Pittsburg High School (Kansas)

Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg High School (2007)
Address
1978 East 4th Street [1]
Pittsburg, Kansas 66762
United States
Coordinates 37°24′33″N 94°40′21″W / 37.409280°N 94.672469°W / 37.409280; -94.672469Coordinates: 37°24′33″N 94°40′21″W / 37.409280°N 94.672469°W / 37.409280; -94.672469
Information
School type Public, High School
Established 1887
School board Board Website
School district Pittsburg Community Schools (USD 250) [2]
Superintendent Richard Proffitt [3]
CEEB code 172407 [4]
Principal Phil Bressler [5]
Asst Principal Chris Garzone, Kelynn Heardt, Jeff Staley
Athletic Director Jeff Staley [5]
Band Director Cooper Neil
Teaching staff 65
Grades 9 to 12
Gender coed
Enrollment 860
Campus type Rural
Color(s)      Purple
     White
Athletics Class 5A [6]
District 4 [7]
Athletics conference Southeast Kansas League [5]
Mascot Purple Dragons
Rival Fort Scott High School
Newspaper The Booster Redux
Website phs.usd250.org

Pittsburg High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is part of Pittsburg Community Schools (USD 250), is one of two high schools in Pittsburg and is the largest high school in southeast Kansas. The school colors are purple and white and the school mascot is the Dragon.

History

Pittsburg High School was established in 1887, making it one of the oldest high schools in the state of Kansas. Pittsburg High is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 5A division and are known as the "Dragons".

On March 6, 2017 the school district hired Amy Robertson as the principal. The staff of the high school newspaper were unable to find evidence that Robertson's university, Corllins University, was accredited. The newspaper published an article questioning Robertson's credentials on March 31, 2017, then on April 4, 2017, Robertson resigned.[8][9]

Extracurricular activities

Non-athletic Programs

Student newspaper

The Booster Redux made national news in April 2017 after they published an investigative story on the qualifications of a newly-hired principal.[10] The principal resigned shortly thereafter.[8][11][12]

Scholars Bowl

Pittsburg High School has won two state scholars bowl championships, in 2006 and 2007.

Chess

Pittsburg High School has also produced several state champions in chess.

State Championships
NameNumber of ChampionshipsYear
Digeng Du22001, 2002
Total2

Forensics

State Championships
TypeNumber of ChampionshipsYear
Humorous Interpretation12008
Extemporaneous Speaking22000, 2008
Total3

Theatre

In 2010, Pittsburg High School's fall play, Crimes of the Heart, tied for first place in a statewide theatre competition. The show was performed at the Kansas State Thespian Conference in January 2011.

Athletics

Pittsburg High School offers many different sports and extracurricular programs for its students. Some of the programs include: football, basketball (men's and women's), volleyball, soccer, softball, baseball, wrestling, dance team, and cheer-leading. The Purple Dragons are classified as a 5A school according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Additionally, the Purple Dragons have won multiple district and state championships in both athletic and non-athletic programs.

Track and Field

Track and Field was established at Pittsburg High shortly after the school was founded. Throughout the years, many students have won individual state titles and have set numerous school records.

Wrestling

Wrestling is a sport offered at Pittsburg High. In 2007, Tyler Koehn won the state title in the 152 lb division.[13] Beau Bennett won the Class 5A state championship at 285 pounds in 2009. Broc Bennett won the 4A 285 pound state title in 2011.[14]

State Championships

State Championships[15]
SeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
FallFootball41954, 1983, 1988, 1990
Total4

National awards

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GNIS Detail - Pittsburg High School". USGS.
  2. ↑ "PITTSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS USD250 - HOME". usd250.org.
  3. ↑ USD 250 Administration
  4. ↑ SUNY. "High School CEEB Code Search - SUNY". suny.edu.
  5. 1 2 3 "School Search - Pittsburg HS". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  6. ↑ KSHSAA School Classification List
  7. ↑ KSHSAA School District List Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. 1 2 Schmidt, Samantha (April 5, 2017). "These high school journalists investigated a new principal's credentials. Days later, she resigned". Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ Williams, Mará Rose. "New Pittsburg, Kan., High School principal resigns after student journalists question her credentials". Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ Mathew, Gina; Poenitske, Kali; Baden, Maddie; Paul, Trina; Balthazor, Connor; Sullivan, Patrick (March 31, 2017). "District Hires New Principal - Background called into question after discrepinces arise". Booster Redux (98–2). Pittsburg High School. pp. 1D–2D. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  11. ↑ Chappell, Bill (April 5, 2017). "Student Newspaper's Fact-Check Results In New Principal's Resignation". NPR. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  12. ↑ Mele, Christopher (5 April 2017). "High School Journalists Land a Scoop, and the Principal Resigns". The New York Times.
  13. ↑ "Huskers Sign Five to 2008-09 Wrestling Squad" (English). Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  14. ↑ "TOP 10 OF '10: Pittsburg High wrestling 8th at state tourney in 2010". Archived from the original (English) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  15. ↑ "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  16. ↑ NASA Press Release; 2000
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