O'Gorman Catholic High School (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
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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.
courses for students to choose from.
. They have won the following SDHSAA State Championships :
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.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
. The school was founded in 1961 by Bishop Lambert Hoch and named after Bishop Thomas O'Gorman
Thomas O'Gorman
Thomas O'Gorman was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Sioux Falls from 1896 until his death in 1921.-Biography:...
.
O'Gorman is located in the Diocese of Sioux Falls
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls is a Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It was founded on November 12, 1889 by Pope Leo XIII and comprises that part of South Dakota east of the Missouri River. The architect for the St...
. 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
McEneaney Field
McEneaney Field is a 3,000 seat stadium located on the campus of O'Gorman High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Its main tenants are the American football and soccer teams from O'Gorman High School. The Dakota Alliance soccer team plays at McEneany Field as well....
. The O'Gorman football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team has captured ten state titles, including consecutive titles in 2004 and 2005. The school also captured back-to-back boys basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
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.
Academics
O'Gorman is well-known for its academics, offering advanced courses, including 13 APAdvanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...
courses for students to choose from.
Athletics
O'Gorman is a member of the South Dakota High School Activities AssociationSouth Dakota High School Activities Association
South Dakota High School Activities Association governs high school sports and other activities in the state of South Dakota. The SDHSAA was founded in 1906 and has been a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations since 1923....
. They have won the following SDHSAA State Championships :
- Boys FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- 1968, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2004, 2005 (Runner-Up - 1982, 1984, 1990, 1999, 2006, 2010) - Boys BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 (Runner-Up - 1992, 1998, 2004, 2005) - Boys Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- 1994 (Runner-Up 1995, 1998) - Boys TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2003, 2005, 2009 (Runner-Up - 1986, 1987, 1991, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008) - Boys GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- 1976, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2010 (Runner-Up - 1991, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2010) - Girls BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- 1995 (Runner-Up - 2001, 2006) - Girls Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- 1986, 1988 (Runner-Up - 1987, 1998) - Girls GymnasticsGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
- 1992, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (Runner-Up - 1997) - Girls TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (Runner-Up - 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006) - Girls GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2010, 2011 (Runner-Up - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) - Girls VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- 1987, 1988, 1989, 2002 (Runner-Up - 1986, 1990, 1996) - BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- 2010 - WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
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Building project
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 2011The 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
McEneaney Field
McEneaney Field is a 3,000 seat stadium located on the campus of O'Gorman High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Its main tenants are the American football and soccer teams from O'Gorman High School. The Dakota Alliance soccer team plays at McEneany Field as well....
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
Daktronics
Daktronics is an American company based in Brookings, South Dakota that designs, manufactures, sells, and services video board, scoreboards, digital billboards and related products. The company is best known for its electronic LED displays...
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.
Notable alumni
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