Pendleton Heights High School

Pendleton Heights High School
Established 1969
Type Public high school
Principal Mark Hall
Faculty 70
Students 1,200
Location Pendleton, Indiana, USA
Colors Green & White
         
Athletics Hoosier Heritage Conference
Mascot Arabian
Website Pendleton Heights High School

Pendleton Heights High School is a public high school in Pendleton, Indiana whose name is commonly abbreviated to PHHS. It is part of the South Madison Community School Comporation and has an enrollment of around 1,200 students.[1]

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History

Pendleton Heights was built in 1969 as a consolidation of Adams Township's Markleville High School and Fall Creek Township's Pendleton High School. The consolidation happened after the Indiana State Legislature passed the School Reorganization Act, causing the redistricting of school boundaries so that each student was backed by $5,000 in assessed tax evaluation. Under this Act, Markleville High school no longer qualified as a public high school. In 1959, a nine-man school reorganization committee was appointed to redistrict the school systems of Madison County.

After much discussion and many public meetings throughout the county a plan was devised that met all requirements. In southern Madison County, the new school district consisted of Green, Fall Creek and Adams Townships. The area chosen to build the new consolidated school consisted of approximately 112 acres (0.45 km2) just east of Pendleton, bordering State Road 67 and State Road 38. Central location of this site to the schools was considered in the selection. The property was sold to the school in early 1967 with construction on the new high school starting in October of that year. The original building was completed for occupancy September 1, 1969, with the first graduating class in 1970.

The school began construction on the school in 1996 with a remodeling and renovation project. The project; which consisted of a new academic wing and media center, a 900 seat auditorium and performing arts center, and an auxiliary gymnasium; was completed in the Spring of 1999. The 10 year anniversary of the renovation was celebrated with the "Loran G. Skinner's 10th Anniversary Gala", which featured the High School's Pendletones show choir, the PHHS Jazz Band, and revival performances of plays and musicals by previous cast members.

Extra Curricular Activities

Athletics

Pendleton Heights High School is part of the Hoosier Heritage Conference.

Sports Offered

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Winter

Spring

Year Round

Band

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Choir

Pendleton Heights is home to 4 Show Choirs and1 Jazz choir currently under the direction on Mrs. Jenni Westman. The top group, the Pendletones, is a competition group on the intermediate level.

Theatre

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Broadcasting

Pendleton Heights High School is the proud host of WEEM - (91.7 FM). The radio station is student-run and broadcasts in the Mainstream Top 40 format, with students hosting shows in different formats.

Clubs

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Other Information

Pendleton Heights High School was recognized as one of the best high schools in the nation by Newsweek for 2010.[2]

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