Pontiac High School (Michigan)

Pontiac High School
Location
1051 Arlene Ave. Pontiac, Michigan^[1]
Information
Type	Public, Co-educational
Established	Originally established in 1894. Reestablished in 2009
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,252 (as of 2015-16 school year)^[2]
Color(s)	Purple, Silver and Black
Athletics conference	Oakland Activities Association^[3]
Nickname	Phoenix
Information	(248) 451-7315
Website	www.pontiac.k12.mi.us

Pontiac High School (PHS) is the only public high school in the Pontiac School District. It is located in Pontiac, Michigan in Metro Detroit, United States.^[4]

History

Pontiac High School was originally established in 1894.

When Pontiac Northern High School was established in 1958, Pontiac High School was renamed Pontiac Central High School.

In 2009, Pontiac Central High School and Pontiac Northern High School consolidated and Pontiac High School was reestablished.

Pontiac High School occupies the former Pontiac Northern High School building, which was built in 1967.

The name of Pontiac High School's athletic teams is the Phoenix to signify Pontiac High as a new school, risen from the ashes, as in the legend of the Phoenix.

Athletics

Pontiac High School is a member of the Oakland Activities Association, whose members also include:

The Phoenix play their home games for most sports at their campus, located at 1051 Arlene Avenue Pontiac, MI 48340. Their home football games are played at Wisner Stadium, located at 405 Cesar E Chavez Ave., Pontiac, MI 48342 .

References

↑ http://www.trulia.com/schools/MI-Pontiac/Pontiac_High_School/
↑ http://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/documents/AD%20Forms/1516enroll.pdf
↑ http://www.oaklandactivitiesassoc.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=275
↑ "Pontiac High School." Pontiac School District. July 22, 2013. Retrieved on March 2, 2014.

External links

Pontiac High School

Pontiac, Michigan

Education: Primary and secondary schools	School District of the City of Pontiac Pontiac High School Pontiac Central High School (defunct) Pontiac Northern High School (defunct) Notre Dame Preparatory Pontiac Academy for Excellence

Landmarks	Silverdome The Crofoot Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic

Transportation	Pontiac Transportation Center Oakland County International Airport (in Waterford Township)

Media	The Oakland Press

This list is incomplete. The airport was owned by the City of Pontiac until 1967

High schools in Oakland County, Michigan

Public high schools

Regular public schools

Closed or merged	Andover Dondero Clarence M. Kimball Lahser Pontiac Central Pontiac Northern Waterford

Alternative public schools

Harbor High School
International Academy
Niles Community High School
Southfield University High School Academy
Waterford Durant

Charter schools

Pontiac Academy for Excellence

Independent

Secular private

Religious

This list is incomplete.
Clarenceville High School and Northville High School serve portions of Oakland County but are in Wayne County.
Fenton High School and Grand Blanc High School serve portions of Oakland County but are in Genesee County.

Oakland Activities Association

Avondale Berkley Birmingham Groves Birmingham Seaholm Bloomfield Hills Clarkston Farmington Ferndale

Harrison Hazel Park Lake Orion North Farmington Oak Park Oxford Pontiac Rochester

Rochester Adams Royal Oak Southfield Southfield-Lathrup Stoney Creek Troy Troy Athens West Bloomfield

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Pontiac High School (Michigan)

History

Athletics

See also

References

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