Gibault Catholic High School

Gibault Catholic High School
Address
501 Columbia Avenue
Waterloo, Illinois
United States
Coordinates 38°30′39″N 90°9′24″W / 38.51083°N 90.15667°W / 38.51083; -90.15667Coordinates: 38°30′39″N 90°9′24″W / 38.51083°N 90.15667°W / 38.51083; -90.15667
Information
Type private
Denomination Christian, Catholic
Established 1966 (1966)
Founder Fr. Ed Hustedde
Principal Russ Hart
Chaplain Scott Ruppel
Grades 9–12
Gender Co-ed
Enrollment 257 (2008-09)
Color(s) Red and White
Slogan Something better, within reach.
Mascot Hawk
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Website gibaultonline.com

Graduating students (class of 1973) visit a Lake of the Ozarks shop during their senior trip.

Gibault Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Waterloo, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville.

History

Gibault Catholic High School was established in 1966 as St. Peter and Paul School.[2] It was later rennamed in honor of Father Pierre Gibault.

Sports

Alumnus John Rheinecker played for the Texas Rangers during the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

In 2013, the Boys Baseball team won its first state championship, defeating Putnam County for the Class 1A State Title.[3]

Gibault won three consecutive state championships in soccer between 2005–2007, followed by a 3rd-place finish in 2008, a 2nd-place finish in 2009, and a fourth state championship in 2013. Former head soccer coach, Jim Corsi, has recently been inducted into Illinois High School Association coaches' Hall of Fame.[4]


References

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  2. ↑ GCHS. "The Gibault Story". Archived from the original on 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  3. ↑ IHSA. "Boys Baseball State Final Results — 2012-13." Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  4. ↑ IHSA. "IHSA Boys Soccer Tournament Records". Retrieved 2009-08-26.


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