Plainfield Central High School

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Plainfield Central High School

Established	1992
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Robert Smith (interim)
Students	2,376
Grades	9–12
Location	611 W. Fort Beggs Dr. Plainfield, Illinois USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Forest Green, White
Mascot	Wildcats
Website	learningcommunity202.org/PHS

Plainfield Central High School, or PCHS, is a public four-year high school located in Plainfield, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, which also includes Plainfield South High School, and Plainfield North High School.

1 History
2 Academics
3 Athletics
4 Activities
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The original building was completely destroyed by one of the worst tornadoes in Illinois history. The Plainfield Tornado struck the town on August 28, 1990, one day before classes were scheduled to begin. Three faculty and staff members lost their lives, but had school been in session, casualties would have been more significant as the tornado hit the school directly.

In the middle of the 1992-3 school year students moved into the new PHS building. At the time, it was one of the most technically advanced high schools in the state of Illinois, complete with its own observatory. In 1998, the school added a "freshman center" with its own gymnasium and cafeteria. The new freshman center has three floors and is connected to the main building by an enclosed catwalk. In 2005, the school constructed a new fan-friendly snack building, complete with restrooms, on the south end of the school's football/track stadium. In the summer of 2007, Plainfield High School - Central Campus is scheduled to reconstruct the stadium. Students/athletes will be getting a new track, new football field and the home stands will be moved to the north side of the football field instead of the current location, the south side. Also, the school is going to be receiving an addition of over 300 high resolution wirless cameras both inside and out to monitor the campus.

[edit] Academics

In 2005, Plainfield Central had an average composite ACT score of 20.3, and graduated 97.8% of its senior class. The average class size is 28.4. Plainfield Central has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.^[1]

[edit] Athletics

Plainfield Central competes in the Southwest Prairie Conference and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Wildcats.

School sports teams include boy's and girl's golf, boys' and girls' bowling, boy's hockey, boy's wrestling, boy's football, girl's and boy's basketball, girls' and boys' volleyball, girl's and boy's swimming, girl's badminton, girl's softball, girl's and boy's soccer, girl's and boy's tennis, track, cross-country, rugby, cheerleading, poms and baseball.

2007 Sports Highlights:
- Dan Iwinski, Boys Bowler, qualifyed for the Boys Bowling state tournament by winning a tie-breaking "roll-off" at sections. He placed 99th at the Boys Bowling State Tournament held in St. Clair, IL.
- E.J. Luna, won 1st place overall for the Boys' JV Golf at the SPC Golf Tournament held in Morris, IL.
  - Ryan Prater won the IHSA State Championship in Wrestling at 135 lbs.
2006 Sports Highlights:
- Girls bowling placed 3rd at the Illinois state tournament held in Rockford, IL.
- Four state qualifiers for the wrestling state championship held at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, IL. They include Mike Smith (4th), Jeremy Ellingwood (2nd), Ryan Prater (2nd), Alex Macier (Qualifier)
2005 Sports Highlights:
- Chris Unger, a bowler, placed 60th and the Illinois State Tournament held in St. Clair, IL
2004 Sports Highlights:
- The Boys' Bowling Team placed 8th at the Illinois State Tournament help in St. Clair, IL. The team consisted of Jason Kryst, Chris Unger, Patryk Bec, Charlie Kowalski, Nich Swan, and Dan Strubel. The coaching staff included Head Coach Sally Pagnusat, Assistant Coach David Barney and Volunteer Coach Mary Barney.
  - Nick Swan placed second overall
  - Charlie Kowalski placed thirteenth overall.
2002 Sports Highlights:
- The Boys' Football Team, coached by John Jackson, clenched the confrence championship, before losing in the playoffs.

[edit] Activities

The school holds a Marching Band during football season and a Concert and Symphonic Band out of season.

The Symphonic Band took first place out of 30 schools at the 2006 Midwest Music Festival held in Lemont, IL. And in 2007 they took third place at the Midwest Music Festival.

Selected art students took part in the Suburban Prairie Art Conference. Overall, the school came back with a 1st place title.