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Dear Holy Spirit Prep Families,
May is always an exciting month, including winning state championships, attending amazing student performances, wrapping up the academic year, and sending our high school seniors off into the next stage of their lives. Congratulations to our two-time GISA State Champion Boys Varsity Soccer team on their impressive accomplishment and to our Girls Varsity Soccer team on being GISA State Runner-ups.
One highlight of this time of year is public recognition of the intellectual achievement of our two most academically talented students, the high school valedictorian and salutatorian. This year, we are pleased to recognize and congratulate Daniel Jones as Valedictorian, and Luke Farris as Salutatorian! Both will address their peers, parents, family, and guests when they speak at our Commencement Ceremony on May 27.
One measure of Holy Spirit Prep’s effectiveness relates to the college admissions success of our seniors. For example, fifteen percent of the Class of 2022 was accepted into the Georgia Institute of Technology, an amazing achievement for any school! Other notable HSP college admissions since 2019 include Harvard, Yale, Georgia Tech, The University of Georgia, Notre Dame, Boston College, USC Berkeley, Vanderbilt, UNC Chapel Hill, UVA, Emory, and NYU to name a few.
After two long years dealing with COVID, we were able to have our first all-school Mass in two years on Wednesday and our community has emerged stronger than ever. The future is bright as we continue to partner with you to guide and encourage your children on their paths to fulfillment and success for college, for life, and for eternity!
Have a safe and wonderful weekend.
In Christ,
Ed
2021-2022 Key Dates Calendar
2021-2022 Calendar
2022 - 2023 Key Dates Calendar (dated 3/18/2022)
Please note that dates are subject to change. Always refer to the Online Calendar for the most up-to-date calendar of school events and holidays.
Tonight (Friday, May 13) is our Lower/Middle School Spring Concert and Art Show. The choir will begin at 6:00 PM in the Lower School cafeteria, followed by the bands in the Lower School gym. Student artwork will be on display for your viewing pleasure both before and after the performance. A reception will follow.
Hope to see everyone there!
Tryouts for Varsity Game Day and Middle School Cheer will be Tuesday, May 17 and Wednesday, May 18 from 4pm-6pm in the Lower School cafeteria. Participants will learn a cheer, a chant, a dance, and jumps on the first day and will be expected to perform the learned material the next day in small groups. Participants will be evaluated on voice projection, spirit and enthusiasm, technique, and memorization on a scale of 1-10.
Starting this year, it is required to try out again for basketball season. Winter tryouts will be on Tuesday, November 1 and Wednesday, November 2 from 4-6pm in the Lower School cafeteria. The evaluation and selection process will be the same as tryouts for football.
Note: To be eligible to try out for Varsity Game Day and Middle School Cheer, students should have attended at least one Cheer Tryout Prep session and at least one parent should have attended the Cheer Parent Meeting.
If you missed one or both of these requirements, please contact Coach Morgan (morgan.gallagher@holyspiritprep.org) or Coach Bailey (bbailey@holyspiritprep.org).
Families are invited to join us for dinner on May 25 in McDonough Hall at 6:30 pm to bid Fr. Juan farewell. We ask that you RSVP here by May 18 to allow us to plan accordingly.
The last time our school came together as a community to celebrated an all-school Mass was in January of 2020. The moment was not lost on most of us as we celebrated our first all-school Mass in over two years on Wednesday. It was a beautiful occasion made even more special by the fact that it was Father Juan's last Mass as the Head Chaplain at HSP. We also got to celebrate our First Holy Communicants. A special moment for all who were able to attend.
Our summer camps are designed to support the formation of each student by embodying the four pillars of our school: faith, academics, athletics and the arts. Your student will continue to learn and grow throughout the summer in a fun, faith-filled environment.
Contact our Summer Camp Director, Caroline Nannis, at cnannis@holyspiritprep.org should you have any questions regarding the Summer Camp Program.
See our Summer Camp Program and sign up today!
Packed full of memories, the 2021-2022 yearbook is available to order online for $80. Online yearbook sales will remain open until May 30, 2022. Students may purchase a yearbook on distribution day, while supplies last. Seniors will receive a complimentary yearbook.
Check the list to see who has already purchased a yearbook!
