Type Private, Coeducational Established 1964 Principal Donald Favero Tuition 7,000 USD Founded 1964 | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Superintendent Dr. Maureen Marstellar Chaplain Father Bob Lubic Phone +1 724-628-5600 Colors White, Green, Gold | |
Address 611 E Crawford Ave, Connellsville, PA 15425, USA Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Similar Connells Area Senior Hi, Frazier High School, Geibel Catholic Junior‑Se, Laurel Highlands High Sch, Southmor Sr High School Profiles | ||
Geibel Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg.
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History
In 1962, Bishop William G. Connare began to develop plans to build a new, modern high school that would serve students from Northern Fayette and South-Central Westmoreland Counties.
The Rev. Henry Geibel, former priest of the nearby Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Parish, where classes were held previously, until the school enrollment over-exceeded its capacity, purchased property on which the school would be built in the Hillcrest section of Connellsville Township. Ground was broken on March 6, 1963. The facility cost $1.2 Million to construct and was completed for the start of classes in the winter of 1964. Unfortunately Rev. Geibel died before the school was completed. The school was named in his honor, the Father Geibel Memorial High School.
A football field was added in 2004.
The Middle School Concept, adding grades 7 and 8, was completed for the start of the 2006-07 school term. The current school name is Geibel Catholic Middle-High School.
Sports
Geibel Catholic is well known statewide for their basketball program, led for 45 years by Coach Ken Misiak. Geibel went on to an undefeated season in 1978, winning the single A State Championship that year. Geibel has won two WPIAL championships in 1978, and 1981. And has over 20 divisional championships during Misiak's tenure. Geibel has also had much success with their golf program, which won the divisional title 4 years in a row (2004–07) under three different head coaches and reaching the WPIAL finals in 2007. The golf team also had a great deal of success in the early 1990s, winning the WPIAL Championship in 1994 under coach John MacFarland. The Geibel football team has a 13–87 record over the past 10 years, one of the highest numbers of losses in the WPIAL during that period. Geibel's football team used to hold the record for the longest losing streak in PIAA history of 38 games. In 2011, Geibel's hockey program made its presence known by becoming the champions of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Roller Hockey League.
Sports Played at GCHS
Geibel is in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District 7 (WPIAL)