Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School
Address
611 East Crawford Avenue

Connellsville
,
(Fayette County)
,
Pennsylvania
15425

United States
Coordinates40°1′35″N 79°34′47″W / 40.02639°N 79.57972°W / 40.02639; -79.57972
Information
Former nameFather Geibel Memorial High School
School typePrivate, junior/senior high school
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1964 (1964)
PrincipalRobert Fetter
ChaplainFr. Dan Carr
Teaching staff12.0 (FTE) (2017–18)[1]
Grades7–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment170 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.2∶1 (2017–18)[1]
Color(s)Green, White, Gold
MascotGator
Team nameGators
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
YearbookGeibel Galaxy
Websitegeibelcatholic.org

Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg.

History

In 1969, 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. 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.[3] 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 Catholic won two WPIAL championships in 1978, and 1981. And has over 20 divisional championships during Misiak's tenure. Geibel has had much success with their girls volleyball team, winning section several years in a row, with their most recent being in 2019. 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.[4] 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. Bob Bailor played in the MLB and also went to Geibel.

Sports Played at GCHS

Geibel is in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District 7 (WPIAL)[5]

SportMenWomen
Baseball/SoftballClass AClass A
BasketballClass AClass A
Cross CountryClass AAClass AA
GolfClass AAAA
SoccerClass AClass A
Track and FieldClass AAAAClass AAAA
VolleyballClass A

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for GEIBEL CATHOLIC JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ "MSA-CESS -> Member Resources -> Membership Director". Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Retrieved 2020-10-25 – via msa-cess.org.
  3. ↑ Kroeger, Judy (4 November 2004). "Geibel to celebrate 40 years: High school continues working to provide students with a solid academic foundation". The Tribune-Review. Trib Total Media, Inc. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Geibel Catholic High School (Connellsville, PA) Football Home". Maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  5. ↑ "Schools - Directory - Geibel Catholic High School". PIAA. 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
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