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THE GIBBONS IMPACT

Cardinal Gibbons High School

Forming men and women of faith, service, and leadership

in church and community.

Inside Gibbons, 2014-2015 Academic Year

Spiritus is the electronic newsletter of Cardinal Gibbons High School. It provides readers with stories about our school and its students and reflects its Catholic identity, mission, and role as a college preparatory school.

In This Issue

Links to More Stories

CGHS Fund Leaders

Gibbons Grateful

Year of Consecrated Life

Student Letters

Helping Gibbons

News Briefs

Student Recognition

Congrats to our speech and debate team, recognized as First Place School and Sweepstakes Champions @ the Massey Hill Classical Tournament. The team earned these top honors among 19 schools in the competition.

And ...

to Katherine Combs & Brigit Williams, members of the Triangle Youth Philharmonic, who recently performed with the International Ballet Company.

FYI

Catch up on the news about Gibbons becoming a 4-A school next year.

Important Dates

Cardinal Gibbons will administer its second and last placement test for prospective students to the Class of 2019 on January 10th at 8:30 a.m. More

Robotics and Fashion

On January 17, Gibbons will host the Eastern Regional First Tech Challenge tournament. Our team will compete against others in this daylong series of robotics competitions.

During the evening the school will host its annual Catwalk for Cancer fashion show. Proceeds from the student -run show, which starts at 7 pm in the main theater, go to Breast Cancer research.

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Gibbons Minute

Technology Director Lesley Coe

Gibbons Minute is a snapshot of one of the myriad moments that comprise the Cardinal Gibbons High School experience. This month, Technology Director Lesley Coe talks about the STARs Program (student technical assistance resource) Look for future Gibbons Minute segments on our website, Twitter, and Facebook.

Gibbons Connection

This piece spotlights Gibbons Parents

Regis and Elaine Dompka as well as Bubba and Tina Cunningham.

The couples talk about the impact Gibbons has had on their family and why they support the school. The Dompkas' son, Alec, is a junior. Two of the Cunninghams' four children attend or attended Gibbons. John is a 2014 graduate & Sarah is a junior.

Christmas @ Gibbons

Advent is a time for our school community to come together in celebration of Christ's birth at Christmas as well as to renew ourselves and our commitment to serve others. There are many ways, big and small, that we prepare for Christmas at Cardinal Gibbons. More

In the Classroom - Michael Friedman

Join us now in the classroom with Michael Friedman.

In the Classroom takes readers inside a classroom for a view of the learning experience at Gibbons and of our talented teachers at work: making learning come alive; nurturing connections; inspiring creativity; and expanding opportunities for students to serve, to lead, to succeed.

Teachers who have been featured in the series in the past include, science teacher Diane Ripollone, theology teacher & associate retreat director Sr. Laura Downing, IHM; math teacher Mike Bailey, & theology teacher Mark DeLaRosa. This piece spotlights AP English teacher Michael Friedman. More

Spiritus is published by the Office of Institutional Advancement. Email questions to Rachelle Garbarine, marketing and publications coordinator at rgarbarine@cghsnc.org . Cardinal Gibbons High School Phone: (919) 834-1625(919) 834-1625 Fax: (919) 834-9771, Web www.cghsnc.org

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