Plainfield South High School

Infobox Education in the United States
name = Plainfield South High School


caption = Plainfield South Crest
principal = Dan Goggins
assistant_principals = Andrea McKinsey, Scott Albright
established = 2001
type = Public High School
newspaper = The Paw Print (Formerly the South Side News)
grades = 9-12
district = District 202
streetaddress = 7800 W. Caton Farm Road
city = Plainfield
state = Illinois
zipcode = 60586
country = USA
enrollment = 2,805
faculty = 242
ACT = Composite: 19.6
English: 18.9
Mathematics: 19.3
Reading: 20
Science: 19.7
campus = Suburban
mascot = Cougar
colors = colorbox|navycolorbox|whitecolorbox|green
Navy Blue, White, Forest Green
website = [http://www.learningcommunity202.org/pshs/ Plainfield South High School]
free_label_1 = Rival Schools
free_1 = Plainfield North High School
Plainfield Central High School
Plainfield East High School
picture =

Plainfield South High School, or PSHS, is a public four-year high school located in Joliet, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. The school's address, phone number, and school district belong to Plainfield, however, the school is within the Joliet city limits. It is part of Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, which also includes Plainfield Central High School, Plainfield North High School and Plainfield East High School.

History

Plainfield South High School opened its doors in August 2001. The school was the second high school in Plainfield School District 202 and its location, south of the original Plainfield High School, gave it its name.

Plainfield South had an initial enrollment of only Freshman and Sophomores. An additional freshman class was added each of the next two years, until PSHS had a full complement of classes in the school year 2003-04.

The school itself consists of more than 200 classrooms, a competition gymnasium, fieldhouse, auditorium, media center, state of the art technology, cafeteria and commons area. Outdoor facilities include a 4,000 seat stadium, baseball and softball diamonds, soccer fields, tennis courts and an all weather track. The stadium is serviced by a "stadium building" which includes locker rooms, a training room, restroom facilities and concession area.

The class of 2004 named Cletus the Cougar as the school's official mascot. During the 2004-2005 school year, the school song was changed from a piece written by Brian Van Kley, the original band director, to the University of Michigan fight song.

Athletics

Plainfield South competes in the Southwest Prairie Conference and Illinois High School Association.

Cross Country

Head Coach: Jason Crowe
Assistant Coaches: Chris Jaglin,
Accomplishments:
*2003 and 2004 Suburban Prairie Conference Champions
*2004 Sectional Champions
*2004 IHSA State Qualifiers
*2007 Brendan Metz, Mike Maki Sectional Qualifiers

Activities

Bands

Plainfield South's band program has in its short history acquired numerous awards and traveled across the country to such locations as New York City and Orlando, Florida. Plainfield South students regularly win spots in the 9th district IMEA band, generally regarded as the most competitive district in Illinois. In addition, the marching band has become a stay in the State of Illinois Invitational Marching Band Championship, despite not having placed higher than fourth.

References

External links

* [http://www.learningcommunity202.org/pshs Plainfield South High School Official Site]
* [http://www.highschoolsports.net/defaultcal.cfm?schoolid=IL6054419068 Official PSHS Athletics Schedule]
* [http://pshswrestling.com Plainfield South Wrestling Website]