“In February, we communicated that school President Mr. Paul Colistra would be departing West Catholic Preparatory High School (WCPHS) at the conclusion of the 2019-2020 school year. Today, we are pleased to share that as the national search for a president for WCPHS continues, Mr. Andrew Brady will be appointed Interim President effective July 1st. […]
As a response to Covid-19 West Catholic Prep was closed on March 16th. The following Tuesday the school rolled out a virtual learning environment where students would “attend” all their classes each day through video. This would let students keep some sort of consistency and normalcy in their daily routine. It would also allow teachers […]
As a response to Covid-19 West Catholic Prep was closed on March 16th with plans to open in April. The school moved to a virtual learning environment where students would “attend” all of their classes each day through video. This would let students keep some sort of consistency and normalcy in their daily routine. It […]
Dear Members of the School Community, These are certainly uncharted waters that we are in. My prayers that you and your loved ones are healthy and safe. As you have likely heard by now, all schools in the state of Pennsylvania are closed as a result of Covid-19. While some schools are posting assignments for […]
As was announced on February 10th, West Catholic Preparatory High School President, Paul Colistra will step down at the end of the school year. After 8 years of service to the school, first as Vice President for Advancement and the last four years as President at West Catholic Prep, Colistra has accepted a role as […]
February 10, 2020 Dear Members of the West Catholic Preparatory High School Community, Recently, Mr. Paul Colistra shared his intention to resign as President of West Catholic Preparatory High School to accept a position as the President of Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky. He will remain in his current role at WCPHS until […]
In 1920, Robert Wright, soon to be a member of West Catholic’s first graduating class, wrote an editorial in the school newspaper titled “Commencement.” In the editorial, Robert wrote that while he was confident his graduating classmates would face hardship and disappointment in career or college, “we feel confident that we will have a clear […]
West Catholic Prep was one of 11 area schools recently chosen to partner with The Philadelphia Art Museum through the “Art Futures” grant. “Art Futures” is an artist-in-residence program that pairs professional artists with art students and teachers at a school. Here’s the way it works. Over the course of the multi-week program, the artist […]
