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Lip Sync Contest

Lip Sync Contest

The annual Lip Sync Contest, which raises money for scholarships, will be held Friday during the activity period from 12:45 to 1:40. Tickets (only $2) will be on sale during both lunches Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Only students with tickets will be dismissed at...

Scrapbooks for previous GHS classes

Mrs. St. John reports that she has gathered the old scrapbooks of laminated newspaper articles from previous years and would like to give them to the past class presidents or student council members. Please contact her at jstjohn@pasco.k12.fl.us no later than May 17...

A note from your School Nurse

Many students put in long hours at school and at after-school activities and then neglect their sleep. Studies have shown that teenagers need at least nine hours of sleep every night. Lack of sleep can result in a shift in hormone levels that can lead to weight gain....
Softball team wins districts!

Softball team wins districts!

FROM COACH RICK: For the first time in the fast pitch era, the Gulf Buccaneers are 5A-8 district champions. Behind another pitching jewel by Madison Morlan the Bucs scored a convincing 8-1 victory over Pasco. The offense was led by the booming bat of Nikki Sedivy who...

Updated Prom info

Prom deadlines: Prom court applications are due to Ms. Pontikos by the end of the day Tuesday 4/23/13. Last day to buy a Prom ticket is Friday May 10th. NO Tickets will be sold at the door at Prom! Last day to hand in a guest form is Friday April 26th. Updated prom...

State track meet qualifiers

Congratulations to Nick Buliga, who qualified for the state meet in 1600M and 3200M and the relay team of Katie Buckman, Eliza Gazda, Renee Patnode, and Mia Savino, who qualified in the 4×800.
History Bowl

History Bowl

Students in the History Honor Society held a History Bowl after school on April 18 to raise funds. More pictures from the event are on flickr here.
Cap and gown info

Cap and gown info

ATTENTION SENIORS: May 10th is the last day caps and gowns can be ordered on-line. Beginning May 13th students (parents) will need to go the Herff Jones’ office to place the order and pick it up. They will accept cash, money order and/or debit/credit, NO checks....
Gulf High School trivia

Gulf High School trivia

There used to be another Gulf High School in the town of Gulf, Texas. An historic marker has been erected to honor the former school, whose teams were the Pirates. We are now the only Gulf High School in the United States, but there are two Gulf Middle Schools in...

Softball districts, game 2

In dominate and complete game fashion, the Buccaneers rolled to a 8-0 shutout victory over the host Zephyrhills in the 5A-8 semifinals. The victory seals a trip to the State Playoffs for only the second time in the fast-pitch era. Pasco Pirates stand in the way of a...
Rotary Students of the Month

Rotary Students of the Month

Congratulations to the Rotary Club GHS Students of the Month for March. They are Elvis Ramic and Jacqueline Chung. The criteria for selection are academics, service, citizenship, and leadership, and a minimum GPA of 3.0. The Rotary Club of Holiday will recognize all...

Robert Wilson composed the GHS fight song

Robert Wilson, a former Gulf band director who died on April 11, composed the GHS fight song, the music to which is familiar to all Bucs fans. Here is an MP3 file of the song: ghs_fight2.mp3. In the video clip below, the band and cheerleaders perform the fight song at...
Robert Wilson, GHS band director

Robert Wilson, GHS band director

Robert S. Wilson, who was the Gulf High School band director from 1967 to 1977, died on April 11. He was 82 years old. When Gulf high and junior high schools switched buildings in 1977, Mr. Wilson chose to stay in the older building and became the band director for...

Softball team wins 1st game at districts

The Buccaneers battled to a 7-1 lead and held on for a 7-6 win over Fivay. Big sticks came from Brittney Pressler (2 for 4, triple), Hanna McCarthy (2 for 3, double), Rachel Gardner (2 for 3, triple). Madison Morlan started and got the win. Brittney Pressler came in...