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On Friday, December 16th, please note the middle and lower school will have a half day. There will not be any ESP on this day.
For any questions, please reach out to John Angelle at jangelle@holyspiritprep.org.
On December 17, High School students and young adults are invited to serve the homeless of Atlanta.
This year, the Saint Vincent de Paul Club is partnering with Mercy Missions Atlanta to facilitate participation for HSP students. Schedule includes training on how to mission, Mission block, and Chik-Fil-A lunch. Please register here!
https://www.mercymissionsatlanta.com/december
For any questions, please contact Sophia Napier snapier@holyspiritprep.org
Holy Spirit Preparatory School • 4449 Northside Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30327 • 678.904.2811
Hi HSP families:
It's that time for us to begin planning of spring sports. Please take the time to fill out this form if your student in grades 6-12th grade is planning on playing a spring sport at HSP in soccer, baseball, golf, track & field or tennis.
Ready to register for spring sports - please do so using this registration link.
For our K-5th grade students, we will be playing soccer in the spring with the CMLA. Please use this registration link. For any questions about spring soccer, please contract Sam Walker at swalker@holyspiritprep.org
Saturday, December 10th
CMLA Basketball Games - Week #5
Varsity Fall Cheerleading - Game Day State Championship
Varsity Swimming - Lakeside Invitational 3:00pm - 9:00pm • Chamblee High School
Tuesday, December 13th
Girls Middle School Basketball vs. The Galloway School 4:00pm - 5:00pm • Home
Boys Middle School Basketball vs. The Galloway School - B-team 5:00pm - 6:00pm • Home
Boys Middle School Basketball vs. The Galloway School - A-Team 6:00pm - 7:00pm • Home
Thursday, December 15th
Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs. The Galloway School 5:00pm - 6:00pm • Home
This morning, our high school students competed in the annual Christmas door decorating competition. Each House had an upperclassmen and an underclassmen team who decorated the doors of teachers in their house.
For the underclassmen, second place went to the House of Chalcedon, earning 25 house points, and first place went to the House of Lyons, earning 50 house points. For the upperclassmen, second place went to the House of Lyons and first place went to the House of Chalcedon! Congratulations to all teams on beautiful doors!
Come out and support out Varsity Cheerleaders on Wednesday, December 7 at 6:15 in the Lower School Gym as they showcase their State Championship routine! The girls will be competing this same routine on Saturday, December 10, in Macon at the State Cheer Championships!
Good luck!
Ana Maria Alessandrini Garcia Abby Casillo Caroline Castellaw Riordan Gatwood Anastasia Grantham Bernadette Grantham Mary Meyer Martin Mariana Munoz Sophia Napier Brooke Nguyen Alondra Olguin Alexa Padilla Laci Rubio Bella Sanchez Michelle Sande Lilah Sell Savannah Tate Kira Taylor Samantha Vazquez Layelin Zamora Coach Gallagher & Coach Bailey
Secret Santa Store
Thank you to all volunteers for the Secret Santa store. It was an amazing success! It could not have been done without parent volunteers. Thank you to Maria Kichler for leading this wonderful event.
Feast of Saint Nick
Thank you to all who helped with the feast of St. Nick. The kids were overjoyed to see St. Nick visited!
Dear Holy Spirit Prep Family, It is hard to believe we are already one month into the new academic year. During the challenging circumstances of the pandemic that we continue to face, our Holy Spirit Prep community has continued to thrive, remaining faithful to the original mission of Holy Spirit Preparatory School - developing a communion of joyful souls dedicated to Catholic discipleship in holistic, classically-inspired education. As of today, Holy Spirit Prep’s 2022-2023 Annual Fund campaign is officially underway! The Annual Fund is our primary annual fundraising effort. If you have not already done so, please watch this beautiful message from Amanda and Rick Kuhlman, our 2022 - 2023 Annual Fund Chairs. Help us continue to improve, grow, and thrive. The Catholic Church has historically emphasized the critical role of parents, and the family in the process of educating the faithful. HSP strives to provide financial aid opportunities to qualified Catholic students who do not have the means to attend. This need-based approach is an effort to provide the highest quality Catholic education to entire families and to recognize the Church’s twin missions of teaching and evangelization. The economic realities relating to the cost of providing this type of education mandate a robust fundraising program and a commitment to proper stewardship of all the resources of the school. Without a community commitment to fundraising, it would be difficult for Holy Spirit Prep to survive as an institution supporting the family. Contributions to the Annual Fund demonstrate the community’s commitment to the proper formation of our children—and allow Holy Spirit Prep to maintain the highest quality Catholic education. We respectfully request every HSP family to participate in the 2022-23 Annual Fund to the best of their ability. Jesus taught us how. “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed” Proverbs 11:2 Over the next few weeks, you will receive regular updates and reminders about the Annual Fund. We encourage you to read these messages and reach out to our Director of Advancement, Edward Festa efesta@holyspiritprep.org with any questions. Many employers sponsor matching gift programs for charitable contributions made by their employees. Check if your company has a matching gift policy. The impact of your gift to Holy Spirit Prep could be doubled. Please support the 2022-23 Annual Fund at any one of the following Giving Levels by October 7, 2022. We are all called to make our best gift.
