Poway High School

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Poway High School is a public, comprehensive high school located in the city of Poway in the far southwest portion of the U.S. state of California. Established in 1961, it serves ninth through twelfth grade students from the communities of Poway and Rancho Bernardo. PHS is the home of the Titans and is one of five high schools of the Poway Unified School District.

Poway High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. First granted in 1965, the current accreditation is valid through 2008.

Poway High School is both a California Distinguished School Award winner (1999) and a National Blue Ribbon School (1990/91).

**Poway High School**
Contact information	15500 Espola Road Poway, CA 92064 Phone: (858) 748-0245 Fax:(858) 679-6879
Principal	Scott Fisher

Academic term	Semester
Campus surroundings	Suburban
Charter school	No
Coeducational	Yes
Enrollment	3,048 (2005-2006 school year)
Established	September 1961
Grade levels	9-12
Magnet school	No
Mascot	Titan
Motto	Faithful Titans we will be
Newspaper	The Iliad
Nickname	Titans
Religious affiliation	None
School colors	Green and gray
School district	Poway Unified School District
School type	Public secondary
Year-round schedule	No
Yearbook	Odyssey

1 Campus
2 Extracurricular activities
3 Traditions
4 Notable alumni
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Campus

Poway High School is situated in Poway, which is in the northern part of San Diego County, approximately 35 miles northeast of downtown San Diego. The campus covers 59 acres (238,765 m²).

Although currently under construction, the new PHS campus is on schedule to be complete in late 2008.

[edit] Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Poway's athletic teams, the Titans, compete in the Palomar League and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) San Diego Section.

The school fields teams in 15 sports: baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, roller hockey, soccer, softball, swim and dive, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.

Poway High's most successful athletic program is the wrestling program, which has won 3 state championships, 57 different CIF division awards, and numerous Palomar League awards.

The Titans had a tough football season with heartbreaking losses to Mt. Carmel and Rancho Bernardo. They finished the regular season 5-5, were given the 11th seed in the CIF Division I playoffs, and knocked off Mira Mesa High School, won a rematch against Torrey Pines High School, who was 9-1, and even though they were battered by La Costa Canyon High School -the Palomar League Champions- they beat them 7-3 and now are going to play Carlsbad in the CIF Division 1 Championship at Qualcomm Stadium. Obviously, the loss to Mt. Carmel was a fluke.

Titans' Girls Golf team fields a dominant team the last two years and has won the 2006 CIF State Championship this year as well as CIF Sectional.

Instrumental music

Poway's marching band is called the Emerald Brigade.

[edit] Traditions

Alma Mater

"Poway High we honor thee, alma mater true,

Faithful titans we will be, through the years to you,

Loyalty, honesty, in our friendship stay,

Always deep within our hearts,

The green and the gray."

Mission statement

"The Poway High School community will insure a safe, respectful, challenging learning environment that requires all students to meet high expectations and pursue their goals."

[edit] Notable alumni

Tom DeLonge -- Vocalist and guitarist of the punk-rock bands blink-182, Boxcar Racer and Angels and Airwaves
Jud Buechler -- Former NBA Player with several teams (most notably for the Chicago Bulls championship teams with Michael Jordan)
Phil Plantier -- Former Major League Baseball player
Stephanie Seymour -- Victoria's Secret model
Marvel Wynne II -- soccer defender, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Wynne played two years of college soccer at UCLA, where he was named first team All-American in 2005, and was part of the Under-20 team at the 2005 World Youth Championship.
Travis Barker -- Drummer of many bands: The Aquabats, Blink-182, The Transplants, Boxcar Racer, +44
Tug McGraw -- Former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
Drew Wahlroos -- Linebacker for the St. Louis Rams
Joseph Vogel -- Prominent dog trainer, fashion designer and poet. Trained legendary Border Collie, "Sunday's Surprise", and wrote, "Which Way Is Up?", a collection of short stories centered around his passion for design and art.
Charan Kirpalani -- Past coach of the US Olympic Badmitton Team (1998 - 2000). Once interviewed on ESPN's Sportcenter and told Joe Theisman to, "shove that microphone up your butt" when questioned about the US surprise defeat to Bulgaria in 1999 during International League play.