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 the oldest of the 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).
| Contact information | 15500 Espola Road Poway, CA 92064 Phone: (858) 748-0245 Fax:(858) 679-6879 |
| Principal | Scott Fisher |
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| 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 |
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[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 17 sports: gymnastics, 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 Poway High 2006 football team had an up and down season. Struggling to find consistency on defense, the Titans finished the regular season 5-5, and finished 1-4 in the Palomar League, with heartbreaking losses to Torrey Pines (38-27), Rancho Bernardo (48-47), Mt. Carmel, and a tough loss to the eventual Palomar League Champion, La Costa Canyon High School (48-7).
The Titans squezed into the CIF Division I playoffs as the 11th sead. The first meeting was with the 6th ranked Mira Mesa High School. Even though the underdogs, Poway had a convinving victory over Mira Mesa. Then they were headed to Torrey Pines, one of the top three seads. They took a 21-0 half time lead. True to form, the Falcons came back with 21 unanswered points with less than a minute left. Poway Quarterback Donnie McKillop found a receiver with 15 seconds left in the ball game for a touchdown, and they went home winners. THey then headed to LCC Highschool, still the underdogs. Nick Milani had the only touchdown for the Titans, but the defense held them to a field goal.
The Cinderella story was stopped short with a tough loss from unbeaten Carlsbad in the CIF Championship.
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. The Poway High School Symphony Orchestra also contributes to Poway High's musical renown.
[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.
- 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 Badminton 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.
- Briana Banks -- American Pornographic Actress.[citation needed]
- Kellye Cash -- Former Miss America 1987
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Poway High School Profile 2005-2006 (pdf file)
- School Accountability Report Card (2003-2004) (pdf file)
- School Accountability Report Card Summary (2003-2004) (pdf file)
- Student Handbook (2004-2005) (pdf file)
