| Gulliver Preparatory School | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private,Independent |
| Opened | 1926 (1926) (Gulliver Academy) 1975 (Gulliver Preparatory School) |
| Grades | PK - 12 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colors | Navy Blue White |
| Mascot | Raider |
| Rivals | Ransom Everglades School |
| Website | http://www.gulliverprep.org |
Gulliver Preparatory School or simplyGulliver Prep, is a privateco-educational school. Its management offices are inKendall, Florida, acensus-designated place inMiami-Dade County, Florida. Its previous administrative offices were inCoral Gables, Florida.
Gulliver Academy was founded in 1926.[1] In 1952 Marian Krutulis purchased it, reopening it in 1954 and moving it to the Coral Gables site in 1967.[2] High School classes were added; the first senior class graduated in 1977.[3] It is a for-profit school.[4][5] The Miller Drive Campus opened in 1996.[6]
Marian Cline Krutulis, the school's owner, also served as director of the school until 2007 when she was succeeded by her son, John Krutulis.[7] Jonathan M. Schoenwald became the principal of the prep school in 2014. With a PhD in American history fromStanford University and administrative experience atHunter College of the City University of New York,Princeton University, and Stanford, Schoenwald's appointment was unusual for a high school.[8]
In 2022, Gulliver Preparatory opened a new center for student life, located at its Marian C. Krutulis PK-8 Campus.[9][10]
The school reports more than 2,200 students enrolled at two campuses.[11]
Gulliver Prep offers honors,International Baccalaureate program,Advanced Placement, work and extracurricular experiences. Gulliver offers more than 30 AP courses, an internship program, and dual enrollment opportunities at the University of Miami, Florida International University[12] and Miami-Dade College.[13]
Gulliver's teams, The Raiders, have won district, regional, sectional, state runner-up and state championships, as well as numerous conference championships. Gulliver currently competes in the 4A classification.[citation needed]
The Raider Voice is Gulliver's online news source.[14]
| Sport | Gender | Championships | Years | Runner-up | Years | Notes |
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| Baseball | 1 | 2004 | 2 | 1998, 2010 | ||
| Basketball | Boys | 0 | 0 | |||
| Girls | 1 | 2004 | 0 | |||
| Cross Country | Boys | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2001 | 0 | In 1999, cross-country became the first team to win back-to-back titles in Miami-Dade County | |
| Girls | 2 | 1990, 1997 | 1 | 1996 | ||
| Football | 1 | 2001 | 1 | 2008 | Team featured Sean Taylor and Buck Ortega. The 2019 Raiders football team was the first team to go undefeated in the regular season. | |
| Golf | Boys | 10 | 0 | |||
| Girls | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Lacrosse | Boys | 10 | 0 | |||
| Soccer | Boys | 40 | 1992, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2023, 2024 | 2 | 2013, 2021 | |
| Girls | 10 | 2011 | 4 | 1997, 1999, 2001, 2013 | ||
| Softball | 60 | 1998, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | 1 | 2007 | ||
| Swimming | Boys | 10 | 2016, | 4 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 2017 | |
| Girls | 40 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | 1 | 2005 | ||
| Tennis | Boys | 10 | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019 | 3 | 2002, 2004, 2012 | |
| Girls | 70 | 1994, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2019 | 4 | 1999, 2002, 2003, 2012 | ||
| Track & Field | Boys | 0 | 0 | |||
| Girls | 10 | 1998 | 2 | 2002, 2003 | ||
| Volleyball | Girls | 0 | 0 | |||
| Water Polo | Boys | 4 | 2007, 2012, 2014, 2021 | 3 | 2001, 2006, 2011 | |
| Girls | 9 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013 | 5 | 1998, 2000, 2014, 2017, 2021 | ||
| Total | 61 | 32 |
Source: FHSAA.org[15]
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