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Victory for FIRST Robotics Team 7660, The Byting Irish!
Seven and a half weeks of hard work led to victory for FIRST Robotics Team 7660, FGR’s Byting Irish, at their first match of the season, Milford District FIRST Robotics Competition on March 2nd-4th. In January, the team began designing and building a robot from...
New Electives Expand Learning Opportunities
With interactive games and collaboration among classmates, Introduction to Italian engages students in an active learning environment. Not quite half-way through the semester, students have covered the days of the week, months of the year, and are mastering counting...
Band Qualifies for State Festival
The FGR Concert Band performed at the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) District Band and Orchestra Festival on Thursday, February 29 at Allen Park High School. This was their first competitive appearance under the direction of new band director,...
FGR Benefits from Eagle Scout Project
Eagle Scout candidates are tasked with completing a comprehensive service project for their communities before qualifying for the prestigious Boy Scouts of America award, and for Matthew Wilson ’26, it was a given that his project would benefit FGR. “He really loves...
Irish Football Makes Big Gains
When Jon Robinson left his Division I coaching job to become Father Gabriel Richard’s head football coach in the summer of 2021, he had never coached high school football before. He was looking for a more balanced life for his family, and waiting for God to show him...
Irish Family House(holds) Parties Build Community
Part of FGR’s commitment to this year’s theme, “KNOW Greater Love,” is a continued investment in its Households program. This year, in keeping with its theme of “making FGR a family,” the Households program is hosting periodic parties to bring students and their...
Weekly Prayer – January 22, 2024
January 22 has been designated by the General Instruction of the Roman Missal as “a particular day of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life and of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of...
Weekly Prayer
Weekly PrayerEach week, Father Gabriel Richard High School faculty and staff offer a brief reflection for the community to ponder. Each prayer reflects what the Lord places on the heart of the writer. Our hope is that these prayers will unite the community in a common...
Ruby Jubilee Dinner Auction Success!
Four decades ago, Father Gabriel Richard High School made history with its inaugural auction gala fundraiser, and this November 18th, supporters of the school celebrated that heritage with a Ruby Jubilee. More than 250 attendees gathered at Fox Hills Country Club to...
Honoring 50 Years of Girls’ Sports
By Jeff Meade '72 This fall marks the 50th anniversary of girls sports at St. Thomas/Father Gabriel Richard High School. But the Fighting Irish didn’t just limp out of the gate that memorable 1973-74 school year. They dominated the newly formed Tri-County Conference,...