon ‘75

Mr. Brian McCarthy

Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Blanco P’22

Mr. and Mrs. John Gdovin, Sr. P’03’05’11

Mr. Brendan Bradley ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Savio Braganza P’24

Mr. Gregory Geruson ‘79 and Ms. Eileen Kelly *

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McManus ‘86, P’20’24

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Brennan ‘03

Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Gil P’15

Mr. and Mrs. James McTague ‘67

Mr. and Mrs. John Brennan P’03

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gindele ‘71

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Medrow P’21

Mr. Thomas Buck P’18

Mr. Rory Gledhill ‘10

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Burke *

Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Glemser II ‘79

Mr. Joseph Burns ‘03

Dr. Charles Glosson

Mr. and Mrs. Justin Burns P’23

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Gondek III P’22

Mr. Steven Carickhoff ‘94

Mr. and Mrs. John Grabowski P’16

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cascone P’16

Mr. and Mrs. John Graff P’25

Dr. Joseph Ciecko ‘79

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guarrieri, Esq. ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Connelly P’19’21

Mr. Ryan Gunderson ‘03

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Connor ‘82

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Harte ‘81

Mr. and Mrs. John Conrad ‘97

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henn P’22’25

Ms. Mary Corrigan

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henry P’15’20

Mr. John Di Paolo ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dineen P’15’17 Dr. and Mrs. Brian Firth P’02

Mr. and Mrs. Grant Holdren ‘99 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Holland ‘69 Mr. Joseph Holston, Jr. ‘75 Mr. and Mrs. Leo Holt ‘82

Leave a Lasting Legacy Consider Naming Holy Ghost Prep in Your Estate Plan Make a gift that costs you nothing today by naming HGP in your will or trust. To discuss estate planning options, please contact Matt Dwyer in the Office of Development: mdwyer@holyghostprep.org or 215.452.6956.

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Dr. and Mrs. Gerard Margiotti, Jr. ‘74, P’03’12

PRESIDENT’S CLUB

H O LY G H O S T P R E P A N N UA L R E P O R T O F G I F T S

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Holt, Jr. ‘81, P’02’03’06’11 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Holt ‘91, P’24 Mr. and Mrs. Steven Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Joyce P’16 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kardish ‘80 Mr. and Mrs. James Kearney P’25 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Keeley Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kettelberger P’15

Mr. and Mrs. John Marsella, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey McMullen P’11’13

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Miller ‘97 Mr. John Mundy ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. George Mundy P’16’17 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Murray P’06’10 Mr. Joseph Myshko ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. James Nasuti ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Karl New ‘79 Mrs. Denise Nowak Mr. and Mrs. Sean O’Hara P’16’21 Mr. Joseph Pintimalli ‘88, P’22 Mr. and Mrs. James Powers III ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Profy IV ‘79, P’17 Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Przybylski ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Quinlan ‘71 Mr. and Mrs. John Quinn ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. Francis Rauch ‘79 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reinholt ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Riccio ‘93 Mr. Andrew Romano ‘99 Mr. and Mrs. George Rusnak P’18 Mr. and Mrs. Colin Sanderson P’22 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Savage, Jr. ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Schiela ‘86 Mr. Ernest Schoellkopff, Esq. ‘79

Mr. and Mrs. David Klucsik P’11’13

Mr. Kenneth Selvaggi ‘79 and Ms. Anne Conaty

Mr. Timothy Kohler P’16

Mr. Charles Seravalli, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Koreyva P’02

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Smith, Jr. ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kozlowski, Jr. P’02’05’07

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stahlecker III ‘83

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kuriger ‘84

Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone Stevens P’18’21

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lawall III ‘04

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Taylor P’17’19

Mr. Howard Lebold

Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor P’24

Mrs. Rita Linguiti P’69’71

Ms. JoAnn Trainer

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Lippy P’25

Mr. and Mrs. James Trusdell P’18

Mr. and Mrs. John Lupica P’11

Mr. and Mrs. Igor Tutko P’10

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Manna P’88’92

Mr. and Mrs. John Venne ‘96

Mr. and Mrs. Brett Manney ‘04

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watters P’81’86

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sternberg, Esq. P’18

Why Your Gift Matters Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watters ‘81 Mr. Craig Wert, Jr. and Ms. Tracy King P’20’23’24 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Wozniak, Sr. P’07’08’13

1703 SOCIETY

Your generosity supports Spiritan immersion trips— both abroad and within the United States.

Mr. and Mrs. David Amaro Mr. and Mrs. Chris Assenmacher ‘86 Mr. and Mrs. James Braunstein ‘98 Dr. Thomas Brunner P’98’01’04 Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Burton ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Chapman ‘93 Dr. Debjit Chattopadhyay and Dr. Izabela Galeska P’22 Mr. James Cregan ‘66 Ms. Marlene De la Cruz Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Di Paolo ‘79 Mr. Anthony DiRienzo ‘91 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dwyer * Mrs. Robin Finnegan Mr. John Firth ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Flocco ‘95 Mr. and Mrs. Chaon Garland ‘87 Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Glowacki, Jr. ‘79, P’12 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Grous, Esq. ‘04

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Malley P’13 *

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Zamparelli ‘96

Mr. Dennis Manley ‘69 and Ms. Arlene Smith

Mr. and Mrs. John Zubyk P’18’21

Mrs. Mary McCaffrey Ms. Susan McCord

ONE HEART & ONE MIND SOCIETY

Mr. and Mrs. Francis McDermott ‘83

Mr. and Mrs. James Adams P’01’04

Mr. Sean McFarlane ‘03

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Adams ‘75

Ms. Mary McGill P’19’22

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Amoruso, Jr. P’11’13’21

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mycka ‘82

Mr. and Mrs. Markus Barone ‘85

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Naccarato ‘84, P’10

Mr. David Barry ‘07

Dr. and Mrs. John O’Donnell, Jr. ‘74 Mrs. Maureen Paparella P’07 Drs. Muzammil and Rima Qaisar P’22 Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Quigley, Jr. P’85’86’90’93 Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Ruppersberger ‘91, P’19’23

