A Newsletter for Alumni, Parents, & Fr iends o f Ho ly Ghost Prep

VOL. 17 • FaLL 2012

HOLYGHOSTPREPARATORYSCHOOL

WHAT ’S INSIDE2012–HGP Firebirds at

Penn Relays with Bill Cosby.

Shown from left to right: Brandon Davis ‘14,

Zachary Philiph ‘12, Bill Cosby,Ryan Horgan ‘12, Nolan Davis ‘12

President’s Letter ............................2

Principal’s Message..........................3

School News ....................................4

Athletics ..........................................7

Alumni Profiles..............................10

Alumni News................................12

Mothers’ Guild and Fathers’ Association ................................15

Donors............................................16

F.E.S.T. ........................................19

Dear HGP Community,

The dawning of this new academic schoolyear brings with it even more change thanusual for us at Holy Ghost.

As many of you already know, after an extensive search and a thorough review ofthe candidates, Mr. Jeffrey Danilak wasnamed the new Principal of Holy GhostPrep last May. I am excited about what Jeffbrings to HGP as our new academic leaderand look forward to working with him tobuild on the solid foun-dation that has made theschool successful overthe past fifty years.

Jeff is no stranger toHoly Ghost – he is anaccomplished educatorwith an abundance ofdiverse accomplish-ments. A member of theHoly Ghost Prep facultysince 1996, when he washired as a teacher in theEnglish Department (ofwhich he later becamethe Chair), Jeff hasworked the past fouryears as the school’s Academic Dean. As well, he has participatedin the Strategic Planning Retreat in 2011and has also served as a member of theschool’s Middle States Accreditation Team,Academic Committee, and AdmissionsCommittee. In addition to these academiccontributions to the school, Jeff coachedHGP’s golf team from 1997 to 2001, win-ning two PIAA District One Champi-onships (1998, 1999) and twice being

named Coach of the Year by the BucksCounty Courier Times (1997, 1998). Mostrecently, he served as coach of the Freshmansoccer team.

A graduate of LaSalle University with aBachelor of Arts degree in English and Secondary Education and having graduatedSumma Cum Laude with his Masters degreein 2006 in Educational Leadership and Administration from The George Washing-ton University, Jeff brings a very strong focus

on academic excellence to Holy Ghost. Histhorough knowledge of the school and deepappreciation for the Spiritan tradition makehim the ideal candidate to lead Holy Ghostinto the next level of excellence and servicethat truly sets it apart as a Spiritan school.

Of course, no decision this large is evermade by a single individual, and I am verygrateful to the members of the Board, faculty

and administration who served on the searchcommittee. Their dedication and commit-ment were instrumental in discerning thepath forward for the school. They gave generously of their time, effort and energyto interview and rank the many candidatesthat applied for the position.

Please join me in welcoming Jeff to thisnew role and supporting him in the transition which will be exciting and challenging at the same time.

Of course, the excitementwe all feel to have Jeff asour new Principal is tempered by our sadness atsaying goodbye to our now-former Principal,Michael O’Toole. Mikedevoted himself to the students, families, and faculty of Holy Ghost formany years in the finest tradition of Spiritan service. While we all wishhim the best of luck as hebegins a new stage of hisown life as the Principal ofLa Salle College HighSchool, his alma mater, he

will surely be missed by the Holy Ghostcommunity.

With One Heart and One Mind,

Rev. Jeffrey Duaime, C.S.Sp. ’76 President

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Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends,

If I were an outsider stepping intothis position, it might be easier tocraft my first message to the alumniand supporters of Holy Ghost. First,I would write that I am honored andexcited to be the next principal ofHoly Ghost. Next, I would lay out mycredentials by mentioning I havebeen a member of the HGP commu-nity for over 16 years as a facultymember, coach, department chair,and Dean of Studies. Finally, I wouldfollow it with some plans on how to improve Holy Ghost. While thiswould be an easy way to start the letter (mainly because it would all be true– I am honored and excited to continue my service to Holy Ghost, now asits principal), it would also seem a little artificial, like coming home fromwork each night and introducing myself to my family.

Holy Ghost has been an integral part of the fabric of my life for so long– so much so, I cannot imagine what my life would be presently withoutit. Not long ago, when my family and I decided to make some changes inour lives, there were certain things that we agreed were too important tochange. My work at Holy Ghost, we realized, was the most important ofall the factors we considered. That was not negotiable. How could it be?

I truly feel blessed to embark on a new challenge in such a familiar andloving place. Fortunately, I am surrounded by familiar faces and friendswho will help to shape and define who we are, as a school, in this time oftransition. We all share common experiences, challenges and stories and,while some of these may be different and unique, it is what we share thatmakes us who we are. We are Holy Ghost. We share a rich Spiritan tradition and a strong commitment to academics. These continue to defineus and make indelible marks on all those associated with our past, presentand future. And I am proud to remain a part of that.

With One Heart and One Mind,

Jeffrey DanilakPrincipal

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Dean of Studies

Appointedaving served at Holy Ghost for the past 15 yearsas a math teacher – and as the Mathematics

Department Chair for 14 of those – Mrs. GeraldineCarmine will add Dean of Studies to her already impres-sive resume. Mrs. Carmine was named to the positionafter an exhaustive search to fill the vacancy left by Jeff Danilak’s promotion to Principal.

“I’m looking forward to working with students in thisnew role,” Mrs. Carmine said. “This is a new and exciting challenge.”

A graduate of both St. Joseph’s University and Arcadia University, Mrs. Carmine will continue to teachin the Math Department and remain Department Chairfor the new school year. However, there is one bigchange coming that has left Mrs. Carmine forlorn whenlooking forward –and it is a disap-pointment only atruly die hard mathteacher would feel.

“Calculus. I’mreally, really going tomiss teaching cal-culus,” she said.

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ratitude is the lastrefuge of a person over-

whelmed by the kindness ofothers,” Rev. William Headley,C.S.Sp. told the Holy Ghost Prepgraduating class of 2012 during hisCommencement address this past June.

Fr. Headley, himself a 1956 graduate of the HolyGhost Missionary College – the name HGP went by beforegaining its present day moniker – shared memories of his timeon the Cornwells campus, along with challenging the graduatesto retain their spiritual identity and ethics as they enter into aworld beyond the Holy Ghost campus. He also pointed to thethread of brotherhood and community that continues to link allclasses that come through Holy Ghost.

This theme ofbrotherhood also foundits way into the remarks

of class ValedictorianRyan Horgan, who remem-

bered his classmates coming together to do amazing things over

their four years together.

The class, as a whole, will disperse mightily as they ventureforth. While some graduates will certainly stay local, going touniversities in and around Philadelphia, others will travel far toattend college, with graduates heading as far west as the SanDiego University in California and as far east as the Universityof Bath in England.

