Ponaganset High School

Ponaganset High School' is a school of the Foster-Glocester School District, located in North Scituate, Rhode Island (in Providence County). The majority of high school students live in the rural towns of Foster, Rhode Island and Glocester, Rhode Island. This is a public high school, known for its music program, as well as its agricultural and automotive specialties. The official nickname of the school's athletic teams is the Chieftains. The school has gained notoriety in RI for having a seemingly disproportionate number of winter weather-related cancellations each year. The cancellations stem from the rural layout and high-altitude terrain of the two towns; inclement weather conditions make the area more dangerous to travel in car or school bus compared to the rest of Rhode Island's coastal, suburban and urban areas.

College Placement

Recent graduates have attended well known schools such as Wake Forest University, Emerson College, Harvard University, Hamilton College, Bates College,((CCRI)) Carleton College, Ithaca College, Ursinus College, Providence College, Johns Hopkins, Assumption College, The New York University, The University of Rhode Island, Syracuse University, The George Washington University, Brown University, The University of Virginia, Babson College, the University of Southern California and Liberty University.

Alternative Energy Program

PHS is currently under the public eye with regards to their fuel cell and alternative energy programs. These program have received several grants from various organizations, such as the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy and local energy corporations. You can learn more about this program here[1].

Notable Alumni

Sherwood C. Spring

Kevin M Church

Capital Improvement Plan

The school is also in construction for a new building which is made up from the old Ponaganset Middle School and a walkway was put in to attach these two buildings. The renovations will be done at the end of 2009.