Pittsfield High School (Illinois)

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Pittsfield High School
Pittsfieldhslogo.jpg
Address
201 East Higbee Street

Pittsfield
,
Pike County
,
Illinois
62363

United States
Coordinates39°36′07″N 90°48′18″W / 39.602°N 90.805°W / 39.602; -90.805Coordinates: 39°36′07″N 90°48′18″W / 39.602°N 90.805°W / 39.602; -90.805
Information
Other namePHS
TypeComprehensive Public High School
School district
PrincipalMrs. Angie Greger
Faculty29.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment323 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.14[1]
Campus typeSmall city
Color(s)    Red, Black
Athletics conferenceSangamo (Football), Pike County (Girls Basketball and Baseball)
MascotSaukees
Websitewww.phs.net

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 3 state championships on record in team athletics and activities: IDTA Pom A in 2009, Boys Basketball in 1990–1991 (A), and Boys Golf in 1982–1983 (A).[5][2][6]

Pittsfield High School holds the IHSA state record for Most Consecutive football wins. Sixty four consecutive wins occurred from 6 September 1966 – 21 September 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.[6] Baylis and Rockport may have also possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current PHS. Potential citation:[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Pittsfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "IHSA Pittsfield High School". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Pittsfield High School". Pittsfield High School and Pikeland CUSD. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. ^ http://iirc.niu.edu/
  5. ^ https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/5b54ff_101abcd530b049f1aec08cec4a34839b.pdf
  6. ^ a b "IHSA Pittsfield High School Season Summaries". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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