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Students from the Class of 2012 participating in the Baccalaureate Mass

Rev. William Headley, C.S.Sp. addressing the Class of 2012

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Commencement Exercises

Michael S. AdamsTemple University

Edgar E. AgudeloUniversity of Pennsylvania

Jeffrey Stephen Ainsley, Jr.Haverford College

Marco J. BalsamoPennsylvania State University

Derek John BarrettDuquesne University

Jeffrey Francis BergVassar College

Justin T. BergUniversity of Delaware

Robert Macomb Blackwell, Jr.Temple University

Jacob Brian BolvinWidener University

Brian Charles BrennanElizabethtown College

Michael Patrick BrykDuquesne University

Jonathan Victor BrylaArcadia University

Paul C. BuckleyUrsinus College

Mark E. BurtonTemple University

William J. Cain, Jr.Marist College

Andrew J. CairoUniversity of Delaware

Chris J. CalabreseSaint Joseph's University

Gregory P. CampbellBloomsburg University

Matthew James CarrBoston College

Brandon J. CarradoSaint Joseph's University

Nicholas ChingasSaint Joseph's University

Nnamdi John ChukwunenyeUniversity of Pittsburgh

Thomas R. ClarkLoyola University Maryland

Ryan Patrick ConwayDuquesne University

Sean M. CooneyNortheastern University

Christopher James CrawfordDrexel University

John A. Darby-MatteodaUniversity of San Diego

Nolan Thomas DavisUrsinus College

Carl Thomas DeanDuquesne University

Jonathan Edward DelViscioDuquesne University

Connor DemskoUniversity of Colorado at Boulder

Louis Joseph DiBonaventura, Jr.Stevens Institute of Technology

Nicholas A. DiGregorioLa Salle University

Michael P. DonahueDePaul University

Tyler Scott DowningProvidence College

Christopher Myles EadsBucks County CommunityCollege

Stephen ElliottTemple University

Adam Joseph FalconeDrexel University

Vincent Michael FloodUrsinus College

Michael Anthony Forgione, Jr.University of the Sciences

Brian A. FoxWidener University

James J. Gavaghan, IIIDrexel University

Timothy James GeierUniversity of Hartford

Liam J. GlowackiSaint Joseph’s University

Ryan Gerard GoreckiManhattan College

Bradley M. GouglerSusquehanna University

Shane Brennan GradyDuquesne University

James M. GreyWest Chester University

Joseph R. GuentherJames Madison University

John Fitzgerald HaydenUniversity of Virginia

Austin James HembreeMercyhurst College

Patrick Allen HerbertUniversity of Colorado at Boulder

Thomas Paul HestonKing's College

Ryan T. HoltzPennsylvania State University

Evan Joseph HopkinsMarist College

Michael HorganLehigh University

Ryan HorganWake Forest University

Alexander B. HudockPennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College

Brett Andrew IncollingoStevens Institute of Technology

Zachary A. IsraelTemple University

Shane Liam JanickUniversity of Pittsburgh

Nicholas F. JohnsonDeSales University

Brandon E. KearnsTemple University

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Congratulations toThe Class of 2012

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Nicholas Jeffrey KeenanWilkes University

James C. KenvinTemple University

Andrew Tyler KingNortheastern University

Kyle P. KleinDuquesne University

Jamie Adam KokenyLa Salle University

Constantine S. KonugresSyracuse University

Tyler M. KraussUniversity of Pittsburgh

Matthew Edward KubasikSaint Joseph's University

Tyler Philip LanctotSaint Joseph's University

Timothy John LazorkoSaint Joseph's University

Cole A. LongElon University

Francis Michael LumpkinPennsylvania State University

Kevin Michael LyczakDuquesne University

George James MacIntyre-Cockett

University of Bath

Michael Joseph MahanBoston College

Nathan A. MahanThe University of Alabama

Kevin Mark MajorBoston College

Kevin P. MalkowskiDuquesne University

Matthew J. MargiottiDuquesne University

Matthew T. McEnteeDrexel University

Michael V. McGinnDrexel University

Jack McLaughlinPennsylvania State University

Michael J. MennoPennsylvania State University

Andrew J. MontemaranoSyracuse University

Christopher Anthony MoranoSaint Joseph’s University

Kevin Thomas MosesUniversity of Michigan

Joseph L. MotolaWake Forest University

John Motto, Jr.Cabrini College

Andrew C. NesselDrexel University

Michael A. NoccoYork College

Brennan Patrick OakesWake Forest University

Andrew Robert O’DonnellVillanova University

Jeremy M. OmrodDrexel University

Brandon R. PalardyPennsylvania State University

John Michael PattersonThe George Washington University

Zachary Alexander PhiliphUnited States Naval Academy

Connor E. PietrakLoyola University Maryland

Alec Michael PirritanoTemple University

David Eligio PonciaBoston College

Eric James PurnellDuquesne University

Patrick T. QuarryRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Ryan M. RaikerWidener University

Santos M. Ramos IIIWest Chester University

Cody M. ReillyTemple University

David J. ReillyTemple University

Thomas J. RomanoUniversity of Delaware

William T. RoulandLa Salle University

Michael L. SabatiniPennsylvania State University

Christopher SagerPennsylvania State University

Brett C. SmeraglioNeumann University

James T. Smith, Jr.Pennsylvania State University

Patrick Andrew SmithKutztown University

William Hayden Stewart, IIIMiami University (Ohio)

Christopher M. SzalRollins College

Jon Henry TokarskiPennsylvania State University

Kyle James VagraQuinnipiac University

Robert A. ValenoSaint Joseph's University

Lukas James VilellaWake Forest University

Michael F. Walker, Jr.College of William and Mary

Jay Ryan WillsonWest Virginia University

Michael Anthony YoungTemple University

oly Ghost held its annual Athletic Recognition Nighton Thursday May 31st on campus in the Chapman

Arena. Nearly 300 members of the Holy Ghost Prep community attended to celebrate another year in the proudtradition of Holy Ghost Athletics.

Special awards were given to:

the david Proven Memorial award for

cross-country and track & Field

Zachary Israel, ’12

the Kevin leyh Memorial award for

cross-country and track & Field

Nolan Davis,’12

david Betz Memorial Baseball award

Christopher Crawford, ’12

the Jack schott Memorial Basketball award

Constantine Konugres, ’12

the Joe Boback Memorial coaches award

for swimming

Matthew Carr, ’12

the ted grabowski scholar athlete award

Jeffrey Ainsley, ’12

the ice hockey Britt and tibbles coach’s award

for leadership

Mike Menno ’12

HGP Athletes Awarded

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B a s e B a l l

The 2012 baseball season had its ups anddowns. There were more downs early in theseason, but the team found resiliency amidststruggles and injuries and ended up in theDistrict One Tournament. Even though theteam struggled against strong pitching in theBAL, it posted impressive wins over localpowers Archbishop Ryan, LaSalle and, mostnotably, a thrilling 5-3 win over cross-townrival, Bensalem, under the lights at RamblersBaseball Field. This was a key win that

allowed the team to achieve a .500 record when, at times, it hadn’t lookedpossible.

The team’s resiliency and character evolved down the home stretch.With 3 key members injured, the team continued to play tough nonetheless.The coaching staff could not have asked for more during the District Playoff game against Phoenixville. The boys hit the ball hard, MichaelYoung pitched his best game of the season, and the team played nearly perfect defense in the field, but the breaks didn’t go their way. This teamcame together in the toughest of times and had a successful season.Coach Smeraglio, and Assistant Coaches Grabowski, Slawter and Rossomando were very proud of this group for coming together and battling to the very end.

