Prescott High School (Arizona)

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Prescott High School
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Address
1050 N. Ruth Street

Prescott, Arizona

United States
Coordinates34°33′47″N 112°28′41″W / 34.563068°N 112.477959°W / 34.563068; -112.477959Coordinates: 34°33′47″N 112°28′41″W / 34.563068°N 112.477959°W / 34.563068; -112.477959
Information
TypePublic
School districtPrescott Unified School District
CEEB code030345
PrincipalMark Goligoski
Staff61.70 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,508 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.44[1]
Color(s)Blue and gold
  
MascotBadger
Websitewww.prescottschools.com/phs/

Prescott High School is a public high school located in the city of Prescott, Arizona. It is the only high school in the Prescott Unified School District. Historically, Prescott High School drew students from various adjacent school districts, mostly in Prescott Valley (Humboldt Unified School District) and Chino Valley, Arizona (Chino Valley Unified School District); those districts later established their own high schools.

Academics and programs[]

PHS offers a solid academic program, including Advanced Placement and Honors courses. Courses offered include Business & Technology, English, Family & Consumer Science, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Industrial Technology, Air Force Junior ROTC, Mathematics, PEAK, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, and Special Education. Students also have the opportunity to participate in athletics, theater, orchestra, choir, band, jazz band, Academic Decathlon, and vocational education programs.

Awards and accreditation[]

The Arizona Department of Education has awarded Prescott High School the distinguished label of "Excelling School" for the last two years[needs update]. Since 1917, the school has been continuously accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Athletics[]

Prescott High School is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association and is classified in the 4A Conference for schools with an enrollment of 950–1899 students.

SPRING sports include Track and field-Boys / Girls (Var/JV), Tennis-Boys / Girls (Var/JV), Softball-Girls (Var/JV/Frosh), and Baseball-Boys (Var/JV/Frosh).

FALL sports include Badminton-Girls (Var/JV), Cross Country-Boys / Girls (Var/JV), Golf (Varsity only), Football (Var/JV/Frosh), Swimming-Boys / Girls (Varsity only), and Volleyball-Girls (Var/JV/Frosh).

WINTER sports include Basketball-Boys (Var/JV/Frosh), Basketball-Girls (Var/JV/Frosh), Soccer-Boys (Var/JV), Soccer-Girls (Var/JV), and Wrestling (Var/JV/Frosh).

Fine arts[]

Prescott High School has a Fine arts program. It consists of:

Art: Art 1–2, Art 3–4, Art 5–6, Art 7–8, Art AP, Sculpture, Adobe photoshop

Drama: Drama 1–2, Methods of Theater, Music Theatre

Drama productions: Drama Productions 1–2, Drama Productions 3–4

Choir: Women's Choir, Chorale, Show Choir

Band: Orchestra, Symphonic Band, Percussion/Guard, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band,

Foreign languages[]

Prescott High School offers four different languages, whose levels combined total 11 classes.

Offered languages: French 1–2, French 3–4, French 5–6, German 1–2, German 3–4, Japanese 1–2, Japanese 3–4, Spanish 1–2, Spanish 3–4, Spanish 5–6, Spanish 1–2 for native speakers

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Prescott High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Prescott pitcher battled injuries, but still won Cy Young in '83".
  3. ^ "PHS grad charts with fantasy novel 'Necromancer Awakening'". http://www.prescottaz.com/. Retrieved 2014-07-03. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
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