Clubs and Groups Spotlight

The book club, another constant at Gibbons, has continued to grow its reach in the student body and the community this year. Setting a fast-paced goal of a book a month, the club met every other Wednesday in order to discuss through jeopardy and other online quizzes. One of their biggest accomplishments was a school wide book drive in February, donating used books to WAKE Up and Read Raleigh to supp...

The fishing club has been a constant at Gibbons for many years. Headed by Mr. Curatolo the club regularly hosted excursions to Umstead Lake in order to set the record for the biggest fish caught or to clean out a local stream as part of their conservation effort. In past years the club has started setting records; becoming international when Curatolo packed his travel fishing rod on the annual Gibb...

Despite only beginning late in the 2021-2022 school year, Gibbons Friends has quickly created one of the most outstanding clubs in our school. The club’s basis is to support and help those with special needs and they have taken a rather fun approach. Gibbons Friends works directly with the employees of 3 2 1 Coffee, a local store in downtown Raleigh which employs and supports those with special need...

This year the tables have truly turned as Starbucks has been challenged by Holy Grounds, our own school coffee shop. This student run shop is managed only by volunteers and members of Mr. Nolan’s Business Management class, as well as Nolan himself. Despite only opening full-time in January 2022, Holy Grounds has now found a permanent home in front of the school store, where it seems as if it is ...

The Gibbons newspaper has been a long-standing tradition at our school, however this year we’ve set some new precedents. Carrying on a tradition hasn’t been easy, but our newly named Gibbons Globe was launched this February as our school’s first ever online and continually updating newspaper. From articles on current events, sports, or even advice, we’ve been so excited to share with you our tak...