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Coach Omrod’s team came out of the gatewith a great start, going 4-0 with big winsover the larger programs of Kennett, Coun-cil Rock South, CB South and ArchbishopRyan. One of the best played games camenext, an exciting 4-overtime game vs. Plymouth Whitemarsh. The game could havegone either way, but luck was not on HGP’sside that day. However, the team’s characterand competitive nature was evident, andwould carry them to a successful season.

In BAL play, the team went a perfect 5-0, but the two contests that mattered mostwere the victories over defending championNew Hope. Sweet revenge came with adominant performance in an 11-6 win atNew Hope late in the season that clinchedHGP’s very first BAL title in lacrosse.

The team fought hard in its first rounddistrict game against Penncrest. With a cou-ple of starters missing due to injuries, theteam fell a bit short in its quest to win theschool’s first district playoff game. However,this year’s team will be remembered for itsresiliency and the character which developedfrom it senior leadership and involvedyounger players. They truly came togetheras a close team.

t e n n i s

Traditions are established over time, butmost of them have a defining moment.The tennis program’s defining moment wastheir State Championship of one year ago.This year’s team, coached for the 6th year byJustin Goulet, ’99, was extremely young andinexperienced, with 7 of the 9 top playersfrom last year’s State Championship team

having graduated. But all team members ac-cepted the role of defending the League,District, and State Championships from2011. Taking every competitor’s best shot,the team competed until the very end andcontinued the success of the HGP tennisprogram.

The team finished 2nd in the BAL toLower Moreland, but defeated league-rivalNew Hope Solebury in BAL Play. HGP’stennis team had an extremely competitivenon-league schedule. This year’s squadknocked off the perennially tough CouncilRock-South 7-0, Souderton 5-2,Phoenixville 5-2, and CB West 7-0. It fin-ished with a solid 14-4 overall record and 7-1 in the BAL. The team’s success in theBAL earned them a bid to the PIAA District One Tournament for the 3rd year ina row, and our 4th time in 5 years.

The team advanced to the District OneSemifinals for the 3rd straight season, defeating Church Farm 5-0. The team bat-tled against a tough Lower Moreland squadin a re-match in the District Semis, butLower Moreland prevailed 3-2 in a veryclose match. The 2012 team gained valuableexperience and they look to maintain thetennis tradition in 2013.

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The biggest story of the 2012 season forCoach Meistering’s squad was the domina-

tion of the seniors. These seniors scored aninordinate amount of points – each andeveryone scoring - and have left a void thatchallenges all remaining team members tofill with their own hard work to continue theteam’s great tradition of success next year –as the 2012 team won HGP’s 18th consecutive Bicentennial Athletic LeagueTrack and Field Championship.

This year’s team qualified the most in-dividual athletes ever to the 2nd day ofcompetition at the PIAA District I AAATrack & Field Championships, held atCoatesville Area High School. Jeff Ainsleyadvanced to the semifinals of the 110 MeterHigh Hurdles, but could not overcome thehard hit of a hurdle to advance to the finals.However, Christian Kardish and Ryan Horgan placed 7th and 8th respectively, eachsetting personal best records and qualifyingto the state championships. Zack Israel finished 8th, qualifying to the state champi-onships and the outdoor nationals, and set anew school record of 9:26.39, bettering arecord set 25 years ago in 1987 by USAToday All-American Nick Costantino ’87.

The team also finished the season withthe most individuals ever qualifyingthrough to the PIAA State Champi-onships: Christian Kardish ’14 and RyanHorgan ’12 in the 1600 Meter Run and ZackIsrael ’12 in the 3200 Meter Run.

The team looks forward with positiveanticipation as many younger athletes will beentrusted to carry on the current tradition ofsuccess and set new traditions of higher competitive prowess.

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n June 4th Holy Ghost held our 8th Annual Scholarship GolfClassic. This year the event was held at Manufacturers’ Golf &

Country Club in Fort Washington, PA. A total of 95 golfers participatedand enjoyed a great day of golf.All proceeds from this golf outing benefit our Financial Aid Endowment

and Spiritan Scholars Program. This financial scholars program helps deserving, young men, who otherwise would never have been able to consider attending Holy Ghost Prep, by offering scholarships. For example,several current students were able to achieve their dream of attending HGPbecause they received money towards scholarships.

Special thanks to our Classic Sponsors which include:

Platinum: Mr. Peter Sargent and Janney Montgomery Scott LLCGold: Mr. Jerry O‘Connor and Durable Medical EquipmentSilver: John & Jean Brennan and the Brennan familySilver: Mr. Joe Coyne and Healthweb SolutionsSilver: Mr. Larry Clark and the Clark familySilver: Mr. Robert Fernandez and Moxie PicturesSilver: Mr. Dan Files and Bucks Family MedicineSilver: Mr. Tom Holt, Jr. and Holt Logistics Corp.Silver: Mr. Zach Kolsky and ARAMARKSilver: Mr. Ken Koreyva and ACE GroupSilver: Dr. Gerard Margiotti,Jr. and Margiotti & Kroll PediatricsSilver: Mr. Dennis Murray and Murray, Devine & Co., Inc.Silver: Mr. Anthony Naccarato and O’Donnell & NaccaratoSilver: Mr. Anthony Nucera and Office Max

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thealumnichallenge

what is the challenge Match?

All alumni annual gifts, at any level, in the fiscal year 2012-2013 will be matched up to a cumulative total of $75,000.So any gift you give will be doubled up to $75,000!

who is it for?

is challenge is only for HGP Alumni.

how does it work?

HGP Alums can make a gift to e Holy Ghost Fund eitherthrough the mail, online, or over the phone and your gift willbe matched. Yes, it is that easy! Gifts can be directed to general annual support, athletics, forensics, arts/music, orscholarship.

where is the match coming from?

Anonymous donors have agreed to match gifts given to e Holy Ghost Fund up to $75,000 dollars.

why is holy ghost Prep participating in the challenge Match? e hope is that e Annual Fund will exceed its currentfundraising goal of $250,000 for annual support and to increase a tradition of participation to e Holy Ghost Fundamongst alumni. e goal of Holy Ghost Prep is to give students the best academic resources while they are attendingHGP, so fundraising goals need to be met. By participating inthe Challenge Match Holy Ghost will continue to have resources to help maintain its competitive place with elite prepschools throughout the region

when do i have to give my gift in?

e sooner the better! e Holy Ghost Annual Fund runson a fiscal year, which is from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

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hile Holy Ghost has alwaysprided itself on producing young

men of moral integrity and scholasticstrength, it has also produced its fair shareof graduates who have excelled in thesporting world. From athletes to analysts – Brett Donahue, ’93, currentlyworks in New York for Fox Sports – andfrom sales executives to orthopedic surgeons – Dr. Joseph Czarnecki, ’87, hashelped heal the athleticailments of Beantownplayers for the Bruins,Patriots and Red Sox –Firebirds have made aname for themselves onthe playing fields and inthe board rooms andnews rooms of some ofthe biggest names insports across the country.

“Holy Ghost providesyou with an incrediblystrong education, whilealso preparing you todeal with the challengesthat will exist through-out your life,” said Joe Iuliano, ’02, whocurrently works at ESPN’s World Head-quarters as, among other things, a specialty camera operator. His career hastaken him not only around the country –he has trekked across campuses as part ofthe College Game Day crew – but alsoaround the world: Joe was fortunateenough to cover the 2010 World Cup inSouth Africa.

