Pleasant Hill High School (Missouri)

Pleasant Hill High School
The football field at Pleasant Hill Middle School
Address
1 Rooster Way Pleasant Hill , Missouri 64080 United States
Coordinates	38°47′12″N94°15′13″W / 38.7866°N 94.2535°W / 38.7866; -94.2535
Information
Type	Public secondary
School district	Pleasant Hill R-III School District
Principal	Paul Canaan
Teaching staff	45.68 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12 [1]
Enrollment	720 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.76 [1]
Color(s)	Purple and yellow
Athletics conference	Missouri River Valley Conference
Nickname	Roosters
Website	www.phr3.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/High%20School

Pleasant Hill High School is a public high school located in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, United States. PHHS serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Pleasant Hill R-III School District.

History

Pleasant Hill High School was established in 1923. ^[2] Voters passed a $90,000 bond in spring to authorize the building of a 300-student high school, which was completed that fall. ^{[3] [4]}

Athletics

Rooster and Chick athletic teams compete in the Missouri River Valley Conference. ^[5]

State Championships ^[6]

Sport	Year(s)
Softball	2000, 2001
Wrestling (boys)	1989, 1996, 2021, 2022, 2023

Performing arts

PHHS has four competitive show choirs: the mixed-gender "Hillside Singers" and "Hillsound", the all-female "Hilltop Harmony" and the all-male "Powerhouse". ^[7] Hillside Singers' 2020 season included four grand championships. ^[8] The program also hosts an annual competition, the Battle of the Best. ^[9]

Notable alumni

• Donna Pfautsch, legislator ^[10]
• Steve Shifflett, baseball player ^[11]
• Josh Smith, baseball player^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Pleasant Hill High High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
2. "Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
3. "High School Pleasant Hill Mo. Proposes to Build". The Kansas City Times. January 30, 1923. Retrieved September 20, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Missouri Weekly Industrial Review". The Crane Chronicle. September 27, 1923. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
5. "The Pleasant Hill Roosters are ready to make a run". Missouri Wrestling. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
6. "State Championships and Top 4 Finishes". Missouri State High School Activities Association. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
7. "SCC: Viewing School - Pleasant Hill High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
8. "SCC: Viewing Choir - Hillside Singers 2020". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
9. "SCC: Pleasant Hill Battle of the Best 2020". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
10. "Representative Donna Pfautsch". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
11. Neal III, La Velle E. (September 6, 1989). "Pleasant Hill graduate in Class A ball". The Kansas City Star . p. 16. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Pleasant Hill R-III School District