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Becker ‘98 Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Bitting ‘04 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Braun P’21 Mr. Robert ‘03 and Dr. Rosemary Burns Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burns ‘78 Mr. and Mrs. Francis Butch ‘96 Ms. Patricia Byrnes

Mr. and Mrs. John Hillock, Jr. P’04

Mr. Charles Sheehan and Ms. Caroline Ratcliffe

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Iorio ‘75

Mr. Dennis Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cartwright, Jr. P’86

Mr. and Mrs. John Killion, Jr. ‘74

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Spangler P’19

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cavanaugh ‘01

Mr. Patrick Leonard ‘74, P’02’05

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Sylvester ‘84, P’19

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cerbara P’16

Mr. and Mrs. John Lichtner P’22

Mr. Nathaniel Timmons

Mr. John Chapman ‘72

Mr. Aaron Maczonis ‘02

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Tyburski ‘02

Mr. Louis Chiarlanza P’24

Mr. Thomas Mahoney and Ms. Kathleen Meriwether P’07’13

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Viscariello P’07

Drs. Vincenzo and Robin Ciocca P’22’24

Dr. Edward Wrzesniewski III ‘04

Drs. Timothy ‘76 and Rosemary Clay

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Haggerty, Jr. ‘97

Mr. and Mrs. Burton Carbino III P’19

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Why Your Gift Matters

Annual giving bridges the 10% budgetary gap between student tuition and the actual cost of an HGP education.

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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kawoczka ‘06

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Smart ‘68

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kimball P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith ‘69

Mr. Richard Krolikowski ‘71

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Smith ‘97

Mr. and Mrs. John Lapeire ‘86

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Soule P’22 *

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Leon P’17

Mr. and Mrs. William Stout P’25

Mr. Jun Li and Ms. Yunjun Yan P’21

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tosti ‘74

Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Maguire ‘86

Mr. and Mrs. Cole Unger P’25

Mr. Craig Conlin *

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Maiorino, Esq. ‘81

Mr. John Vogler, Jr. ‘71

Ms. Rosemary Dangler

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Manetas, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Walicki ‘90

Mr. and Mrs. Michael D’Arcangelo ‘71

Mr. and Mrs. Christian Manna ‘88, P’23

Mr. Edmund Walsh ‘95

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dewees P’20

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Manney ‘04

Col. Francis Weiss ‘69

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Di Zillo, Sr. P’05

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marshall III P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Whiteside *

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas DiEnna ‘96, P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Gamaliel Martinez P’02’05

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams III P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Dillon P’97’04

Mr. Brian McClernand ‘08

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Witkowski ‘76

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Donahue P’91

Mr. and Mrs. Brian McCullion P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Woods *

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Donnelly ‘67

Mr. and Mrs. Carter Young

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Dorsey P’21

Mr. Stephen McGill ‘81 and Ms. Lynn Therese Gilardi

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Doucette P’18

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Murphy ‘69

CORNWELLS SOCIETY

Mr. Stanley Elias, Jr. ‘86

Mr. and Mrs. Damian Nicastro P’15’17

Mr. Ryan Abramson ‘94 *

Dr. and Mrs. Francis Ferry ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Nucera ‘89

Mr. Mark Adelsberger ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fitzhenry P’23

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Patrick P’16

Anonymous Donor

LCDR and Mrs. Thomas Flynn ‘63

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Perugini ‘87

Mr. and Mrs. George Apeldorn P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas France P’21’23

Mr. and Mrs. David Petrucco ‘85

Dr. Venice Aviso P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Gibbons P’17’19

Dr. William Pitts *

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bainbridge P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Giordano ‘89

Mr. and Mrs. John Poserina III ‘80

Mr. Paul Beck, Esq. ‘71

Ms. Frances Grabish P’23’24

Mr. Nicholas Psulkowski ‘05

Mr. Michael Best ‘07

Mr. Michael Gujda ‘87

Mr. William Quigley ‘86

Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Betz, Jr. ‘80

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hellings III ‘83

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Rocco ‘85

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blaston ‘70

Mr. George and Dr. Margaret Hindley P’19’22

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rock ‘69

Dr. and Mrs. Peter Bogucki ‘71

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rose, Jr. ‘75

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bradbury ‘00

Mr. Michael Hnatkowsky, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Scheetz, Jr. ‘98

Dr. Judith Braun P’18

Mr. and Mrs. John Iwasyk P’14’16

Dr. and Mrs. Francis Schieber ‘72

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kalac P’23

Mrs. Joan Schott P’81

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Braunstein, Jr. P’98’04

H O LY G H O S T P R E P A N N UA L R E P O R T O F G I F T S

2021-2022 Giving Society Donors

Mr. and Mrs. William Butler ‘85

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kada P’21

Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Stone P’21

Mr. Michael Byrne ‘10

Mr. Christopher Kalck ‘03

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Strybuc, Jr. ‘98

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cahill P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Kelly P’19

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Swider P’19’24

Mr. Thomas Carelli, Sr. and Ms. Antoinette Amendolia P’23

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kerns P’01’03’04

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Tavernier P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kerrigan ‘92

Mr. Patrick Taylor ‘17

Mr. Scott Casper ‘87

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Killion ‘87

Mr. Alexander Taylor ‘19

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Cleary P’99

Mr. and Mrs. Drew Knasiak ‘74

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Teufel ‘81, P’23

Mr. Nicholas Conway ‘10

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kolaris P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Tiberio P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coolahan P’16’21

Ms. Theresa Kudla *

Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Todd, Jr. P’23

Dr. and Mrs. Peter Cridge ‘86

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lawson ‘92

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Tretina P’00

Mr. and Mrs. John Crouse *

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Loper P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Cuskley ‘74

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Valach, Jr. ‘97

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Macchione, Sr. P’18’24

Mr. Mark Czarnecki ‘81

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Van Arsdale P’21

Mr. Daniel Maine III ‘07

Mr. and Mrs. John DeLuca P’21’24

Mr. and Mrs. William Van Sant III ‘97

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Majdan ‘66

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Devine ‘00

Mr. and Mrs. James Viscusi, Jr. ‘83

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mallon ‘96

Dr. David Di Paolo ‘81 and Ms. Susan Fasulo

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Walsh ‘93

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Marcoe III ‘72

Mr. and Mrs. James Dillon ‘02

Mrs. Margaret Walton

Mr. and Mrs. David Marinoff ‘94, P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DiMario P’19’22

