Princeton Community High School

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Princeton Community High School
Address
Princeton Community High School
1101 North Main Street

, ,
47670

Coordinates 38°22′6″N87°34′14″W / 38.36833°N 87.57056°W / 38.36833; -87.57056
Information
Type Public high school
Established1970
School district North Gibson School Corporation
SuperintendentBrian Harmon
PrincipalAmy Stough
Teaching staff42.00 (on a FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment596 (2021-22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.19 [1]
Color(s)Red & White    [2]
Fight song On, Wisconsin
Athletics IHSAA:
3A (A for soccer)
Athletics conference Pocket Athletic Conference
Nickname Tigers / Lady Tigers
Rivals Gibson Southern
Wood Memorial
Mount Carmel
Gym Capacity5,200
Website Princeton Community High School
[3] [4]

Princeton Community High School is a four-year comprehensive secondary school in Princeton, Indiana, United States. The high school is a part of the North Gibson School Corporation. Until March 2016, the school operated a television station, W06BD, from studios at the high school. Princeton Community is the second largest of the three high schools serving Gibson County, Indiana. The others are Gibson Southern, which is larger, and Wood Memorial, which is smaller.

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History

Princeton Community High School was opened in the early 1970s to replace old Princeton High School, which became crowded due to the public school consolidations of the previous few decades.

A new High School opened in August 2012. Princeton Community Middle School is now located in the former Princeton Community High School resulting in a centralized Middle-High School Campus.

Princeton's principals

Athletics

Sports offered at PCHS are: [5]

The boys' basketball team took the 3A state title in the 2008-2009 season. [6]

The girls' basketball team also won the 3A state title in the 2014-2015 season. [6]

Notable people

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