Gibson Southern High School
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| General Location 2.5 miles west of Fort Branch in Gibson County, Indiana, USA Coordinates 38°14'10"N - 87°38'3"W Address 3499 West County Road 800 South 3499 West Coal Mine Road Fort Branch, IN 47648 |
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| School Corporation | South Gibson School Corporation |
| Administration Superintendent Principal Asst. Principal Guidance Dir. Ath Director Asst A. D. Phone Fax Student Body Grades Faculty/Staff Opened Four Star School Region Served Attending Townships Towns: Other Towns: Optional Attendance Membership Student Organizations Parent/Alumni Organizations Athletics Athletic Membership IHSAA Class Ath. Conference Overhead View |
Dr. Stacy Humbaugh Dr. James Isaacs Terri Palmer Jo Haller Glover Priar Michael Priar (812) 753-3011 (812) 753-4862 725 9 - 12 142 1974 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 Gibson (26): Johnson, Montgomery, Union, Wabash Fort Branch, Haubstadt, Owensville Crawleyville, Jimtown, Johnson, St. James, Skelton, Warrenton Posey (65): Bethel, Robb, Smith Vanderburgh (82): Armstrong, Scott FFA, ITS, Beta Club, Science Club, FCCLA, Art Club, FBLA, SADD, Student Council, Sunshine Society, Titan Pep Club, Marching Titans, and Color Guard PTO, Band Boosters, Athletic Boosters, Titan Alumni Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) 2A (Spring Sports) 3A (Fall Sports) [1] Pocket Athletic Conference Overhead view of GSHS |
| Type | Public high school |
| Homepage | Gibson Southern HomePage |
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Gibson Southern High School is a 9-12 public learning institution located 2.5 miles west of Fort Branch, Indiana, has an enrolliment of around 720 students in grades 9-12 from across much of Gibson County, Indiana as well as a few students from northern Posey and
Vanderburgh Counties in Southwestern Indiana.
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[edit] School description
Gibson Southern High School is one of three high schools serving the residents of Gibson County. The others being Princeton Community and Wood Memorial.
Completed in 1974 to replace Fort Branch Marlette, Haubstadt Johnson, and Owensville Montgomery High Schools as Part of a state-wide consolidation of hundreds of small 100- enrollment schools into more concentrated but larger schools.
As for sports, the Lady Titans have made the majority of the recent advances to the IHSAA State Finals. The Lady Titans Basketball Team achieved a State Runner-up Title in 2002 after losing to Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Lady Titans Softball Team achieved a state runner-up in 2001, losing badly to Indianapolis Bishop Roncalli High School and State Titles in 2003 and 2005. The Titans on the other hand, have made only made regional titles and one baseball semi-state title in 1994 and one basketball semi-state appearance.
Gibson Southern is currently in the Pocket Athletic Conference (PAC) along with Pike Central, North Posey, Heritage Hills, Southridge, South Spencer, and Tecumseh High Schools (Forest Park will also join the PAC starting in 2007, bringing the conference to 9 schools, although Tecumseh will no longer field a football team). Starting out in the Pocket Athletic Conference, Gibson Southern with 7 SIAC Members Princeton Community, Boonville, Tell City, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington, and Jasper formed the Big 8 Conference. At that time Gibson Southern was considerably bigger than any of the other PAC schools.
[edit] Renovation of Gibson Southern
Starting in the February 2008 the 33-year old GSHS is expected to undergo a major overhaul to accommodate the quickly growing population of the South Gibson Area. It will expand the school by about 40% to allow for a larger student body.
The renovation to the existing portion calls replacing the out-of reach windows that has earned the school some pretty unsavory nicknames among current students and alumni alike as well as possibly overhauling the gym to accommodate a larger crowd capacity as much as possibly 5,000 people to allow Gibson Southern to have a chance in hosting a sectional. Within the expanded section they are planning to add a larger more modern auditorium, several more classrooms, and an auxiliary gym. They are also moving the schools office to the front of the school within the area currently occupied by the schools current auditorium. This is something that has been a security issue since the school opened. Currently the school's office is located at the bottom floor in the middle of the west wing of the school, which is expected to be converted to classrooms at the end of the renovation. The South Gibson School Corporation's Corporate offices are also expected to be located within the new section. One thing that is not expected to be built that has been repeatedly demanded is a swimming pool for the high school so that the team wouln't have to go to Tecumseh High School for its swim meets. This overhaul is expected to be completed by the end of the summer vacation (2nd week of August) of 2010. [1] [2]
[edit] History
The Marching Titans are the marching band For Gibson Southern High School in Fort Branch, Indiana. The Gibson Southern Marching Titans' consistent storybook-like appearances at the ISSMA state finals really began almost 15 years ago in 1994. At that time Gibson Southern didn't even have a band since it was disbanded in 1985. Dwight Emmert, a Gibson Southern alumnus, was hired to start up the band mainly for the football team that had no halftime entertainment due to the absence of a marching band.
Things started to look up only a few months later, when they placed 9th in their first ever state finals appearance and the first for Gibson County since Princeton placed 10th in a non-class state finals in 1991. When Gibson Southern eventually worked their way to first place in 2001, they brought home the first state band title for a Gibson County band in 25 years, when Princeton won it in 1976. [3]
Since then, they have won 2 more state titles and have been to the state finals every year fot the last 10 years and even earned recognition in 2004 by Representative Troy Woodruff by mentioning the Marching Titans in Indiana House Resoulution 010. [4]
The Marching Titans became the subject of envy and jealosy from the Evansville schools in recent years; just like Princeton was in the 70's and 80's. After three changes in the Band Director's position that occurred when Emmert left for Florida, three band directors in three years, while still not placing lower than 5th place, the current band director, Bret Winternheimer, another Gibson Southern alumnus and also a 2001 Marching Band alumnus, was eventually hired for the job.
Winternheimer had to deal with the sinking morale coming from all the problems and rumors of the previous two years as well as a shrinking band and booster membership that came from all of that on top of the now usual expectations to place well at the state finals. Gibson Southerns powerful 1st place finish in 2007, under Winterheimer's directorship put all of their doubts to rest and surprised many people in the area. [5]
Every year, the Marching Titans participate in the parades of the three largest towns festivals; The Haubstadt Somerfest in June, The Owensville Watermelon Festival in August, and the Fort Branch Fall Days in September.
[edit] Noted GSHS Alumni
- Eric Campbell (2004) - AA professional baseball player
- Stacy May (1996) - ABC 25 WEHT Weather Personality
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