Pittsburg High School (California)
| Pittsburg High School | |
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| Address | |
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1750 Harbor Street Pittsburg, California, Contra Costa, 94565 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°01′12″N 121°53′04″W / 38.0199209°N 121.8844027°WCoordinates: 38°01′12″N 121°53′04″W / 38.0199209°N 121.8844027°W[1] |
| Information | |
| School district | Pittsburg Unified School District |
| Principal | Todd Whitmire |
| Vice principal | Will Dunford |
| Teaching staff | 102 FTE[2] |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 2700[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22:1[2] |
| Color(s) | |
| Sports | Football,Basketball,Baseball,Softball,Soccer,Swimming,Tennis,Golf,Track,Cross Country,Volleyball |
| Mascot | Pirate |
| Nickname | Pitt,P-World,The P |
| Team name | Pirates |
| Website | http://pittsburg.schoolwires.net//site/Default.aspx?PageID=33 |
Pittsburg High School in Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California is a suburban school serving all of Pittsburg. It has been in operation since 1924. Over 2,200 students attend the school yearly. The school used to be divided into three campuses: East Campus, Main Campus, and North Campus, but since the remodeling of the school, the East campus has been torn down. Students of each grade (9-12) attend both North and Main campus. The school's marching band has received various invitations, including to the 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the Florida Gator Bowl in 2011, and the Arizona Fiesta Bowl in 2012. The band participated in the 2013/2014 New Year's Day Parade in London, England. The school's vision "is to be a safe, engaging, cooperative, and respectful academic environment, promoting success for all students."[3]
Athletics
Pittsburg High School (PHS) is well known for their football team which has reached the NCS final several times consecutively, losing to rival De La Salle. Pittsburg High School's football team was the last team to beat De La Salle High School's football team prior to their national record winning streak; that game was played in 1991, in which Pittsburg High won the NCS championship at the Oakland Coliseum. Many alumni are now competing for Division I programs, e.g. Jason Crawley (Fresno State), WR; Michael Togafau (University of Idaho), DE; Albert Toeaina (University of Tennessee), OT; Ra'shon Harris (University of Oregon), DE; Matt Lemley (Sacramento State), OG; Denton Tuiasosopo (Sacramento State), OL; Deric Davis (Portland State), WR; and many have gone to the NFL.
The school also offers several other sports including soccer, baseball, track and field, softball, cross country, basketball, golf, tennis, wrestling, swimming, and cheerleading.
Notable alumni
- Mario Delgado (aka Mars) (born April 18, 1980) is a Mexican-American hip-hop artist
- Eddie Hart (born April 24, 1949) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Born in Martinez, California, Eddie Hart won, as a University of California student the NCAA championships in 100 yd dash in 1970. and was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Regan Upshaw (born August 12, 1975 in Berrien Springs, Michigan) is a retired football lineman
- John Henry Johnson (born November 24, 1929 in Waterproof, Louisiana) NFL fullback who played professionally from 1954 to 1965 for the San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Houston Oilers.
- Ken Simonton (born June 7, 1979) NFL player
- Richard Poe (born January 25, 1946) actor
- Erick Dargan (born July 28,1992) NFL player who currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals. Former player for Oregon and in his senior year they went on to the National Championship to play against Ohio State where they lost 42-20.
References
- ↑ "Free US Geocoder". Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- 1 2 3 "school-stats.com". Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ http://www.pittsburg.k12.ca.us/Page/1342
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