O'Gorman Catholic High School
| O'Gorman Catholic High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private secondary |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1961 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Website | O'Gorman High School |
O'Gorman High School is a Catholic high school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The school was founded in 1961 by Bishop Lambert Hoch. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls. The school is named after Bishop Thomas O'Gorman. O'Gorman was named a Catholic High School Catholic Honor Roll top 50 Catholic high school in the nation in 2004, 2005, and 2006. They were also named a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School for the second time in 2005. The O'Gorman Knights fall sports teams play at McEneaney Field. The O'Gorman football team has captured ten state titles, including back-to-back titles in 2004 and 2005. The school also captured back-to-back boys basketball titles in 2006 and 2007. O'Gorman is also the host of the Bob Burns Dakota Bowl, a yearly football game that brings in nearly 10,000 fans while raising money for teachers' salaries and benefits.
Academics
O'Gorman is well-known for doing well academically. They offer many advanced courses, as well as 13 AP courses for students to chose from.
Athletics
O'Gorman is a member of the South Dakota High School Activities Association. They have won the following SDHSAA State Championships [1]:
- Boys Football - 1968, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2004, 2005 (Runner-Up - 1982, 1984, 1990, 1999, 2006)
- Boys Basketball - 2006, 2007 (Runner-Up - 1992, 1998, 2004, 2005)
- Boys Cross Country - 1994 (Runner-Up 1995, 1998)
- Boys Tennis - 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2003, 2005 (Runner-Up - 1986, 1987, 1991, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008)
- Boys Golf - 1976, 2001, 2002, 2003 (Runner-Up - 1991, 1998, 2000, 2004)
- Girls Basketball - 1995 (Runner-Up - 2001, 2006)
- Girls Cross Country - 1986, 1988 (Runner-Up - 1987, 1998)
- Girls Gymnastics - 1992, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (Runner-Up - 1997)
- Girls Tennis - 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2007 (Runner-Up - 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006)
- Girls Golf - 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000 (Runner-Up - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001)
- Girls Volleyball - 1987, 1988, 1989, 2002 (Runner-Up - 1986, 1990, 1996)
- Baseball -
Building Project
Starting in the fall of 2008, O'Gorman will tear down O-Wing and G-Wing, and create a new building to replace them. The building will have three multilevel wings (without the Ts that the current ones have) to replace the single-story wings that currently exist. Also being constructed will be a new, multilevel 1,000-seat Performing Arts Center. Construction is supposed to be completed in the Fall of 2010
The current building was constructed in the late 1950s and early 1960s and opened its doors to students in the fall of 1961.
Notable Alumni
- Thomas Vanek currently of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres
References
- ^ SDHSAA. "South Dakota High School Activities Association Web site". Retrieved 2007-05-10.