Bishop Gorman High School
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5959 South Hualapai Way Las Vegas, Nevada, Clark County 89148 United States |
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| Coordinates | 36°4′54″N 115°19′2″W / 36.08167°N 115.31722°WCoordinates: 36°4′54″N 115°19′2″W / 36.08167°N 115.31722°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | September 7, 1954 |
| Oversight | Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas |
| Principal | Kevin P. Kiefer |
| Staff | 130 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1132 (2007-2008) |
| Color(s) | Orange and Blue |
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| Mascot | Gael |
| Rivals | Palo Verde High School |
| Accreditation | Northwest Accreditation Commission |
| Publication | The Gael Gazette |
| Newspaper | The Lance |
| Yearbook | Archive |
| Deans | Irene Anderson Tessa Rivera Kenny Sanchez Kelsey McCall |
| Athletic Director | Sally Nieman |
| Website | http://www.bishopgorman.org |
Bishop Gorman High School (also commonly referred to as Gorman High School or BGHS) is a Roman Catholic, private, preparatory school located in Summerlin, Nevada. The school is administered by the Diocese of Las Vegas, and has been serving Clark County and the Las Vegas Valley for over 50 years. The school opened in 1954 and its mascot is a Gael, or mounted Irish Knight.
Bishop Gorman High School was established by Romy and Dorothy Hammes, Kathlyn Hammes Mowbray, Bishop Robert J. Dwyer of Reno-Las Vegas, and Father John F. Brown, Provincial Superior of the Clerics of St. Viator. The school opened September 7, 1954. Bishop Dwyer named it after his predecessor, The Most Reverend Thomas K. Gorman, the first Bishop of the Reno-Las Vegas Diocese. From its inception, the school has been administered by the Clerics of Saint Viator.
The campus was originally located near Downtown Las Vegas, at 1801 S. Maryland Pkwy. Classes began at its current Summerlin location on September 5, 2007. The new 187,000 square feet (17,400 m2) school, located on a campus of 36 acres (15 ha), cost $96 million.
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The athletics program and teams of Bishop Gorman are known as the Gaels, and compete in the Southwest Division of the Sunset 4A Region. The Gaels have become one of the most prominent high school athletics program in the state of Nevada, frequently winning numerous state championships each year. Additionally, the Gaels have been recognized by many national publications including USA Today and Sports Illustrated as being among the top ten high school athletic programs in the United States.
In the summer of 2008, the Gaels baseball team, sponsored by American Legion Post 76 in Las Vegas, won the American Legion World Series, a first for any Nevada high school. They ended up fielding 798 points total in football, more than any other high school in the nation for the 2009 season and ended up being ranked 46th in the nation by Rivals. In the 2009/2010 year they became the first Nevada school in over forty years to win the state championship in all three major sports (football, basketball, and baseball). Its basketball team is consistently ranked in the Nation's Top 10.
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