Cardinal Gibbons High School (Raleigh, North Carolina)

Cardinal Gibbons High School
Cum Deo Omnia Possum
Address
1401 Edwards Mill Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 United States
Coordinates	35°48′10″N 78°43′44″W / 35.80278°N 78.72889°W / 35.80278; -78.72889Coordinates: 35°48′10″N 78°43′44″W / 35.80278°N 78.72889°W / 35.80278; -78.72889
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1909
CEEB code	343205
Principal	Jason D. Curtis
Chaplain	Tom Duggan
Faculty	79
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,277 (2013)
Color(s)	Green and gold
Nickname	Crusaders
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Average SAT scores	1146
Newspaper	The Crusader
Yearbook	Landmark
Tuition	$8,850 (Catholic rate) $12,500 (non-affiliated rate)
Affiliation	Diocese of Raleigh
Art and Literary Magazine	Repeater
Website	cghsnc.org

Cardinal Gibbons High School (CGHS) is a private coeducational college-preparatory Catholic high school in Raleigh, North Carolina. Cardinal Gibbons and St. Thomas More Academy are the only Catholic high schools in Raleigh, and two of three high schools in the Diocese of Raleigh.

Cardinal Gibbons was founded in 1909 and has an enrollment of about 1,225 students. There are 79 faculty members, 70 percent of whom possess at least a master's degree or higher.

The school is a member of the National Catholic Educational Association, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, and the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools. Jason D. Curtis is the principal.

History

Cardinal Gibbons was originally called Sacred Heart High School, and was the first Roman Catholic High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school was originally at the Pulaski Cowper mansion, which was later transformed into Sacred Heart Cathedral, the smallest cathedral in the continental United States. The school was later named "Cathedral Latin High School." In 1962 a new school building opened on Western Boulevard in Raleigh and the school was renamed "Cardinal Gibbons Memorial High School."^[2] The site was used for an orphanage until the 1950s.^[3] Cathedral School still exists as an elementary and middle school which feeds into Cardinal Gibbons High. The school currently occupies a campus on Edwards Mill Rd. which was completed in 1999.^[2] The former school site is the new location for Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral.^[3]

Feeder schools

Cardinal Gibbons High School draws most of its enrollment from the surrounding Roman Catholic lower schools in the Research Triangle area. These are:

Cathedral School, Raleigh
The Franciscan School, Raleigh
St. Michael the Archangel School, Cary
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School, Apex
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Raleigh
St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic School, Raleigh
St. Thomas More Catholic School, Chapel Hill
Immaculata Catholic School, Durham
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School, Wake Forest

Athletics

Boys sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Wrestling
Girls sports: Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Dance Team, Field Hockey, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball

Cardinal Gibbons High School's Athletic Department has state championships in over nine men's and women's sports. Since 1998, the volleyball team has won 11 state championship titles. The men's soccer team won the NCHSAA 2A state championship from 2006–2008 and won the 3A title in 2010. The cheerleading team is a three-time national champion squad and won the North Carolina state championship in 2007, 2010 and 2011. Both JV and varsity teams brought in a first place title in their classifications during the end-of-year state competition in 2013. The team is also a two-time winner of the Carolina Cup, which is awarded to the top overall squad across all school classifications.

Cardinal Gibbons High School's varsity swim team has brought home seventeen state championships from 2001 to 2013. The women's team won from for nine consecutive years, from 2001 to 2009. The men's team won in 2004 and 2005, and from 2008 to 2013.

Cardinal Gibbons High School's football team qualified for the NCHSAA playoffs every year from 2009 through 2013. Both the men's and women's cross country team have produced star collegiate runners and are two of the winningest teams at the high school ^[4]^[5]

Fine arts

Cardinal Gibbons has visual arts and performing arts, such as drama, chorus, guitar, percussion, photography, and dance.

References

↑ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
1 2 Archived July 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
1 2 Quillin, Martha (3 January 2015). "Raleigh diocese breaks ground on new cathedral". News & Observer. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
↑ "Mid-State 2A Conference Meet". MileSplit North Carolina. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
↑ "High School OT.com - School - Cardinal Gibbons". HighschoolOT.com. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

External links

Wake County, North Carolina high schools

Public Schools	Apex High School Apex Friendship High School Athens Drive High School Needham B. Broughton High School Cary High School East Wake High School William G. Enloe High School Fuquay-Varina High School Garner Magnet High School Green Hope High School Heritage High School Holly Springs High School Knightdale High School Leesville Road High School Middle Creek High School Millbrook High School Panther Creek High School Mary E. Phillips High School Rolesville High School Jesse O. Sanderson High School Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School Wake Early College Wake Forest High School Wakefield High School

Private Schools	Cardinal Gibbons High School Cary Academy Cary Christian School Friendship Christian School Grace Christian School Heritage Christian Academy Hilltop Christian School Hopewell Academy Neuse Christian Academy North Raleigh Christian Academy Raleigh Christian Academy Ravenscroft School St. David's School Saint Mary's School St. Thomas More Academy Trinity Academy of Raleigh Wake Christian Academy Word of God Christian Academy

Charter Schools	East Wake Academy Franklin Academy Longleaf School of the Arts Raleigh Charter High School Southern Wake Academy

Diocese of Raleigh

Ordinaries	Bishops William Joseph Hafey Eugene J. McGuinness Vincent Stanislaus Waters F. Joseph Gossman Michael Francis Burbidge

Churches	Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral Basilica Basilica Shrine of St. Mary, Wilmington Parishes St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cary St. Paul's Church, New Bern St. Raphael the Archangel Church, Raleigh

Education	High Schools John Paul II Catholic High School, Greenville Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh St. Thomas More Academy, Raleigh

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