Powell High School (Wyoming)

Powell High School
Location
1151 East 7th St., Powell, Wyoming 82435
Information
Type Rural public high school
School district Park County School District #1
Principal Bill Schwan
Grades 9-12
Athletics The "Panthers", Tim Wormald, Vice principal and athletics director
Website Powell H.S.

Powell High School is a high school in Powell, Wyoming. Their mascot is the Panthers. They are in the 3A classification for Wyoming sports. It is located in "Northwest Wyoming bordered by Montana on the North and Yellowstone Park on the West."[1]

During the 2006-2007 school year they won state athletic championships in boys' Football, girls' cross-country and boys' track and field teams.

In Fall 2008, after a $20 million reconstruction project, mice invaded the high school building and infested its classrooms.[2][3]

Powell High School's Speech and Debate team has also been very successful, having taken state for five years in a row, often beating teams in the 4A class.[4]

References

  1. Park County School District #1. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  2. "Wyoming briefs," December 3, 2008, found at Caspar Star Tribune website. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  3. USA Today, December 4, 2008, p. 8A, "Across the USA," found at USA Today website. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  4. Amend, Don (March 17, 2009). "PHS speech team takes state championship". Powell Tribune.

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Coordinates: 44°45′43″N 108°44′34″W / 44.76194°N 108.74278°W / 44.76194; -108.74278


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