by District | Nov 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Steve Luikart, elected to the school board Tuesday, is a former assistant principal at Gulf High School. He is also a GHS alumnus, having graduated in 1969. His father, David Luikart, also graduated from Gulf, in 1942. Mr. Luikart will be sworn into office on Nov. 16....
by District | Nov 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Gulf High School Principal Steve Knobl has earned a Ph. D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Florida. He successfully defended his dissertation at USF yesterday. He will be formally hooded and recognized at the Graduate School Commencement...
by District | Oct 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
Mari Mercado, Daniel Rivera, and Sarah Zajd have been recognized by the College Board as National Hispanic Scholars. Congratulations to these students!
by District | Sep 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Daniel Rivera, Melissa Morlan, Bradley Bachand, and Aditya Shah have been named Commended Students in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program based on their PSAT/NMSQT scores. About 34,00 students have been so recognized. They are among the top five percent of...
by District | Aug 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
The District School Board of Pasco County honored the Gulf NJROTC unit tonight for placing first in a nationwide academic competition recently. In the picture are, left to right: board chairman Allen Altman, cadet company commander Cody Boyet, recent graduates Brandon...
by District | Jun 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Lucy DeCubellis, who is undoubtedly the most beloved employee at Gulf High School, will retire at the end of the school year. She has been at Gulf for 20 years. Her last day will be June 18. Mrs. DeCubellis, who is 78, is the principal’s secretary. She started here at...
by District | May 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Two math teachers who have been at Gulf for many years plan to retire at the end of the school year. They are Dan Fagan and Craig Schneider. Craig’s wife Else, who is the clinic aide, will also retire. Dan Fagan has been teaching for 36½ years. He began his teaching...
by District | May 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Randy Bishop will become our new Plant Manager on Monday. He succeeds Dave Van Mensel, who is transferring to the new Fivay High School, which opens in August. Mr. Bishop has been at River Ridge for six years and has served as Acting Plant Manager there for the last...
by District | Mar 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
Top row: Loop, Pereira; bottom row: Tran, Johnson Mr. Knobl announced the names of Gulf High School’s 2010 valedictorians and salutatorians today. JACKSON LOOP is the valedictorian. He is the son of Gregory and Camilla Loop. Jackson was born in Oneida, N. Y., and...
by District | Feb 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Gulf wrestling squad won the state Class A championship tonight. In addition, Anthony Ayers won the individual state title by a pin and Ladarious Jackson won the individual state title by a 3-2 decision. Both wrestlers are juniors. R. J. O’Connor finished second...
by District | Feb 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Milton Stevenson, 83, who dropped out of GHS in the 9th grade and soon after entered the military, was given a well-deserved Gulf High School diploma on Feb. 4 under a new special program. In the upper right photo, Mr. Knobl presents Mr. Stevenson with his diploma....
by District | Jan 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
Jan. 11, 2010, was a memorable day at GHS as Progress Energy Florida turned off our electrical power from 6:02 a.m. till about 9:50 a.m. because of the cold weather. With power out until 9:50 and lunch served at 10:30, the only menu item was peanut butter and jelly...
by District | Dec 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
Junior guard Nicole Adams was honored tonight with a 1000-point basketball before the start of the basketball game vs Mitchell. Coach Mike Quarto praised her as both an ideal athlete and student. She is in Gulf’s International Baccalaureate program. Dr. Lepley...
by District | Nov 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Mr. Knobl announced today that Trevor Abbott, Gulf’s Outstanding Senior, has been selected as Pasco County’s Outstanding Senior. In the picture with Mr. Knobl are Trevor’s parents and step-parents, Mark Abbott, Roland O’Dell, and Rhonda O’Dell. In his letter to Pasco...
by District | Oct 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Scott Poling has been named Gulf High School’s SRP of the Year. Scott Poling is a custodian who has been at Gulf for five years. He grew up in St. Petersburg. His wife is a teacher at River Ridge High School, where their daughter attends school.
by District | Oct 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Lizzette Nazario, who is a Media Specialist, has been named the Gulf High School Teacher of the Year. Her selection was announced at a faculty meeting after school today. Mrs. Nazario joined the Gulf faculty at the start of the 2003-04 school year. She originally...
by District | Aug 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
Lynn Goettel, a Gulf High School graduate, has been named our new school nurse. She replaces Susan Girardi, who retired at the end of the previous school year. Mrs. Goettel is an R. N. She has been a pediatric nurse for 30 years locally, and she has been in the Pasco...
by District | Jul 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
Troy LaBarbara, who has taught at Gulf for 15 years, will be leaving to become an assistant principal in Hernando County. Mr. LaBarbara will be the assistant principal for ESE and eleventh grade at Central High School in Brooksville. He said that he will miss Gulf...