Yearbook Sales as of April 29 at 8:30am
Thomas Christian Campbell Miller Eames Nguyen Evie Pastor Emily Agustin Leila Lee Gabrielle Schelke Olivia Seaborn Sophia Seaborn Eric Villines James Carico Milagros Friedrich Braylen Lee Isabella Nardelli Cora Pietrantonio Quinn Richmond Lucy Valenzano Dominic Alverson Ansley Behunin Layla Erie Harper Grubbs Violeta Guzmán Garzón Joseph Nannis Myriam De Santolo Sofia Durand Joseph Firmin Joseph Kichler Lucas Kichler Enzo Kuhlman Luciano Kuhlman Michael Martinez Favian Murry Sloan Olsen Lindsey Baradel Yaretzi Cervantes Kaylin Colarusso Sara Idalski Benjamin Kerew Abel Ketema Sophia Kowalzyk Amelia Nannis Bobby Nardelli Slade Olsen Rafael Pelaez Ryan Prieto Emilia Reid Rachel Sande Matthew Cabrera Camila Castellanos-Mora Margaret Connelly Felipe Durand Audrey Gatwood Ariana Lajara Avery Lanier Logan Lanier Juan Murcia Audrey Nguyen Carter Schwalb Margaret Sturgeon Daniel Villazon Jackson Willis Valeria Zelaya Ciara Berggren Jude Brown Aidan Burris Sophia Cardillo Olivia Casal Abigail Casillo Brody Denton Edward Durham Crystalin Harrison Esteban Henriquez Quallo Solyana Ketema Jacob Kowalzyk Bradley Magnusson Luke Manning Madelyn Neff Matthew Olsen Araceli Ramirez Sanroman Aram Santillan Jacob Sell Marisa Taylor Alexander Valenzano Madeline Van Oss Caroline Castellaw Bridget Durham William Forrest Sophia Gregory Joseph Guy Christopher Kelly Anthony Lombardi Graeme Marshall Andrew Nannis Brooke Nguyen Anastasia Pusateri Isabella Ramirez Michelle Sande Hollis Weiss Jack Wigbels Zoe Adams Ana Alessandrini Robert Braun Isabella Casey Benjamin Didier Benjamin Forrester Esther Gonsalves Joshua Gunderson Diego Hossain-Aguilar Joel Iberosi Mackenzie Manning Harris Martin Jacob Meder Robert Muirhead Andrew Olsen Jorge Ramos Jonathan Reddy Alexia Riley Matthew Sayers Lilah Sell Agustin Sobrero-Garcia Isaac Summers Brady Van Oss Jose Villazon Natalya Wolak Walter Wyatt Adam Ambo Kaelyn Bannon Mary Cumbie Blair Ecker Riordan Gatwood Merelyn Gonzalez Bernadette Grantham Mims Hammond Kaitlyn Hatchew Julia Kerew Claire Napier Sophia Napier Alexa Padilla Ansley Patrick Laci Rubio Isabella Sanchez Kira Taylor Ava Wigbels
HOW TO ORDER Click here to order your yearbook or go to www.YearbookOrderCenter.com and search for the school name or by our job #14803. This is the same link for purchasing senior ads as well.
Buying online is very easy. The site will lead you through each step. You’ll select the student’s name via a search function, and then buy a book or senior ad for that specific student.
You may also call the Order Center if you’d rather make the transaction over the phone. The Herff-Jones number is (866) 287-3096.
Yearbooks will be distributed on the last day of school, Thursday, May 26, 2022, and students will have the opportunity for friends and classmates to sign them at a signing party. If you have yearbook questions, please contact the HSP yearbook advisor, Morgan Gallagher, at morgan.gallagher@holyspiritprep.org.
Seniors receive a complimentary yearbook; you do not have to place an order for your 12th grade student.
Scan the QR code to order directly from your phone!
HSP’s COVID-19 Protocols are under weekly review. In the event of protocols being adjusted, they are updated internally and on our website.
As the 2021-22 School Year nears the end, we want to again express our gratitude to all who have supported the 2021-22 Annual Fund!
As the name indicates, we continue to accept gifts for the Annual Fund through the entirety of the school year. We welcome you to consider additional contributions and encourage ALL who have not yet given, to please consider doing so through the link below. Any questions may be sent to Maria Kichler at mkichler@holyspiritprep.org.
https://factsmgtadmin.com/give/appeal/wj77trywz
Thank you!
The Office of Development
The 2022 cap on education tax credits has been met! Thank you to all of our wonderful contributors. GOAL will begin accepting applications for the 2023 tax year starting Wednesday, June 1st. Stay tuned for more information! Visit goal scholarship.org for more information.
Thank you to our 2022 GOAL Scholarship supporters! Your meaningful support of our school through the GOAL program will provide immeasurable benefits to our community.
