Holy Ghost Preparatory School (Bensalem, Pa.)

found: NUCMC data from Bucks County Historical Society for Gorski, B.M. Papers, 1948-2000(Holy Ghost Prep School)

found: Its WWW Home page, Oct. 9, 2003(Holy Ghost Preparatory School; Bensalem, Pa.; fd. 1897 as a preparatory school and junior college seminary for young men who were studying to become members of the religious congregation of the Holy Ghost Fathers and Brothers; at that time, the school was called Holy Ghost Apostolic College and educated seminarians from first-year high school through second year college; late 1950s, the Holy Ghost Fathers undertook a major revamping of their educational program; all the first and second year college seminarians were moved from Holy Ghost and sent to Duquesne University in Pittsburgh; school opened its doors to a high school student who was interested in preparing himself for college without entering the seminary program and at this time that the name became Holy Ghost Preparatory School; 1968 the Holy Ghost Fathers discontinued the seminary program so that, at present, the entire enrollment of Holy Ghost Prep consists of non-resident, college-bound students)