Poway High School
| Poway High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Faithful Titans we will be |
| Established | September 1961 |
| School district | Poway Unified School District |
| Principal | Scott Fisher |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,048 (2005-2006 school year) |
| Color(s) | Green and gray |
| Mascot | Titan |
| Newspaper | The Iliad |
| Yearbook | Odyssey |
Poway High School is a public, comprehensive high school located in the city of Poway in the far southwest portion of the U.S. state of California. Established in 1961, it serves ninth through twelfth grade students from the communities of Poway and Rancho Bernardo. PHS is the home of the Titans and is the oldest of the five high schools of the Poway Unified School District.
Poway High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. First granted in 1965, the current accreditation is valid through 2008. Poway High School is both a California Distinguished School Award winner (1999) and a National Blue Ribbon School (1990/91).
Campus
Poway High School is situated in Poway, which is in the northern part of San Diego County, approximately 35 miles northeast of downtown San Diego. The campus covers 59 acres (238,765 m²).
Although currently under construction, the new PHS campus is on schedule to be complete in late 2008 (but will hopefully be done sooner).
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Poway's athletic teams, the Titans, compete in the Palomar League and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) San Diego Section.
The school fields teams in 17 sports: gymnastics, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, roller hockey, soccer, softball, swim, dive, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.
Poway High's most successful athletic program is the wrestling program, which has won 3 state championships, 57 different CIF division awards, and numerous Palomar League awards.
The Poway High 2006 football team had an up and down season. Struggling to find consistency on defense, the Titans finished the regular season 5-5, and finished 1-4 in the Palomar League, with heartbreaking losses to Torrey Pines (38-27), Rancho Bernardo (48-47), Mt. Carmel, and a tough loss to the eventual Palomar League Champion, La Costa Canyon High School (48-7). The Titans squeezed into the CIF Division I playoffs as the 11th seed. The first meeting was with the 6th ranked Mira Mesa High School. Even though the underdogs, Poway had a convincing victory over Mira Mesa. Then they were headed to Torrey Pines, one of the top three seeds. They took a 21-0 half time lead. True to form, the Falcons came back with 21 unanswered points with less than a minute left. Poway Quarterback Donnie McKillop found receiver, Jared Relyea with 15 seconds left in the ball game for a touchdown, and they went home winners. THey then headed to LCC Highschool, still the underdogs. Nick Milani had the only touchdown for the Titans, but the defense held them to a field goal. The Cinderella story was stopped short with a tough loss from unbeaten Carlsbad in the CIF Championship.
The Girls Golf team won the 2006 CIF State Championship and the 2006 CIF San Diego Section Championship.
Instrumental music
Poway High's marching band is called the Emerald Brigade. The music program consists of 4 bands, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, and Wind Symphony and the Symphony Orchestra.
Traditions
Alma Mater
"Poway High we honor thee, alma mater true,
Faithful titans we will be, through the years to you,
Loyalty, honesty, in our friendship stay,
Always deep within our hearts,
The green and the gray."
Mission statement
"The Poway High School community will insure a safe, respectful, challenging learning environment that requires all students to meet high expectations and pursue their goals."
Notable alumni
- Gabe Serbian - Drummer for The Locust
- Jud Buechler -- Former NBA Player with several teams (most notably for the Chicago Bulls championship teams with Michael Jordan)
- Phil Plantier -- Former Major League Baseball player
- Stephanie Seymour -- Victoria's Secret model
- Marvel Wynne II -- soccer defender, who currently plays for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. Wynne played two years of college soccer at UCLA, where he was named first team All-American in 2005, and was part of the Under-20 team at the 2005 World Youth Championship.
- Tug McGraw -- Former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
- Drew Wahlroos -- Linebacker for the St. Louis Rams
- Tony Gwynn Jr. -- MLB Player Milwaukee Brewers, son of Padre Hall of Famer
- Bobby Lee -- Comedian on MADtv
- Catherine Opie -- Graduated class of 1979, world renowned artist who has exhibited in Museums and Galleries throughout the US, Europe and Japan; Professor of Art at University of California, Los Angeles
- Tom DeLonge -- Vocalist and Guitarist of pop-punk/alternative rock bands Blink-182, Box Car Racer, and Angels & Airwaves. Class of 1994.
References
- Poway High School Profile 2005-2006 (pdf file)
- School Accountability Report Card (2003-2004) (pdf file)
- School Accountability Report Card Summary (2003-2004) (pdf file)
- Student Handbook (2004-2005) (pdf file)