Pearl River High School (New York)

Coordinates: 41°03′40″N 74°00′33″W / 41.061103°N 74.009159°W / 41.061103; -74.009159

Pearl River High School
Address
275 East Central Avenue,
Pearl River, New York
USA
Information
Established 1921
Principal Michael Murphy
Number of students 875
Color(s) Blue and White          
Athletics Section 1 (NYSPHSAA)
Nickname Pirates
Rival Nanuet High School
Website prhs.pearlriver.org

Pearl River High School (PRHS), part of the Pearl River School District, is a high school educating students in grades 8 through 12. PRHS is located in the hamlet (and a census-designated place) of Pearl River, in Rockland County, New York, United States. The school is located at 275 East Central Avenue in Pearl River.

Administration

The current principal of PRHS is Michael Murphy. The Assistant Principals are Suzanne Horton and Andrea Pompey

Awards and honors

  • Pearl River High School is a recipient of the 2001 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award[1]
  • Palisades Institute Quality Award
  • NYS Governor's Excelsior Award
  • Four NYS Blue Ribbon School Award Finalists
  • Three-time USA Today/RIT Quality Cup Finalists

Sports

Boys' sports offered at PRHS are:

  • Fall: cross country, soccer, and football
  • Winter: indoor track, wrestling, bowling, basketball, and ice hockey
  • Spring: outdoor track, baseball, golf, tennis, and lacrosse

Girls' sports offered are:

  • Fall: cross country, field hockey, soccer, tennis, volleyball, swimming, and cheerleading
  • Winter: indoor track, basketball, bowling, and cheerleading
  • Spring: outdoor track, softball, and lacrosse

Intramural sports are offered in basketball, skiing/snowboarding, bowling, floor hockey, ping pong, weight training and open gym.

Mascot and colors

Pearl River's mascot is the Pirate and its primary colors are blue and white, with some teams choosing to incorporate red in their uniform as a third alternate color.

Rivals

Pearl River's main rival is the Nanuet High School Golden Knights. Each year, this rivalry takes center stage during their annual football game, dubbed the "Little Brown Jug Game". Pearl River has another rival, the Tappan Zee High School Dutchmen. The two schools play each other annually in football in a game known as the "Orange Bowl".

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Baldrige Award Recipients' Contacts and Profiles
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