And Joe got his start shooting at HolyGhost. During his junior year, he workedclosely with Mr. Jeff Danilak to developHGP’s first Cinematography course – a

class designed to teach students how toshoot and edit their own films.

As for Joe’s involvement in sports? Thatstarted at HGP, as well, but perhaps notthe way you might think.

“I ran track – and by ‘ran track,’ I meanI attended the practices and fulfilled myyearly athletic requirements,” he said.“Needless to say, I knew early on that my

sports career would be behind the camera.”

Joe isn’t the only graduate to credit HolyGhost for playing an important role in hiscareer in sports journalism.

“Holy Ghost taught me what it meantto work hard, that anything in life is

achievable if you put in the time and ef-fort,” said Frank Seravalli, ’06, who hasworked for the Philadelphia Daily Newsas a Flyers beat writer since 2009. Havingstarted at the paper as an intern in 2008,Frank quickly learned how to apply thelessons he learned at HGP to find successin the competitive world of sports writing.

“In the real world, Holy Ghost taughtme about preparationand how to present myself in the right way,”he said. “By having my‘homework’ done, andbeing more knowledge-able about everything Icould come across in therink or the locker room, Iwas able to be extremelycompetitive as a rookiegoing against well-traveled veterans in myfield.”

But Frank isn’t theonly HGP alum with tiesto the local sports scene.In fact, Firebirds have

begun to corner the corner of Broad andPattison. James Lutz, ’96, works as theManager for Ticket Operations and Premium Seating for the PhiladelphiaEagles; Jerry O’Connor, ’01, is the Coordinator of Premium Sales and Services for the Philadelphia Phillies;and Ryan O’Neill, ’00, works in the frontoffice for the Philadelphia 76ers.But, while all of these HGP alumni have

jobs that definitely make an impact on thelocal sports scene, it’s probably safe to saythat Brett Manney’s, ’04, impact has beenthe hardest – at least literally.

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“Holy Ghost …prepares youto deal with the challengesthat will exist throughoutyour life.”

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Brett currently plays for the MajorLacrosse League’s Philadelphia Wings asa defenseman – and was part of the Washington Stealth team that won the2010 National Lacrosse League championship. Of course, Brett got hisfirst taste of sports success at Holy Ghostas part of the school’s first-ever LeagueChampionship lacrosse team. But it wasn’t this victory or any others that stuckmost with Brett after he graduated.

“What I remember most is the cama-raderie all the students had who attendedthe games, how full of HGP pride theywere, and how special it was to play forHoly Ghost,” he said.

Now living in Center City with his twinbrother, Ryan Manney, ’04 – himself anathlete during his years at Holy Ghost –Brett is still grateful for what he feels hisalma mater offered him.

“Holy Ghost has given me so much – Ionly hope that what I return is justified for

what HGP did for me,” he said.

Of course, not all Holy Ghost alumni tobecome professional athletes have stayedso close to home. One, in fact, has foundhimself skating through the hockey rinksall the way over in Sweden.

Ryan Gunderson, ’03, currently playshockey for the Swedish Elite League’sBrynas IF, where he has excelled – becoming the league’s leading scorer fordefensemen in both 2011 and 2012, aswell as winning the league’s championship– the SM Guld – in back-to-back years.

Ryan quickly realized that there aresome lessons that translate well into any language and in any endeavor.

“At Holy Ghost, I had to work hardconsistently every day,” he said. “Thiswork ethic has continued through myhockey career, and I have realized that it is the only way to deal with struggles

and setbacks.”

And Ryan is not the only one to see thelessons he learned at Holy Ghost as playing an important role in what he does.Brett Manney, for his part, continues to seethe ongoing importance of embracing theschool’s motto of living “With One Heartand One Mind.”

“I say it all the time with some of myfriends,” he said. “Everything you do inlife should be done with your heart andmind fully behind your decisions. You canachieve or do anything if you have theright mindset and joy in your heart.”

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1969Daniel Murphy is retiring, for the secondtime, from the S.C. Department of Cor-rections The first was from the FBI. Heand his wife, Kathleen, live in Chapin, SC.

1970Frank Menna is the President of GenesisAsset Protection in Doylestown, PA. Helives in Warrington, PA with his wife Ann.

1971Joe Huntowski and his wife, Joan live inVorhees, NJ. Joe is Director of Taxes atUnited Refrigeration, Inc.

1975Robert Barber is in his 18th year as an attorney for AT&T, and now has respon-sibility for the company's regulatory legalaffairs in 9 states, including Pennsylvania,as well as in the District of Columbia.

1982Andy McGill is a Senior VP for HumanResources & Facilities Management atPMA Capital Corp.

He and wife, Molly, live in HuntingdonValley, PA.

1983Joe Konzelman lives in Burlington, NJwith his wife and two sons. The boys are 5and 10. Joe is self-employed.

Joe Volz and his wife, Jane, live in Newtown, PA. Joe works for UV/EB tech-nical Group in the Chemicals industries.

1986Ken Lamb is the Senior Process & Systems Analyst at Yellow Book USA inPhiladelphia.

1987Joe Toland is a Senior Finance manager atVerizon Business in Atlanta, GA.

1989Dan Amadie is a Union Stagehand atIATSE, Local 8. He is working in the En-tertainment Industry.

Chris Deon is a Director of Finance &Accounting in the Biotechnology Industry.Although he works in the New York Areahe lives in Levittown, PA.

1990Chris Doerr is the Associate Director,Trade Operations at Teva Pharmaceuticals.He is living in Downingtown, PA.

1992Steve Mastil is the sales manager at PHHHome Loans, Financial Services.

Joe Collopy is a Credit Risk Analyst atGMAC Financial Services.

Tom Loschiavo has moved to Californiaand is a Chemistry Education Manager atPASCO Scientific in Sacramento, CA.

1993Joe Picerno is a Senior Employment Representative at Lockheed Martin in theDefense & Space Industry.

1994Brian Olkowski is the Director of Rehabilitation at Capital Health. He alsois an Adjunct Professor at Arcadia Univer-sity. Brian and his wife Melissa live inMedford, NJ with daughters, Caitlin andSophia.

1995Tom Yoerke is living in Cinnaminson, NJ.

1997Brian Gossner is a Client Administratorat AmeriHealth Casualty in Philadelphia.

Lou Cacchio is a Teacher in the BusinessDepartment at Bensalem TownshipSchool District.

Kevin Sharp and his wife have been moving around the USA , from Sarasota,FL to San Diego, CA to Richmond, VAand are now settled in Roanoke.

Bill Van Sant is a Senior VP at UNIVEST. He and his wife, Dr. Amy Van Sant are expecting their first child inAugust 2012.

Dave Johnson is an Assistant Treasurer &Senior Manager at Pioneer Investments inBoston, MA. Dave is still playing soccer invarious leagues, over 30 of course.

1998James Braunstein is the Director forSmall Project Delivery at GSI Commerce.

Craig Danieluk is a Financial Consultantat AXA Advisors. With his wife, Jocelynhe lives in Rochester, NY.

