by District | May 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Dan and Lisa Barrus are shown below with a Baby Buccaneer shirt. On April 28 they became grandparents to Owen Daniel Barrus. Owen weighed 8 lbs, 4 oz, 21 in. His father is Daniel Christian Barrus (GHS ’98); his mother is Stephanie (Mayorga) Barrus, who attended...
by District | May 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Because of the departure of Mrs. Jones, the assignment of students to guidance counselors, which is done alphabetically, has been changed. Ms. Pontikos now has A, B, and N-V; Ms. Cotney has C, D, and G-M; and Ms. Kelley has E, F, W-Z, and IB students.
by District | Apr 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Olga Saniukovich was recently chosen as the PRIDE in WRITING winner for Pasco County. After winning at the school level, Olga submitted five pieces of her original writing to the district, and the judges there named her as the best senior writer in the county. Big...
by District | Apr 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Gulf junior Kris Stolarczyk recently represented Gulf High School in the Poetry Out Loud competition in Tallahassee. Each contestant must memorize and be ready to perform three poems from a list of hundreds written by established poets. Ms. Ledman reports: Kris made...
by District | Apr 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Some Gulf seniors attended Grad Bash at Universal Studios on April 28. The photo below, showing students on the bus, was provided by Kevin Thompson.
by District | Apr 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Three Gulf students have been identified as meeting the requirements to enter the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are (left to right): Seychelle Baker, Brittany Reid, and Brittney Gervasi. They are among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants who took...
by District | Apr 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here, provided by Mr. Rutherford, is a photo of the Gulf High Band at Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, Georgia. A larger image is here.
by District | Apr 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Coach Quarto, who has been Gulf’s girls basketball coach for 9 years, told his players at their banquet Sunday that he will not return as coach next year. Quarto had an impressive 208-54 record and five conference titles. Quarto told the Tampa Tribune, “I’ve...
by District | Apr 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Gulf High School girls 4×800 meter relay team, consisting of Kari Grippo, Katie Buckman, Mia Savino, and Renee Patnode, placed sixth at the state meet with a time of 9:49. Congratulations to our student athletes and their coaches! Videos are by Scott Grippo....
by District | Apr 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
The New Port Richey Public Library will be hosting its annual Summer Reading Program starting June 15th. This year’s theme is the Summer Olympics. Log your reading, earn gift cards, and join in on our teen events. Weekly Thursday night events will include open mike...
by District | Apr 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mrs. Alwood has surveyed our IB seniors to see where they are going to college, and provided the list of names and schools to our faculty. She found that, of the 27 decided seniors, 15 are going to USF, 5 to UF, and one each to FSU, UCF, New York University,...
by District | Apr 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Corey Palermo is the (only) winner of the National Council of Teachers of English Writing Award for 2011. Mrs. Ledman reports that he submitted both an original piece of writing and an extemporaneous timed essay. She describes the award as a very high national honor....
by District | Apr 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Gwen Gideon, the assistant principal who oversees the International Baccalaureate program, has been named Acting Principal of Gulf High School. Ms. Gideon joined the Gulf administration in 2009. She had been an assistant principal at Marchman Technical Education...
by District | Apr 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mrs. Dale’s Physical Science Honors class performs “Ohm, Ohm on the Range,” another of her clever song parodies. Modified lyrics by Mrs. Dale.
by District | Apr 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
An 18-minute interview of former Pasco County schools superintendent Thomas E. Weightman is here or embedded below. The interview was conducted by Dr. John Mann. Mr. Weightman is a former Gulf teacher, coach, and assistant principal.
by District | Apr 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Hunter Swartsel, Gulf’s standout swimmer, signed a letter of intent on April 23 to attend Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Hunter set two new school records in swimming this year. In the top picture are Hunter and Owlsey the Burrowing Owl, the FAU...
by District | Apr 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mr. Elias has announced that Belinda Delaney has accepted the position of head volleyball coach for next year.
by District | Apr 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Olga Saniukovich and Corey Palermo have been named the Holiday Rotary Club Students of the Month for March. The criteria for selection are academics, service, behavior, citizenship, and leadership, and a minimum GPA of 3.0. They will be recognized at a luncheon in...
