Gerard Catholic High School

Edward Gerard, one of the first ordained priests to minister in the Arizona territory. Also in 1962, Bourgade Catholic High School in west Phoenix opened. Several Bourgade buildings — the school's Madonna Hall, Hillman Center, and 100/200 wing buildings — are identical to former Gerard structures. Gerard was closed after the spring of 1989 due to declining enrollment. In 1983, it educated 603 stud  ...