Pomperaug Regional High School | |
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Address | |
234 Judd Road , Connecticut 06488 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°30′7″N73°09′43″W / 41.50194°N 73.16194°W |
Information | |
Established | 1979 |
School district | Regional School District 15 |
CEEB code | 070685 |
Principal | Paul Jones |
Teaching staff | 87.10 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,123 (2021-22) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.86 [1] |
Color(s) | Red and black (primary) White and gray (secondary) |
Slogan | "It's a great day to be a panther!" |
Athletics conference | South West Conference |
Mascot | Panther |
Newspaper | The Pawprint (school-sponsored) The Phoenix (student-run, independent)' |
Yearbook | Vestige |
Website | phs |
Pomperaug High School (PHS) is a public high school in Southbury, Connecticut. It is part of Regional School District 15 which serves Southbury in addition to Middlebury.
Pomperaug was built in 1979 on the border between Southbury and Middlebury, the two communities which it serves. It is the only high school in Regional School District 15, and receives students who have graduated from Memorial Middle School (in Middlebury) and Rochambeau Middle School (in Southbury). Previous to the building of Pomperaug High School, the region was served by Southbury High School, the now current Rochambeau Middle School building.
On August 1, 2018, it was announced that Paul Jones would be the new principal of Pomperaug High School, filling the position that was previously held by Glenn Lungarini. [3]
In 2022, PHS was ranked #27 in U.S. News Best High Schools in Connecticut, [4] as well as #1,312 in U.S. News Best High School in the Country [5] .
In 2023, PHS was ranked #36 of the Best Public High Schools in Connecticut and #6 in Best Public High Schools in New Haven County in the Niche School Ranking System [6] .
Pomperaug also has a strong athletic tradition with a number of championships. [7] [ better source needed ] The school is a part of the South West Conference.
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