Pitkin High School
Public high school in Pitkin, , Louisiana, United States
Pitkin High School (PHS) is a PK-12 school in the Pitkin community, an unincorporated area of Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is controlled by the Vernon Parish School Board.
History
Prior to the establishment of the school, several one and two room schoolhouses in the area educated children. They were later combined into a school called Compromise. Pitkin High was first established as a brick building facility in 1915, and it was approved as a high school on August 23, 1915. The current school building opened in 1969 and since then received renovations and additions.[2]
Facility
The school has three wings, one for lower elementary (Pre-K and head start through 4th grade), upper elementary (grades 5-8), and high school (9-12).[2]
Athletics
Pitkin High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
Notable alumni
- James David Cain (Class of 1956), former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature
References
- ^ a b c "Pitkin High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "About PHS Archived 2013-04-21 at archive.today." (Archive) Pitkin High School. Retrieved on March 23, 2013.
External links
United States portal
Schools portal
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Vernon Parish, Louisiana schools
- Leesville High School
- Anacoco High School
- Pickering High School
- Rosepine High School
- Vernon Parish Optional School
- Evans High School
- Hicks High School
- Hornbeck High School
- Pitkin High School
- Simpson High School
This list is incomplete.
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