Poudre High School
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201 Impala Drive Fort Collins, Colorado United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°35′10.9″N 105°7′16.9″W / 40.586361°N 105.121361°WCoordinates: 40°35′10.9″N 105°7′16.9″W / 40.586361°N 105.121361°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1963 (54 years ago) |
| School district | Poudre School District |
| Principal | Kathy Mackay |
| Faculty | 135 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1857 |
| Color(s) | Blue and silver |
| Athletics | Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling, cheer-leading, dance team |
| Mascot | Impala |
| Website | Official site |
Poudre High School is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It is one of four comprehensive public senior high schools in the Poudre School District, established in 1963. The school serves approximately 1,900 students with the most northwestern part of Fort Collins and outlying communities as its boundary.
Construction of Poudre High School was planned to reduce serious overcrowding at Fort Collins High School. The cornerstone of PHS was laid June 1, 1963 by the Grand Lodge Colorado, A.F. and A.M. The original building was 142,000 square feet, had 43 teaching stations, and housed 1,150 students from Fort Collins, Waverly, Wellington and LaPorte. Over the years the building increased in size to 170,000 square feet after several additions.
In 1993, provisions were made for a major remodeling of Poudre High School and Rocky Mountain High School, as well as the rebuilding of Fort Collins High School. Construction on PHS was completed in 1995 at a total cost of $14.1 million. The building is now 275,000 square feet, with 157,000 square feet remodeled. The new construction strives to provide daylight to as many interior spaces as possible; a centrally-located outdoor environmental learning center brings natural light to the heart of the building. Additional new features include 10 science labs, a media center, 14,000 square foot gymnasium, and an additional 100-seat auditorium.
Nine modular buildings are used as classroom space in addition to the main building. Growth in communities surrounding Fort Collins has pushed the school to capacity, reaching more than 90% capacity as of April 2015. A $375 bond has been proposed to build three new schools by 2020, which would help crowding at PHS and expand school choice for prospective students.
The first principal, Reid Pope, allowed the student body to pick the mascot. The students got the idea of the impala from a National Geographic article, becoming the only high school in the United States to have an impala mascot. Dr. Robert Parke donated an impala taxidermy to the school after a safari in Africa. The impala is currently encased in the school's entrance.
In the 1970s, four students created a mural along the 100 hallway, in the lower level of the building, that symbolizes a student's journey through high school, focusing on the Beatles' musical transition as its theme, highlighting the progression toward increased individuality in both cases. One former principal censored a part of the mural, depicting a seven-foot tall woman smoking a two-foot long cigarette.
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