Gilmour Academy
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| Gilmour Academy | |
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| To develop the competence to see and the courage to act in creating a more humane and just society. | |
| Established | 1946 |
| School type | Private |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Headmaster | Robert E. Lavelle, C.S.C. |
| Location | Gates Mills, OH, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Enrollment | Total: 748 Upper: 434 |
| Faculty | 106 |
| Average class size | 15 |
| Student:Teacher ratio |
10:1 |
| Average SAT scores (2006) |
median SAT verbal: 637, median SAT math: 624 median combined SAT: 1200 |
| Athletics | baseball (boys), basketball (b,g), cross-country running (b,g), diving (b,g), football (b), hockey (b,g), ice hockey (b,g), running (b,g), soccer (b,g), softball (g), swimming and diving (b,g), tennis (b,g), track and field (b,g), volleyball (g); intramural: cheering (g), indoor soccer (b,g), lacrosse (b,g) |
| Color(s) | Blue & Gray |
| Mascot | Lancers |
| Conference | Independent |
Gilmour Academy is a private Roman Catholic school in the Cleveland suburb of Gates Mills, Ohio. It was founded in 1946 by the Brothers of Holy Cross.
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[edit] Campus
The 143-acre campus has a chapel, science center, fine and performing arts center, large classroom building, and a dormitory. The athletic complex includes eight playing fields, a natatorium, a fieldhouse, and two NHL-sized ice rinks. The school's upper-level administration as well as development and business offices are located in the Tudor House, part of the Drury estate that the grounds are based upon.
[edit] Speech and Debate
The areas of speech and debate as well as drama have been special strengths of the school since the early 1990s. Gilmour Academy has won the Cleveland district championship in speech and debate every year since 1990. In 2006, the four person policy debate team was district champions by beating out teams seeded 1 through 4 in the state. For six consecutive years, Gilmour's Lancer News placed first in the Radio and Television Council of Greater Cleveland competition. Gilmour's Drama Club has earned a Superior Rating for 13 consecutive years from the Ohio Theater Alliance.
[edit] Technology
The school maintains approximately 400 computers, the majority of which run Microsoft Windows XP. Students have access to several computer labs as well as mobile laptop carts which can be utilized in classrooms. Buildings are linked via a 1 gigabit per second fiber-optic backbone. Wireless LANs using the 802.11g specification are deployed in limited areas, including classroom buildings.
[edit] Athletics
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys Golf - N/A
- Boys Track and Field – 1971
- Girls Track and Field – 2005, 2006
- Girls Cross Country - 2006
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Douglas Kenney, Writer, actor, and producer, best known for writing Caddyshack and National Lampoon's Animal House.
- John W. Snow, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury.
- Matthew J. Dolan '83, Ohio state representative, (R) District 98.
- Jinjoo Cho, Cleveland Youth Orchestra concertmaster and winner of the 2005 Stulberg International String Competition Gold
Medal
- Matthew Lindley '89, Coach of 2006 girls state cross country championship and assistant coach of two girls state track championships (2005, 2006).
