Preston High School | |
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Location | |
151 East 200 South , United States | |
Coordinates | 42°05′32″N 111°52′21″W / 42.0922°N 111.8725°W |
Information | |
Type | Public[1] |
School district | Preston Joint School District 201 |
NCES School ID | 160096000182[2] |
Principal | Russ Lee |
Faculty | 37.71 (FTE)[2] |
Grades | 9–12 [1] |
Enrollment | 760 (2022–23)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.15[2] |
Color(s) | Blue, White, & Gold[3] |
Athletics | IHSAA Class 4A[3] |
Athletics conference | Great Basin (East) |
Mascot | Indian[3] |
Yearbook | Quiver |
Feeder schools | Preston Jr. High |
Information | (208) 852-0280 |
Elevation | 4,710 ft (1,440 m) AMSL |
Website | Preston High School |
Preston High School is a four-year public secondary school in Preston, Idaho, the only traditional high school in the Preston School District #201. The school colors are blue, white, and gold and the mascot is a Native American.[3]
PHS was one of the primary filming locations for the 2004 hit movie Napoleon Dynamite, where movie director Jared Hess graduated in 1997.
Athletics
[edit]Preston competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 4A in the Great Basin (East) Conference with Pocatello and Century of Pocatello. Longtime in Class A-2 and its successor 3A, Preston moved up to 4A in 2004.[4]
State titles
[edit]Boys
- Football (1): fall (A-2, now 3A) 1993 (official with introduction of A-2 playoffs, fall 1978)[5]
- (unofficial poll titles - 0) (poll introduced in 1963, through 1977)
- Cross Country (4): fall (A-2, now 3A) 1994, 2000; (3A) 2001, 2002 [6] (introduced in 1964)
- Basketball (9): (A, now 5A) 1946; (A-2, now 3A) 1968, 1989, 1990; (3A) 2001, 2003 [7] (4A) 2016,[8] 2017, 2018, 2020
- Wrestling (1): (A-2, now 3A) 1979 [9] (introduced in 1958)
Girls
- Cross Country (6): fall (A-2, now 3A) 1994, 2000; (3A) 2001; (4A) 2008, 2022, 2023[6] (introduced in 1974)
- Soccer (1): fall (4A) 2015 [10] (introduced in 2000)
- Volleyball (5): fall (A-2, now 3A) 1981, 1983, 1994, 1995; (3A) 2002 [10] (introduced in 1976)
- Basketball (1): (A-2, now 3A) 1986 [11] (introduced in 1976)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Preston High School". Public School Review. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Preston High School (160096000182)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ Cordes, Jeff (October 29, 2003). "ADs advance plans for new 4A league". Idaho Mountain Express.
- ^ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Idaho high school football - state champions
- ^ a b idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Cross Country champions through 2011
- ^ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Basketball champions - through 2012
- ^ idhsaa.org Archived 2016-04-01 at the Wayback Machine - 2016 4A Basketball Final Game
- ^ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Wrestling champions - through 2012
- ^ a b idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Soccer champions - through 2011
- ^ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine - Girls Basketball champions - through 2012