Payette High School
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Payette High School | |
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![]() Payette High School gym | |
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1500 6th Avenue South , 83661 | |
Coordinates | 44°04′01″N 116°55′33″W / 44.06694°N 116.92583°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Principal | Jake Williams |
Faculty | 22.10 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | 394 (2022-23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.83[1] |
Color(s) | Red, Black & White |
Mascot | Pirate |
IHSAA Division | 3A |
Website | Payette High School |
Location in the United States
Location in Idaho
Payette High School is a public high school in the western United States, located in Payette, Idaho. It is well known for its large domed gymnasium,[2] a former radar dome from the closed Baker Air Force Station in eastern Oregon; it was moved to PHS in the early 1970s.[3]
Performing arts
[edit]Payette High School is the home of Pirate Theatre Company; it also offers several music classes: Choir, Guitar, Marching Band, Concert Band, and Jazz Band.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Harmon Killebrew - class of 1954 - Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player (1959–75)
- Jim McClure - class of 1942 - U.S. Senator (1973–91), U.S. House (1967–73)
- Sting Ray Robb - class of 2019 - racing driver[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "2008-2009 Directory of Schools" (PDF). Idaho High School Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17.
- ^ Hager, Philip (December 26, 1974). "Idaho high school gets its own dome". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Los Angeles Times). p. 26.
- ^ Baker, Matt (February 21, 2017). "Indy racer Sting Ray Robb's got a leg up in the name department". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Payette High School
- Payette School District #371
- Radomes.org – Baker Air Force Station