Pullman High School
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| Pullman High School | |
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| 510 NW Larry Pullman, Washington, 99163 United States |
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| School type | Public, High School |
| School district | Pullman School District (#267) |
| CEEB Code | 480935 |
| Principal | Joe Thornton |
| Asst. Principal | Desiree Gould |
| Teaching staff | 40 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 680 (as of 2010-2011[1]) |
| Grade 9 | 164 |
| Grade 10 | 166 |
| Grade 11 | 184 |
| Grade 12 | 166 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Classrooms | 60 |
| Color(s) | Blue, Gray |
| Mascot | Greyhound  |
| Yearbook | Kamiaken |
| Feeder schools | Lincoln Middle School |
| Website | Pullman High School |
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Gladish Community Center (formerly Pullman High School 1929-1972)
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| Location: | Pullman, Washington |
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| Coordinates: | 46°43′51.94″N 117°10′55.84″W / 46.7310944°N 117.1821778°WCoordinates: 46°43′51.94″N 117°10′55.84″W / 46.7310944°N 117.1821778°W |
| Built: | 1929 |
| Architect: | Rasque, George M.; Rounds, Fred G. |
| Architectural style: | Other |
| Governing body: | Private |
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98001017 [2] |
| Added to NRHP: | August 06, 1998 |
Pullman High School is a public high school in the city of Pullman, Washington, the home of Washington State University.
It is the only public high school in the city and in the Pullman School District (#267). A four-year high school, it accepts students from Lincoln Middle School in Pullman (fed by three public elementary schools: Franklin Elementary School, Sunnyside Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School) and other schools around the area in different towns.
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[edit] Academics
Pullman high school has one of the highest passing rates for the WASL in the state for public schools.[3] The school was named a national Blue Ribbon School in 2008[4]
[edit] Facilities
Pullman High School's facilities are divided into three areas: the main school building and two wings that house the "breezeways" connecting them. The school has a two-floor library, The downstairs is for computer labs and after-school programs.
[edit] History
Pullman High School formerly occupied the building that is now the Gladish Community Center. Built in 1929, it closed as PHS in 1972 and the new campus opened for the 1972-73 school year. The older building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
[edit] Athletics
Pullman High School is a member of the Great Northern League, and offers football, volleyball, wrestling, basketball, cheerleading, swimming, cross-country, track and field, golf, tennis, baseball, softball, soccer, as well as numerous other extracurricular activities.
In the 2004-2005 school year, Pullman High School won the State 2A baseball championship as well as the 2A Girls Track and Field Championship. In the following school year the Greyhounds added the 2A State football and volleyball championships as well as another 2A Girls Track and Field Championship to its trophy cabinet. In the 2006-2007 school year girls swim went almost undefeated in their pre district meets. In the 2007-08 school year, Football, Girls Volleyball, Girls Swim, Boys Baseball, Girls Softball, Girls and Boys Track, Girls Basketball, Girls and Boys Tennis, and Boys Swim all participated in their state tournaments. For the 2008-09 year, football finished 5th in state, volleyball finished 4th in state, boys basketball went 8th in state, while the girls finished 5th in state. The Girls Softball team won the league title for the first time ever in the '08-'09 school year.
NFL hall of fame quarterback John Elway attended Pullman High for his freshman year (1975-76) after attending Lincoln Middle School. His father Jack was an assistant football coach at Washington State for seven seasons, from 1969 through 1975. When Jack became the head coach at Cal State-Northridge in March 1976, the Elways moved to the San Fernando Valley in southern California. John played his final three years of high school football at Granada Hills High School in Granada Hills, and graduated in 1979.[5]
PGA Tour star Kirk Triplett (class of '80) attended Pullman High all four years, and then accepted a golf scholarship to the University of Nevada in Reno, where he graduated in 1985 with a degree in civil engineering. Triplett plans to join the Champions Tour when he becomes eligible in 2012.
[edit] School Mascot and Colors
Pullman High School's mascot is the Greyhound and the school colors are blue and gray.
[edit] Extracurricular
Pullman High School offers a great deal of extracurricular activity including: Drama (Member of the International Thespian Society) which took best in feast at the state festival, JSA (Junior State of America, the largest student organization at Pullman High), Band, Math Team (state champions 2006-2007), Knowledge Bowl, Choir, Yearbook, ASB, Key Club, Science Bowl(has won the regional competition, advancing to nationals 7 out of the last 8 years),[6][7] Knowledge Bowl (state champions in 2010), FFA, FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), Recycling Club, and Orchestra.
[edit] References
- ^ Pullman High School 2010-2011 Annual Report Card
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ PHS Annual Report Card
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools
- ^ The Idahonian (Moscow) - From Pullman to Pasadena - 1987-01-23 - p.17
- ^ http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/rsb/Tri-Cities.htm
- ^ http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/rsb/spokane.htm
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