Dan Leonard is a student at University ofCalifornia, Riverside. He is majoring inEnvironmental Services.

Jason Adel and his wife, Jennifer, recentlywelcomed their first child. Jason is a Digital Advertising Director for Golf Digest at Conde Nast. The Adel’s live inNew York.

1999Michael Luongo, Esq. has recently completed his Law degree and has beenhired by the District Attorney’s Office inPhiladelphia.

Mike Butch is a Controller at CIGNAHealth, Wellness & Fitness.

Mike Marchesani is a Senior Manager inContract sales for Ahold USA at KellogCompany.

Paul Doran is the Mid-Atlantic regionalSales manager for White Rock Distilleriesin the Food & Beverage Industry.

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please send an email to terry smeraglio,

institutional advancement assistant

at tsmeraglio@holyghostprep.org

And check out HGP Alumni news andevents online at the Facebook group:

holy ghost Prep alumni and the linkedin group: holy ghost Prep

alumni network

Pat Mundy is a Senior manager at Price Waterhouse Coopers in GreaterPhiladelphia.

Andrew Sciolla was named a “Rising Star”in Super Lawyers annual list and publishedin their Philadelphia Magazines’ June Issue.Drew is an attorney for Pogust, Broslowand Milrood.

2000Ryan O’Neill is the Premium Sales manager for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Dan Riley is a Functional BusinessLead/Capital Planner at The S.I. Organiza-tion, Inc in the Defense & Space Industry.

2001Derek Pelczar is a Systems Analyst forThe Timkin Company. He and his wife,Adrienne currently live in Boothwyn, PA.

2002Alexander (Xander) Smallen is a ResearchManager, Client and Project services atMarket Vision Research in Philadelphiaarea.

Pat Dillon is Head of Retirement Strategies at CoreStates Capital.

Pat Kelly is an Assistant Audit manager atViacom in the New York City Area.

Aaron Maczonis is living in New York and working for Cerberus Capital Management.

Greg Winther recently relocated toPhiladelphia from New York. He is currently working for Analytics & Pricingat Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Johnson &Johnson as a marketing manager.

2003Matt McHugh, Esq. works at Grim,Biehn & Thatcher in Perkasie, PA. He andhis wife, Lauren, live in Hatboro, PA.

Steve Brunner is finishing his PhD inMedical Physics in Madison,WI.

2004Rob Kasten is a Patent Agent currentlyliving in the Washington, DC area.

2005Bob Pfender is a Global Operations Graduate at AstraZenica Pharmaceuticals.

Peter Leonard is a Litigation Project Assistant, paralegal, at Winston & Strawn,LLP in Chicago, IL.

Christian Bell has his own CompanyChristian Bell Voice Overs, LLC in Newtown, PA. As Christian has stated“He’s the friendly guy next door narratorthat helps large and small businesses growby truly connecting to their listeners.”

2006Remy Cousart is a Regional Sales managerat The Sapling Company, Inc in the Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Industry.

Matt Diehl is a Pharmacist for CVS. Hecurrently lives in Baltimore, MD.

2007Jack Kasten is currently a Group Sales Account executive at Connecticut Tigers innew London/Norwich CT.

Steve Sandora is living in Washington,DC and is a legal researcher at ThomsonReuters.

2008Alex DiGregorio is a research Assistant atW & M Cognitive Psychophysiology Lab.

Justin Laskey is an Intern at MRMWorldwide, a Marketing and AdvertisingFirm in the Philadelphia Area.

Kevin Cockerham is currently a student atPSU and will graduate in May 2013 witha dual degree in Chemical and Nuclear Engineering.

Kevin Frawley graduated from DrexelUniversity in June 2012 and will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant inthe US Army through the Drexel ArmyROTC program.

2010Peter Naccarato is a rising Junior in theVillanova School of Business, pursuing adouble major in Finance and Real Estate

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he first Spring Alumni Reunion was held at Positano Coast on Walnut Street in Philadelphia

on Saturday, June 2nd. Over 50 alumni, representingmore than 45 years, attended. The Class of 2002gathered their classmates together and were very wellrepresented at the event. Marking his 45th anniversary was Joe Lynch, class of 1967. Also notingmilestones were Jim Helhowski ’72 and Steve Stunder ’77 celebrating their 40th and 35th respectively.

Following the cocktail reception 13 members of theclass of 1987 attended a special 25th anniversary dinner. A few of these Alumni traveled far to attendthis event but none farther than Steve Ransweiler whomade the trip from his home in Colorado.

A great time was had by all with many continuingtheir reunion with separate parties at various local establishments. Thanks to those alums from theAlumni Board who helped gather their classmates together.

Spring 2012 Alumni

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Reunion he 3rd Annual HolyGhost Prep “Reunion

at the Shore” was held onSaturday, July 21st at the La Costa in Sea Isle City, NJ.Among the 120 attendeeswere 3 members of the HGPBoard of trustees; Ken Koryeva and his wife, Michelle, Tom Holt ’81 and his wife Angela andTony Nucera ’89 with his wife Sara.

Also making an appearance was recently retired teacher Jim McCullough. The Class of 1992 was the best represented with 10 Alumni attending. Other attendees were Jim Brogan ’72, John Appolonia ’82 with his wife, Andrea and Frank Rauch and FrankLavolsi both of the class of ’79. The Alumnus who came the farthestwas Tim Lauterwasser ’96. Tim lives in Florida and was visiting hisparents. Although the weather was overcast a great time renewingfriendships was had by all attendees.

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elcome back to another excitingschool year. The Father’s Association

would like to welcome all fathers andguardians to join us throughout the year insupporting our school community. Everyoneis always invited, and everyone is alwayswarmly welcomed to our meetings, whichare the second Tuesday each month at 7PM. We sponsor a number of activitiesthroughout the school year, and we encourage you to check out our website,www.hgpfathers.com, as often as possiblefor the latest information.

sUPPort For hgP

� Student Council Dances: Fathers provide chaperone and security assis-tance for the dances.

� Parking & Traffic Control: Fathers coordinate traffic and parking logistics

and control at Student Council dances,the Mothers’ Guild Craft Show, Grad-uation, the Mother/Son Dance, the RedMass and other major school events.

� Chapel Clean-up: Fathers volunteerannually for a half day cleaning projectin the school Chapel.

� Graduation Prep: The Fathers’ Association purchases and plants flowers for the main entrance gardens inpreparation for graduation.

coMMUnitY service

� Christmas Blessings: Fathers and sonsorganize and coordinate an annual initiative to provide Christmas Dinnerand gifts to hundreds of families in needthroughout the Bucks County andPhiladelphia communities. This eventinvolves the generous contributions of

many HGP families, organizations andstudents. It culminates in a Saturdaymorning project to receive donationsand to deliver them to the participatingchurches and organizations throughoutthe community.

� Libertae: Volunteer fathers and sonsprovide landscaping and light mainte-nance support to this local social serviceorganization several times throughoutthe school year.

