Platte County High School
Platte County High School | |
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1501 Branch Street Pirate[2] | |
Website | www |
Platte County High School, located in
Campus
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The building itself has been expanded several times from its original configuration, with additional wings built over the years, including an auditorium and choir/band room. In the summer of 2005, a new middle school was built, and the district's original middle school, which was attached to the high school via a single narrow hallway, was incorporated into the high school. A new main entrance, library, and atrium were built in what was formerly an open courtyard between the high school and middle school. Also in the summer of 2009, there was a new choir room acoustically built for the choir members.
The building has three offices: a
Athletics
Fall sports include Girls softball, Girls Golf, Girls Tennis, Girls and Boys Cross Country, Boys Soccer, Girls Volleyball, Boys Swimming and Diving and Football. Winter sports include Boys and Girls Basketball, Girls Swimming and Diving, and Wrestling. Spring sports include Girls Soccer, Boys Tennis, Boys Golf, and Girls and Boys Track and Field. Dance team and Cheerleading run from fall to mid-February. The Platte County High School football team at one point amassed 52 uninterrupted wins in the 2000 (14–0), 2001 (14–0), 2002 (14–0), and 2003 (10–1) seasons.[4] The baseball team won Missouri state championships in 2002 and 2022.[5][6]
Controversies
In December 2019, a noose, made out of white shoestrings, was found hanging in a boys bathroom. It followed an incident in 2018 where nooses made out of paper were discovered stuck to the walls of the high school.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Search for Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ^ a b "PCHS homepage". Platte County High School. Archived from the original on 2009-11-27. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ^ a b c "PLATTE COUNTY HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ PCHS Coach Tempted by Job Offers due to PCHS Success.
- ^ "MSHSAA State Championship Histories by Sport" (PDF). Missouri State High School Activities Association. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ "2021–2022 Class 5 Spring Season Baseball State Tournament". MSHSAA. June 4, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ City Star Editorial Board, The Kansas. "N-word-filled rant sent to Platte County schools students. How will district respond?." Kansas City Star, The (MO), November 14, 2019. NewsBank: Access World News. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.dartmouth.idm.oclc.org/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/1773620C6BC64898.
- ^ Williams, Mará Rose. "Noose found in Kansas City area school. District says it will get tougher on racism." Kansas City Star, The (MO), December 11, 2019. NewsBank: Access World News. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.dartmouth.idm.oclc.org/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/177C482A5A0D72E8.