Pocatello High School

Coordinates: 42°51′47″N 112°27′14″W / 42.863°N 112.454°W / 42.863; -112.454

Pocatello High School

Front entrance in 2008
Location
325 N. Arthur Ave.
Pocatello, Idaho
U.S. [1]
Information
Type Public [2]
Established 1892
School district Pocatello/Chubbuck S.D.
Principal Lisa Delonas[3]
Faculty 58 [2]
Grades 9–12 [2]
Enrollment 1,170 [2]
Color(s) Red, blue, white[3]
              
Athletics IHSAA Class 4A
Athletics conference Great Basin (East)
Mascot Indian [3]
Rivals Highland, Century
Newspaper Chieftain
Yearbook Pocatellian
Information (208) 233-2056
Elevation 4,470 ft (1,360 m) AMSL
Website Pocatello High School

Pocatello High School is a four-year public high school in Pocatello, Idaho, locally known as "Poky." It is the oldest of the three traditional high schools of the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District, and serves the southwest portion. The school colors are red and blue and the mascot is an Indian;[3] the city's namesake, Chief Pocatello, was the leader of the Shoshone people.

History

The school was constructed in late spring and summer of 1892, even before the official founding of the township, costing $18, 281. According to the Bannock County Historical Society, the school was originally called West Side School, holding all grades in the same school. Pocatello High School was the most impressive building in the area during the early 1900s and on many occasions the school served as a town square where concerts and athletic contests were held. Two presidents of the United States spoke on the grounds of Pocatello High School, President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 and William Howard Taft in 1908.[4]

In 1914, a fire started in the boiler room and the high school burnt completely to the ground. The school was rebuilt in exactly the same location. In 1939, the old school was remodeled and additions were made including a new gymnasium currently known as "the pit." In 1996 major renovations were added to the school which took three years to complete. These renovations included new floors, lights, sidewalks, heating system, and windows.[5] A new gymnasium known as "the palace" was built between 2004 and 2006.

Achievements

In 1989, Pocatello High School received the Presidential Excellence award, one of only 165 awards given in the nation.[6]

Athletics

Pocatello competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 4A in the Great Basin (East) Conference with Century and Preston. PHS traditionally competed with the largest schools in the state in Class 5A (formerly A-1); a drop in enrollment caused a change to Class 4A.

Rivalries

Pocatello High School has intra-city rivalries with and Highland (1963) and Century (1999). The annual football game between Pocatello and Highland is known as the "Black and Blue Bowl." A tradition of rivalry between the schools is to paint the large rock outside of the other schools.

State titles

Boys

Girls

Controversy

In October, 2013, a former girls' basketball coach, Laraine Cook was fired over a Facebook photo where her fiance, Tom Harrison, a football coach at Pocatello High School, holds her breast.[17] Cook told local Pocatello ABC affiliate that she was fired and not Harrison because she was the one who posted the photo.[18]

Until the 1970's, the Pocatello High School mascot was a racist native american caricature named Osky Ow Wow, "a little Mohawk-looking guy with buck teeth, dark skin, big round eyes and a Mohawk haircut." [19] The school's cheer leading squad, the Indianettes, continue to perform a redface routine in which students dress up in stereotypical Native American outfits and perform a mock "indian" dance.[20][21]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to Pocatello High School". Pocatello/Chubbuck School District. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Pocatello Senior High School". Public School Review. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Member School Information". Idaho High School Activities Association. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ John F. Kennedy visited in 1962 and spoke during a campaign trip.
  5. ↑ Pocatello High Reborn
  6. ↑ History
  7. 1 2 idhsaa.org - Basketball champions - through 2012
  8. ↑ IDHSAA 4A football bracket
  9. 1 2 "2011 4A State Baseball Bracket". IdahoSports.com. May 19, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  10. ↑ idhsaa.org - Idaho high school football - state champions
  11. 1 2 idhsaa.org Cross Country champions through 2011
  12. ↑ idhsaa.org - Wrestling champions - through 2012
  13. ↑ idhsaa.org - Track champions - through 2012
  14. ↑ idhsaa.org - Golf champions - through 2012
  15. ↑ idhsaa.org Soccer & Volleyball champions - through 2011
  16. ↑ idhsaa.org - Girls Track champions - through 2012
  17. ↑ "Larraine Cook, High School Coach, Fired Over Facebook Photo". HuffingtonPost.com. November 7, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  18. ↑ "VIDEO: Former coach Laraine Cook talks to Local news 8". localnews8.com. November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  19. ↑ "POCATELLO MASCOT PASSES U.S. INDIAN MUSTER". 1991-12-30. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  20. ↑ "Pocatello High School Indianettes - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  21. ↑ Scott Smith (2015-08-26), PHS Traditionals 2015, retrieved 2016-09-05
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