Mr. George White III ‘79

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Mastil ‘95

Bill and Bridget Doherty *

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams ‘67

Mr. and Mrs. David McBride ‘76, P’02’09’13

Very Rev. Jeffrey Duaime, C.S.Sp. ‘76

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wollard ‘85

Mr. and Mrs. James McCrane III ‘77, P’02

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Easley ‘82

Mr. Matthew McDermott ‘07

Mr. Nicholas Wozniak ‘08

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Eckert P’17

Mr. and Mrs. Gerard McGeever ‘98

Ms. Meghan Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McNulty P’19

Mr. and Mrs. James Esposito ‘97

Mr. Michael Meistering

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Esposito P’96’97

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Menna III ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. Camilo Ferrandez ‘85

Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Mindiak P’18

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fiori P’20

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mo P’25

Ms. Alena Fittipaldi

Mr. James Moore, Jr. P’19

Ms. Mary Anne Fitzhenry

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Moser P’25

Mr. and Mrs. James Frawley, Jr. ‘97

Mr. Paul Moyer

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Freiband P’25

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Mshomba P’10’13’20

Mr. Lawrence Furey Mr. Daniel Gaughan ‘09

Mr. Duncan Muturi and Ms. Marilyn Wathiru P’25 *

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gear *

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Naccarato P’84’88

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Bannon P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Geoghan, Sr. P’10

Rev. Thomas Nasta ‘74

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Barbe P’17

Mrs. Nancy Gifford-Humphreys P’02’05

Mr. Christopher Novick ‘06

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnes P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Glabicki P’24

Mr. and Mrs. John O’Donnell ‘81

Mr. and Mrs. David Beal P’91

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gould ‘77

Mr. and Mrs. Hiteshkumar Patel P’25

Ms. Christine Beddis

Mr. George Graffy ‘82

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pinkstone P’19’21

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bergkoetter P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gramieri P’25

Mr. Anthony Pontarelli ‘07

Mr. Barry Bessler and Ms. Carol Roache

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Gramlich ‘98

Mr. Robert Posey ‘00

Mr. Brendan Grish ‘97

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Profy III P’79’81

Mr. Jeffrey Best and Ms. Rosemary Durkin P’07

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gyuraki P’20’23

Mr. Daniel Richards P’95

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Biedrzycki, Esq. ‘70

Mr. Jeffrey Haas ‘03

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rittenmeyer P’19’22

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Bittmann P’25

Mr. Robert Hackett, Jr. P’80

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rosenberg P’90’96

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bogle ‘85

Mr. Ryan Harkins ‘01 and Ms. Leslie Gilman

Mr. Dennis Ryan ‘71

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Brown ‘02

Mr. Andrew Hauber ‘03

Mr. Joseph Rydzewski ‘97

Mr. and Mrs. R. Craig Brown ‘86

Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Heine P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sawka ‘00

Mrs. Donna Brown

Mr. and Mrs. John Herman ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Seminack *

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brzozowski ‘82

Mr. Robert Holmes, Jr.

Mr. Nicholas Seravalli ‘08

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Burke ‘86

Mr. John Holmes, Jr. ‘84

Mr. Stephen Shandor ‘79

Mr. and Mrs. David Burst P’19

Dr. and Mrs. Louis Huy P’21

Mr. Michael Simmonds, Jr. ‘05

Mr. and Mrs. James Burtt ‘67

Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Ireland ‘81, P’14

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Slattery ‘69

Mr. and Mrs. James Bushman P’88

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Ivcic P’03

Mr. David Smith, Jr. P’96’99

Mr. and Mrs. William Cahill ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson, Jr. ‘86, P’18

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith ‘94

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Campbell P’06’12

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Zalewski P’04 Mr. Jun Zhou and Ms. Huayu Wang P’17

FRIENDS OF THE MISSION Mrs. Bernice Abegunde P’07 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Abitz, Jr. P’24 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ackerman, Sr. P’20 Mr. and Mrs. Sasha Afanassiev P’23 Mr. and Mrs. Jose Alvarez P’08 Mr. and Mrs. William Anthony Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Applegate ‘09 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Aridgides ‘94

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2021-2022 Giving Society Donors

Ms. Rita Cancelliere

Mr. Wayne Fawber and Ms. Lola Leonardo P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Harkins ‘88, P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Capuano ‘08 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carey P’19’24

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ferrara ‘89

Mr. Charles Hauser, Jr. ‘67

Mr. and Mrs. William Carley, Jr. ‘74

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Fife ‘88, P’18

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Heim ‘82

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Carlin ‘61

Mrs. Shannon Figaniak P’13

Mr. and Mrs. James Helhowski ‘72

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Carroll P’95’99

Mr. Jake Figaniak ‘13

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henon P’21

Mrs. Theresa Carroll P’95’99

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fina P’20

Mr. John Henry ‘15

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Carroll ‘99

Dr. John Fitzgerald III ‘74 and Dr. Georgia Crozier

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hessenthaler P’15

Ms. Patricia Fitzhenry

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hilinski P’23

Ms. Bohdanna Cehelsky Mrs. Christine Cerquetelli P’19 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Chapman ‘71, P’93’99’03 *

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Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzpatrick ‘89, P’20’24 * Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fitzpatrick P’77’89

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harris P’23

Mr. and Mrs. William Hildebrand Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hoelzle ‘01 * Mr. Christian Holt ‘11

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Chapman P’09

Mr. and Mrs. Brendan Flynn ‘00

Mr. and Mrs. David Charles P’01’05

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Forkin, Jr. P’19

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cianci P’20

Mr. and Mrs. John Forsythe P’16’20

Mr. Patrick Clapp ‘90

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fox ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Huntowski ‘71

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Coleman ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. James Frawley P’97’05’08

