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from the closed Baker Air Force Station in eastern

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; it was moved to PHS in the early 1970s.

Performing arts

Payette High School is the home of Pirate Theatre Company; it also offers several music classes: Choir, Guitar, Marching Band, Concert Band, and Jazz Band.

Notable alumni

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- class of 1954 -

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player (1959–75) * Jim McClure - class of 1942 -

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- class of 2019 - racing driver

References

External links

Payette High School
– Baker Air Force Station {{authority control Public high schools in Idaho Schools in Payette County, Idaho