- Cardinal Gibbons High School (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Infobox Secondary school
name = Cardinal Gibbons High School
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motto = "Excelsior"
(Latin: Ever Onward)
established = 1961
type = Private
category_label = Religious affiliation
category =Roman Catholic
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supervising principal = Monsignor Vincent T. Kelly
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principal = Paul D. Ott
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dean = Dean Mahon
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faculty = 106
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enrollment = 1,450
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grades = 9-12
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city = Fort Lauderdale
state =Florida
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country =USA
district =Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
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accreditation =Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
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colors = Red and White
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mascot = Chiefs
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yearbook = Excelsior
newspaper = Insight
free_label_1 = Campus
free_1 = Urban, 26acres
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National_ranking = U.S. Department of Education’s Excellence in Education Award
website = [http://www.cghsfl.org/ www.cghsfl.org]
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image_caption = "Cardinal Gibbons High School Emblem"
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image_caption2 =Cardinal Gibbons High School, commonly known as Gibbons or CGHS, is a private,
Roman Catholic high school inFort Lauderdale, Florida . CGHS was established in 1961 and was named afterJames Cardinal Gibbons , the first Cardinal in the United States. CGHS is sponsored by theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami and is accredited by theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools , as well as 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 convert|26|acre|m2 campus in the residential area of Coral Ridge inFort Lauderdale, Florida . cite web|url=http://www.cghsfl.org/history_heritage.shtml|title=School History|accessdate=2007-05-11|author=CGHS]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 176freshmen andsophomores 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 17th, 1973, Reverend Joseph Huck was appointed to succeed Reverend Thomas A. Dennehy as Supervising Principal. Since September 1974, Reverend Joseph J. Kershner had been 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.CGHS Today
Today, CGHS has over 1,450 students and is highly-reputed for its academics in both
Florida and theUnited 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.In a campus-style setting are ten separate buildings, a gym that seats 1,337,
American football andbaseball 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, amusic room,art and ceramic room and achapel that seats 300. Currently, construction is being done on C-Wing, to add a second floor to the science laboratories as well as a second floor hallway connecting all academic buildings.Academic and Athletic Merits
In 1987, CGHS was the recipient of the
U.S. Department of Education 'sExcellence 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 Girls' Volleyball, Boys' and Girls' Tennis, Baseball, Wrestling and Cheerleading. There have been individual State champions in cross-country, golf, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling, and pole vaulting.
Notable Alumni
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Zach Krupa , Collegiate Football & Baseball Player
*Keyon Dooling , ProfessionalBasketball Player
*Josh Fogg , ProfessionalBaseball Player
*Taurean Green , Professional Basketball Player
*John O'Hurley ,Seinfeld 's Jay PetermanActor
*Marilyn Manson , musician and frontman of the eponymous band.
*Ryan Shealy , Professional Baseball Player
*John P. "Jack" Seiler , Florida State Representative
*Clayton Stark , Flock's Vice President of Engineeringcite web|url=http://www.cghsfl.org/history_heritage.shtml|title=School History|accessdate=2007-05-11|author=CGHSExternal links* [http://www.cghsfl.org/ Official School Website]
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