Pelham High School

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Pelham High School is a public high school located in Pelham, Alabama. Part of Shelby County Schools system, Pelham was built in 1973 and opened in 1974. As of the 2005-2005 school year, there were approximately 1,300 students enrolled and 100 staff members led by principal Robert Lavett. Pelham offers over sixty different courses through fifteen departments. The school's mascot is a panther, and its colors are green and gold.

Pelham High School

Pelham Panters football team

1 Additions and Remodeling
2 Sports
3 Organizations
4 Famous Alumni
5 External link

[edit] Additions and Remodeling

Pelham has seen lots of remolding over the years. In 1980 a bandroom was added. In 1990 a new auditorium and gym were built and the library, cafeteria, and main gym were remodeled. In 2002 a twenty classroom addition, that includes a choir room and journalism lab, was constructed. In the spring of 2007, Pelham followed suit of other area schools, such as Vestavia Hills High School, and introduced turf to their football field. The controversial project cost approximately $700,000.

[edit] Sports

Football - The Pelham Panthers football team is led by head coach Brett Burnett. He has coached the team since the 2005 season. In 2006 the Panthers were region 5 champs and made it to the third round of the Alabama 6A playoffs. The team was also featured on MTV's Two-A-Days as one of Hoover High School's opponents.
Baseball - The Pelham Panthers were Alabama State champions in baseball in 2003 and 2004.

[edit] Organizations

Scholars Bowl - The Pelham High School varsity scholars bowl team was Shelby County champion in 2004 and 2006. In 2007 the junior varsity team placed first in the Shelby County tournament.
Debate - Pelham recently resurrected their debate team. In 2006, Pelham had public forum teams place first, fifth, and sixth at Vestavia Hills High School's Novice Tournament. Pelham also had public forum teams finish as finalists and semi finalists in the 2007 Alabama state debate tournament.