Platte County High School
| Platte County High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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1501 Branch St Platte City, Missouri, 64079-8384 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Live the Pirate Way (Although it is unknown what that means to the students they still all got T-Shirts with the message on them) |
| Principal | Chad Sayre[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1200[2] |
| Campus | Town[2] |
| Mascot | Pirate[1] |
| Website | http://www.plattecountyschooldistrict.com/pchs/ |
Platte County High School, located in Platte City, Missouri, is the only high school in the Platte County R-3 School District. It serves students in Platte County & several from Clay County.
Campus
The building itself has been expanded several times from its original configuration, with additional wings built over the years, including an auditorium and choir/band room. In the summer of 2005, a new middle school was built, and the district's original middle school, which was attached to the high school via a single narrow hallway, was incorporated into the high school. A new main entrance, library, and atrium were built in what was formerly an open courtyard between the high school and middle school. Also in the summer of 2009, there was a new choir room acoustically built for the choir members.
The high school can be confusing to a first-time visitor due to its complex layout. Numerous expansions have left the school with hallways at odd angles, doors in unexpected places, difficult-to-find classrooms, and a nonlinear classroom numbering system.
The building has three offices: a technology department, an attendance office, and a central office. The campus itself also has two basketball courts, a football field (with Fieldturf, and press box), a theater, two acoustic rooms for choir and band practice, A top notch softball field, a baseball field, and a multi-purpose room mostly used for wrestling. In the fall of 2009 an Annex, the old central office, was added to the campus located to the north of the main high school building.
Athletics
Platte County R-III athletics are well regarded in the entire Kansas City area. Fall sports include Girls softball, Girls Golf, Girls Tennis, Girls and Boys Cross Country, Boys Soccer, Girls Volleyball, Boys Swimming and Football. Winter sports include Boys and Girls Basketball, Girls Swimming, and Wrestling. Spring sports include Girls Soccer, Boys Tennis, Boys Golf,and Girls and Boys Track and Field. The Platte County High School football team at one point amassed 52 uninterrupted wins in the 2000, 2001, and 2002 seasons.[3]
Platte County's Wrestling also has had major success with winning The Class 2 team State Championship in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 Platte County's Girls Basketball team won The Class 3 State Championship in 2009. Platte County's Girls Softball team won The Class 3 State Championship in 2008
Activities
PCHS has several academic competitions. One of these activities is FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), this is one of the schools most successful organizations. THEY SENT 15 STUDENTS TO NATIONALS LAST YEAR.
References
- 1 2 "PCHS homepage". Platte County High School. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- 1 2 "Search for Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ↑ PCHS Coach Tempted by Job Offers due to PCHS Success.
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Coordinates: 39°21′32″N 94°46′16″W / 39.359°N 94.771°W