Cardinal Gibbons High School (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

Cardinal Gibbons High School, commonly known as Gibbons, is a private, Roman Catholic college-preparatory 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.

Cardinal Gibbons High School
Address
Cardinal Gibbons High School
Cardinal Gibbons High School
2900 NE 47th Street

Fort Lauderdale
,
Florida
33308

United States
Coordinates26°11′7″N 80°6′29″W
Information
TypePrivate secondary school
Motto"Excelsior"
(Latin: Ever Onward)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1961
OversightArchdiocese of Miami
Supervising PrincipalVincent Kelly
Teaching staff65.9[1] (on an FTE basis)
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment1,175[1] (2017-18)
Student to teacher ratio17.8[1]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Red and white         
NicknameChiefs
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
NewspaperInsight
YearbookExcelsior
Websitecghsfl.org

History

Cardinal Gibbons was established in September 1961, by Coleman F. Carroll, who appointed Thomas A. Dennehy the first supervising principal, Marie Schramko, principal of the Girls' Division and Henry Mirowski, principal of the Boys' Division. CGHS opened its doors to 176 freshmen and sophomores on a campus with two buildings. 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.

In 1972, the school became co-educational. On June 17, 1973, Joseph Huck was appointed to succeed Dennehy as supervising principal. From September 1974 to December 2002, Joseph J. Kershner served as supervising principal. Upon Kershner's retirement December 2, 2002, Paul D. Ott was appointed interim principal. His appointment as principal became effective July 1, 2003.

Notable alumni

Notes and references
  1. https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=00257599
  2. SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
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