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Model Congress

Model Congress

Gulf High School’s second annual Model Congress was held today, with the Senate meeting in the chorus room and the House meeting in the band room. Guest speakers were former U. S. Rep. Michael Bilirakis and current Pasco County Administrator John Gallagher. Mrs....
Jim Blair to retire after 45 years in education

Jim Blair to retire after 45 years in education

Jim Blair, who teaches Diversified Cooperative Training (DCT), will retire at the end of this month after having taught for 45 years. Mr. Blair sponsors the Cooperative Education Clubs of Florida and is the District Advisor for CECF. He was honored by Mr. Imerson at a...
Principals of the Gulf Community of Schools

Principals of the Gulf Community of Schools

Principals of some of the local schools posed for the camera at the joint meeting of the school advisory councils tonight. They are: Tom Imerson, Gulf High School; Carole Baird, Anclote Elementary School; Ken Miesner, Richey Elementary School; Stan Trapp, Gulf Middle...
Raymond Wyoscki named Teacher of the Year

Raymond Wyoscki named Teacher of the Year

Senior Naval Science instructor Lt. Raymond Wysocki has been named Gulf High School’s Teacher of the Year. He and this year’s SRP of the Year were honored with cakes by Mr. Imerson this afternoon. Mr. Imerson will announce their selection to the teachers...
Saying goodbye to Cpl. Spitzer

Saying goodbye to Cpl. Spitzer

Teachers and other staff members gathered in the cafeteria after school to say goodbye to our school resource officer, Cpl. Tim Spitzer. Here are some pictures, taken by Mr. Rutherford.
Character First pins

Character First pins

Assistant Principal Thomas Brochu, substituting for Mr. Imerson, presented Character First pins to three NJROTC cadets today. Mr. Imerson, who was not at school today, occasionally presents these pins to honor students for exemplary actions or achievements in school....
Coach Fulmer named Coach of the Week

Coach Fulmer named Coach of the Week

Gulf High School head football coach Jay Fulmer was honored by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the High School Coach of the Week today. In the photo, he appears with Jon Gruden, head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Fulmer and four Gulf players visited the Bucs training...
Pasco school district honors Gulf

Pasco school district honors Gulf

Pasco County Schools Superintendent Heather Fiorentino congratulated Gulf Principal Thomas Imerson today. Gulf was the only Pasco County school to win the Florida Department of Education’s Five Star School, Golden School, and Silver School Awards.
Sandra Gustafson named SRP of the Year

Sandra Gustafson named SRP of the Year

Sandra Gustafson has been named the employee of the year among non-faculty members at Gulf High School. Mrs. Gustafson is the attendance secretary. She has been employed at Gulf High for five years and has served as the ESE secretary and a substitute teacher. She also...
See You at the Pole

See You at the Pole

Members of Gulf High Christians in Action (CIA) club participated in the nationwide See You at the Pole event this morning. See You at the Pole is student-initiated, student organized, and student-led. Students normally meet to pray for their school, friends,...
Counselors move into their new offices

Counselors move into their new offices

Our guidance counselors were finally able to occupy the remodeled area in the northeast corner of the main building this week. The construction of the new offices and the new Career Resource Center classroom was funded by the Penny for Pasco sales tax increase. The...
Van Mensel named Plant Manger

Van Mensel named Plant Manger

David Van Mensel has been named Plant Manager at Gulf. He replaces Norm Kolar, who has retired. Mr. Van Mensel joined the staff of Gulf High on July 5, 2004, as a custodian working afternoons. In 2005 he moved to day time. He was born in Detroit and grew up in...
Former football players visit Gulf

Former football players visit Gulf

A number of Gulf football players from the 1950s and 1960s were invited to lunch today to talk about their memories of Gulf football. Athletic Director Paul Girardi arranged the get-together, hoping that we might learn more about the history of football at Gulf and...
Robert Brown to retire after 35 years at Gulf

Robert Brown to retire after 35 years at Gulf

Robert Brown, who has taught at Gulf High School for 35 years, will retire at the end of the current school year. Mr. Brown was hired by Gulf High School at the beginning of the 1971-72 school year. The photo on the right is from the 1975 yearbook. Mr. Brown has...
Class of 2006 graduation

Class of 2006 graduation

The class of 2006 received their diplomas tonight in the Bever-Hicks Activity Center. Graduates shook hands with — in addition to Gulf High administrators and guidance counselors — Pasco County Schools Superintendent Heather Fiorentino and state Rep. Gus...
Character First pin

Character First pin

Principal Thomas Imerson presented a GHS Character First pin to sophomore Jaci Pustelnik today. Jaci came to the aid of a student who suffered a seizure last week. Mr. Imerson occasionally presents the pins to honor students for exemplary actions or achievements in...
Bennett and Guida head the Class of 2006

Bennett and Guida head the Class of 2006

Jessica Michelle Bennett and Emily Grace Guida have been named valedictorian and salutatorian for the Gulf High School class of 2006. Jessica, the valedictorian, is the daughter of Ron and Petra Bennett of Holiday. She was born in Neustadt an der Aisch, Bavaria,...
Plant Manager Norm Kolar to retire

Plant Manager Norm Kolar to retire

Norm Kolar, Gulf High School’s plant manager, will retire at the end of the school year. Mr. Kolar began working at Gulf High School as the assistant plant manger on July 1, 1993. He became plant manager about two years later. He describes his job as...