On Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 at 3:30pm in the Pittsburg High School Main Gym, six student-athletes will be signing letters of intent to college & university athletic programs for National Signing Day.
Those six students who will participate in National Signing Day are:
Dylan Jordan – Texas Christian University – Football
Jerek Butcher – University of...
This past weekend, PHS Forensics showed great success as it opened the season at Chanute!On Friday Night...
Varsity Congress:2nd- Austin Edwards3rd- Collin Duncan 4th- Jordan Akins5th & Presiding Officer- Brooklyn Hellwig6th- Leyton Marler
JV Congress:1st- Audrey Goode2nd- Jared Spiers4th- Katie Rodriguez5th & Presiding Officer- Emma Noonoo6th- Declan...
District administrators are aware of colder temperatures overnight and into the morning of January 30th and are continuously monitoring the situation. Parents/guardians are urged to make sure their children are properly dressed for the colder temperatures as they prepare to go to bus stops or be dropped off at school.We urge parents/guardians to minimize the amount...
Thursday, the USD 250 Education Foundation awarded mini-grants to teachers from across the district. These grants help staff to pay for things not available to them in their department or school budgets. PHS teachers were awarded six grants.Trevor Elliott, lead teacher at PASS Academy wrote a grants to provide his students the opportunity to visit the World War I...
On Wednesday, four Pittsburg High School students were in our Capital City to take part in Career & Technical Service Organization (CTSO) Citizenship Day at the Kansas State Board of Education. At the outset of the Board Meeting, Madison Nagel (Sr), who serves as the State President of Kansas Technology Student Association (TSA), addressed the Board, providing her...
On Saturday, January 5th, PHS Debate traveled to Wichita to compete in the Kansas Debate Classic.Students competing in the Classic qualified with a winning percentage of at least 66%. Austin Edwards (Sr) and Heaven Hardesty (Jr) took top honors of Dragon competitors, earning a spot in the quarterfinals, while Juniors Jordan Akins and Scout Peery had a good weekend...
Twelve Pittsburg High School Theatre students have qualified to perform at the national level after winning accolades at the state level in Wichita.
For the first time, PHS competed in the One-Act Play category at the Kansas Thespian Festival, a state-wide event held in Wichita Jan. 3-5.
The show, “Dog Sees God,” was directed by junior McKenna Shaw and...
On Monday, November 26th, Pittsburg Community Schools began its strategic planning process with about 75 community members ranging from students, parents, business leaders, non-profits, and teachers. It's been eight years since the last strategic plan."What we are asking is 'what is the profile of a graduate?'" Rich Proffitt, Pittsburg Community Schools...
Rich Proffitt, Superintendent of Schools, takes you on a video tour of the latest construction progress happening at Pittsburg Community Middle School, Lakeside Elementary, and Pittsburg High School.
On Thursday, November 15, at 6pm in the Pittsburg High School auditorium, Activities Director Jeff Staley, will meet with parents of athletes in boys basketball, girls basketball and wrestling to discuss the winter sports season. Immediately following his presentation, the head coaches will meet with the parents in the following locations:Room 214 - Kris Crotts,...
Pittsburg Community Schools is excited to offer MySchoolBucks®! This online payment service provides an easy way to pay for school meals using your credit/debit card or electronic check.
MySchoolBucks provides:
Convenience - Available 24/7 on the web.
Efficiency - Make purchases for all your students, even if they attend different schools within the...
Pittsburg, Kan. (Saturday, October 27, 2018) – At about 7 pm, Friday, October 26, Pittsburg Police and Crawford County Sheriff’s Departments were made aware of a possible threat to Pittsburg High School planned for next week. Law enforcement immediately began an investigation. PHS administrators were made aware of the situation and helped law enforcement in the...
Bring a gently used (or new!) band or orchestra instrument to the October 19 Pittsburg High School football game in exchange for free admission to the game, and the great feeling that you’re helping a young musician in need. Volunteers will be on hand to collect the instruments. These instruments will be used for the new Pittsburg Schools Instrument Library —...
Elementary SchoolsTuesday, October 16 • 3:30 - 7pmThursday, October 18 • 3:30 - 7pmFriday, October 19 • 8am - 12pmEscuelas PrimariasMartes, Octubre 16 • 3:30 - 7pm
Jueves, Octubre 18 • 3:30 - 7pmViernes, Octubre 19 • 8am - 12pm
Pittsburg Community Middle SchoolTuesday, October 16 • 3:30 - 7pmWednesday, October 17 • 3:30 - 7pmFriday, October 19 • 8am -...
For Andrew Riachi, PHS senior, the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, PSAT/NMSQT, was just another test to prepare for college admissions. With more than 1.6 million students in about 22,000 high schools across the United States taking the test last school year, Riachi was in for a surprise.As his family watched, it was time for the...