Current 2022 GOAL Donors:
Scott and Margaret Acker
Albert Ahlstrom
Cannon and Lana Alsobrook
Michael and Kelly Angelo
Michele and Claudia Aquino
Kenneth and Catherine Athaide
Hunter and Brittney Bailey
Thomas and Bernadette Balestreire
Kevin and Tracy Bannon
John and Katherine Beauclair
Mark and Rebecca Bernier
Elbridge and Julie Bills
Ave Bransford
Debora Brown
Anthony and Cassandra Cabrera
Alan and Alyssa Carson
Louis and Devarra Casal
Vincent and Erika Ceyssens
Thomas and Laura Christian
Alice Claeys
Thomas and Audra Cole
John and Jennifer Cooper
Kelly and Colleen Craig
Cameron and Valerie Crandall
David and Stephanie Cusimano
James and Denise Dale
Curtis Dashiell
Jean Paul and Bibiana De Santolo
Shannon and Moira Denton
Patrick and Ann Devine
Brian and Kristen Didier
Monsignor Edward Dillon
Joseph and Danie Dinardo
James and Angela Dirr
Mark and Jennifer Doller
Agustin and Maria Durand
Christopher and Megan Durham
Richard and Mary Enzinger
James and Nancy Ewing
Howard Farris
Nathan and Sara Flood
John and Ashley Frey
Andrew and Blair Gowasack
Joshua and Marianne Gregory
Christopher and Renee Grubbs
Joseph and Jennifer Gustainis
David and Kimberly Hanna
Frank and Sally Hanna
William and Jeanne Heekin
Stephen and Margaret Hellrung
John and Lisa Herman
Forrest and Lisa Hibbard
Michelle Hines
Robert and Anne Holdsworth
Rehad Hossain and Francesca Aguilar
Jeffrey Huberty and Lisa Powell-Huberty
Michele Jackson
Jorge Torres and Maria Jaramillo
Neil and Carolyn Johnson
Erik and Karen Johnston
Michael and Cynthia Jones
Todd and Joann Jones
Patrick Keenan and Ana Brcek-Keenan
James and Maura Kelly
Scott Kerew
Joseph and Maria Kichler
Glenda Lazo
Kathryn Leahy
Forrest Leef and Dorothy Mitchell-Leef
Mark and Pamela Leinmiller
Patrick and Katherine Lewis
Alvaro and Jane Lievano
Edward and Gina Lindekugel
Raymond and Erika Lindholm
Ludmilla Lopez
John and Judith Love
Kathleen Magnusson
Kelly Magnusson
Daniel and Emma Magree
Christopher and Wendolyn Markham
Summer Martin
Maxine McGrath
William and Ellen Miller
Terrence and Deborah Minor
George and Alice Missbach
Shapour and Berthe Mobasser
Jonathan and Barbara Muirhead
Nicholas and Tricia Mulcare
Juan and Maria Rosa Munoz
Mary Nagode
Brian and Amy Nannis
Zack and Ashley Napier
Jason and Jamie Neff
Joseph and Kelly Neumeier
Javier and Alanna Oliver
Edward and Catherine O'Meara
Kurt and Monica Oppermann
Andres Pelaez and Martha Vega
Lee and Kelli Pennington
An and Elizabeth Pham
Kyle and Meghan Pietrantonio
Anthony and April Piplica
Jeffrey and Vivian Proctor
Michael and Peggy Pusateri
Andrew and Manami Quattrociocchi
Peter and Bridget Radosta
James and Jennifer Richter
Charles and Susan Riepenhoff
Christopher and Christian Riley
Douglas and Leslie Rose
Emil and RuthSacco
William and Jennifer Sande
Ulises Ramirez Bourget Sanroman and Araceli Sanroman Gonzalez
Mike and Jessica Schelke
Steven and Kelsy Schwalb
Lu Anne Schwarz
Manny and Theresa Sequeira
Christoper and Jacqueline Sharp
John and Theresa Shutt
William and Karla Sipos
Jeffrey and Kelly Sprecher
Dennis and Nancy Sterk
Franics and Marcia Sullivan
Celso and Maria Torres
Paul and Betty Troup
Terry Trout
William and Patricia Turpin
Carl and Alicia Valenzano
Brian and Sherrie Van Oss
Steven and Susan Verlander
Vernal Vincent and Jennifer Gregorich-Vincent
Ivo Vissenberg
Mauricio and Laura Vives
Zachary and Christine Walker
Donald and Christine Welsko
Ryan and Kristina Wilhelm
Alexander and Christina Wulz
Harold and Lisa Wyatt
Charles and Therese Wyble
Anthony and Robin Yezzi
Jeffrey Zickus
Nannis & Associates Inc.
