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Happy birthday, Mr. Baggett

Our custodians have been working diligently over the summer beautifying our campus, and they don’t get a lot of recognition, so here is Phil Baggett of our custodial staff. He is a former SRP of the Year and today (7/29) is his birthday!

NJROTC update – July 29

The NJROTC cadets went whitewater tubing today in Deep Creek which is near Bryson City, NC. The cadets stopped along the run down the river for a group photo at a scenic waterfall along the way. They enjoyed lunch along the banks of Deep Creek afterward.

NJROTC update – July 28

The NJROTC cadets spent the day on Tuesday whitewater rafting on the Nantahala River followed by ice cream at a local soda shopped called the Jukebox Junction. Tomorrow the cadets will go whitewater tubing. They’re all having a blast this week and will return to...

NJROTC update – July 27

The NJROTC cadets arrived safely at Camp Daniel Boone in Canton, NC, on Sunday and immediately hopped into a 50 degree lake to take a mandatory swim test, which they all passed. Today the cadets enjoyed canoeing, shooting .22 rifles, learning the art of Tomahawk...

NJROTC cadets in NC

The NJROTC cadets are finally headed to Basic Leadership Training in North Carolina. After being stuck on I-75 for 12.5 hours to Atlanta, the cadets are excited to begin their adventures in whitewater rafting, tubing, canoeing, archery, rock climbing, any other...

We survived the rain

We have a sizable swimming hole in our front yard, but otherwise Gulf High School seems to have come through the heavy rains pretty well. This photo was taken around noon on July 25. larger photo

Administrators are recognized

GHS assistant principals Vanessa Moon and Travis DeWalt were recognized at tonight’s school board meeting (7/21) for their administrative promotions! Photo from our Twitter feed.

Math teacher Barry Zions leaving Gulf

GHS math teacher Barry Zions will be transferring to Fivay High School at the start of the new school year. Mr. Zions lives in Spring Hill and the transfer will shorten his daily commute. Mr. Zions joined the Gulf faculty in 2005 and he has been the math department...

New assistant principal at GHS

Vanessa Moon will become an assistant principal at Gulf beginning on July 27, pending school board approval. Ms. Moon comes to Gulf from Ridgewood High School, where she was a math/science instructional coach. She began her teaching career in 2001 at Joseph C. Wilson...

Gulf social studies teacher is in Dubai

Ms. Dixon, who teaches American Government and Economics, is in Dubai studying economic and trade relations between the USA and UAE and she sent us two pictures. She says that Dubai is the number 1 trading partner of the United States in the Middle East. Many American...

New athletic director

Coach Bruno Buonsanto, who has coached several sports at Gulf, has been named our new athletic director. He replaces Shari McFarlane, who resigned from the position but will continue to teach at Gulf.

NJROTC cadets graduate Leadership Academy

Congratulations to four GHS NJROTC cadets who graduated an arduous weeklong NJROTC Leadership Academy at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg on Saturday. Only the top 1.5% of cadets in the nation get to attend Leadership Academy each summer. Pictured from left...
Graduation – alternate video

Graduation – alternate video

A video showing the entire 2015 graduation, provided by the church, was uploaded to our YouTube channel right after graduation. However, we’ve just uploaded six short video clips of the speeches, recorded in the front row with a remote microphone. So for these...