You may notice we added a new giving level, St. Joseph Calasanz. St. Joseph Calasanz dedicated his life to the education of poor and neglected children, including numerous schools where poor children could attend for free. I offer you my sincerest thanks for your support. God bless you and your wonderful families!
In Christ, Michelle Bertany
The Poor Widow’s Contribution. He sat down opposite the treasury and observed how the crowd put money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents. Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them, “Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood.” Mark 12: 41-44
Make your 2023 GOAL Pledge today in support of Holy Spirit Preparatory School!
Applications are still open, and credits are being consumed at a higher rate this year! Secure your credits before they are gone! Apply HERE.
Contact Ed Festa at efesta@holyspiritprep.org or call 678.904.2811 should you have any questions.
8th grade attends A Christmas Carol
On Wednesday morning, the 8th grade class visited the Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta for a matineé production of A Christmas Carol. They recently finished reading Charles Dickens’ classic novel, A Christmas Carol, in English class, and the Shakespeare troop brought the novel to life on stage for our students. Merry Christmas and God bless us, everyone!
On December 10th, there will be a "Middle School Boy’s Advent Bash" hosted at the Bertany's house!
The event will be held from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM. We hope you can join!
Please RSVP here: http://evite.me/aazrzP4pjJ
Next week, the Middle School will follow the schedule below.
Monday - Green
Tuesday - Gold
Wednesday - Green
Thursday - Gold
Friday - Winter House Day / Half Day
Chalcedon Christmas Carolling
All Middle Schoolers are invited on Thursday, December 15th from 1-5 pm.
Please complete the SIGN-UP LINK to attend.
More information can be found here in the FLIER.
Please contact Ruth Sacco (rsacco@holyspiritprep.org) or Sara Turmel (sturmel@holyspiritprep.org) if you have any questions.
Winter House Day will be Friday, December 16th after the Lower School/Middle School Mass.
Each House is working on acts that they will compete with in a talent show. There is quite a buzz about it already!
Be sure to encourage your child to participate!
Please assist us in shaping our afterschool offerings for the second semester.
Complete this brief, anonymous survey (linked HERE) in order for us to gauge interest in the clubs that may be provided. Please complete one for each child, should you have more than one attending HSP.
The survey will remain active until Monday morning 12/5. Thank you!
The House of Nicaea’s Upper School leadership visited the Middle School this week to have lunch with their Middle School counterparts. Nicaea members were able to attend recess together with the Upper Schoolers for some fun activities, and also broke bread together at lunch.
The House of Chalcedon is working on their apostolate, which will be Christmas Caroling and gift giving to residents in a senior citizen community sponsored by Catholic Charities. The event will be on Thursday, December 15th. All Middle Schoolers will be invited to participate by bringing donations and/or coming to carol as a group. Be on the lookout for more details!
HSP is partnering with Mission Youth and Family (https://missionyouth.com/home) for our yearly mission trip to the developing towns around Cancún, Mexico.
This year, for the first time, the mission trip includes concurrent sites for boys and girls. Though the mission sites are gender specific, travel to and from Mexico and the final day of recreation and cultural tourism in Cancún will be together. This mission trip is open to high school students from other schools. June 25 – July 2.
Price and more information to come! For any questions, please reach out to Fr Juan Pablo at jpd@holyspiritprep.org.
Dear High School Parents,
It is hard to believe that the end of the semester is upon us. I wanted to reach out to you with a few reminders regarding the last few weeks of the semester.
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
On Thursday, December 8th, we will be celebrating the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and formal dress uniform will be required for Mass. We will be having our “Flex Day” on Friday, December 9th, which will involve door decorating and other activities! Students may wear their regular uniform on Friday.