Apply now for your 2022 Georgia Tax Credit! https://www.goalscholarship.org/
Contact Brittney Bailey at bbailey@holyspiritprep.org should you have any questions.
Join us for a summer filled with camps!
See our Summer Camp Program and sign up today.
Registration information may be found on the following link for the Early Morning Care and After School Care for 2022 - 2023.
Early Morning Care and After School Care Registration for 2022-2023
Our second grade students received their First Holy Communion on May 7.
Our 5th grade students celebrated their transition into the Middle School this week at the “Crossing the Courtyard” ceremony. The students were recognized as their time in the elementary building comes to end and they “cross the courtyard” to be in our middle school building in the 6th grade next year.
Welcome to Middle School!
K - 5th Grade: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a48afa622abf85-hsplower
Dear Parents of High School Students
Below is information regarding the last two weeks of school.
Last Day of Classes (May 16)
Exams (May 17 - May 20)
Last Week of School (May 23 - May 26)
Should you have any questions, please contact Michelle Bertany at mbertany@holyspiritprep.org.
House Elections happened today! New House Presidents were announced.
Congratulations to Riordan Gatwood, President of the House of Nicea; Nick Purvis, President of the House of Lyons; Alexa Padilla, President of the House of Chalcedon; and Alek Grigorian, President of the House of Trent.
House Presidents will be announcing the remainder of their leadership boards at the Awards Ceremony on Monday, May 16th.
Congratulations to all of those who ran! Elected House leadership will receive communication in the coming weeks about preparations for the 2022-2023 school year.
Prom is on May 14 at Ansley Country Club, located at 196 Montgomery Ferry Dr. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309.
Tickets are $100 per person. Dinner is included. Students are allowed to bring an outside guest as their date, provided a ticket is purchased for that person.
Doors will open at 7:00 pm and close at 8:00 pm, with the dance concluding at 10:30 pm. School chaperones, as well as outside security, will be in attendance.
Students who plan to bring a guest to prom who is not an HSP student must have the form below filled out by an administrator of the guest’s school by Friday, May 13th.
Prom Permission Form 2022 - Non HSP Students
Tickets can be purchased during school lunch or on the link below.
Regnum Christi is hosting a Morning of Reflection on May 21st from 7:30am – 10:30am.
Please join us for a reflection that will begin in St. Joseph’s Oratory (Upper School Liberal Arts Building), followed by Mass. We will then have breakfast followed by a practical talk in the Boardroom. Confession will be available.
To all who are interested in joining the mission trip to Colombia, below are some recent updates:
Should you have any questions, please contact Father Andrew at agronotte@holyspiritprep.org.
This Week at Holy Spirit
Weekly Bulletin
Our inaugural Family Folk Dance Night will be next Tuesday, May 17th, at 6:30pm in the Lower School gym for Kindergarten to 3rd grade families.
The idea of dancing may strike fear into your heart, but don't worry, it will be lots of fun. Ms. Lago will teach all the dances as we go, so no prior folk dance experience is needed.
This is a great night of fun that you and your children will enjoy and remember for a lifetime.
Please contact Ms. Lagomasino at alagomasino@holyspiritprep.org for more information.
Congratulations to the Boys Varsity Soccer team for taking home the GISA State Championship trophy last night after a whirlwind of a game against Westminster Schools of Augusta.
After finishing regular time with a score of 2-2, the game went into double overtime followed by PKs where Dylan Jones saved the first shot. The boys scored all five PKs to win the game!
We're so incredibly proud of these boys, some of which have been playing together since Kindergarten. Thank you to all the Cougar fans who came to the game or tuned in to the livestream to show their support!
Click here to watch the playback of the game!
Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Soccer team for finishing as the GISA State Runner-Up with a final score of 0-3 against the defending champion Augusta Prep Day School!
The girls played an awesome game with 8 shots on goal, 6 saves, and 5 corner kicks, but unfortunately were unlucky in their outstanding efforts.
We're incredibly proud of their hard work and perseverance all season!
Click here to view/download pictures from the Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer State Championship games!
Please follow the link(s) below if your child(ren) will be participating in Lower School, Middle School and/or Varsity fall sports for the 2022-2023 school year. We need an estimate of participation numbers to help us plan for the upcoming fall season accordingly, so please fill out the form for all new and returning fall athletes.
Help Us Plan for K-6th Fall Soccer
Help Us Plan for MS/Varsity Fall Sports
Click Here to Download the PDF
Already thinking about fall sports? So are we!
Get ahead of the game and order your spirit gear for the upcoming fall sports season.
Order Spirit Gear