Pullman High School is a

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in the city of

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, the home of

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. It is the only traditional public

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in the city and in the

Pullman School District Pullman School District #267 is a public school district in Whitman County, Washington, USA and serves the city of Pullman. As of May 2011, the district has an enrollment of 2,430 students and as of October 2010, the district had an enrollmen ...

(#267). A four-year high school, it accepts students from Lincoln Middle School in Pullman (fed by four public elementary schools: Franklin Elementary School, Sunnyside Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, Kamiak Elementary School) and other schools around the area in different towns. Pullman High School's mascot is the

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and the

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are blue and gray.

History

Pullman High School formerly occupied the building that is now the Gladish Community & Cultural Center at Main and State Streets (). Built in 1929, it closed as PHS in 1972 and was added to the

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in 1998. The present campus opened in September 1972 as an "open concept" design with minimal walls. It is located on Military Hill at the northwest outskirts of the city. The $2.8 million bond for the new school was approved by voters in November 1969, with 61.5% in favor.

New facilities

In February 2013, a $60 million bond to remodel Pullman High School passed by 87 percent. The new school was designed by a

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, and construction was completed in 2018. The new school is structured with central spine that runs the length of the school on all three levels, with the school's commons located in the center so as to act as a central social gathering space for the school. The ground level is host to a new competition gym as well as a new set of locker rooms. Three classroom wings branch off the central spine in an east–west orientation designed to optimize day lighting and sunlight control, at the end of each wing lays a collaboration space outfitted with large windows that offer views over the stadium and beyond. The new facilities also incorporate elements of the famous

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rolling hills, with a predominately earth-toned stone exterior articulated to imitate the lines and textures present in the local landscape.

Awards

* PHS was named a national

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in 2008. * In 2014, Pullman High School received the Washington Achievement Award. * Pullman High School's building received an Honor Award at the AIA Washington Council's 2018 Civic Design Awards ceremony for its thoughtful design and overall aesthetic. * The

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announced on April 22 that Pullman Public Schools are among the 2020 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School District Sustainability Awardees.

Athletics

Pullman High School is a member of the Greater Spokane League (2A), and offers

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, as well as numerous other extracurricular activities. In the 2004–2005 school year, Pullman won the state championship ( Class 2A) in baseball and girls' track and field. In the following school year the Greyhounds added the football and volleyball championships as well as another in girls' track and field. In the 2006–2007 school year girls swim went almost undefeated in their pre district meets. In the 2007–08 school year, football, volleyball, girls' swim, baseball, softball, track (both), girls' basketball, tennis (both), and swim (boys) all participated in their state tournaments. For the 2008-09 year, football finished fifth in state, volleyball finished fourth in state, boys basketball went eighth in state, while the girls were fifth. The softball team won its first league title in 2009.

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attended Pullman High for his freshman year (1975–76) after attending Lincoln Middle School. His father

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was an assistant football coach at

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for four seasons, from

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through

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, under head coach Jim Sweeney. When Sweeney left after the 1975 season, Jack became the offensive backfield coach at neighboring

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in February

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, but then was hired as the

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at Division II

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six weeks later. The Elways moved to the

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in southern

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, and John played his final three years of

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in Granada Hills, and graduated in 1979.

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star

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(class of '80) attended Pullman High all four years, and then accepted a

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to the

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, where he graduated in 1985 with a degree in

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. Triplett joined the PGA Tour in January

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and the

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when he became eligible in the spring of

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. NFL quarterback

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moved to Pullman from Montana after his sophomore year and graduated from PHS in 1985. He played college football in town for the WSU Cougars under head coach

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and then professionally for several seasons. Linebacker J. C. Sherritt (2006) helped lead

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to the 2010 FCS national championship, was named the

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Defensive Player of the Year, and won the

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as the FCS' top defensive player of the year. He played eight years in the

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with the

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; he was named a CFL West All-Star, CFL All-Star, and also named the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player.

Extracurricular activities

Pullman High School offers over 35 club opportunities for students, many of which compete at the state and national levels. Both the DECA and

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programs had students in the national competitions. PHS

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team regularly advances to Nationals in Washington D.C, and were regional champions from 2002–2019, with the exception of 2009 and 2016 where they took second place. For the 16th year in a row Pullman High School finished in the top 10 in the 2018-19 WIAA Scholastic Cup, a competition that combines the academic and athletic excellence of a school.

Demographics

Student Ethnicity as of 2019: * 71.1% White * 9.6% Asian * 9.5% Hispanic/Latino * 4.9% Two or More Races * 3.1% Black/African American * 0.6% American Indian/Alaskan Native * 0.4% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

Notable alumni

* William B. "Red" Reese, longtime three-sport head coach at Eastern Washington State College (now EWU); class of 1920. * Stan Fanning, NFL lineman, class of 1956. * John Fabian,

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, class of 1957. * Pat Beach, NFL

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, class of 1978. *

and

golfer; class of 1980. *

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, Bishop of

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; class of 1982. *

, NFL

, class of 1985. *

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, class of 2004. * J. C. Sherritt,

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, class of 2006. * David Ungerer,

wide receiver, class of 2014.

References

External links

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