Cardinal Gibbons High School (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Encyclopedia
Cardinal Gibbons High School, commonly known as Gibbons, is a private
, Roman Catholic high school
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
. CGHS was established in 1961 and was named after James Gibbons, the second Cardinal in the United States. CGHS is sponsored by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
. The school is also the recipient of the U.S. Department of Education’s Excellence in Education Award. CGHS has over 1,450 students from ninth to twelfth grade on its 26 acres (105,218.4 m²) campus in the residential area of Coral Ridge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
.
In 1972, the school became co-educational. On June 17, 1973, Reverend Joseph Huck was appointed to succeed Reverend Thomas A. Dennehy as Supervising Principal. From September 1974 to December 2002, Reverend Joseph J. Kershner served as Supervising Principal. On Father Kershner’s retirement December 2, 2002, Mr. Paul D. Ott was appointed Interim Principal. His appointment as principal became effective July 1, 2003. Also well known controversial musician, Marilyn Manson attended Cardinal Gibbons High school and graduated in 1987
and the United States
. Both students and parents repeatedly cite the school's "family-oriented" climate, rewards and incentives for students, and good teacher input as primary reasons for choosing the school. Gibbons is known for its academics, athletic programs and family values. The school is also infamous for its "zero-tolerance policy" concerning drugs, which includes random drug testing of students and visits from the K9 unit of BSO.
In a campus-style setting are ten separate buildings, a gym that seats 1,337, American football
and baseball
fields, a quarter-mile track, and six tennis courts. There are 48 classrooms equipped with networked computers, a media center, computer lab, eight science labs, a music
room, art
and ceramic room and a chapel
that seats 300. Renovation on the "C-wing" was recently completed and now the Wing hosts several technologically advanced science classrooms and labs.
Cardinal Gibbons fields 34 athletic teams and has won state titles in Competition Cheerleading, Boys' and Girls' Volleyball, Boys' and Girls' Tennis, Baseball, Wrestling, and Ice Hockey. There have been individual State champions in cross-country, golf, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling, and pole vaulting.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, Roman Catholic high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
. CGHS was established in 1961 and was named after James Gibbons, the second Cardinal in the United States. CGHS is sponsored by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
The Archdiocese of Miami is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States of America. Its ecclesiastic territory includes Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The archdiocese is the metropolitan see for the Ecclesiastical Province of Miami,...
and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
. The school is also the recipient of the U.S. Department of Education’s Excellence in Education Award. CGHS has over 1,450 students from ninth to twelfth grade on its 26 acres (105,218.4 m²) campus in the residential area of Coral Ridge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
.
History
Cardinal Gibbons was established in September 1961, by Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll, who appointed Reverend Thomas A. Dennehy the first Supervising Principal, Sister Marie Schramko, principal of the Girls' Division and Reverend Henry Mirowski, principal of the Boys' Division. CGHS opened its doors to 176 freshmen and sophomores on a sand-strewn campus with two buildings. Expansion was the key word. In the following years, the addition of the eleventh and twelfth grades, an enlarged faculty, a field house, science wing, cafeteria, gym, and new classrooms led to the current ten buildings, parking lots, and an improved campus.In 1972, the school became co-educational. On June 17, 1973, Reverend Joseph Huck was appointed to succeed Reverend Thomas A. Dennehy as Supervising Principal. From September 1974 to December 2002, Reverend Joseph J. Kershner served as Supervising Principal. On Father Kershner’s retirement December 2, 2002, Mr. Paul D. Ott was appointed Interim Principal. His appointment as principal became effective July 1, 2003. Also well known controversial musician, Marilyn Manson attended Cardinal Gibbons High school and graduated in 1987
CGHS Today
Today, CGHS has over 1,200 students and is highly-reputed for its academics in both FloridaFlorida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Both students and parents repeatedly cite the school's "family-oriented" climate, rewards and incentives for students, and good teacher input as primary reasons for choosing the school. Gibbons is known for its academics, athletic programs and family values. The school is also infamous for its "zero-tolerance policy" concerning drugs, which includes random drug testing of students and visits from the K9 unit of BSO.
In a campus-style setting are ten separate buildings, a gym that seats 1,337, American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
fields, a quarter-mile track, and six tennis courts. There are 48 classrooms equipped with networked computers, a media center, computer lab, eight science labs, a music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
room, art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and ceramic room and a chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
that seats 300. Renovation on the "C-wing" was recently completed and now the Wing hosts several technologically advanced science classrooms and labs.
Academic and Athletic Merits
In 1987, CGHS was the recipient of the U.S. Department of Education's Excellence in Education Award. Only 271 schools throughout the United States and its territories received this award. What made the honor special this year was that this was the first year that all schools were judged together. Prior to this, public and private schools were given awards separately.Cardinal Gibbons fields 34 athletic teams and has won state titles in Competition Cheerleading, Boys' and Girls' Volleyball, Boys' and Girls' Tennis, Baseball, Wrestling, and Ice Hockey. There have been individual State champions in cross-country, golf, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling, and pole vaulting.
Notable alumni
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