Plainfield High School (Plainfield, Indiana)

Plainfield High School (abbreviated PHS) in Plainfield, Indiana, United States. It is a public high school located within the Plainfield Community School Corporation.

Plainfield High School
Address
1 Red Pride Drive

,
46168

United States
Coordinates39°40′45″N 86°22′44″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1897
School districtPlainfield Community School Corporation
PrincipalPat Cooney[1]
Teaching staff79.85 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,704 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio21.34[2]
CampusLarge suburb[2]
Color(s)   
Athletics conferenceMid-State
NicknameQuakers
NewspaperThe Quaker Shaker
Websitewww.plainfield.k12.in.us/o/plainfield-high-school

History

In March 2008, the school hosted then-democratic candidate for president Barack Obama as he spoke during his run for presidency.[3]

Athletics

Plainfield is a part of the Mid State Conference. They compete under the name "Quakers" (or Lady Quakers) and the school colors are scarlet and royal blue. The following IHSAA sports are offered at Plainfield (Unless marked there are separate boys and girls teams):[4]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball
    • Boys state 3A champion - 1999[5]
  • Cross country
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball (girls)
    • State 4A champion - 2012[5]
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track
    • Boys state champion - 2022[5]
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. "Plainfield High School". Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. "Plainfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. Raum, Tom (March 16, 2008). "Obama decries racial rhetoric". USA Today. Associated Press.
  4. "IHSAA 2014-2015 School directory" (pdf). ihsaa.org. IHSAA. p. 99. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. "IHSAA State Championships by School" (PDF). ihsaa.org. IHSAA. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  6. Coggeshall, Wade (August 17, 2007). "Jazz singer comes home, perhaps for the last time". Hendricks County Flyer.
  7. Barron, Joan (June 14, 2004). "Quickdraw lawman Ed Cantrell dies". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  8. Holmes, Brenda L. (October 25, 2011). "Del Harris speaks to Plainfield chamber". Hendricks County Flyer. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  9. Ambrogi, Mark (August 28, 2013). "North Carolina OL & Plainfield grad James Hurst will try to contain Jadevon Clowney". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  10. Shepherd, Paul (April 30, 2013). "2013 NFL draft: Former Brownsburg High School star Chris Jones drafted by Houston Texans". Indianapolis Star. USA Today. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  11. "Florida Tuskers 2010 Opening Roster". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  12. Lewis, Olivia (25 July 2015). "Father-and-son pilots remembered, honored at soccer festival". Indy Star. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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