Dr. Matthew Iacchei ‘98

Ms. Mary Anne Collins

Capt. Kevin Frawley ‘08

Mr. Zachary Israel ‘12

Ms. Mary Connell P’14

Mr. and Mrs. William Fucich P’01’11

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Iuliano P’02’10

Mr. and Mrs. James Connelly P’11

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fuschetti P’10

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jackson P’03

Mr. John Connor, Jr. P’88

Mr. Michael Gabrieli ‘10

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jackson

Mr. Kevin Consedine

Mr. and Mrs. David Gaffney ‘06

Dr. and Mrs. Dan Jacobs P’01

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Conway ‘75

Mr. and Mrs. James Gallagher P’01’11

Mr. and Mrs. John Jacobson III ‘92

Mr. Patrick Corcoran ‘08

Mr. David Gambardello ‘98

Ms. Irene Johnson

Mr. Carl Cordek ‘70

Mrs. Colleen Ganjian

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Johnson ‘91

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Corini ‘75

Dr. Ann Gardiner P’04

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jolly, Sr. ‘65

Mr. James Cousart ‘04

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gaughan ‘07

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones P’14’16’22

Mr. Timothy Covone ‘16

Mr. Joseph Gaydosh, Jr. ‘06

Mr. Matthew Jordan *

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Coyne ‘73

Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Gehman

Mr. and Mrs. David Kasperowicz P’14’16

Mr. William Cross, Jr. ‘69

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Geraghty

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Kasten P’04’07

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Crowther P’24

Mr. Lester Gibbs

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Keddie P’15’21

Mr. and Mrs. James Curtis

Mr. Matthew Gibson ‘08

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Kelleher P’17

Mr. and Mrs. Piotr Cymbalski, Sr. P’17’20’24

Mr. and Mrs. Justin Gill P’22

Ms. Joann Kelly-Panas

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gindele P’04

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kent P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dahlgren P’10

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Girone ‘78

Mr. Paul Kerns ‘03

Rev. Thomas Dailey, OSFS ‘77

Mr. Lawrence Goldenberg P’89

Mr. and Mrs. John Klitsch, Jr. P’98’00

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D’Andrea P’03’06

Mr. and Mrs. Elvis Gonzalez

Ms. Kathleen Kloepfer P’23

Mr. Richard Danese, Jr. P’92

Mr. Sebastian Gosek ‘03

Mr. Constantine Konugres ‘12

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Delaney

Mr. Brian Gossner ‘97

Rev. John La Rosa ‘73

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas DeLuca ‘07

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Grabowski P’95

Mr. Kenneth Lamb ‘86

Ms. Dana Di Zillo

Mr. Mark Grabowski, Esq. ‘95

Mr. Thomas Lang ‘95

Ms. Margaret Diaz

Mr. Shane Grady ‘12

Mr. and Mrs. David Larkin, Esq. ‘82

Mr. Liam Dillon

Mr. Patrick Granfield

Mr. and Mrs. David Lawall P’15’17’18

Ms. Lori DiRobbio

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Greco P’05

Mr. and Mrs. John Lawall, Sr. P’17’19’20

Mr. John Dobbins and Ms. Juliette Faughnan P’25

Mrs. Kathleen Gregory P’82’93

Mrs. Maria Lehr-Fortino *

Dr. and Mrs. Victor Gregory, Jr. ‘82

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Liberati ‘65

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dobuski P’13

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Greipp P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Licolli P’20

Mr. Kevin Doman ‘99

Dr. and Mrs. William Gretzula P’20

Mr. Nathaniel Lorence ‘10

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Doyle ‘64

Mr. Sean Griffin ‘99

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lorence ‘05

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Drybala ‘72

Mrs. Jamie Griffin

Mr. and Mrs. William Duaime, Jr.

Mr. Robert Grispon, Jr.

Mr. Michael Lynagh ‘61 and Ms. Marguerite Mertz

Mr. John Dwyer III

Mrs. Maryann Grous P’04

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lynch ‘75

Mr. JD Dwyer

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gublo P’21

Mr. Joseph Lynch III ‘67

Mr. Matthew England ‘14

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hackman P’17’19’21’25

Mr. James Lyons ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Fair P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Halligan P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Madaio P’20

H O LY G H O S T P R E P A N N UA L R E P O R T O F G I F T S

Mr. Phillip Holt ‘06 Mr. and Mrs. Steven Howard ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter ‘82

Why Your Gift Matters Mr. and Mrs. John Maguire ‘93 Mr. and Mrs. John Malkowski P’10’12 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Malloy P’90’91 Mr. Thomas Manning ‘86 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marchand ‘08

Your gifts helped with equipment upgrades and travel opportunities for our athletic teams.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Marcinkowski, Jr. P’17’22 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Matteo, Sr. P’99 Mr. Michael Matza ‘72 and Ms. Kate Boczar Mr. Nicholas Maxymuik

Ms. Nina Murphy P’24

Mr. and Mrs. John Paul P’23

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Murray ‘06

Mr. and Mrs. John Peirce, Jr. ‘68

Capt. and Mrs. Stephen Murray ‘83

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Pendrak ‘64

Mr. and Mrs. Ken McDermott P’21’23

Ms. Linda Musial P’84’86’89

Mrs. Mary Petrino

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory McDermott P’23

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Naccarato ‘10

Mr. Robert Pfender, Jr. ‘05

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McDonald P’17’19

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nestel III ‘80, P’08

Mr. James Phillips III ‘09

Mr. John and Dr. Angela McDonough

Mr. Kenneth Novak and Ms. Angela Logan P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Picone P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Dale McFadden ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Novakovic

Mr. Christopher Potter ‘83

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McGinley P’24

Mrs. Mary Nowak P’77

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Previtera P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McGinley P’93

Mr. Stephen O’Donnell ‘05

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Price P’15

Mr. and Mrs. David McKenna ‘76

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Olczak P’23

Mr. and Mrs. William Puhalla ‘84

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McKenna ‘69

Mr. and Mrs. W. Gerard Oleksiak ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Quigley, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McMullen ‘11

Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Ombao ‘82

Mr. and Mrs. William Quinn, Jr.