Father/son social events

� Homecoming BBQ � Basketball Game � Phillies Game � Ski Trip� Communion Breakfast

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Fathers’ Association

On behalf of Holy Ghost Prep’s Mothers’ Guild, I would like towelcome you back and extend a special welcome to all of ournew Holy Ghost Families to the 2012/13 school year! The Mothers’ Guild always kickoff the year with the Mothers’ Tea andMass. This is a tradition that has been going on for years thathonors not only the Freshman Moms, but all Holy Ghost Moms.The Mothers’ Guild is also preparing for the Annual Craft ShowNovember 10-11, 2012, which is always a fun time with lots ofgreat crafts, raffles, food and infamous baked goods. Bring yourfamily and friends and come support this wonderful event.

All Holy Ghost Moms are welcome and encouraged to cometo our meetings which are held the first Monday of the month at7pm. I hope to see you at a meeting or event!

Looking forward to an exciting year,Jody Bielecki,Mothers’ Guild President

Meetings and events for 2012–2013 school Year

september 16 Mothers Tea & Mass 11 am

october 1 Mothers Guild Mass and Meeting 7 pm

november 5 Mothers Guild Mass and Meeting 7 pm

november 10 & 11 Craft Show

december 3 Mothers Guild Mass and Meeting 7 pm

February 4 Mothers Guild Mass and Meeting 7 pm

March 4 Mothers Guild Mass and Meeting 7 pm

March 9 Mother/Son Dance 6 pm

april 8 Mothers Guild Mass and Meeting 7 pm

May 6 Mothers Guild Mass and Meeting 7 pm

Mothers gUild

For more information contact: Jim Figaniak, Fathers’ Association Board President • 215-768-0769 • Jim.figaniak@ltlcolor.com

Support, Service, Social

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THANK YOU !The Holy Ghost Prep Office of Institutional Advancement wishes to thank the generous donors listed in

this honor roll who have made gifts to the Holy Ghost Annual Fund in the 2012 fiscal year, which ran fromJuly 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. As a result of your commitment and support, the Holy Ghost

Annual Fund totaled $237,000. Every gift makes an impact on the lives of our students. Thank you for your continued generous support!

President’s club – ($1,500.00 + )

ACE INA Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Emil Andrusko Mr. and Mrs. David M. Applegate Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Bernlohr Mr. and Mrs. John J. Brennan Mr. Thomas Carlin '94 Mr. Jeff Chalovich Dr. Joseph F. Ciecko '79 Ms. Mary D. Corrigan Mr. and Mrs. Terry E. Cuskley '74 Mr. and Mrs. Keith E. Deussing '92 Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Fernandez Dr. and Mrs. Gary Foster '77Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fuschetti Mr. and Mrs. William T. Gallagher '72Mr. and Mrs. James J. GavaghanGeneral Electric Company Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Geonnotti, Jr. '76Mr. and Mrs. Francisco J. GilMr. and Mrs. Paul HorganMr. Robert and Mrs. Dana Keddie III '87Mr. Mick M. Keelan '87Mr. and Mrs. David W. Konopka '73Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Koreyva Mr. and Mrs. John Lupica Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. LyczakDr. and Mrs. Russell A. Macaluso '76 Dr. and Mrs. Gerard A. Margiotti, Jr. '74 Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Marus Mr. and Mrs. Patrick G. McCormick Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. McManus '86 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey McMullen Mr. and Mrs. James A. McTague '67 Mr. Michael Meistering MileStone Bank Dr. and Mrs. Richard Mshomba Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. MurrayMurray, Devine & Co., Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gerard O'Connor Philadelphia Insurance Companies Mr. and Mrs. Karl Prior Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Quinlan '71 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Ryan '71 Mr. Michael F. Savage '03 Mr. and Mrs. Eric G. Schiela '86 Seravalli, Inc. ViroPharma Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Watters '86

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watters '81In Memory of James & Elizabeth Mitchell

1703 society - ($1,000.00 + )

Mr. John Appolonia '82 Mr. and Mrs. Chris Assenmacher '86 Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Blue '85 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Calabrese Mr. and Mrs. John M. Callaghan Mr. and Mrs. John Ciecka '73 Coca-Cola Mr. and Mrs.Brian Damiani Mr. Peter J. Davis '71 Ms. Colleen Devaul Mr. and Mrs. John Donohue Dow Jones & Company Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Dowd Dr. and Mrs. Brian G. Firth Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Gannon '75 Mr. Namit Ghildyal & Ms. Claudine Nicolay Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Glemser '79 Dr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Glowacki '79 Mr. Gerard Heinz '98 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Kasten Mr. and Mrs. John D. Leonard Mr. Thomas Mahoney and Ms. KathleenMeriwether Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Markey '72 Mr. Sean M. McFarlane '03 Merck Foundation for Giving Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Mycka '82 Pfizer Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Selvaggi '79 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stahlecker '83 Mr. Steven W. Tyburski '02 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Viscariello Dr. Mark Watkins '77 Wells Fargo Mr. James Whalen '95 Mr. William A. Whiteside

one heart and one Mind($500.00 + )

Mr. and Mrs. James J. AdamsDr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Amendolara Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. Michael Boemmel Mr. Joseph Bond '94

Mr. Patrick Boyle '01 Mr. John Breen III '99 Bristol-Myers Squibb The Brunner Family Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bryson IIIDr. and Mrs. Obasi Chukwunenye Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Clark The Class of 2012Mr. Martin J. Connor, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Curran '86 Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Dalrymple '75 Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. D'Arcangelo '71 Mr. Lance DeVaulDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey DiPaolo '79 Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. DiYeso Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dolce Mr. James Duffy '95Mr. Kevin Flynn, Jr. '91 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Flynn '63 Mr. Andrew M. Grous '04 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hessenthaler Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Holland '69 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Holmes, Jr. '84Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Kardish '79 Mr. Harry J. Lawall III '04 Lincoln Investment Company Mr. Stephen LippincottMr. Aaron M. Maczonis '02Drs. John and Carla Malin II Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Manna Mr. Francis Marx Mr. and Mrs. David G. McBride '76 Mr. William Miller '80Mr. and Mrs. Anthony F. Naccarato '84 Mr. and Mrs. Karl K. New '79 Mr. and Mrs. Francis Nick Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Nucera '89Mr. Michael O'Toole and Ms. Mary Lou Castaldi

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Paccapaniccia Mr. Robert Pfender '05 Philip Rosenau Company, Inc.PNC Foundation Matching Gift Center Reverend Christopher Promis C.S.Sp. '64 Dr. and Mrs. Brian J. Regli '86 Mr. and Mrs. Donald RobertsMr. Aaron Rosenberg '90 Mr. Larry R. Scheetz '98 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schoellkopff Mr. Francis C. Seravalli '06

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Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Silk TC Group-The Carlyle Group Wealth

Sharing Prog Verizon Foundation Mr. Edmund A. Walsh '95 Dr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Zelinsky, Jr. '85

cornwells society ($250.00 + )