Midterm Exams Midterm exams will begin on Monday 12/12 and conclude Thursday 12/15. Below please find the midterm exam schedule.
Exam one
8:30-10:00 am
Extended time or break for students
10:00-10:45 am
Exam two
11:00-12:30 pm
Extended time
12:30-1:15 pm
Monday 12/12
A and B period exams
Tuesday 12/13
C and D period exams
Wednesday 12/14
E and F period exams
Thursday 12/15
G and H period exams
Friday 12/16
Winter House Day
Early Dismissal
Student Requirements:
Students are only required to come to school if they have an exam, and only for the exam block that they have (if they have only one in a day).
Please have your child check their exam schedule carefully to create a plan.
The regular school uniform is required during exams.
Reminders:
We ask that students get a good night's sleep each night and limit the use of technology as much as possible.
Students should also plan to bring in a snack and water to consume during their exam breaks.
Lunch will not be provided during exam week.
Students should be picked up promptly at 12:30 pm or 1:15 pm if they have extended time.
Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you have any questions about exams.
At the conclusion of exam week, we will have our annual Winter House Day on Friday 12/16. This will be a half day filled with many fun activities for the students and faculty. Students may dress down in Christmas attire (all dress-down day rules apply: no shorts, sweatpants, pajama pants, or leggings) and enjoy friendly house competitions. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 pm.
Please know that you are all in my prayers, and I hope you enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving Break.
God bless,
Michelle Bertany
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Born May 7, 1840 Votkinsk, Russia
Died November 6, 1893 St. Petersburg, Russia
Pyotr Tchaikovsky is the most popular Russian composer of all time. His music has always had great appeal for the general public in virtue of its tuneful, open-hearted melodies, impressive harmonies, and colorful, picturesque orchestration, all of which evoke a profound emotional response. His oeuvre includes 7 symphonies, 11 operas, 3 ballets, 5 suites, 3 piano concertos, a violin concerto, 11 overtures (strictly speaking, 3 overtures and 8 single movement programmatic orchestral works), 4 cantatas, 20 choral works, 3 string quartets, a string sextet, and more than 100 songs and piano pieces.
Many Tchaikovsky compositions have remained popular with concertgoers. His most popular works are characterized by richly melodic passages in which sections suggestive of profound melancholy frequently alternate with dance-like movements derived from folk music. Tchaikovsky was an exceptionally gifted orchestrator; his ballet scores in particular contain many striking effects of orchestral coloration. His symphonic works, popular for their melodic content, are also strong (and often unappreciated) in their abstract thematic development. His ballets, notably Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty, have never been surpassed for their melodic intensity and instrumental brilliance.
The last of his three ballets, the Nutcracker was first performed in December 1892.
The story of The Nutcracker is loosely based on the E.T.A. Hoffmann fantasy story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, about a girl named Clara who, in the first act, befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve and wages a battle against the evil Mouse King. Hoffmann’s story is darker and more troubling than the version that reached the stage; the Imperial Russian Ballet choreographer Marius Petipa chose to follow a light adaptation of the story written by Alexandre Dumas père.
In the Second Act, Clara and the Nutcracker-turned-Prince travel to the beautiful Land of Sweets, ruled by the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Prince's place until his return. He recounts for her how he had been saved from the Mouse King by Clara and transformed back into himself. In honor of the young heroine, a celebration of sweets from around the world is produced: chocolate from Spain, coffee from Arabia, tea from China, and candy canes from Russia all dance for their amusement; Danish shepherdesses perform on their flutes; Mother Ginger has her children, the Polichinelles, emerge from under her enormous hoop skirt to dance; a string of beautiful flowers perform a waltz. To conclude the night, the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier perform a dance.
A final waltz is performed by all the sweets, after which the Sugar Plum Fairy ushers Clara and the Prince down from their throne. He bows to her, she kisses Clara goodbye, and leads them to a reindeer-drawn sleigh. It takes off as they wave goodbye to all the subjects who wave back.
Recommended Recording: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Orchestra of the Kirov Opera, St. Petersburg, Valery Gergiev (Kirov)
Listen on AppleMusic Listen on Spotify
Further Listening: The Nutcracker Suite (Expanded Edition) - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra (Columbia/Sony)
Listen on AppleMusic Listen on Spotify Buy your tickets for the Atlanta Ballet’s presentation of the Nutcracker here - Nutcracker Tickets
Dear Families,
The month of November is quickly approaching, and with it comes the holiday season. 2022 is also coming to a close. We are at the final sprint, and it seems to be a very steep uphill. So much going on and so much to prepare for. Each year it seems like we have more to do. We also have new challenges that we have had to face this past year, which create a little bit of baggage as we have family coming into town or we have to go visit. Maybe we have a lot of mixed feelings towards these coming days, from feeling happy to a sense of feeling overwhelmed with all we have to do. At the Lower School, we will be working on gratitude this next month. This virtue can help us live these coming days in the correct disposition.