Mr. Thomas McSorley, Jr. ‘02

Ms. Grace Opdyke *

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quintieri P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Meier ‘95

Mr. Michael O’Toole and Ms. Mary Louise Castaldi

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Raksnis P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Paccapaniccia P’00’07

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rauch III ‘82

Mr. Paul Moretti

Mr. and Mrs. Gino Padula P’21

Mr. and Mrs. David Reid P’96’98

Mr. Richard Morgan ‘88 and Ms. Jennifer Rupprecht

Ms. Phyllis Pahlke

Mr. Michael Reilly, Jr. ‘07

Mr. Alexander Palamarchuk, Esq. ‘66

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reteneller P’22 *

Mr. and Mrs. Alphonce Mshomba ‘10

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Palermo P’16’22

Mr. Daniel Riley ‘00

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mukalian ‘86

Ms. Gerri Paparella

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Rivera ‘90

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mullen ‘73

Mr. and Mrs. David Pascone ‘03

Mr. and Mrs. Shaun Robbins P’23

Mr. Christopher McBride ‘13 Mr. and Mrs. James McCrane IV ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCurry III

Mr. and Mrs. James McFadden P’16

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Melinson ‘94 Mr. Thomas Metzger ‘08 Mr. Frank Monte

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Plunkett, Jr. ‘64

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Ranieri P’21 Mr. David Reddy ‘98

* Faculty/Staff Donor FA L L 2 0 2 2

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Why Your Gift Matters

Your generosity made Holy Ghost Prep’s state-of-the-art STEM Tower—and the magnificent learning that happens in it—a reality.

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Mr. and Mrs. John Shouldis ‘89

Mr. Albert Tomlinson ‘00

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Silvi ‘79

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Tomshaw

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Simon P’87

Mr. David Toth

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Siwiecki P’02

Mr. Silvio Trentalange ‘04

Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Siwiecki ‘02

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Truxal ‘66

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Slook P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Trzaska P’05

Mr. and Mrs. David Smallen P’97’02

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Tuzza P’24

Dr. Kenneth Rockwell and Ms. Angela Joy P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith P’24

Dr. Robert Van der Waag

Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Smith ‘65

Mr. Michael Viscariello ‘07

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rooney P’82

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Smith P’11

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Vyzaniaris P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Rooney ‘82

Mr. Conner Smith ‘13

Mr. William Walch

Mr. Andrew Rose ‘14

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith ‘67

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosowski, Sr. ‘80, P’11’15

Mr. Bryant Smith ‘99

Mr. Stephen Walicki ‘84 and Ms. Marielena Mata

Mr. David Smith III ‘96

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Waters P’23

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Rosso ‘98

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Sobieralski ‘97

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Whartenby *

Mr. Daniel Ryan

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sobolesky ‘69

Mr. and Mrs. Charles White ‘96

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rydzewski P’97

Mr. Ronald Sosinski ‘65

Fr. Michael White, C.S.Sp.

Mr. Angelo Sacco P’86’88’91

Mr. Louis Spinelli ‘98

Mr. Connor Winther ‘06

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Samuel *

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Staropoli P’15’19

Mr. and Mrs. Donn Gregory Winther, Jr. ‘02

Mr. and Mrs. James Samuel, Sr. P’22

Mrs. Lauren Stefenack

Mr. and Mrs. Justin Zamparelli, Esq. ‘92

Mr. Stephen Sandora ‘07

Mr. Stephen Steinbrook

Mr. Stephen Zapisek ‘09

Mrs. Elizabeth Sawka P’00

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart P’25

Ms. Andrea Zeidler

Ms. Janet Scanlon

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Sylvester ‘01

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zink, Jr. P’22

Ms. Nancy Scavo

Mr. Thomas Szerlik ‘01

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Schultz P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Niel Tagliamonte ‘80

THE FIREBIRD CLUB

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schwartz P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tantum ‘78

Mr. William Abbamont ‘17

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Selzer P’21’23

Mr. and Mrs. James Tarpey, Jr. ‘89

Ms. Claudia Aceti

Mr. Thomas Seravalli ‘10

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Taylor P’18

Mr. Andrew Adair ‘17

Mr. and Mrs. John Seravalli P’10

Mr. Daniel Affeldt ‘09

Mr. Richard Shaginaw ‘70, P’08’11

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Timmerman P’11’14’16

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Sharlin P’25

Mr. Joseph Titano

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sharp ‘74

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Toczydlowski ‘69

Dr. Michael Altmeier ‘00 and Dr. Stephanie Cohen

Mr. James Sheerin, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. William Tollok P’98

Mr. Michael Alven, Jr. ‘98

H O LY G H O S T P R E P A N N UA L R E P O R T O F G I F T S

Mr. Bryan Affeldt ‘07

2021-2022 Giving Society Donors

Anonymous Donor

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Corcoran

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Gifford ‘02

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Armitage P’20’25

Mr. Remy Cousart ‘06

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gleason P’22

Mr. William Avington

Mr. Thomas Croskey *

Mr. Albert Gnoza

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Baker P’23

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Cunicelli P’19’21

Mr. and Mrs. David Gorrell P’14

Mr. and Mrs. John Balent, Jr.

Mr. Piotr Cymbalski, Jr. ‘17

Mr. and Mrs. Justin Goulet ‘99 *

Ms. Christine Barrett P’10’12

Mr. Christian Cymbalski ‘20

Mr. Connor Grabowski ‘16

Mr. Aidan Bauer ‘17

Mr. Robert Cymbor ‘86

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graebner P’21

Ms. Caroline Bechtel

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Czarnecki ‘87

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Graff IV ‘93, P’24

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Beck, Jr. ‘81

Sr. Mary Dacey, S.S.J

Ms. Eileen Griffin

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Becker P’98’05’11

Mr. and Mrs. Prasun Datta P’21

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gubicza, Jr. ‘64

Mr. Colin Becker ‘11

Mr. Evan Davis ‘17

Mrs. Kaitlin Guthrie

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Belcher

Mr. Ryan Deegan ‘17

Mr. Evan Gyuraki ‘20

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bell P’20

Mr. James DeLuca ‘11

Ms. Anne Berg

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dembik *

Mr. Michael Halpin and Ms. Ann Marie Laun P’25

Ms. Lydia Berg

Mr. Anthony Di Silvestro ‘79

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Harris, Jr. ‘65

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Bernhard ‘66

Mr. Anthony DiGirolamo ‘98

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Biles P’23

Dr. John DiMoia ‘84

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Blumenthal

Mr. Kevin Dineen ‘17

Mr. and Mrs. John Boehm *

Mr. and Mrs. John Doherty

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Borkowski P’21 Mr. David Bowman ‘11 Mr. Patrick Boyle and Ms. Michelle Gaffney P’25 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Braunstein P’21’24 Mr. Brian Brennan ‘12 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bruno * Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bryson III P’10 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Buettler ‘95 Rev. John Burger, SSC ‘64 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Bushek ‘04 * Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bushek P’04 Mr. Michael Bushman ‘88 Ms. Nura Calderon P’19 Ms. Janine Cancelliere Mr. and Mrs. William Cannon Mr. John Carleton ‘98

