Pittsfield High School (Illinois)

Pittsfield High School, or PHS, is a public four-year high school located at 201 East Higbee Street in Pittsfield, Illinois, a small city in Pike County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. PHS serves the communities of Pittsfield, Baylis, Milton, Nebo, Pearl, and Rockport.[2][3] The campus is located 35 miles west of Jacksonville, Illinois, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community.

Pittsfield High School
Address
201 East Higbee Street

Pittsfield
,
Pike County
,
Illinois
62363

United States
Coordinates39.602°N 90.805°W / 39.602; -90.805
Information
Other namePHS
TypeComprehensive Public High School
School districtPikeland Community Unit School District 10
PrincipalMrs. Angie Greger
Grades9–12
Enrollment316 (2016–17)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.93
Campus typeSmall city
Color(s)    Red, Black
Athletics conferenceSangamo (Football), Pike County (Girls Basketball and Baseball)
MascotSaukees
Websitewww.phs.net

Academics

Potential reference:[4]

Athletics

Pittsfield High School competes in the Sangamo Conference in football and the Pike County Conference in Baseball and Girls Basketball. They are also a member school in the Illinois High School Association. The PHS mascot is the Saukees, with school colors of red and black. The school has 3 state championships on record in team athletics and activities: IDTA Pom A in 2009, Boys Basketball in 1990–1991 (A), and Boys Golf in 1982–1983 (A).[5][2][6]

Pittsfield High School holds the IHSA state record for Most Consecutive football wins. Sixty four consecutive wins occurred from 6 September 1966 – 21 September 1973. http://www.ihsa.org/SportsActivities/BoysFootball/RecordsHistory.aspx?url=/data/fb/records/index.htm

History

Former Milton, Nebo, and Pearl High Schools now attend Pittsfield.[6] Baylis and Rockport may have also possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current PHS. Potential citation:[7]

References
  1. "Pittsfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. "IHSA Pittsfield High School". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  3. "Pittsfield High School". Pittsfield High School and Pikeland CUSD. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. http://iirc.niu.edu/
  5. https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/5b54ff_101abcd530b049f1aec08cec4a34839b.pdf
  6. "IHSA Pittsfield High School Season Summaries". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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