Preston High School is a four-year
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secondary school
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in
Preston
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, the only traditional
high school
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in the
Preston School District #201. The school colors are blue, white, and gold and the mascot is a
Native American.
PHS was one of the primary filming locations for the
2004
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hit movie ''
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graduated in 1997.
Athletics
Preston competes in athletics in
IHSAA Class 4A in the
Great Basin (East) Conference with
Pocatello and
Century
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A centennial or ...
of Pocatello. Longtime in Class A-2 and its successor 3A, Preston moved up to 4A in 2004.
State titles
Boys
* Football (1): ''fall''
(A-2, now 3A) 1993
''(official with introduction of A-2 playoffs, fall 1978)''[idhsaa.org]
- Idaho high school football - state champions
**''(unofficial poll titles - 0)''
''(poll introduced in 1963, through 1977)''
* Cross Country (4): ''fall''
(A-2, now 3A) 1994, 2000;
(3A) 2001, 2002
[idhsaa.org]
Cross Country champions through 2011 ''(introduced in 1964)''
* Basketball (9):
(A, now 5A) 1946;
(A-2, now 3A) 1968, 1989, 1990;
(3A) 2001, 2003
[idhsaa.org]
- Basketball champions - through 2012 (4A) 2016,
[idhsaa.org]
- 2016 4A Basketball Final Game 2017, 2018, 2020
* Wrestling (1):
(A-2, now 3A) 1979
''(introduced in 1958)''
Girls
* Cross Country (4): ''fall''
(A-2, now 3A) 1994, 2000;
(3A) 2001;
(4A) 2008
[ ''(introduced in 1974)''
* Soccer (1): ''fall'' (4A) 2015 ][ ''(introduced in 2000)''
* Volleyball (5): ''fall'' (A-2, now 3A) 1981, 1983, 1994, 1995; (3A) 2002 ][idhsaa.org]
Soccer champions - through 2011 ''(introduced in 1976)''
* Basketball (1): (A-2, now 3A) 1986 [idhsaa.org]
- Girls Basketball champions - through 2012 ''(introduced in 1976)''
References
External links
*
Preston School District
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Public high schools in Idaho
Schools in Franklin County, Idaho