Ms. Marie Doherty Mr. and Mrs. Michael Donahue P’16 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Dooley P’07 Rev. Silvio D’Ostilio, C.S.Sp. ‘46 Mr. Matthew Doucette ‘18 Mr. Tyler Downing ‘12 Ms. Maryellen Doyle Mr. Robert Duaime Mrs. Madonna Duffy P’98 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunne Mr. Brendan Eagen ‘18 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eckerle P’24 * Mr. Thomas Eckert ‘17 Mrs. Carol Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Richard Esche ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Falcone III ‘93

Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Hartwich ‘66 Mr. Matthew Hasher ‘08 Ms. Eileen Heffron Mr. Edward Hepting ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Herrera P’23’25 Mr. Christopher Higgins ‘09 Mr. and Mrs. James Hill * Mr. James Hoban * Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoff, Jr. Ms. Doris Hudgeons Mr. and Mrs. Kiel Huhn ‘83 Mr. and Mrs. Steven Humenuk P’25 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Huot P’23 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Jackson P’25 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jacobs ‘01 * Mr. and Mrs. John Jaszczak ‘65, P’01 Dr. Joan Jerrido P’23 Dr. David Johnston and Dr. Edna Ramirez P’19 Mr. Tyler Joyce ‘16 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kahrimanian ‘76

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Carlin

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Faville P’90

Mr. and Mrs. David Carlson ‘77

Mr. Mark Featherstone ‘17

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Carragher ‘80

Ms. Jacqueline Fey P’23’25

Mrs. Donna Carter

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fiandra ‘86

Mr. Kyle Cartin ‘17

Mr. Anthony Figliola

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Casey, Jr. P’18

Mr. Evan Finkelstein

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chambers P’23

Mr. Brian Flatley, Jr. ‘16

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Chapman ‘03

Mr. Ryan French ‘17

Dr. and Mrs. Edward Kimball P’02

Mr. Nicholas Chimbos ‘17

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Frey P’25

Ms. Amanda Kirby *

Mr. Brian and Dr. Michele Chiolan P’21’24

Mr. Richard Gabriele ‘00 *

Mr. Glenn Christel ‘71

Mr. Andrew Galasso ‘17

Mr. Michael Kirn and Ms. Robin Shousky P’24

Ms. Jessica Ciaramella *

Mrs. Kelly Gallagher P’22

Mr. Matthew Kling ‘15

Mr. Chris Cimino P’18

Mr. Adam Gasiewski ‘17

Ms. Theresa Kohler *

Mrs. Leslie Clifford

Ms. Joanne Gault

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kopczenski P’98

Ms. Maryann Colletta

Mr. and Mrs. George Geiss, Jr. P’90

Ms. Mary Korsch

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Collier, Jr.

Mr. Michael Gephart ‘67

Mr. Bernard Kueny III

Mr. and Mrs. William Collier

Mr. Conor Gibbons ‘17

Ms. Krystle Kulik

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Conoscenti P’24

Mr. and Mrs. John Gibbons ‘99

Mr. Charles La Douce, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Corbett P’10

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gibson P’08

Mr. and Mrs. John Lachall ‘65

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kakoyan P’20’24 Mr. and Mrs. James Karp Mr. and Mrs. John Kean Mr. Bryan Kelleher ‘17 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kelly P’19 Mr. Brendan Kenny Ms. Mary Kate Kenny

* Faculty/Staff Donor FA L L 2 0 2 2

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2021-2022 Giving Society Donors

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Lantzy P’08’11

Ms. Robin Moskovitz

Dr. Thomas Saxton, Jr. ‘95 *

Mr. John LaRosa ‘17

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mudrick P’18’21’23

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scheerbaum

Mr. and Mrs. James Lawler ‘67

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Murphy, Jr. ‘84

Mrs. Nancy Schneider P’96

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Long III ‘05

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Naccarato ‘95, P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schoeniger

Ms. Theresa Longshore

Ms. Tina Nase

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Schultz P’24

Mrs. Elizabeth Lorence P’05’10

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Newell P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scotti P’15

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lucas P’18’24

Mr. Nathan Nicastro ‘17

Ms. Barbara Seidenberg

Mr. Christian Lupica ‘11

Mr. James Nycz ‘17

Dr. John Selsky ‘69

Mr. James Lutz III ‘96

Mr. and Mrs. John Oblaczynski

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shead P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lydon

Mr. Joseph O’Brien ‘07

Ms. Valerie Sheffey

Mr. Dominic Macaluso ‘17

Mr. and Mrs. Charles O’Connor, Jr. P’07

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shepherd ‘82

Mr. and Mrs. Donato Manes

Maj. and Mrs. Timothy O’Donnell ‘97

Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Siegel

Mr. Jonathan Mann ‘17

Mr. Colin O’Hara ‘16

Mrs. Siobhan Sims

Mr. F. Russell Manning, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Olsen P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Slavin, Sr. P’21

Mr. Michael Marchesani ‘99

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Opalkowski ‘78

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Sloan P’25

Dr. and Mrs. Gerard Margiotti III ‘03

Mr. Larry and Dr. Donna Ott P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith P’02

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Markiw

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Padilla P’13’18

Mr. Michael Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marsteller, Jr. P’84

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pargola ‘96

Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Smith ‘02

Mr. Brendan Mastil ‘09

Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Parsons P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith

