Prescott High School (Arizona)


Prescott High School is a public high school located in the city of Prescott, Arizona. It is the only high school in the Prescott Unified School District. Historically, Prescott High School drew students from various adjacent school districts, mostly in Prescott Valley and Chino Valley, Arizona ; those districts later established their own high schools.

Academics and programs

PHS offers a solid academic program, including Advanced Placement and Honors courses. Courses offered include Business & Technology, English, Family & Consumer Science, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Industrial Technology, Air Force Junior ROTC, Mathematics, PEAK, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, and Special Education. Students also have the opportunity to participate in athletics, theater, orchestra, choir, band, jazz band, Academic Decathlon, and vocational education programs.

Awards and accreditation

The Arizona Department of Education has awarded Prescott High School the distinguished label of "Excelling School" for the last two years. Since 1917, the school has been continuously accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Athletics

Prescott High School is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association and is classified in the 4A Conference for schools with an enrollment of 950–1899 students.
SPRING sports include Track and field-Boys / Girls,
Tennis-Boys / Girls, Softball-Girls,
and Baseball-Boys.
FALL sports include Badminton-Girls, Cross Country-Boys / Girls, Golf, Football, Swimming-Boys / Girls, and Volleyball-Girls.
WINTER sports include Basketball-Boys, Basketball-Girls, Soccer-Boys, Soccer-Girls, and
Wrestling.

Fine arts

Prescott High School has a Fine arts program. It consists of:
Art:
Art 1–2,
Art 3–4,
Art 5–6,
Art 7–8,
Art AP,
Sculpture,
Adobe photoshop
Drama:
Drama 1–2,
Methods of Theater,
Music Theatre
Drama productions:
Drama Productions 1–2,
Drama Productions 3–4
Choir:
Women's Choir,
Chorale,
Show Choir
Band:
Orchestra,
Symphonic Band,
Percussion/Guard,
Wind Ensemble,
Jazz Ensemble,
Marching Band,

Foreign languages

Prescott High School offers four different languages, whose levels combined total 11 classes.
Offered languages:
French 1–2,
French 3–4,
French 5–6,
German 1-2,
German 3-4,
Japanese 1–2,
Japanese 3–4,
Spanish 1–2,
Spanish 3–4,
Spanish 5–6,
Spanish 1–2 for native speakers

Notable alumni