Information for photographers supplying pictures to PHS Yearbook
PHS Student Publications wanted to let you know our deadline for accepting senior pictures will be Monday, Oct. 1.We cannot accept any pictures after that date. The picture submitted must be vertical headshot. No horizontal photos will be accepted under any condition.
To download a copy of these...
Due to construction work being done at the current entrance, starting Monday, May 7th, all students and visitors will need to enter Pittsburg High School at the south entrance, which faces the main parking lot.A sign out front also indicates the alternative entrance. This will be used until further notice.We are sorry for any inconvenience but look forward to the...
Last week, Pittsburg High School started piloting a new school schedule, which incorporates what it is calling Purple Power Hour. Purple Power Hour combines study hall with lunch into a single fifty-minute period, which gives students the opportunity to choose how to spend their time, whether it's getting help from teachers, being with friends, or working on...
Pittsburg High School has an enrollment of 214 senior class students preparing to graduate on Saturday, May 19th at 2pm. With this size of class enrollment, we are anticipating a large attendance of family and friends. After some discussion, Pittsburg High School is partnering with Pittsburg State University to host graduation at John Lance Arena.This will...
On Monday, April 9th, PHS hosted its groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate renovations and new construction with dirt work set to begin this month.
This is the largest project the school has received since it was built in 1979.
Some of the projects began as early as last Spring with the HVAC and LED lighting upgrades.
In this project, we will see classroom...
The PHS Debate Forensics team spent Friday and Saturday at National Qualifiers in Ft. Scott. Beyond the great placements in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, and Duo Debates, the team comes home with a 1st place win for District Debate Sweepstakes!
Lincoln-Douglas Debate:
Collin Duncan - 1st, National Qualifier!
Nathan Newby - 2nd, National...
On Saturday, April 7th, PHS Archery traveled to Pratt, KS for the NASP State Tournament. At this tournament, the team achieved its highest team score of the season, which helped put them at 3rd place.The following members of our team qualified for Nationals by placing in the Top Ten:High School Girls Division:2nd place. 279/300. Tatum vonWinklepleck 9th place. ...
Prom
March 31st • 5:30pm (Promenade start)Mirza Temple • 110 W 5th Street
Senior's Last Day
May 15th • Following finalsSee finals schedule here
Graduation Practice
May 18th • 9:30amPHS Gymnasium
Graduation
May 19th • 2pmPHS Gymnasium
Hot on the heels of their Statewide recognition and selection to perform at the International Thespian Festival in June, PHS Theatre is back on stage rehearsing for, designing, and building an iconic tale that dates back 181 years.The department will produce “The Little Mermaid,” the musical, at Memorial Auditorium, 503 N. Pine, Feb. 14-17.Long before it was a...
Pittsburg, Kan. - A couple of students are getting ready to represent Pittsburg in one of the biggest competitions of their lives.
This weekend, semester graduate Zack Tallie & senior Coltin Oehme are traveling to Las Vegas to compete in the Masonry Madness Competition at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry Convention.
The challenge is a competition between...
The Pittsburg High School Site Council is a group of interested stakeholders comprising students, staff, parents/guardians, and community/business leaders.
The foci of the site council is to:
provide advice and counsel to the school in developing, implementing, and evaluating school improvement effortsprovide ongoing support for the students and staff of the...
Pittsburg High School Theatre Department has been selected to perform its fall musical, “Urinetown,” on the main stage on opening night of the 2018 Kansas Thespian Festival on Jan. 4.
The show, produced Nov. 17-19 at PHS under the direction of Greg
Shaw, was accompanied by a live band comprised of band students under
the direction of Cooper Neil. Vocal...
In a letter to Julie Laflen, Pittsburg High School Debate & Forensics advisor, J. Scott Wunn, the executive director of the National Speech & Debate Association, recognized the program as being ranked 96th of more than 3,000 programs nationwide.
“This is the most prestigious membership award the Association can
bestow upon a school,” Wunn wrote. “The designation...
Prior to an incident at the end of September involving a PHS student being hit on 4th Street, the City of Pittsburg had a crosswalk light on order. This week, the light has been installed and is working to help students cross the state highway.
"Our school district has a great working relationship with the City of Pittsburg," Superintendent Destry Brown said. "I...
For PHS senior Coltin Oehme, being a brickmason is in
his blood. He comes from a large family of brickmasons which have laid
brick throughout much of Southeast Kansas. He is completing the masonry
program at the Southeast Kansas Career and Technical Education Center
of Crawford County this year.
“I just want to continue the family tradition of masons,”...