Pittsfield High School (Illinois)

Pittsfield High School
Address
201 East Higbee Street
Pittsfield, Illinois, Pike County 62363
USA
Coordinates 39°36′07″N 90°48′18″W / 39.602°N 90.805°W / 39.602; -90.805Coordinates: 39°36′07″N 90°48′18″W / 39.602°N 90.805°W / 39.602; -90.805
Information
Type Comprehensive Public High School
School district Pikeland Community Unit School District 10
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 411
Campus type Small city
Color(s)           Red, Black
Athletics conference West Central
Mascot Saukees
Website Pittsfield High School Website

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.[1][2] The campus is located 35 miles west of Jacksonville, Illinois, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community.

Academics

Potential reference:[3]

Athletics

Pittsfield High School competes in the West Central Conference and is 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 2 state championships on record in team athletics and activities: Boys Basketball in 1990-1991 (A), and Boys Golf in 1982-1983 (A).[1][4]

Pittsfield High School holds the IHSA state record for Most Consecutive football wins. Sixty four consecutive wins occurred from Sept. 6, 1966-Sept. 21, 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.[4] Baylis and Rockport may have also possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current PHS. Potential citation:[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "IHSA Pittsfield High School". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Pittsfield High School". Pittsfield High School and Pikeland CUSD. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  3. ↑ http://iirc.niu.edu/
  4. 1 2 "IHSA Pittsfield High School Season Summaries". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  5. ↑ http://www.illinoishighschoolglorydays.com/
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