John Paul II said we should look at the past with gratitude, the present with enthusiasm, and the future with confidence. As anxiety could creep in looking forward in these months, only when we take a moment to look back on this year and take a moment to say thank you for all we have accomplished, can this give us peace to look forward with confidence?
Maybe we hear the word thank you often, but to live this virtue is more than a habit of saying thank you. To be grateful is to have a disposition of heart that when we look back on any object, situation, event, or even person, we can recognize the love that was offered to us in the form of a gift.
Gratitude is considered the most exotic flower in the garden of virtues by Henry Ward Beecher. Seeing our soul as a garden full of flowers helps us envision the beauty of our life. Gratitude as the most exotic, or rare, can help us understand how special it is. When we meet a grateful person, we feel good and recognize something special in that person.
Gratitude requires us to stop and reflect. The flower can only bud when the roots have been grounded in a time of reflection. Rather than just a quick thank you, a person who lives the virtue of gratitude ponders the gift received. The gift given fills them with wonder and awe. Taking time to write a thank you note or saying what we like about the gift can be helpful ways to take more time in our thank you’s.
The flower buds colorfully when the right nutrients are there. Humility is the most important of those nutrients. When our gratitude is nourished with humility, we can acknowledge the good someone else offers to us. When I was a little boy I would go pick clover flowers and bring them to my mom. She was so grateful for those weeds, although I had thought I was offering flowers. She saw in the weed an attempt to show affection. A humble heart recognizes that everything is a gift.
One of the reasons gifts are special is because they reveal the relationship of love that exists between two people. The gift is important because it unites two people in love and when received in wonder and admiration, the beautiful fruit produced is one of gratitude. When we are not grateful we are blind to the love offered.
May the end of this year be a time to remember the love that has been present and may these memories carry us through to 2023.
God bless!
Fr Andrew, LC
Video on Virtue of the Month: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFviY6_C9_M&ab_channel=AndrewGronotte
This Week at Holy Spirit
Weekly Bulletin
Come out and support out Varsity Cheerleaders TOMORROW in Macon, Georgia for the State Cheer Championships! The girls have works so hard (practically one full year) in preparation for this event!
Ana Maria Alessandrini Garcia Abby Casillo Caroline Castellaw Riordan Gatwood Mary Meyer Martin Mariana Munoz Sophia Napier Brooke Nguyen Alondra Olguin Alexa Padilla Laci Rubio Bella Sanchez Michelle Sande Lilah Sell Savannah Tate Samantha Vazquez Layelin Zamora Coach Gallagher & Coach Bailey
3rd Grade Boys - Game Recap and Highlights 4-0
HSP 3rd grade boys continue to work hard. This past week they played St. Catherine of Sienna and won 38-2 Every player on our team scored thanks to teamwork and some awesome assists!!
4th Grade Girls - Game Recap and Highlights: 3-1 on the season
HSP 4th Grade Girls beat Christ the King 22-9.
5th Grade Girls - Game Recap and Highlights 3-1 on the season
HSP's 5th grade girls basketball team suffered their first loss of the season vs. St. Peter Chanel 12-27.
5th Grade Boys - Game Recap and Highlights 1-3 on the season
HSP's fifth grade boys basketball team lost to St. Thomas More in a nail bitter - 25-28!
GOOD LUCK this weekend in week #5 games!
