Pasadena High School (California)
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2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, California, Los Angeles 91107 United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°09′43″N 118°05′30″W / 34.162005°N 118.091794°WCoordinates: 34°09′43″N 118°05′30″W / 34.162005°N 118.091794°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1884 |
| School district | Pasadena Unified School District |
| Principal | Gilbert Barraza |
| Faculty | 115 |
| Grades | 9th-12th |
| Number of students | 1903 |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Athletics conference | CIF Southern Section Pacific League |
| Mascot | The Bulldogs |
| Rival | John Muir High School |
| Accreditation | WASC |
| Newspaper | The Chronicle |
| Website | phs.pusd.us |
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Pasadena High School (PHS) is a public high school in Pasadena, California. It is one of four high schools in the Pasadena Unified School District.
The school was first established as a district school in 1884 and became Pasadena High School in 1891. In 1928, the school merged into Pasadena Junior College and operated as a four-year school, grades 11, 12, 13 and 14. Pasadena realigned its 6-4-4 school system in 1954 with Pasadena High School regaining its separate identity. PHS, however, shared the Pasadena City College Colorado Boulevard campus through the graduating class of 1960 when PHS moved to its present campus on Sierra Madre Boulevard at Washington Boulevard.
In 2013, Pasadena High School's student population consisted of 2,028 students, with 56% of students being Latino, 20% white, 16% African-American, and 5% Asian, Pacific Islander and Filipino.
Pasadena High School offers several special unique programs. The Graphic Communications Academy was established in partnership with the Printing Industry of Southern California and Pasadena City College. The Visual Arts and Design Academy is linked with the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena City College and the Pasadena Art Armory. The Center for Independent Study program is a remedial program to help students who are behind in credits. PHS also offers a career pathway called the App Academy, which helps students learn about web design.
Pasadena High School competes against John Muir High School at the Rose Bowl in a football game known as the Turkey Tussle. The tradition began in 1947, and Muir leads the series 42-18-2.
Pasadena High School also has a NNDCC unit, which is a non-funded version of the US Navy's NJROTC program. Pasadena High School has had a Reserves Officer's Training Corps since 1920 starting as Army but has also been Air Force and Marines as well in the past.
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