Mr. and Mrs. John Mastil P’92’95’09

Mr. William and Dr. Jennifer Perez P’25

Mr. Adam Snyder ‘14

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Matecki ‘73

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pers P’23

Mr. and Mrs. James Socha ‘87

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maum III ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Peschansky P’16

Mr. Michael McBride ‘09

Mrs. Elizabeth Soltan

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pezzotta P’25

Rev. Dan Sormani, C.S.Sp. *

Mr. Joseph Picozzi ‘13

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Spadaccino P’25

Mr. Michael Pienkowski

Mr. and Mrs. John Spera, Jr. ‘92

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pisauro P’99

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stabeno, Sr. P’91’96

Mr. and Mrs. John Polidoro P’15’19

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stanish *

Dr. Aaron Pollock *

Mr. Daniel Stauffer ‘16

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Pontarelli P’07’11

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Steigerwalt ‘95

Mr. Nicholas Pontarelli ‘11

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steinmetz P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Potter

Mr. James Stewart, Jr. P’20

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Power P’25

Mr. and Mrs. David Stollsteimer P’22

Mr. Timothy Price ‘17

Mr. Brian Sullivan P’24

Mr. Luke Profy ‘17 *

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Talarico P’14’16

Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Quattrocchi ‘90

Ms. Sara Thompson P’25

Mr. and Mrs. James Quigley P’16’18

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Tickner ‘85

Mr. Collin Quigley ‘16

Mr. and Mrs. Sean Tierney ‘01

Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Ramirez P’15

Mr. P. Matthew Toto ‘05

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rauchut, Jr. ‘73, P’02

Mr. Thomas Toto ‘98

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Razler P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Trask ‘92

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Rea, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Trovato P’06

Mr. Sean Reading ‘17

Mr. and Mrs. John Tyburski P’02

Mr. Daniel Reifsnyder ‘17

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Uelli

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Reilly ‘87, P’22

Mr. and Mrs. James Vari, Sr. P’09

Mr. Matthew Riloff ‘10

Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Vigliotti III P’17

Mr. and Mrs. Jose Rivera

Mr. and Mrs. George Vilsmeier

Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Roberts

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Vito ‘03

Mr. Michael Rodden

Mr. Donald Vittorelli ‘17

Mr. Michael Meacham and Mrs. Jeannine Chimbos P’17’20’23 *

Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Rooney P’22

Ms. Christina Vleisides

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Roth ‘87

Ms. Andrea Wacker

Mr. and Mrs. Terence Merrigan P’15’21

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Ryan P’25

Ms. Karin Wagner

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Miller P’78

Mr. Stephen Sable ‘07

Mr. and Mrs. Chad Wallace P’21

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mingioni P’24

Ms. Donna Satkowski

Mr. and Mrs. Jamison Walsh P’23

Ms. Frances Moretti

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sauermelch ‘75

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Walsh P’20’25

Ms. Margaret McCaleb Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCann, Jr. P’21 Ms. Anne McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. William McCloskey III ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. Brian McCrane P’25 Fr. Christopher McDermott, C.S.Sp. * Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald P’01’04 Mr. and Mrs. Brian McDonough P’20’22’24 Mr. Dylan McDonough ‘20 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory McEntee Mr. Patrick McGhee ‘03 * Mr. and Mrs. David McGinn P’23 Mr. Timothy McGovern Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McGovern P’00’02 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas McGovern ‘02 Mr. Eric McHugh Ms. Elizabeth McKendry Mr. and Mrs. Michael McKenna P’23 Mr. and Mrs. Francis McKenna, Jr. ‘73 Ms. Natalie McKnight Mr. Robert McLoughlin ‘17 Mr. and Mrs. Robert McNally P’98’00 Mr. and Mrs. John McShea Mr. Timothy McTaggart Mr. Brian McTague ‘85 and Ms. Kristin Cladouhos

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H O LY G H O S T P R E P A N N UA L R E P O R T O F G I F T S

Why Your Gift Matters Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walton P’97 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wetzel P’15 Mr. Albert Wilson IV ‘17 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wozniak P’02 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Wyrauch, Jr. ‘04

In 2021-22, over 50% of HGP students received a needor merit-based scholarship.

Mr. Patrick Young ‘91 and Ms. Delia Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zaglin P’24 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zecca ‘96 Mr. and Mrs. Matt Zogorski P’22

Comcast Corporation

Motorola Soultions Foundation +

Connelly Foundation

Murray, Devine & Co., Inc.

Dominick’s Washington Pizza Restaurant, Inc.

Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited

Doty Family Foundation +

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison +

Duke Energy Foundation +

Philadelphia Insurance Companies

ESSA Bank & Trust

Philly Bandits Baseball

Exelon Corporation +

Prudential Foundation +

Firmament Foundation

Republic Bank

Foundation for Catholic Education

Richard & Johnette Venne Foundation

Francis J. Marx V Memorial Fund Goldman Sachs +

Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School Scolarship #1 LLC

Automatic Data Processing +

Guggenheim Partners, LLC +

Seravalli, Inc.

Bank of America +

Hartford Fire Insurance Company +

Shady Brook Farm

Black Rock +

Henkels Foundation

St. Andrews School Fund

BLB&B Advisors, LLC +

Hillock Anodizing, Inc.

Terminal Holdings LP

Blue Rock Construction, Inc.

Jimi T. Patrick Memorial Fund

The Martin Foundation

Bob’s Carpet, Inc.

Johnson & Johnson +

The Taylor Family Foundation

Bottomline Technologies

Just Like Home Daycare, Corp.

UGI Storage Company

Bristol-Myers Squibb +

Keeley Family Charitable Foundation

UHS of Delaware

Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools

Klippers

Vanguard Charitable +

Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. +

Waste Management

Chubb +

Ludus, LLC

Wells Fargo Foundation +

Citizens Bank +

McGillin Architecture, Inc.