Mr. Ryan Abramson '94Mr. Mark Adelsberger '70 Mr. Paul J. Ahearn '01 Mr. Daniel Ahern & Ms. Kathleen Coon Mr. and Mrs. Domenic J. Alcaro '83 Mr. Daniel Alesandro '95Mr. Jeffrey D. Archibald '91 Mr. Robert Badman Mr. and Mrs. Markus Barone '85 Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Biedrzycki '70 Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Burton '81 Mr. and Mrs. Alex Buzogany Jr. Mr. Lawrence Byrnes Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Campbell Mr. John J. Chapman '72 Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Clay '76 Mr. and Mrs. Martin P. Connor '82 Mr. John Corry '83 Mr. and Mrs. Barry J. Crawford Mr. Andrew J. Cummings '01 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Cuskley '76 Mr. John Di Paolo '87 Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. DiGregorio, Jr. '76 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dooling Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Dougherty Rev. Jeffrey Duaime, C.S.Sp. '76 Engelhard Corporation Mr. and Mrs. James Esposito '97 Mr. and Mrs. Camilo Ferrandez '85 Mr. Michael Frawley '05 Mr. John J. Gdovin '03 Mr. and Ms. Gregory J. Geruson '79 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Giordano '89 Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Gramlich '98 Mr. Richard Haggerty Jr. '97 Mr. and Mrs. James C. Helhowski '72 Dr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Iuliano Janus Capital Group Mr. Christopher E. Kalck '03 Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Kelly Mr. James Kerrigan '88 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kettelberger Mr. Joseph Konzelman '83 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kowzun Mr. and Mrs. William KramerMr. and Mrs. Andrew Kraus Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marlin Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Marro '92 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin Mr. and Mrs. Gamaliel Martinez

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan M. Mastil '95 Mr. and Mrs. Gerard L. McBride '74 Mr. Matthew W. McDermott '07 Mr. and Mrs. John A. McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. McEntee Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McGill '81 Mr. and Mrs. James McKissick, III Mr. Donald T. Meier '95Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Michaels Mr. and Mrs. William J. Montemarano Mr. Paul Mostinski & Dr. Lana Ankin Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Murphy '69 Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Naccarato Mr. and Mrs. Damian Nicastro Mr. David J. Pascone '03 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Petrino '66 Mr. Michael G. Phinney '01 Mr. and Mrs. James V. Piotti Mr. and Mrs. Carmen J. Pirritano Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Rocco '85 Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Rose '75 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Savage '82 Mrs. Joan Schott Mr. Richard and Dr. Kathleen Shaginaw '70 Mr. and Mrs. David J. Smallen Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Smith, Jr. '70 Mr. Ronald M. Sosinski '65 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sparber Mr. Louis Spinelli '98 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Stewart, Jr. Mr. Bill R. Szablewski '96 Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Tretina Reverend Edward Vilkauskas C.S.Sp. '64 Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. White '96Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Witkowski '76

Friends of the Mission ($100.00 + )

Mr. William Allen '71Anonymous Anonymous Gift Ms. Diane J. Aquilino Mr. and Mrs. Mark Aridgides '94 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Babst Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barber '75 Mr. Brian Bateman '08 Mr. Walter Beer Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Bernacki III '97 Mr. James Bischof '01 Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Blackwell, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Bogle '85 Mr. Kevin Brady Mr. Jeffrey L. Brown '02 Mr. and Mrs. Piotr M. Bryla Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Burke Mr. Robert L. Burns '03 Mr. and Mrs. James Burtt '67 Mr. Daniel Butler '99 Mr. William Carley '74 Champion Toyota

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Chapman '71 Mrs. Mary Chapman Mr. Matthew R. Chapman '03 Mr. and Mrs. David Charles Mr. Patrick Clapp '90 Mr. Carl Cordek '70 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Coyne '73 Mr. and Mrs. Jay Creekmore Dr. and Mrs. Peter Cridge '86 Mr. Vincent D'Andrea '99 Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. D'Antonio Mr. and Mrs. Kirk T. Daulerio '91 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Decembrino Mr. Mark Deegan '71Dr. and Mrs. David J. DeFilippis Mr. Patrick Dempsey '05 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Dennison Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. DiBonaventura Sr. Dr. Matthew Diehl '06Mr. Patrick Dillon '02 Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Donahue Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Donnelly '67 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Doyle '64 Mr. and Mrs. William J. Duaime, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duncan '88 Dr. Thomas M. Eads '69 Eli Lilly and Company Matching Gifts Program Dr. Umar Farooq and Dr. Sabahat Farooq Mr. William G. Ference '03 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ferrara '89 Mr. and Mrs. Jay Fife '88 Mr. Anthony Figliola Mr. and Mrs. John Filipowicz Mr. Daniel C. Fitzgerald ’01 and FamilyMr. Brendan W. Flynn ’00 Rev. John Fogarty C.S.Sp. Mr. and Mrs. John Foody '99 Mr. and Mrs. James J. Frawley Mr. and Mrs. George P. Freas '84 Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Furmanski, Jr. '83 Mr. and Mrs. Brien N. Gardiner Genesis Asset Protection, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Geoghan Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Martin J. Glynn Mr. Gary Gorbsky '72 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gorecki Mr. and Mrs. David R. Gorrell Mr. Mark B. Grabowski '95 Mr. and Mrs. Ted W. Grabowski Mrs. Victor L. Gregory Ms. Margaret Grookett Mr. and Mrs. Grant C. Holdren '99 Mr. Brendan W. Horan '11Mr. and Mrs. Brian Horan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Huntowski '71 Mr. John Iuliano Mr. and Mrs. John E. Iwasyk Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Jackson Dr. and Mrs. Dan Jacobs

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Mr. Robert Jeral '69 Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson '86 Mr. and Mrs. David E. Kasperowicz Mr. Jacob L. Keaton '00 Mr. Joseph M. Kerns '04 Mr. and Mrs. Drew R. Knasiak '74 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Kovacevich Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Krolikowski '71 Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Kummer Mr. and Mrs. John Lapeire '86 Mr. Gregory LaRosa '92 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Leist Mr. Kevin Leonard '05 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lucarini Mr. Lawrence Lynch Mr. Joseph M. Madgey '86 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Malloy '90 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. May '88 Ms. Maureen McCrimmon Mr. and Mrs. Gerard McGeever '98 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. McKenna '69 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Melinson '94 Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Menna III '70 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mier Ms. Barabra Moran Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morgan '88 Morgan Stanley Dr. and Mrs. Brett Moses Mrs. Linda Musial Mr. and Mrs. John R. Nachtman Sr. Reverend Thomas Nasta '74 Col. and Mrs. Christopher F. Nick '87Mr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Nocco III Mr. Mark B. Nolan Mr. and Mrs. John F. Nugent III '92 Mr. Elmer O'Brien, Jr. '69Mr. and Mrs. William O'Connor Mr. Alexander J. Palamarchuk '66 Mr. Michael Palmer '98 Mr. Stanley ParkerMr. and Mrs. David Pascone Mr. and Mrs. John Peirce Jr., PE '68 Mr. and Mrs. Rui Pereira Mr. Nicholas J. Petro '06 Mr. L.J. Petroni, Jr. '99 Mr. and Mrs. James G. Pirolli Mr. Richard Plunkett '64 Mr. David B. Proven Mr. and Mrs. Mark Purcell Mr. and Mrs. William R. Regli Mr. Thomas M. Ricchezza '04 Mr. Timothy A. Ring '09 Mr. and Mrs. Sam Risoldi, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Rivera '90 Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale J. Rocco, Jr. Mr. Kevin Rolston '92 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Rosowski Sr. Mr. Vincent J. Rossomando '02

