Post Falls High School

Coordinates: 47°43′44″N 116°54′32″W / 47.729°N 116.909°W / 47.729; -116.909

Post Falls High School
Location
2832 E. Poleline Ave.
Post Falls, Idaho
U.S.
Information
Type Public, four-year
Established 1912, 2000 (current)[1]
School district Post Falls S.D. (#273)
Principal Chris Sensel
Faculty 73
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,500 (approx.)
Color(s) Black & Orange          
Athletics IHSAA Class 5A
Athletics conference Inland Empire League (5A)
Mascot Trojan
Rivals Coeur d'Alene, Lake City
Newspaper Trojan Times
Yearbook Trojan
Feeder schools Post Falls Middle School
River City Middle School
Information (208) 773-0581
Website Post Falls HS
Post
Falls
Location in Idaho

Post Falls High School is a public secondary school in the northwest United States, located in Post Falls, Idaho. Established in 1912, the current campus of PFHS opened 18 years ago in 2000;[1] it is the only traditional high school in the Post Falls School District. After four failed bond attempts, the $18 million levy passed by a two single votes in March 1998.[2] The school colors are black and orange and the mascot is a Trojan.

Athletics

PFHS competes in IHSAA Class 5A with the largest schools in the state in the Inland Empire League (5A) with nearby and Coeur d'Alene and Lake City, and also Lewiston, about two hours south. Post Falls moved up to 5A from 4A in the fall of 2006;[3] it had moved from A-2 to A-1 (Division II) in the fall of 1985.[4]

State titles

Boys

  • Soccer (1): fall (5A) 2012 [5]
  • Basketball (3): (AA) 1963; (A-3, now 2A) 1964,[6] (5A) 2010 [7]
  • Track (1): (A-2, now 3A) 1971 [8]
  • Wrestling (1):(5A) 2015 [9]

Girls

  • Basketball (3): (A-2, now 3A) 1983; (4A) 2002, 2003 [10] (introduced in 1976)
  • Track (1): (B, now 3A) 1973 [11] (introduced in 1971)

References

  1. 1 2 "History" (PDF). Post Falls School District. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ Curless, Erica (September 2, 2000). "Starting bell". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 8-Handle Extra.
  3. ↑ Elliott, Jason (October 10, 2012). "Trojans continue to march". Coeur d'Alene Press. Idaho.
  4. ↑ Stalwick, Howie (February 1, 1985). "It's official: PF moves up to A-1". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 20.
  5. ↑ Lee, Greg (October 21, 2012). "Post Falls boys win Idaho State 5A soccer crown". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ "The north rises again". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. March 16, 1964. p. 10.
  7. ↑ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. - Basketball champions - through 2012
  8. ↑ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. - Track champions - through 2012
  9. ↑ "State high school wrestling tournaments: First at last". Coeur d'Alene Press. Idaho. March 1, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  10. ↑ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. - Girls Basketball champions - through 2012
  11. ↑ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. - Girls Track champions - through 2012
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