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.
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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. 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.
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
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