Plymouth High School (Indiana)

Plymouth High School
Location
810 North Randolph Street
Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana 46563
United States
Coordinates 41°20′51″N 86°18′10″W / 41.347405°N 86.302708°W / 41.347405; -86.302708Coordinates: 41°20′51″N 86°18′10″W / 41.347405°N 86.302708°W / 41.347405; -86.302708
Information
Type Public high school
School district Plymouth Community School Corporation
Superintendent Andrew Hartley
Principal Jim Condon
Faculty 67.11 FTE
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,124[1] (2014-15)
Color(s)          
Athletics conference Northern Lakes Conference of Indiana
Team name Rockies / Pilgrims
Rivals Concord High School
Website Official Website

Plymouth High School is a public high school located in Plymouth, Indiana, United States. In 2008 the school was awarded the Bronze Award from U.S. News & World Report.[2] Also, PHS was named one of Indiana's "Best Buy Schools" by the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce.[3]

Student Programs

The Plymouth School Corporation has around 85 extra curricular activities, including a robotics club, Lego League, Academic clubs such as Spell Bowl and Quiz Bowl, Language Clubs, and a variety of other Instrumental, Sport, and Speech programs.

Instrumental Music

The Plymouth High School Instrumental Music Department has annually earned the ISSMA "All-Music Award" and the marching band was named an ISSMA State Finalist in 2010 and 2013. The "Winter Performance Ensemble" (W.P.E.) combines Winter Drumline and Winter Guard into one ensemble. The W.P.E. began in 2010 and was an IPA state finalist and the IHSCGA Class 3A Divisional Champions. In 2011, the ensemble was an IPA state finalist. In 2012, the ensemble was promoted to Class PSA in the percussion association and was also a state finalist. In 2016 the Pride of Plymouth participated in their first season of WGI Winds, in the Scholastic World Winds class, and ranked second in the Winds Championship Finals.

Speech

The Plymouth High School Speech Team has been successful on both the state and national levels. The team was the overall Indiana High School Forensic Association's state champion in 1997, as well as five consecutive years from 2000 to 2004, and also in 2009. As the champions, the team won the Ralph Lawson Trophy. The team also won the Class "AA" state championship each year from 1997 to 2004 and 2006 to 2009.

On the national level, Plymouth students regularly compete at the National Forensic League's national tournament. Plymouth students have earned national championships in Original Oratory in 2002, Duo Interpretation in 2004, and Prose Reading in 2005.[4] In 2007, Head Coach David McKenzie was awarded the National Forensic League National Coach of the Year.[5]

Athletics

In 1977, Plymouth High School won the State Football Championship.

In 1982, Scott Skiles led Plymouth High School to the boys basketball state championship, with a 75-74 double overtime victory over Gary Roosevelt High School. On March 24, 2007, Plymouth won the Indiana Class AAA boys' basketball championship. Plymouth beat Evansville Bosse in a 72-61 victory. Head coach Jack Edison was named National High School coach of the year. On March 1, 2008, Plymouth won the Indiana Class AAA Girls' Basketball Championship. The Lady Pilgrims defeated Indianapolis Chatard 47-46 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

In 2012, Plymouth native Morgan Uceny qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. She ran in the 1500 m final, but did not finish the race after falling on the last turn.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Plymouth High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Best High Schools,", US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT
  3. ↑ "Indiana's Best Buys: An In-Depth Look at Hoosier High Schools" http://www.indianachamber.com/media/pdf/IndianasBestBuys2008.pdf
  4. ↑ NFL National Tournament Results through 2010 (National Forensic League, accessed 2011-Jun-25
  5. ↑ http://www.ihsfa.org


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