Gibault Catholic High School

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{{Infobox school

| name = Gibault Catholic High School

| streetaddress = 501 Columbia Avenue

| city = Waterloo

| state = Illinois

| zipcode =

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|38|30|39|N|90|9|24|W|type:edu_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}

| president = Katie Hankins {{Cite web|url=https://gibaulthawks.com/about-us/faculty-directory/|title=Faculty & Administration}}

| principal = Dr. Geoff Miller

| nickname = Hawks

| accreditation = North Central Association of Colleges and Schools{{cite web |url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/? |title=NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement |access-date=2009-07-28 |author=NCA-CASI |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033455/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ |archive-date=April 29, 2009 }}

| colors = Maroon, navy, and white

| yearbook =

| publication =

| newspaper = The Talon

| type = Private

| established = {{start date|1966}}

| status =

| closed =

| grades = 912

| enrollment = 171 Student (2024-25) {{Cite web|url=https://gibaulthawks.com/about-us/|title=About Us}}

| homepage = {{URL|https://gibaulthawks.com/}}

}}

Gibault Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Waterloo, Illinois. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville.{{Cite web |title=Schools |url=https://www.diobelle.org/directory/schools |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Catholic Diocese of Belleville |language=en-GB}}

History

Gibault Catholic High School was established in 1946 as SS Peter and Paul School. It was given its current name in 1966 in honor of Fr. Pierre Gibault.{{cite web|url=http://www.gibaultonline.com/history_gibault.html |title=The Gibault Story |access-date=2007-05-11 |author=GCHS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806235500/http://www.gibaultonline.com/history_gibault.html |archive-date=2007-08-06 |url-status=dead }}

Athletics

In 2023, the Boys Basketball team won its first state championship, defeating Scales Mound for the Class 1A State Title.{{Cite web |title=IHSA Boys Basketball Champions & Runners-Up |url=https://www.ihsa.org/data/bkb/records/team1-2.htm |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.ihsa.org}}

In 2013, the Boys Baseball team won its first state championship, defeating Putnam County for the Class 1A State Title. Later, they would go on to defeat Henry-Senachwine and secure the Class 1A State Title in 2023 as well, winning 8-0.{{Cite web |title=IHSA Baseball Champions & Runners-Up |url=https://www.ihsa.org/data/ba/records/team1-2.htm |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.ihsa.org}}

Gibault won three consecutive state championships in soccer between 2005 and 2007.{{Cite web |title=IHSA Boys Soccer Champions & Runners-Up |url=https://www.ihsa.org/Sports-Activities/Boys-Soccer/Records-History |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.ihsa.org}}

Notable alumni

  • John RheineckerMLB baseball{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rheinjo01.shtml|title=John Rheinecker Stats}}

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