Geibel Catholic High School
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Geibel Catholic High School is a private
, Roman Catholic high school
in Connellsville, Pennsylvania
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg
.
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.
Private school
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, Roman Catholic high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Connellsville is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, 57 miles southeast of Pittsburgh on the Youghiogheny River, a tributary of the Monongahela River. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. In 1890, 5,629 people lived in Connellsville, which was a borough at that time...
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg
Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg
The Diocese of Greensburg is a Roman Catholic diocese centered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania that has 85 parishes in Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties in Western Pennsylvania. The diocese was founded on March 10, 1951, and is currently in the process of reorganization...
.
History
In 1962, Bishop William G. Connare began to develop plans to build a new, modern high school that would serve students from Northern FayetteFayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the2010 census, the population was 136,606. The county is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area....
and South-Central Westmoreland
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...
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 out of its 47 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 '90's, winning the WPIAL Championship in 1994 under coach John MacFarland. The Geibel football team is well-known for being one of losingest programs in all of the WPIAL, with a 13-87 record over the past 10 years. Geibel's football team also holds the record for the longest losing streak in PIAA history of 38 games. In 2011, Geibel's inline hockey made it's presence known as the team were champions of Division 4 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Roller Hockey League.Sports Played at GCHS
Geibel is in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District 7 (WPIAL)| Sport | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball/Softball | Class A | Class A |
| Basketball | Class A | Class A |
| Cross Country | Class AA | |
| Football | Class A | |
| Golf | Class AAAA | |
| Soccer | Class A | Class A |
| Volleyball | Class A | |
| Inline Hockey | Varsity 3 |