Gerard Catholic High School
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Gerard Catholic High School was a Roman Catholic diocesan high school which opened in 1962 in Phoenix, Arizona
. It was named for Msgr. Edward Gerard, one of the first ordained priests to minister in the Arizona territory.
In the same year, Bourgade Catholic High School
in west Phoenix opened. Several Bourgade buildings — the school's Madonna Hall, Hillman Center, and 100/200 wing buildings — are identical to former Gerard structures.
It was closed after the spring of 1989 due to declining enrollment. In 1983, it educated 603 students, but by 1989, that number had declined sharply to 257. Upon its closure, the furniture was given as salvage to other Catholic schools, and the structure was demolished. The gymnasium superstructure was moved to St. Mary's High School
and paired with donated and salvaged materials.
Its athletics mascot was the Redcoats; its colors were red and gray. A board honoring Gerard's athletic history is installed in the lobby of the gymnasium at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. It was named for Msgr. Edward Gerard, one of the first ordained priests to minister in the Arizona territory.
In the same year, Bourgade Catholic High School
Bourgade Catholic High School
Bourgade Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Phoenix, Arizona. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. It is the main Catholic high school for the West Valley area of the Phoenix metro....
in west Phoenix opened. Several Bourgade buildings — the school's Madonna Hall, Hillman Center, and 100/200 wing buildings — are identical to former Gerard structures.
It was closed after the spring of 1989 due to declining enrollment. In 1983, it educated 603 students, but by 1989, that number had declined sharply to 257. Upon its closure, the furniture was given as salvage to other Catholic schools, and the structure was demolished. The gymnasium superstructure was moved to St. Mary's High School
St. Mary's High School (Phoenix, Arizona)
St. Mary's Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Phoenix, Arizona. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix.-History:...
and paired with donated and salvaged materials.
Its athletics mascot was the Redcoats; its colors were red and gray. A board honoring Gerard's athletic history is installed in the lobby of the gymnasium at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School.