| O'Gorman Catholic High School Sioux Falls O'Gorman High School |
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| O'Gorman's main entrance | |
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| 3201 South Kiwanis Avenue Sioux Falls, SD, (Minnehaha County), 57105 United States |
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| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1961 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Tom Lorang |
| CEEB Code | 421175 |
| Principal | Kyle Groos |
| Asst. Principal | Joan Mahoney Art Hagg |
| Chaplain | Father David Desmond |
| Chief custodian | Rodney Geurtz |
| Faculty | 70 |
| Teaching staff | 46 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 550 [1]. (2011) |
| Education system | Sioux Falls Catholic Schools |
| Classes offered | 118 |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and White |
| Fight song | Oh Cheer For The White & The Blue |
| Athletics conference | Greater Dakota Conference |
| Team name | Knights |
| Rival | Sioux Falls Roosevelt |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2] |
| Average ACT scores | 23.4 |
| Newspaper | 'Knight Scroll' |
| Yearbook | 'Knight Legend' |
| Tuition | $3,460 |
| Affiliation | Sioux Falls Catholic Schools System |
| Admissions Director | Kathy Rutten |
| Activities Director | Steve Kueter |
| Website | http://www.sfcss.org/OGHS |
O'Gorman High School is a Catholic high school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school was founded in 1961 by Bishop Lambert Hoch and named after Bishop Thomas O'Gorman.
O'Gorman is located in the Diocese of Sioux Falls. It was named a Catholic High School Catholic Honor Roll top 50 Catholic high school in the nation in 2004, 2005, and 2006. It was also named a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School for the second time in 2005.
The O'Gorman Knights fall sports teams play at McEneaney Field. The O'Gorman football team has captured ten state titles, including consecutive titles in 2004 and 2005. The school also captured back-to-back boys basketball titles in 2006 and 2007. O'Gorman hosts the "Bob Burns Dakota Bowl," an annual football game that brings in nearly 10,000 fans to raise funds for teachers' salaries and benefits.
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O'Gorman is well-known for its academics, offering advanced courses, including 13 AP courses for students to choose from.
O'Gorman is a member of the South Dakota High School Activities Association. They have won the following SDHSAA State Championships [3]:
Starting in the fall of 2008, O'Gorman tore down O-Wing and G-Wing and built a new building to replace them. The building has three multilevel wings (O-Wing, G-Wing, and K-Wing) to replace the old single-story wings. A new multilevel 1,000-seat Performing Arts Center. Construction was completed in the Fall of 2011
The old building was constructed in the late 1950s and early 1960s and opened its doors to students in the fall of 1961.
The football field McEneaney Field received a $2.5 million facelift. The removal of the 6 lane track and the instillation of a new 8 lane track was the first step. The old scoreboard was replaced with a brand new Daktronics scoreboard. The grass was replaced with field turf. Steps completed prior to the 2009 football season include the building of a bathroom/ concession stand across the track behind the west endzone and the installation of more bleachers on the home and visiting sides of the field.