Pendleton Heights High School

Pendleton High School
Established 1969
Type Public high school
Principal Mark Hall
Faculty 70
Students 1,300
Location Pendleton, Indiana, USA
Colors Forest 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 Corporation and has an enrollment of around 1,200 students.[1]

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 Spring 1999. In Spring 2009, 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.

Athletic Programs

Fall

Winter

Spring

Band

Pendleton Heights is home to two concert bands, Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band. Students also participate in Jazz Band, Pep Band, or Marching Band. The Pendleton Bands are currently under the direction of Chris Taylor.

Choir

Pendleton Heights is home to four show choirs and one jazz choir currently under the direction on Mrs. Jenni Westman. The top group, the Pendletones, is an intermediately competitive group.

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.

Other Information

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

Alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ Enrollment by Grade, Pendleton Heights High School
  2. ↑ "America's Best High Schools: The List." Newsweek . 2010. Retrieved on August 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ Richard Torres. "PH pitcher Brock Huntzinger drafted by Red Sox » Sports". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved March 12, 2014.

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