Princeton High School (Texas)
Princeton High School is a public high school located in Princeton, Texas (USA). It is part of the Princeton Independent School District located in central Collin County and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. In 2017, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. The school will be competing in the 5A classification as of Fall 2018.[1]
| Princeton High School | |
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| Address | |
1000 East Princeton Drive , , 75407 | |
| Coordinates | 33.173551°N 96.489797°W / 33.173551; -96.489797 |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| School district | Princeton Independent School District |
| Principal | Clint Sadler |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,420 (2019-2020) |
| Color(s) | Maroon, White |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAAA |
| Mascot | Panthers/Lady Panthers |
| Website | Princeton High School |
Athletics
The Princeton Panthers participates in the following sports:[2]
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Powerlifting
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Football
The Princeton football team has made playoff appearances 13 times in 1948, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Princeton won district championships in 1948, 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1976 when only one team per district made the playoffs. In the new format where 4 teams from each district make the playoffs, Princeton has added two more district championships in 2013 and 2017.
Basketball
PHS men's and women's basketball teams have experienced success over the years. The 1994-95 men's team finished with a record of 30–5, finishing the season as district 9-3A Runner-up and Area Champions after defeating West High School in the playoffs.
Marching Band
The "Panther Pride Marching Band" has made appearances at the UIL State Marching Band Contest on many consecutive occasions, earning the bronze medal three times; once in 2010, again in 2014, and in 2016. The band has been well represented locally and at the state level since the early 1970s.
Extracurricular activities
Princeton High School offers an extensive amount of extracurricular activities and programs, including Speech, Debate, Theatre, UIL Academics, Band, Choir, Winterguard, Art Club, Robotics, Fishing, Journalism, Student Council, Welding, Cheerleading, National Honor Society, Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC), The Fellowship for Christian Athletes, Future Farmers of America (FFA), Spanish Club. The school also has a widely recognized Career and Technology Exploration (CATE) program that serves Princeton High School students and others from the area's surrounding schools.
References
- "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
- "Princeton High School". TheAthleticsDepartment.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
External links
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This list may be incomplete. Portions of some school districts extend into other counties, and other school districts (Bland ISD, Gunter ISD, Leonard ISD, Royse City ISD, Trenton ISD, Van Alstyne ISD, Whitewright ISD) serve Collin County but have no high schools in it. Westminster ISD was disestablished in 1989. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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