Ms. Catherine Rzepela Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Sacco Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Salamone Mr. and Mrs. Gregore J. Sambor Mr. Michael Schanne '99 Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Scheuerman '67 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Seminack Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Seravalli Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Simon Mr. and Mrs. James Skelly Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Slattery '69 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Smith Mr. Justin M. Stillwell '11Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Stillwell Mr. Daniel E. Sweed '95 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Szal Mr. Ryan M. Tocicki '00 Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Toczydlowski '69 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Toland '87 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Tollok Mr. A. Bryan Tomlinson '00 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Truxal '66 Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Tuccillo Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Tushar Mr. and Mrs. James Vari Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walicki '94 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wetzel Ms. Amy Whitaker Dr. and Mrs. Joel M. Wierenga Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Wojciechowski Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Young Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Zalewski Mr. Michael E. Zalewski '04

the Firebird club($1.00 - $99.00 )

Aetna Foundation Inc. Mr. Michael A. Altmeier '00 Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Barreca '87 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Barrett Mr. Christian Bell '05 Mr. Michael J. Best '07 Mrs. Catherine M. Bish Mr. William Blesi '95 Mr. and Mrs. Constantine A. Bogiatzis Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Bonaccorsi '73 Mr. Patrick Bondiskey '11 Mr. Brendan P. Bradley '11 Mr. Thomas P. Brennan '03 Mr. Shawn M. Briggs '11 Mr. Stephen T. Brunner '04Mr. Bronne J. Bruzgo '06 Mr. Daniel R. Burke '11 Mr. and Mrs. James E. Burns, Sr. Mr. Michael Butch '99 Mr. Justin A. Buzogany '11 Mr. Stephen A. Buzogany '09 Mr. Drew Callaghan '08

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Carragher, PE '80 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Carragher '85 Mr. Alex R. Cockerham '10 Mr. Kevin Cockerham '08 Mr. Kevin P. Collins '10 Mr. and Mrs. James Connelly Mr. Shawn Connor '95 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Conway '75 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Corini '75 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Corrigan Mr. Michael J. Corrigan '92 Mr. and Mrs. James Cunningham Drs. Joseph and Nancy Czarnecki Sister Mary Dacey, S.S.J Reverend Thomas Dailey '77 Mrs. Robert M. DiFlorio Mr. Alexander DiGregorio '08 Mr. Andrew M. Donchez '11 Mr. Andrew J. Dougherty '02 Mr. Christopher Dunn '09 Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Elliott Mr. Ryan J. Filipowicz '11 FMC Corporation Mr. Kevin P. Frawley '08 Mr. and Mrs. William Frazier Mr. Joseph E. Gallagher '11 Mr. and Mrs. John J. Gdovin, Sr. Mr. R. Rand Geiger, Jr. '02 Mr. and Mrs. Francis V. Gentile Mr. Justin A. Geonnotti '04 Mr. Mike Gephart CPA '67 Mr. and Mrs. William GibsonMr. and Mrs. Domenic Giordano '87 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Grebe Mr. Michael Griffin '96 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Gubicza, Jr. '64 Mr. and Mrs. Brian HaleyMr. and Mrs. John J. Herman '70 Mr. Charles M. Higgins Mrs. Bernadette Holston Mr. Christian T. Holt '11Mr. Phillip Holt '06 Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Howard '81 Mr. Alexander H. Iuliano '10 Mr. and Mrs. Leigh A. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kahrimanian '76 Mr. Paul T. Kawoczka '06 Dr. and Mrs. Edward S. Kimball Ms. Mary Kingsley Ms. Marilyn Kirkland Mr. and Mrs. James Kling Mr. Matthew M. Klotz '98 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Knasiak Mr. Kevin M. Kniffin '91 Mr. and Mrs. John Lachall '65 Ms. Margo Lampone Mr. Robert M. Lantzy '08 Mr. Ryan M. Lantzy '11 Mr. Justin S. Laskey '08

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Lawler '67 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Liberati '65 Mr. Kenneth Lorence '05 Mr. Nathaniel Lorence '10 Mr. Christopher J. Lucarini '07 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lynch III '67 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Lynch '75 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Mara Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Marsteller Jr. Mr. Michael Matecki '73 Mr. and Mrs. William H. McAllister, Jr. Mr. Anthony M. McDonald '04Mr. John E. McDonald '01 Mr. Nicholas McGoldrick '09 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. McGovern '02 Mr. Joseph McHenry '72 Dr. and Mrs. Murray McKinnon Mr. Charles M. McMullin, Jr. '92 Mr. Thomas M. McSorley, Jr. '02 Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Mr. and Mrs. Donald Miller Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moore Jr. Mr. Peter A. Naccarato '10 Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Nolan '95 Mr. Patrick Oakes Mr. Chester Olbrish and Dr. Nancy Komada

Mr. W. G. Oleksiak '70 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Olkowski '94 Mr. Dennis P. O'Reilly '02 Mr. Charles Ormsby III '99 Mr. and Mrs. Milton Padilla Ms. Sally Parker Mr. John Pearce III '10 Mr. Richard A. Petroni '02 Mr. Daniel A. Pitonyak '04 Mr. Michael A. Podgorski '93 Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts Program Mr. Michael A. Purowitz '10 Mr. Edward J. Reilly '04 Mr. Michael Reilly, Jr. '07 Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Ridings Mr. Gerald Risch Mr. and Mrs. John J. Rodgers '61 Mr. Joseph M. Rosowski Jr. '11 Mr. Stephen J. Sandora '07 Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Savage Mr. and Mrs. Gerard M. Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Schumacher Dr. John W. Selsky '69 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Sharkey Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Sharp '74Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shouldis '89

Mr. David Smith, Jr. Mr. David Smith III '96 Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Gerard F. Smith '65 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Smith '67 Mr. David J. Stout '95Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Strenge Mr. Douglas P. Trask '92 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Tretter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Trovato Mr. and Mrs. Domingo C. Tuason Mr. and Mrs. John J. Tyburski Mr. and Mrs. William Van Sant III '97 Mr. Christopher Wright '08Dr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Wysocki '62 Mr. Paul Yaron Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Zawistoski '80

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Beautiful images from the Kettleberger family’s Antigua vacation, which they won

at the 2012 F.E.S.T.!

21st Annual Firebird AuctionF. E. S. T.

Save the Date!

FR I D AY, A P R I L 2 6 PEN RYN MANSION IN THE BELLE VOIR MANOR

Silent Auction • Live Auction • RafflesWine Arbor • Sit Down Dinner & Spirits

Come out and support HGP’s largest special event fundraiser of the year!

Friends Enriching Spiritan Tradition

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these records,

please alert the Advancement Office of any errors or omissions by calling

Shannon Perkins 215-639-2102 x204 or byemailing sperkins@holyghostprep.org.

Holy Ghost Preparatory School2429 Bristol PikeBensalem, PA 19020

Nonprofit Org.U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDPermit No. 63Langhorne, PA

Career Days: Junior Class, September 21Senior Class, October 17

Freshman Parents’ Reception: September 28

Stewardship Reception: Wednesday, December 5

Hockey Alumni Game: December TBD

Basketball Alumni Game: January TBD

Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet: Saturday, January 26

Parents’ Reception: Wednesday, January 30

Firebird Auction F.E.S.T: Friday, April 26

Senior Parents’ Reception: May TBD

Reunion Day celebrating graduating years1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993,1998, 2003, & 2008: Saturday, June 1

Scholarship Golf Outing: Monday, June 3

SAVE THE DATE!

2012–13 events schedUle