Parkersburg High School
| Parkersburg High School | |
|---|---|
.gif) |
|
| Location | |
|
Parkersburg, WV USA |
|
| Coordinates | 39°16′43″N 81°32′41″W / 39.27859°N 81.54472°WCoordinates: 39°16′43″N 81°32′41″W / 39.27859°N 81.54472°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public coeducational |
| Motto | School of Champions |
| Established | 1867 |
| Principal | Mr. Kenneth DeMoss |
| Faculty | 105 teachers |
| Enrollment | 1,848 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Mascot | The Big Red Indian |
| Nickname | Big Reds |
| Website | Parkersburg High School |
Parkersburg High School (PHS) is a secondary school located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States, that serves grades nine through twelve and is part of the Wood County School District. As of the 2012-2013 West Virginia Secondary School Activity Commission's high school classifications, the school has 1,821 students and the average classroom size is twenty-five. The Wood County School District has 13,746 students in 29 schools. Its partner in education is DuPont.
Parkersburg High is the second-largest populated school in the state of West Virginia (behind Cabell Midland High School in Ona, WV) and has the largest campus in West Virginia. The feeder schools contributing to this student population are Jackson Middle School, Hamilton Middle School and Van Devender Middle School.
When the current high school campus opened in 1917, the former high school building was re-established as Washington Junior High School. Previously, Washington Junior High School fed PHS as well. The Washington Jr. High School building was demolished in 1964. Washington Junior High then opened in the former Jefferson Elementary School on Plum Street, adjacent to a newly built Jefferson Elementary School. Washington Junior High closed in 1992, combining with Jefferson Elementary School to become an elementary center in 1998.
Parkersburg High School was one of the very first high schools in West Virginia. The school was founded in 1867, and the original location of Parkersburg High School was in downtown Parkersburg. The current building housing PHS has a Tudor Style architecture with three stories. It was designed by noted Ohio architect Frank Packard (1866–1923), and built in 1917, making it one of the oldest school buildings in West Virginia and it remains the largest high school campus in the state. Later additions included Stadium Field and a multi-story gymnasium. It is located in the Parkersburg High School-Washington Avenue Historic District, listed to the National Register of Historical Places in 1992.
...
Wikipedia