+ Corporate Matching Company

Coca-Cola +

Merck Foundation for Giving +

Mr. Cameron Zubey ‘17 * Faculty/Staff Donor

CORPORATE & FOUNDATION DONORS ACME American Express + Amy Canning Kohler Scholarship Fund Apple, Inc. + Association of American Hockey League Booster Clubs AstraZeneca +

PA Partners for Education LLC

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Why Your Gift Matters

Your generosity allows our faculty to take part in professional development programs each summer.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Holt ‘82

Ms. JoAnn Trainer

Mr. and Mrs. David Klucsik P’11’13

Mr. and Mrs. James Trusdell P’18

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Koreyva P’02

UGI Storage Company

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kozlowski, Jr. P’02’05’07

UHS of Delaware

Mr. and Mrs. John Lupica P’11

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watters ‘81

Waste Management

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Manna P’88’92

EITC/OSTC DONORS

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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Markert P’22 Mr. and Mrs. John Marsella, Jr.

2022 SPRING AUCTION SPONSORS Premier:

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barone, Jr. P’21’23

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher May ‘88

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bell P’22

McGillin Architecture, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Blanco P’22 Blue Rock Construction, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McManus ‘86, P’20’24

Mr. and Mrs. Savio Braganza P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Medrow P’21

Cornwells:

Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools

Murray, Devine & Co., Inc.

AmSpec

Mr. and Mrs. James Nasuti ‘66

Founders:

Chubb

Mr. and Mrs. Sean O’Hara P’16’21

O’Donnell & Naccarato

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Connor ‘82

PA Partners for Education LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dineen P’15’17

Firebird:

Philadelphia Insurance Companies

Dr. and Mrs. Gary Foster ‘77

Mr. Joseph Pintimalli ‘88, P’22

Curtin & Heefner, LLC

Foundation for Catholic Education

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Profy IV ‘79, P’17

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Gabriele P’18’21

Mr. and Mrs. John Quinn ‘85

Mr. and Mrs. William Gallagher, Esq. ‘72

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Rauch ‘79

Mr. Gregory Geruson ‘79 and Ms. Eileen Kelly

Republic Bank

Class of 1975 Coldwell Banker Hearthside Realtors/ Cross Keys Abstract & Assurance

MGC Landscaping Friends of HGP: Burns Funeral Homes CBRE GDS Interior Architecture

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Gondek III P’22

Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School Scholarship #1 LLC

Mr. and Mrs. John Grabowski P’16

Mr. and Mrs. Colin Sanderson P’22

Contributing:

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guarrieri, Esq. ‘70

Seravalli, Inc.

The Dolce Family

Henkels Foundation

Shady Brook Farm

Excel Plumbing, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henn P’22’25

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sternberg, Esq. P’18

Eye Options, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henry P’15’20

Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone Stevens P’18’21

Fox Chase Lock & Key

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Holt, Jr. ‘81, P’02’03’06’11

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Taylor P’17’19

Kean’s General Contracting

Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor P’24

La’Mar Professional Cleaning Service, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Holt ‘91, P’24

Terminal Holdings LP

The Rusnak Family

H O LY G H O S T P R E P A N N UA L R E P O R T O F G I F T S

Villa Joseph Marie High School

Party Boxes: Beach Brew USA Cookie Creations by Victoria City Sips

2021 GOLF CLASSIC SPONSORS Title: Holt Logistics Corp.

Margiotti & Kroll Pediatrics Seravalli, Inc. Spiritan: Curtin & Heefner LLC Foot and Ankle Center of Philadelphia, LLC GDS Intetior Architecture Harte Group Jacobs Engineering Group Murray, Devine & Co., Inc. Sprinkler Fitters Local Union #692 Volpe and Koenig, P.C. Firebird: Tavo Packaging Hospitality: Simplifi Payroll & HR William Betz Jr. Inc. Cart: Allied Financial Advisors Tompkins Insurance Agencies Ballast Financial Brian Cover, State Farm O’Donnell & Naccarato Tee: CBRE D’Andrea Bros. Concrete Co., Inc. The DeLuca Group D J Pinciotti Construction Company, Inc. Knights Abstract, Inc. La’Mar Professional Cleaning Service, Inc. Original’s Restaurant & O’s Bar Shady Brook Farm Ryan Wade, DeLuca Group Wells Fargo Advisors Patron: Ashton Road Automotive, Inc. McMenamin Family ShopRite The Reteneller Family On Course Beverages: Pat Deon Beverages

TURN YOUR Pennsylvania Taxes into Scholarship Assistance

The Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program is quickly becoming a popular way for many Holy Ghost Prep families and businesses to contribute scholarship dollars to our school. In the past few years, Holy Ghost Prep has gone from $50,000 in annual EITC support to over $400,000 in the current fiscal year. Individuals have taken advantage of this opportunity by making a direct donation to a Holy Ghost Prep Special Purpose Entity (SPE) created for this program. Donors will receive 90% credit for that donation toward their annual Pa. tax bill. Holy Ghost Prep uses those dollars to provide scholarships to students with financial need and/or students living within the boundaries of an underperforming school district as determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Don’t let another year go by without directing your tax dollars to Holy Ghost Prep!

Here’s what two of our EITC donors are saying:

“My Pennsylvania tax dollars now go to Holy Ghost to support our students—and the process was extraordinarily simple!”

—BOB WATTERS ’81

“I have been participating in the Pa. tax credit program for the past four years and just renewed my commitment for two more years. I would highly recommend this program to anyone who is thinking about joining.”

—TOM MCMANUS ’86, P’20, P’24

To learn more about using your Pa. tax dollars to help HGP students reach their goals, please contact Matt Dwyer, Executive Director of Development, at mdwyer@holyghostprep.org or 215.352.6956.

Holy Ghost Prep Magazine Office of Communications 2429 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA 19020 www.holyghostprep.org

Now is the time to

#THINKGHOST In the pages of this magazine, you have learned a lot about Holy Ghost Prep—including the school’s plans to build a new sports complex by next fall and to significantly grow its endowment.

You have also read some HGP success stories. These accomplishments don’t happen by accident. With a 9-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, our unmatched faculty gets to personally know each student, as well as his hopes and dreams. So students leave Ghost perfectly equipped to make those dreams come true.

Now is the time to #ThinkGhost. So take a tour, schedule a visit, or tell a friend about the amazing opportunities that only happen at HGP. To learn more, visit

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TODAY!