 By 1980, St. Thomas split into an elementary school, St. Thomas, and a high school was named Father Gabriel Richard Catholic High School after Gabriel Richard, a French Roman Catholic priest and founder of the University of Michigan.At the start of the 21st century, the original 1920s building became too small and obsolete, prompting construction of a new modern building outside of town, the first move of the school in over 120 years.Father Gabriel Richard High School moved to this new location.