Gulliver Preparatory School or simply Gulliver Prep, is a private co-educational school. Its management offices are in Kendall, Florida, a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Its previous administrative offices were in Coral Gables, Florida.
History 20th century Gulliver Academy was founded in 1926 by Arthur Gulliver in Coconut Grove, Gulliver School was likened to the prestigious academies of the Northeast, initially attracting families who spent the winter months in Florida."Gulliver Academy." Gulliver Schools. Retrieved on September 28, 2009. In 1952 Marian Krutulis purchased it, reopening it in 1954 and moving it to the Coral Gables site in 1967. High School classes were added; the first senior class graduated in 1977. It is a for-profit school. The Miller Drive Campus opened in 1996.
21st century 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. Jonathan M. Schoenwald became the principal of the prep school in 2014. With a PhD in American history from Stanford University and administrative experience at Hunter College of the City University of New York, Princeton University, and Stanford, Schoenwald's appointment was unusual for a high school.
In 2022, Gulliver Preparatory opened a new center for student life, located at its Marian C. Krutulis PK-8 Campus.
Campuses The school reports more than 2,200 students enrolled at two campuses. Gulliver Prep – Marian C. Krutulis PK-8 Campus - Coral Gables Gulliver Prep – Upper School Campus – Pinecrest
Academics Gulliver Prep offers honors, International Baccalaureate program, Advanced Placement, and The EDGE Program 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 and Miami-Dade College.Miami-Dade College, "Miami-Dade County Private Schools Approved for Dual Enrollment," updated 2009
Athletics 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 1A through 5A classifications, depending on the sport.
Gulliver's Florida state championships include: Girls Girls' Swimming: 2018
Student Life
Broadcast Channel RaiderVision is Gulliver's student-run broadcast journalism program.
Newspaper The Raider Voice is Gulliver's student-run newspaper.
FHSAA team championships by sport
Sport Gender Championships Years Runner-up Years Notes 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 6 1998, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 1 2007 Swimming Boys 10 2016, 4 1981, 1982, 1983, 2017 Girls 42014, 2015, 2016, 2017 12005 Tennis Boys 10 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019 3 2002, 2004, 2012 Girls 7 1994, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2019 4 1999, 2002, 2003, 2012 Track & Field Boys 0 0 Girls 10 1998 22002, 2003 Volleyball Girls 0 0 Water Polo Boys 5 2007, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2024 32001, 2006, 2011 Girls 102001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 202551998, 2000, 2014, 2017, 2021 Total 61 32 Source: FHSAA.org
Notable alumni
Alexander Acosta, attorney and former U.S. Secretary of Labor Michael Baiamonte, public address announcer, Miami Heat Francisco de Borbón von Hardenberg, relative of the Spanish royal family George P. Bush, attorney, former Texas General Land Office commissioner, eldest child of Jeb Bush Soman Chainani, author Nelson Dellis, memory athlete Tony Dokoupil, author and co-anchor of CBS Mornings CJ Donaldson, NFL player, New Orleans Saints Joe Dunand, baseball player Sylvia Fowles, basketball player Craig Gottlieb, reality television personality Enrique Iglesias, singer and songwriter Julio Iglesias Jr., singer and songwriter Joe Jackson, football player Evan Kravetz, baseball player Trey Lathan, college football player, Kansas Jayhawks George Lombard Jr., baseball player Jacob Lombard, baseball player Buck Ortega, football player Pedro Pagés (catcher), baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals Patrick Robinson, football player Paco Rodriguez, baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers Blake Ross, software engineer and co-creator, Firefox Eduardo Saverin, co-founder, Facebook Andrew Talansky, triathlete Sean Taylor, football player
References
External links Official website