5th Grade Boys Basketball: Kolbe Naur
"Kolbe listened to what we taught at practice, and made a huge impact on the outcome of the game by getting so many rebounds. His offensive rebounds kept us alive in the paint. He hustled till the very end, never gave up, and never got discouraged." Coach Whitney Wolf
Past Cougar Athletes of the Week:
Varsity Swim:
Andrew Olsen
Middle School Swim:
Lucas Kichler
3rd Grade Boys Basketball
Teddy Alverson
5th Grade Boys Basketball Arthur Labbe Karim Santillian
5th grade Girls Basketball:
Lucy Mulcare
MS Girls Basketball: Rachel Meder MJ Twomey Gianna Mulcare Payton Palmer
MS Boys Basketball: Roman Donner Logan Lanier Luke Sacco Noe Santillian Ferami Browne
Middle School Cheer:
Gianna Mulcare
Middle School Cross Country Luke Sacco Evan Craig Catherine Slinkard
Varsity Cross Country - Davis Braun Adam Young Jacob Wilhelm Reagan Neff Keira Jessop Jackson Sacco
Varsity Clay Targets - Dillon Harrington Carlton Martin Keaton Neff Aram Santillian Kaitlyn Hatchew Brady Van Oss Bradley Magnusson Nathalie Anaya-Ruiz Maddie Van Oss Ava Sipos Evan Sipos Luke Craig
Middle School Cheer Evelyn Labbe Camila Castellanos Audrey Nguyen
Varsity Cheer Layelin Zamora Michelle Sande Kira Taylor Sophia Napier
Middle School Volleyball Ariana Lajara Isla Page Camilla Haller Theresa Meder
JV Volleyball Camila Florentino Lauren Wilhelm Mackenzie Manning Marlyn Pineda
Varsity Volleyball Reagan Twomey Ava Sipos Blair Ecker X2 Mary Anna Cumbie Mel Menay
Varsity Football: Jacob Meder
Volume 22, Issue 15 | December 6, 2022
Recognizing the Value of Officials
Since 2018, an estimated 50,000 high school officials have quit sports. This 20% decrease likely gets worse when factoring in youth sports, where organizations across America report having fewer officials available now than they did 5 years ago. The result is an officials' shortage affecting leagues across the country, forcing the cancellation of games and causing leaders to voice serious concerns. While media coverage has largely focused on why officials are leaving (abuse from coaches and fans is the most common reason), Play Like a Champion is invested in solutions : how do we recruit new officials to our leagues and create an environment that keeps them coming back year after year?
Several leaders have come up with innovative ideas to that end. In the short video above, St. Louis CYC Director Dan Fitzgerald talks about the efforts his organization has taken to show appreciation for officials . Thank a Ref Weekend provides a way to highlight the important contributions made by officials, giving adults a chance to consider the value these men and women bring to youth sports while also modeling positive interactions for young athletes. This simple gesture can have tremendous benefits. As the NFHS organizes a consortium to find solutions and officials offer their own thoughts on how to improve this relationship, positive steps within our own leagues can create goodwill, promote a culture of respect, and establish an environment that helps to recruit and develop new officials.
We encourage all leaders to follow the example of the St. Louis CYC above and determine how you can build a more positive relationship between officials, coaches, athletes and fans. Start your own Thank a Ref Weekend or develop another way to recognize and support officials. If you've had success with something similar or with recruiting new officials, let us know so we can spread the word! By working together to create an environment in which officials want to work, we can help preserve and grow a valuable part of the sports experience for our children.
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with brotherly affection; outdo one another in showing honor. ? ~ Romans 12: 9-10
Providing a Team for Every Child
Partners of Play Like a Champion are well aware of our efforts to assure that all children have the opportunity to experience the joy and benefits of sport. As we celebrate the end of a year that brought tremendous success in this mission, we look forward to expanding our reach in 2023. The video to the left demonstrates why this is so important.
?Terence and Korshan are two young people whose lives were profoundly impacted by their positive youth sport experience. Through Boxing Out Negativity , they found a caring coach and a supportive community; now they're giving back to youth in their neighborhood as coaches. As Terence said: "Sports saved me." A gift to Play Like a Champion's A Team for Every Child initiative helps make these stories possible, allowing us to create opportunities for kids, develop sustainable neighborhood associations, and train local coaches to provide a positive, life-changing experience through sport.
As 2022 comes to a close, consider a gift to support this mission. Click the link below to learn more. Every contribution is secure and tax deductible, while helping to change the lives of children through sport.
A Prayer for Coaches
Thank you Lord for all the gifts that coaching young people provides to me. Thank you for the energy and joy of young athletes as they learn and grow as part of my team. When my team has success, help me to not boast about our accomplishments in your service. Help me to remember that all good we do is due to your help, grace, and inspiration. Let us be aware of your assistance on our team in providing us with desire, drive, courage, and hope. Help me to be at peace with my team and my coaching, dedicating all I do and all our team does to play for God’s glory. Amen.
Play Like a Champion Today Educational Series
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Calling all Cougar Fans! It's time to the 2022-23 Athletic Booster Club!
