Pomperaug High School
| Pomperaug Regional High School | |
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| Address | |
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234 Judd Road Southbury, Connecticut 06488 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°30′7″N 73°09′43″W / 41.50194°N 73.16194°WCoordinates: 41°30′7″N 73°09′43″W / 41.50194°N 73.16194°W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1979 |
| School district | Regional School District 15 |
| Principal | Glenn Lungarini |
| Teaching staff | 98.7 (FTE) (as of 2007-08) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,415 (2007-08) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.3 (as of 2007-08) |
| Color(s) | Red, White, Grey, and Black |
| Slogan | "It's a great day to be a panther!" |
| Athletics conference | South West Conference |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Rival | Masuk High School |
| Newspaper | The Pawprint (school-sponsored), The Phoenix (student-run, independent)' |
| Yearbook | Vestige |
| Website | http://www.region15.org/phs |
Pomperaug High School (PHS) is a public high school in Southbury, Connecticut. It is part of Regional School District 15 which serves Southbury in addition to Middlebury.
Pomperaug was built in 1979 on the border between Southbury and Middlebury, the two communities which it serves. It is the only high school in Regional School District 15, and receives students who have graduated from Memorial Middle School (in Middlebury) and Rochambeau Middle School (in Southbury). Previous to the building of Pomperaug High School, the region was served by Southbury High School, the now current Rochambeau Middle School building. In 2010, Pomperaug High School set the record in the Guinness World Records book for having the most sets of twins in one class: 13.
In 2012, PHS was ranked #14 in U.S. News Best High Schools in Connecticut. In the same year, PHS was ranked in the top 1,000 high schools in the nation by Newsweek. PHS was ranked #1179 in 2007 and #1005 in 2008 on Newsweek's yearly list of the best American high schools.
Pomperaug also has a strong athletic tradition with a number of championships. The school is a part of the South West Conference.
For each of the below championship wins, the year is followed by the team's competition class for that year.
Boys' Swimming: 1991 "S", 1994 "S", 1995 "M", 1996 "M", 1999 "M", 2000 "M", 2007 "M", 2008 "L", 2008 "Open", 2009 "L", 2010 "L", 2010 "Open", 2011 "L", 2012 "L", 2013 "L", 2014 "L", 2015 "L", 2016 "M"
Field Hockey: 1981 "S", 1989 "M", 1996 "M", 1998 "M", 1999 "M", 2000 "M", 2002 "L", 2003 "L", 2010 "L"
Football: 2004 "MM";
Boys' Track: 1999 "L" ;
Golf: 1998-Div II, 1999-Div I 2013-Div I;
Boys' Cross Country: 1993 "M", 1997 "MM" ;
Boys' Basketball: 1980 "M";
Girls' Cross Country: 1988 "M", 1989 "M", 2010 "L"
Softball: 1975 "S";
Gymnastics: 2002 "M", 2004 "M", 2008 "M";
Girls' Swimming: 2009 "L", 2013 "M";
Baseball: 2010 "LL";
Ice Hockey: 2011 Div-III;
Boys Soccer: 2011 "LL" Ranked #7 in the Nation according to NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches of America Association)
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