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Princeton High School is a public, co-educational comprehensive high school located in Sharonville, Ohio. PHS serves grades nine through twelve. Established in 1959 and having graduated its first class in 1963, Princeton High School is located near Cincinnati in Hamilton County in the state of Ohio. It is situated near the intersection of interstates 75 and 275 at 11080 Chester Rd. Princeton High School is well known for its academic excellence – offering a full slate of advanced placement and International Baccalaureate courses – as well as outstanding technology, music, and athletic departments. Princeton High School is accredited by the North Central Association. Princeton High School beat Lasalle High School on March 20, 2009 to go to the OSHAA basketball final four. Princeton High School has been educating students of Evendale, Glendale, Lincoln Heights, Springdale, Sharonville, Woodlawn and portions of Blue Ash, Deerfield Township, West Chester Township, and Springfield Township since its consolidation in 1955. From these areas, Princeton High School draws one of the most diverse student bodies of any school in the area – being home to students from fifty-five nations and of numerous races and diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. In 1955 the school districts of Woodlawn, Glendale, Springdale, Crescentville, Sharonville, Runyan, Stewart and Evendale, consolidated to form the Princeton City School District – taking their name from the prevalent PR phone prefix used in the area and from Princeton Pike, a major thoroughfare crossing the new district. Princeton High School was built on its current site in 1959 thanks to a generous donation from Marianna Matthews and has four significant expansions in the prevailing years as enrollment at the high school has grown. In 1970, the district brought in the area of Lincoln Heights, bringing Princeton City School District to its current boundaries.
[edit] StudentsAs of 2005, the enrollment at Princeton High School stands at 1,900 students. Within those 1900 students lies a diverse mixture. The student body is 51% African-American, 42% Caucasian, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian-American, and the remaining 2% qualifying as multi-racial. Within the hallways of Princeton High School travel citizens of more than fifty nations – including Great Britain, Mexico, Japan, Vietnam, Italy, and many others – many of whom are foreign nationals drawn to Princeton High School because their children intend to return to Europe for college and need an International Baccalaureate diploma to do so. Each graduating class averages approximately 425 students. In the 2004 graduating class – a typical one for Princeton High School - 67 % became enrolled at four-year colleges and universities throughout the nation while 19 % become enrolled at two-year colleges or technical schools. 12 % went straight to the workforce while 2 % joined the armed forces. The most popular university choices are the University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Ohio University, and Miami University, with a number of historically black colleges and universities being represented among graduate destinations as well. [edit] AcademicsPrinceton High School is one of the only schools in the state of Ohio to offer both International Baccalaureate (IB) – typically graduating an average of ten full diploma and fifteen partial diploma recipients each year – and Advanced Placement (AP) programs – with more than two hundred students enrolled Advanced Placement courses in an average year. From each graduating class, approximately one in four sits for an Advanced Placement examination during their career at Princeton High School. In a typical year, Princeton High School administers over 400 AP or IB examinations. The IB program was begun in 1984 and has since expanded to include numerous course offerings:
The AP program coexists quite successfully with the IB program, offering dozens of full AP courses:
In addition to the advanced studies programs, Princeton High School has received numerous academic accolades:
[edit] Extra Curricular ActivitiesComplimenting the strong academic programs at Princeton High School is an athletic department that has seen a great amount of success – both past and present. As a member of the Greater Miami Conference, Princeton High School provides opportunities both common – baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, debate, diving, American football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling – and less common – bowling, chess, indoor track, academic challenge team, and water polo. Princeton High School not only offers these opportunities, but has seen impressive success in many of these areas, winning numerous state team and individual titles:
Princeton High School also has a varied slate of non-athletic extracurricular activities and clubs:
Princeton Records in pole vault are held by Chris Smith [edit] MusicThe music program at Princeton High School offers a wide range of performance and non-performance options for students. In a typical year, over 25% of the high school student population participates in the Princeton music program, a figure which is approximately twice the national average. Performing ensembles include the following:
Additionally, students may enroll in the following non-performance options:
The music program has received state and national recognition, including the Exemplary Program Award from the Music Educators National Conference, and recognition as a Grammy Signature School. Princeton ensembles have performed several times at the Ohio Music Education Association Conference, and the A Cappella Choir was recently selected to perform at the rededication of the Ohio Supreme Court building. Princeton ensembles have also performed at a variety of travel destinations, including Constitution Hall in Washington, Walt Disney World, the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, as well as tours in Toronto and Hawaii. Among Princeton students who have gone on to professional careers in music are Keith Atkinson, oboe with the San Francisco Symphony; Alan Kirkendall, principal trumpet with the Dusseldorf Symphony; and Robby Bright, professional composer and arranger. Beyond school ensembles, Princeton students also perform in many select and honors music organizations, including District Honors Band and Choir, Southwest Regional Orchestra, Blue Ash Youth Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra, May Festival Youth Chorus, and All-State Band, Orchestra, Choir, and Jazz Ensemble. [edit] Community InvolvementIn attempting to produce well-rounded graduates, Princeton High School also encourages community involvement in both staff and students. In 2000 Princeton High School began involvement in The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients campaign – renamed Pasta for Pennies in certain markets in which the Olive Garden restaurant provides sponsorship. In that first year, Princeton High School raised $7,000 through the efforts of the Key Club. In subsequent years, the campaign has grown in scope, seeing Princeton finish second in the nation – behind Orange High School in California – each year from 2001-2004, raising as much as $40,015.65 in 2004. In 2005 then, Princeton High School became the top fund-raising school in the nation by raising $35,074.95 and toppling Orange High School. Princeton High School was again the top fund-raising school in the nation in this campaign in 2008 when they raised over $46,000 during the three-week campaign.;[8] Princeton High School staff and students are also active in other charitable endeavors, hosting an annual Relay For Life since 2003. This event has also seen growth, raising as much as $38,000 from one over-night Relay event. [edit] Noted alumni
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