e-Newsletter: The Green and Gold

Head of School Message

Dear Holy Spirit Prep Families,

Two weeks ago, on the Friday after Thanksgiving, HSP welcomed about 40 alumni back home for HSP’s annual “Pigskin Classic” event. It was fun to welcome them back, and to spend time with them as they reminisced about their experiences at HSP. I even played in the football game - a decision I regretted for about 3 days until the soreness and limping subsided!

Meeting and mingling with these alumni highlighted the positive impact HSP made on their lives. It was encouraging and inspiring to see how HSP changes lives, especially as we continue through the recent transition to refocus our efforts on development of critical thinking, evangelization, and an understanding of objective truth - which will always exist despite the messages bombarding us from an anti-Christian materialistic society.

One HSP alum, Sarah Skinner, who attended HSP from Kindergarten through 6th grade was recently named a Rhodes Scholar. A Senior at the United States Naval Academy, Sarah is an honors political science major with a Chinese minor. Sarah has held multiple leadership posts at the Naval Academy and currently serves as a Company Commander responsible for 150 midshipmen. Sarah will pursue a Master of Philosophy in international relations at Oxford University, and then continue her naval service.

The designation of Rhodes Scholars is an elite achievement. Selections are based on academic achievement, integrity, unselfishness, respect for others, leadership, and physical vigor. Notice that the criteria for selection basically represent a fulfillment of virtues we teach and reinforce in our students every day at HSP. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines virtue as "a habitual and firm disposition to do the good." These include prudence, justice, temperance, courage, faith, hope, and charity - all an increasing focus of our Catholic, classical education for the 21st century. Congratulations to Sarah for all she has accomplished! HSP is proud to have been a part of her strong foundation.

We welcome alumni back home again over Christmas break with our Alumni Christmas Brunch and Christmas Eve Mass. We invite you to join us for this special Christmas Eve Mass in Holy Spirit Catholic Church at 2:00 pm on December 24.

As we quickly head toward Christmas and the end of another year, I sincerely thank our faculty and staff for their hard work and dedication, especially in the challenging circumstances we face with labor shortages and other COVID-related stressors. I also thank you - our HSP families for your commitment, prayers, and support for this amazing school.

The struggles we face as we continue our path improving an emphasis on critical thinking, evangelization, and an understanding of objective truth in our students are righteous - and worth the sacrifice. Our focus as a community should be on remaining steadfast, and faithful in trust that God is in charge - and we are simply His instruments.

Psalm 34: 16-23

The eyes of the LORD are directed toward the righteous
and his ears toward their cry.

The LORD’s face is against evildoers
to wipe out their memory from the earth.

The righteous cry out, the LORD hears
and he rescues them from all their afflictions.

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted,
saves those whose spirit is crushed.

Many are the troubles of the righteous,
but the LORD delivers him from them all.

He watches over all his bones;
not one of them shall be broken.

Evil will slay the wicked;
those who hate the righteous are condemned.

The LORD is the redeemer of the souls of his servants;
and none are condemned who take refuge in him.

In Christ

Dr. Ed Lindekugel
Head of School

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