| Father Gabriel Richard High School | |
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| Address | |
| 4333 Whitehall Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan, (Washtenaw County), 48105 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1868 |
| Principal | Brian Wolcott |
| Asst. Principal | Steven Stout |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 483 (2008) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Athletics conference | Catholic High School League |
| Team name | Fighting Irish |
| Dean of Admission | Janie Garcia-Herrera |
| Athletic Director | Hally Yonko |
| Website | http://www.fgrhsaa.org |
Fr. Gabriel Richard High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing, and was established in 1868 by Father Patrick O'Kelly. It was originally named St. Thomas the Apostle School and included an elementary school. By 1880 the original facilities had been outgrown and the school moved for the first time. In 1900 a vast new church was begun for the overgrown parish and was completed in 1905.
The parish and church were a vibrant part of Ann Arbor's early history and in the early 1920s the old school building was torn down and a new enlarged building was constructed that remains to this day. The school survived World War I and grew throughout the Great Depression and in the post World War II era. By 1980, St Thomas split into the elementary school, St. Thomas, and the high school was named Father Gabriel Richard Catholic High School. At the turn of the century, the original 1920s building was too small and obsolete for Gabriel Richard and a new modern building was constructed across town, in the first move of the school in over 120 years. The original St. Thomas elementary school building was renovated and remains on its original spot and continues to operate independently of Gabriel Richard High School.
In 2008, Father Gabriel Richard High School was put on the Top 50 List of best Catholic high schools in the nation.[1]
As of October 2010, they were put on the Top 50 List of best Catholic high schools in the nation again.