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Gulf’s next principal

Gulf’s next principal

Steve Knobl, Gulf’s next principal, met some of the faculty this afternoon. Mr. Imerson introduced him during a faculty meeting in the cafeteria. The school board approved the appointment of Mr. Knobl at its meeting this morning. He takes over on June 9.
Steve Knobl named Gulf’s next principal

Steve Knobl named Gulf’s next principal

Steve Knobl, currently the principal at Bayonet Point Middle School, will become Gulf High School’s next principal, effective June 9. The school board made the appointment at its meeting this morning. Mr. Knobl will succeed Thomas Imerson, who will move to a position...
Gulf principal likely to move to district job

Gulf principal likely to move to district job

Thomas Imerson, who has been Gulf’s principal since 2002, will move to a position at school district headquarters on June 9, pending school board approval. On Monday night, Mr. Imerson told the members of the School Advisory Council that he would be leaving...
2008 Model Congress

2008 Model Congress

The third annual Gulf High School Model Congress met today in the band room and chorus room. Mrs. Alwood provided the following summary of events: The first order of business was a Joint Resolution recognizing the spirit of Unity Day as a positive force creating...
Dr. Max Thompson visits Gulf

Dr. Max Thompson visits Gulf

In this photo are Dr. Max Thompson, founder of Learning Focused Solutions, Marti Meacher, Director of Staff Development for Pasco County Schools, and Gulf Principal Thomas E. Imerson. The Pasco County school district has contracted with Thompson’s company to...
Johnson and Cohen head the Class of 2008

Johnson and Cohen head the Class of 2008

Jennifer “Nikki” Johnson and Courtney Cohen have been named the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Class of 2008. Mr. Imerson made the announcement on Monday. Nikki is the daughter of Christina and Larry Johnson. She was born in Dunedin and has lived in New Port...
Lecanto High School looks at Gulf’s IB program

Lecanto High School looks at Gulf’s IB program

Administrators and teachers from Lecanto High School in Citrus County spent today at Gulf, learning how our International Baccalaureate program operates. They began the day in the administrative conference room, where Mr. Imerson gave an overview of the program, and...
Gulf NJROTC at Tropicana Field

Gulf NJROTC at Tropicana Field

The Gulf High School NJROTC Color Guard performed the opening ceremonies at today’s Tampa Bay Devil Rays game at Tropicana Field. Pictured are, left to right: Joe Kirby, James Cody, Charles Almeida, Chris Brown.
Weight room gets a new floor

Weight room gets a new floor

Renovation of the Gulf High weight room was recently completed with the installation of a rubberized floor. Athletic Director Paul Girardi said that the new flooring will allow students to train in a safer and much more attractive environment. He also said that the...
School coat of arms placed on building

School coat of arms placed on building

Gulf High School’s coat of arms, the official insignia of the school, was placed on the front of the building today. The 3-D art work is positioned near the northeast corner of the building, on a wall which was added when the new guidance offices and Career Resource...
Marsha Warner, Gulf’s DCT teacher, to retire

Marsha Warner, Gulf’s DCT teacher, to retire

Marsha Warner, Gulf’s DCT teacher, will retire at the end of this month after teaching in Pasco County for 31 years. Ms. Warner started at Gulf High School about 1985 as the tenth grade guidance counselor. She subsequently worked in a pilot project for the ESE...
Jordan Schulman – 1000 points

Jordan Schulman – 1000 points

Jordan Schulman was honored tonight before the start of the Mitchell basketball game for recently reaching a career total of 1,000 points. She appears in the picture below with assistant principal Thomas Brochu.
Mr. Imerson honors Walter Hilgart

Mr. Imerson honors Walter Hilgart

Mr. Imerson honored Walter Hilgart with a Character First pin today. Mr. Hilgart has been a popular sub at GHS since 1988. He was a P-38 fighter pilot in the Pacific during World War II and he turned 85 years old on Oct. 5.
Gulf alumni basketball game

Gulf alumni basketball game

The Gulf Basketball Alumni Game to benefit boys basketball and the yearbook was held tonight in the Bever-Hicks Activity Center. Participating were: John Keeley, ’82; Dean Sestok, Mike Freeman, Kevin Snyder, ’84; Shaun Wiemer, ’87; Mike Krnjaich, ’97; Nick Haynes,...
Connie Balaban named SRP of the Year

Connie Balaban named SRP of the Year

Connie Balaban has been named Gulf High School’s SRP of the Year. Mrs. Balaban has been our registrar since April 2007. She joined our staff in August 2006, first working at the front desk and in the ESE department. Before coming to Gulf, she was the...
Anne Currelly named Teacher of the Year

Anne Currelly named Teacher of the Year

Anne Currelly, Gulf High School’s French teacher, has been named our Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made today in an email to the faculty and staff. Mme. Currelly began teaching at Gulf in 1991. Before she taught here, she taught at Gulf Middle School...
85 years apart

85 years apart

The two pictures on this page were taken on Sept. 18, 1922, and Sept. 18, 2007. The top picture shows most of Gulf High School’s earliest students and two of its first three teachers posing in front of Community Congregational Church in New Port Richey, where...
Eddie Morgan retires after 35 Gulf years

Eddie Morgan retires after 35 Gulf years

Eddie Morgan, who has been a custodian at Gulf High School and Gulf Junior High School for 35 years, has retired. Some of the GHS staff and his co-workers said good-bye to him in the Administrative Conference Room today. It was his last day at work. Mr. Morgan started...