| Penney High School | |
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| Information | |
| Principal | Johnathan Schieber |
| Staff | 20.11 (FTE) [1] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 203 (2022–23) [1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.09 [1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Hornet |
| Website | phs |
Penney High School is the public high school in Hamilton, Missouri. The school is named after James Cash "J. C." Penney. [2] [3]
In 2016, the school was recognized for the third consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report as a bronze medal school. [4]
Penney High School is a member of the Kansas City Interscholastic Conference for athletics and music. The girls track and field team won State championships for five years running, from 2007 through 2011, and was runner up in 2014 and 2015. Girls basketball has won a 2A championships in 1977 and in 2008. They finished 3rd in 1978 and 4th in 1979. [5]
The boys won the Class 1A Missouri state high school football championship in 2009, 2012 and 2016. In 2010 won the 2A championship. [6] [7]
Caldwell County is a county located in Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 8,815. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its county seat is Kingston. The county was organized December 29, 1836, and named by Alexander Doniphan to honor John Caldwell, who participated in George Rogers Clark's Native American Campaign of 1786 and was the second Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky.
Hamilton is a city in northern Caldwell County, Missouri, and is within the United States. The population was 1,690 at the 2020 census. It is known as the hometown of James Cash Penney, who built a large apparel-related business, J. C. Penney, and the hometown of Jenny Doan, who has built a large quilting-related business, Missouri Star Quilt Co.
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James Cash Penney Jr. was an American businessman and entrepreneur who founded the JCPenney stores in 1902.
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Penney placed significance on a good education and donated funds for building the new Hamilton High School in 1951 and for a junior high addition in 1956. The school is named J.C. Penney High School in his honor.
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