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Jody McCreary leaves Gulf after 30 years

Jody McCreary leaves Gulf after 30 years

Jody McCreary, who has been teaching at Gulf for 30 years, will transfer to J. W. Mitchell High School in August. Mr. McCreary joined the Gulf faculty at the start of the 1971-72 school year. He was hired by Principal W. R. Durden in August 1971. Mr. McCreary recalled...
Pirman and Carr head the Class of 2001

Pirman and Carr head the Class of 2001

David Pirman and Barbara Carr have been named the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Gulf High School class of 2001. David Pirman plans to attend the University of Florida and major in Chemistry/Pre-Med. He hopes to become an orthopedic surgeon. He is a member of...
Senior Project creator addresses Gulf faculty

Senior Project creator addresses Gulf faculty

The Gulf High School faculty spent Wednesday of the teacher pre-planning week listening to a presentation on the Senior Project concept by Carleen Osher. Osher is a former a high school teacher and administrator in Oregon. She and three of her colleagues created the...
Class of 2000 celebrates graduation

Class of 2000 celebrates graduation

Gulf’s Class of 2000 received their diplomas from Principal Cheryl Renneckar last night in the school’s Activity Center. The graduating students were also congratulated on stage by school board member Pam Coulter and Jennifer Smith, an official at the...
Breitenstein, Hogan head the Class of 2000

Breitenstein, Hogan head the Class of 2000

Eric Breitenstein and Jamie Hogan have been named the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Gulf High School class of 2000. Eric is involved in the National Honor Society, French Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Odyssey of the Mind, and Interact. He is a volunteer...
Elevator installed for handicapped students

Elevator installed for handicapped students

An elevator for use by handicapped students has been installed at Gulf High School. The elevator became operational in April. The device can take a student from the commons area to the media center, which is on the second floor, and back down. The elevator is normally...

Gulf to pilot Senior Project program

By MS. NORRIS For the 1999-2000 school year, Gulf High School is piloting a program called The Senior Project. It is being housed in the English department and affects only those students in the IHHS Learning Community who signed up for it as well as some students...
Margaret Peek named Teacher of the Year

Margaret Peek named Teacher of the Year

Science teacher Margaret Peek has been selected Gulf High School’s Teacher of the Year for 1999-2000. This marks the fourth time she has won the honor. Ms. Peek teaches Chemistry and Physics and is the chairperson of the Science Department. She is also the...
Gulf mourns the loss of two students this year

Gulf mourns the loss of two students this year

A recent Gulf graduate and a Gulf junior were killed in traffic accidents during 1999. More recently, Lauren Green, who had graduated in June, was killed on September 8 in an auto accident at the intersection of State Road 54 and Collier Parkway near Land...

1998 valedictorians and salutatorians are named

David Botelho and Scott Myers, who are best friends and plan to room together at the University of Florida next year, have been named Gulf High School’s 1998 co-valedictorians. They both had GPA’s of 4.45. Jennifer Barbookles and Krista Bittenbender have...