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Bishop Thomas K. Gorman Catholic School is a parochial Catholic high school and middle school in Tyler, Texas, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler.




Background


The school was established in 1958 and is named for Thomas Kiely Gorman, the fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas from 1954 to 1964. At the time of its founding, the school was within the boundaries of the Diocese of Dallas. The eastern portion of the Diocese of Dallas was ceded to the Diocese of Tyler, which was established in 1987.
Located on 30 acres (120,000 m2) in south Tyler, the school's campus features a main classroom building, Saints Peter and Paul Chapel, two gyms, a fine arts center, McCallum Stadium, the renovated Holy Family Library, as well as numerous sports fields and a newly built athletics building including a full gym and trainer's room. It has been ranked as a Top 50 Catholic High School since 2004.




Facilities


Bishop Thomas K. Gorman maintains several facilities for academic, athletic, and community purposes.

Main Campus Building
Saints Peter and Paul Chapel
Holy Family Library
McCallum Stadium (football) (soccer)
Haddad Gym
Milam Joseph Center
Baseball Field
Carney Softball Field
Tennis Courts
Field House
Master's Garden
Brodnax Family Crusader Center




Athletics






Technology


Mac desktop computers in art room and computer labs. Wacom drawing tablets for use of students. Each high school student receives a Macbook at the beginning of the school year. Middle school students provided with Chromebooks.




State championships


State Championships won by Bishop Thomas K. Gorman:

Overall State Champions - 2001, 2002
Academic State Champions - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Middle School Academic (PSIA) - 2014
Choir - 2002, 2006, 2010
Academics - 1999, 2000, 2002
Ladies Track - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Ladies Cross Country- 2020
Men's Cross Country - 2001
Women's Cross Country - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2020
Football - 1984, 1995
Soccer - 2000, 2001
Golf - 1991, 1992
Men's Track - 2000, 2002
Men's Basketball - 1987, 1988
Women's Tennis - 1980, 1984
Men's Tennis - 1984
The Bishop Thomas K Gorman high school ladies track team currently holds the record for the most consecutive state championships in TAPPS history, having won the state Track & Field championship every year from 1999 to 2006. The Bishop Gorman Ladies Cross Country team places consistently at TAPPS state championships.




Notable alumni


George Cumby (NFL linebacker, college football All-American)




Notes and references






External links


Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Bishop Thomas K. Gorman Catholic School
• George Cumby
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
• Thomas Kiely Gorman
• Thomas Gibson
• Joseph Strickland
• Alexander Sample
• Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools
• Catholic Church in England and Wales
• List of private schools in Texas