Support our student athletes through joining the Holy Spirit Prep Athletic Booster Club!
The Holy Spirit Prep Athletic Booster Club has one goal - to enhance the experience of our student athletes on all three campuses. The HSP Athletic Booster Club funds will enhance our budget, allowing us to provide supplemental equipment, coaching, and programs to improve the athletics experience for all our students. These funds will be obtained through HSP Athletic Booster Club membership, restricted athletics donations, spirit gear sales, and event ticket and concession sales.
The HSP Athletic Booster Club recognizes that participation in school athletics benefits everyone. In addition to financial support, the HSPABC promotes opportunities to build and strengthen relationships among all constituencies through enthusiastic participation of volunteers, students, coaches, parents, school faculty and staff, sponsors, community members, alumni and grandparents.
Depending on the level of membership, personalized admission passes will be issued to you for a select number or all regular season home games!
For additional information on levels, please click here. On behalf of all students, coaches and fans here at HSP, thank you for your support!
Please contact Kristina Wilhelm, Director of Athletics, for additional information, at kwilhelm@holyspiritprep.org.
Thank you to our current Booster Club Members! Click here for more information on how to join.
Gold Members ($1,000+) David & Stephanie Cusimano The De Santolo Family Chris & Megan Durham The Grubbs Family Nicholas & Tricia Mulcare Ashok & Kim Reddy The Slinkard Family Harold & Lisa Wyatt
Silver Members ($500+) Chris & Alexandra Burris Kelly & Collen Craig Mike & Carolyn Ecker Albert & Sallie Forrester The Hossain-Aguilar Family Kendall Kerew Scott Kerew Peter & Jennifer Manning Erik & Holly Richmond Kevin & Ellen Twomey Charles & Yun Washington Ryan & Kristina Wilhelm
Green Members ($250+) Anonymous (1) Mark & Rebecca Bernier The Cabrara Family Brooks & Kate Castellaw The Hutchins Family Joe & Maria Kichler Rick & Amanda Kuhlman Kathleen, Kelly and Bradley Magnusson Chris & Margaret Martin Juan & Mary Martinez Mike & Kathy Prieto Chris & Christian Riley Whitney & Ashley Wolf
Members ($100+) Anonymous (1) Cesar & Clara Olguin Javier & Alanna Oliver The Santillan Family Stacey Weiss The Zelaya Family
The Athletic Booster Club is seeking Corporate Sponsorships!
As we prepare for the 2022-2023 school year, we are seeking corporate sponsorships to support the Athletics budget. Please click here for additional information.
Sponsorship Visual Benefits:
Limited 4x6ft vinyl outdoor banner on the baseball fence on the High School campus, the soccer/football field on the High School campus, and the soccer field fence on the Lower School campus.
Additional Benefits for all Corporate Sponsors
All the benefits included for the highest level of Athletic Booster Club Membership
To learn more about the opportunity to become a Corporate Sponsor, please contact Director of Athletics Kristina Wilhelm at kwilhelm@holyspiritprep.org.
Magnanimity: "opening your heart to help everyone"
It is a moral virtue gained through human effort which builds on the theological and cardinal virtues.
"Cheerfulness consists in not regarding things as our own, but as entrusted to us by God for the benefit of our fellow-servants. It consists in scattering them abroad generously with joy and magnanimity, not reluctantly or under compulsion." Symeon The New Theologian
"We can not communicate with the Lord if we do not communicate with each other. If we want to present ourselves to him, we must take a step towards meeting one another. To do this we must learn the great lesson of forgiveness: we must not let the gnawings of resentment work in our soul but must open our hearts to the magnanimity of listening to others, open our hearts to understanding them, eventually to accepting their apologies, to generously offering our own." - Pope Benedict XVI
Please take your time and read the following article by Fr. Brian Cavanaugh. It is worth reading to your student athlete as well.
"Pope Benedict XVI in his Encyclical Letter, “Spe Salvi – on Christian Hope” wrote, “Man was created for greatness — for God himself; he was created to be filled by God. But his heart is too small for the greatness to which it is destined. It must be stretched.”[15]
Magnanimity challenges each individual to grow into the fullness God created him/her to be, with one’s own unique set of gifts and talents. It means to believe in yourself because it is God who created you with a lofty vision for your life, to have noble ambitions, to dream great dreams; simply, to believe you are worthy as a child of God and that you are created to do great things. This is a virtue that will stretch a person to become uncommon, significant, and magnanimous." - Fr. Brian Cavanaugh