Pittsfield High School (Illinois)
Pittsfield High School | |
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201 East Higbee Street Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois 62363 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°36′07″N 90°48′18″W / 39.602°N 90.805°WCoordinates: 39°36′07″N 90°48′18″W / 39.602°N 90.805°W |
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Other name | PHS |
Type | Comprehensive Public High School |
School district | Pikeland Community Unit School District 10 |
Principal | Mrs. Angie Greger |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 340 (2014-15)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 11.93 |
Campus type | Small city |
Color(s) | Red, Black |
Athletics conference | Sangamo (Football), Pike County (Girls Basketball and Baseball) |
Mascot | Saukees |
Website |
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Pittsfield High School, or PHS, is a public four-year high school located at 201 East Higbee Street in Pittsfield, Illinois, a small city in Pike County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. PHS serves the communities of Pittsfield, Baylis, Milton, Nebo, Pearl, and Rockport.[2][3] The campus is located 35 miles west of Jacksonville, Illinois, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community.
Academics
Potential reference:[4]
Athletics
Pittsfield High School competes in the Sangamo Conference in football and the Pike County Conference in Baseball and Girls Basketball. They are also a member school in the Illinois High School Association. The PHS mascot is the Saukees, with school colors of red and black. The school has 2 state championships on record in team athletics and activities: Boys Basketball in 1990-1991 (A), and Boys Golf in 1982-1983 (A).[2][5]
Pittsfield High School holds the IHSA state record for Most Consecutive football wins. Sixty four consecutive wins occurred from September 6, 1966 - September 21, 1973. http://www.ihsa.org/SportsActivities/BoysFootball/RecordsHistory.aspx?url=/data/fb/records/index.htm
History
Former Milton, Nebo, and Pearl High Schools now attend Pittsfield.[5] Baylis and Rockport may have also possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current PHS. Potential citation:[6]
References
- ↑ "Pittsfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- 1 2 "IHSA Pittsfield High School". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ↑ "Pittsfield High School". Pittsfield High School and Pikeland CUSD. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ↑ http://iirc.niu.edu/
- 1 2 "IHSA Pittsfield High School Season Summaries". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2010.