Pelham High School

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Pelham High School
Location
2500 Panther Circle
Pelham, Alabama 35124
USA
Information
School district Shelby County Schools
Principal Robert Lavett
Enrollment

1295[1] (2005-06)
Faculty 70.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 18.5[1]
Type Public
Grades 9-12
Athletics conference AHSAA[2]
Mascot Panther
Team name Panthers[2]
School Colour(s) Dark Green and Vegas Gold[2]         
Opened 1974
Homepage www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/schools/phs/index.html

Pelham High School is a public high school located in Pelham, Alabama. Part of the Shelby County School System, Pelham was built in 1973 and opened in 1974. As of the 2005-2006 school year, there were approximately 1,300 students enrolled and 100 staff members led by principal Robert Lavett. Pelham offers more than 60 different courses through fifteen departments. The school's mascot is a panther, and its colors are green and gold.

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[edit] Additions and remodeling

Pelham has seen lots of remodeling 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 installed artificial turf on their football field. The controversial turf project cost about US$700,000.[3]

[edit] Sports

  • Football - The Pelham Panthers football team is currently 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 6A Alabama State champions in baseball in 2004 [4] coached by ex-MLB player, Mike O'Berry.[5] [6] The 2004 baseball team was the first team to win a state title out of the 3 major sports: baseball, basketball, and football. Under O'Berry, the Panthers made national rankings: Preseason #3-2003, Finished #14-2004, Preseaon #16-2005. Playing in one of the toughest regions in the southeast, Region 6 (Hoover, Spain Park, Pelham, Oak Mountain, Mountain Brook, Vestavia, Thompson)[7] and also playing top Atlanta teams(Lassiter, Roswell, North Cobb, Cenntinial) lead to the national recognition.
Pelham High School's 2004 state championship baseball team
Pelham High School's 2004 state championship baseball team

[edit] Organizations and clubs

  • Scholars' Bowl - The Pelham High School varsity scholars' bowl team won the Shelby County championship title in 2004, 2006, and 2008. 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. Pelham's Public Forum team of Brandon Grimes and Loren Willis qualified for the National Forensic League's high school national tournament in 2007.
  • Band - The Tower of Power Marching Band had an Jazz field show, entitled "Jazz with Pizazz," in the 2007 season. They won the Best Low Brass and Best High Brass Awards at the Lake Martin Invitational in Alexander City, Alabama. They also won most entertaining band.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Pelham High School. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  2. ^ a b c Directory 2006-07 (PDF). Alabama High School Athletic Association. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  3. ^ Chris Megginson. "Pelham approves turf resolution", Shelby County Reporter, 2007-03-06. Retrieved on 2008-01-13. 
  4. ^ 2004 Playoff Brack. Alabama High School Association. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
  5. ^ Baseball Past State Champions. Alabama High School Association. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  6. ^ Mike O'Berry Stats. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  7. ^ Region Alignments. AHSAA. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
  8. ^ Miss America :: Meet Miss America 2005. Miss America. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  9. ^ Paul Zenor. "Iron Bowl: 'Bama's Watts passes, runs -- and wins", StAugustine.com, Associated Press. Retrieved on 2008-01-13. 
  10. ^ MLB. "Minor League Baseball", StAugustine.com, MLB. Retrieved on 2008-02-12. 

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