Holy Ghost Prep has a rich place in Spiritan history. For over 100 years, the school has shaped more than 3,000 men in the Spiritan tradition. It opened as a seminary for the Holy Ghost Fathers in 1897; today, as a high school, it forms young men into adults firmly rooted in Spiritan beliefs of social justice, service, and community. Spiritan Tradition: "One Heart One Mind" Can you imagine going back to your alma mater to teach and working with the same professors who taught you? John Buettler, a former student, has been teaching at Holy Ghost Prep for 33 years. "I feel a sense of family and warmth with the Spiritans," he says. "My high school teachers awakened me intellectually and spiritually, and influenced my way of looking at the world. So I pass on to my students a sense of religion and a true sense of values -- Christian and spiritual." The relationship between the Spiritans, faculty, and students reflects the school motto: "One Heart One Mind." The interactions that take place in these relationships are the "invisible influences seldom made conscious but are real," says Fr. Jim McCloskey, former President of Holy Ghost Prep. "Going to those who are oppressed and most disadvantaged..." An important part of Holy Ghost life is community service. Students spend 10-20 hours of their school year in direct service with those in need. Projects include working with homeless and impoverished people through organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, the Appalachian Project, and St. Francis Inn. Students are encouraged to keep journals of their experience and reflect upon what it means to be Spiritan. Holy Ghost doesn't lose sight of those in need of education in their own community. Every year, the school grants 20 academic scholarships. This year, 40 percent of the incoming freshmen class will receive some sort of scholarship. "We focus on these issues deliberately," said McCloskey. A Wealth of Spiritans Holy Ghost Prep has graduated more than 3,000 men in its lifetime. The face of one grad is seen regularly on the NBC program, ER: Paul Crane. Other graduates include Dr. Joseph Majden, a cardiologist in Philadelphia who is known for bringing his interns to the Sisters of Hope shelter to work with homeless women and their families. Holy Ghost is also responsible for bringing vocations into the Spiritan order. Five of the youngest Spiritans in today's congregation are from Holy Ghost Prep: John Sakovich (now deceased), Jim McCloskey, John Sawicki, Jeff Duaime, and Bill Christy.