| Pittsburg High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1978 East 4th Street [1] Pittsburg, Kansas, 66762 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, High School |
| Established | 1887 |
| School board | Board Website |
| School district | USD 250 [2] |
| Superintendent | Destry Brown [3] |
| CEEB Code | 172407 [4] |
| Principal | Jon Bishop [5] |
| Athletic Director | Doug Hitchcock [5] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Purple White |
| Athletics | Class 5A [6] District 4 [7] |
| Athletics conference | Southeast Kansas League [5] |
| Mascot | Purple Dragons |
| Rival | Fort Scott High School |
| Newspaper | The Booster Redux |
| Website | School Website |
Pittsburg High School (known locally as PHS) is a fully accredited public high school located in Pittsburg, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. Pittsburg High School is the one of two high schools in Pittsburg, KS and is the largest high school in southeast Kansas and the Greater Pittsburg Area. The school colors are purple and white and the school mascot is the Dragon.
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Pittsburg High School was established in 1887, making it one of the oldest high schools in the state of Kansas. Pittsburg High is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 5A division and are known as the "Dragons". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
Pittsburg High School offers many different sports and extracurricular programs for its students. The Purple Dragons are classified as a 5A school according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Additionally, the Purple Dragons have won multiple state championships in both athletic and non-athletic programs.
Track and Field was established at Pittsburg High shortly after the school was founded. Throughout the years, many students have won individual state titles and have set numerous school records.
Wrestling is a sport offered at Pittsburg High. In 2007, Tyler Koehn won the state title in the 152 lb division.[8] The following year, Aaron Swor won the 103 lb division state title. In 2009 Casey McCafferty won the state title in the 150 lb division. Beau Bennett won the Class 5A State Championship at 285 pounds.[9]
| State Championships[10] | |||
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| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Football | 4 | 1954, 1983, 1988, 1990 |
| Total | 4 | ||
Pittsburg High School has also produced several state champions in chess.
| State Championships | ||
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| Name | Number of Championships | Year |
| Digeng Du | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| Total | 2 | |
| State Championships | ||
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| Type | Number of Championships | Year |
| Humorous Interpretation | 1 | 2008 |
| Extemporaneous Speaking | 2 | 2000, 2008 |
| Total | 3 | |
In 2000, Dillon O'Dell was national runner-up in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
In 2010 Pittsburg High School's fall play, Crimes of the Heart, tied for first place in a state wide theatre competition. The show will be performed at the Kansas State Thespian Conference in January 2011.