Port Huron High School

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Port Huron High School (PHHS)was founded in 1868, and has been in continuous operation as a secondary school in Port Huron, Michigan since then. It was the sole high school in Port Huron until the founding of Port Huron Northern High School in 1964. PHHS athletic teams competed in the Eastern Michigan League (EML) until the 1990s; upon dissolution of the EML, PHHS joined the Macomb Area Conference (MAC). The athletic teams are known as the "Big Reds", a reference to the school colors-- red and white. PHHS is most famous for its excellent marching band, called the "Big Red Marching Machine". The "Big Red Marching machine has performed in many high visibilty fori, including the Summer Olympics (Munich, 1972), the Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade, and at Walt Disney World.

[edit] School Song

The lyrics to the school song are:

"Come round, and join our song for Port Huron High the best school in this land, Grand and glorious, we'll be victorious; the red and white will stand! O, she's the stronghold of our community, she stands for all that's right, So FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT for Alma Mater And show them with our might!

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT: On to victory FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT: Shall our watchword be

So, come and join our song for Port Huron High The champions now are we, FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT for Alma Mater And sing for victory!

FIGHT!"