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Pearl River High School (New York)

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Established
  
1921

Athletics
  
Section 1 (NYSPHSAA)

Phone
  
+1 845-620-3800

Founded
  
1921

Principal
  
Michael Murphy

Nickname
  
PRHS

Mascot
  
Pirate

Colors
  
White, Blue

Address
  
275 E Central Ave, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA

District
  
Pearl River Union Free School District

Pearl River High School (Pearl River, New York), part of the Pearl River School District, is a high school educating students in grades 8 through 12. PRHS is located in the hamlet (and a census-designated place) of Pearl River, in Rockland County, New York, United States. The school is located at 275 East Central Avenue in Pearl River.

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Administration

The current principal of PRHS is Michael Murphy. The Assistant Principals are Suzanne Horton and Andrea Pompey

Awards and honors

  • Pearl River High School is a recipient of the 2001 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
  • Palisades Institute Quality Award
  • NYS Governor's Excelsior Award
  • Four NYS Blue Ribbon School Award Finalists
  • Three-time USA Today/RIT Quality Cup Finalists
  • Sports

    Boys sports offered at PRHS are:

  • Fall: Cross Country, Soccer, and Football
  • Winter: Indoor Track, Wrestling, Bowling, Basketball, and Ice Hockey
  • Spring: Outdoor Track, Baseball, Golf, Tennis, and Lacrosse
  • Girls sports offered are as follows:

  • Fall: Cross Country, Field Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Swimming, and Cheer
  • Winter: Indoor Track, Basketball, Bowling, and Cheerleading
  • Spring: Outdoor Track, Softball, and Lacrosse
  • Intramural sports are offered in basketball, skiing/snowboarding, bowling, floor hockey, ping pong, weight training and open gym.

    Mascot and colors

    Pearl River's mascot is the 'Pirate' and their primary colors are blue and white, with some teams choosing to incorporate red in their uniform as a 3rd alternate color.

    Rivals

    Pearl River's main rival is the Nanuet High School Golden Knights. Each year, this rivalry takes center stage during their annual football game, dubbed the 'Little Brown Jug Game.' Pearl River has another rival, the Tappan Zee High School Dutchmen. The two schools play each other annually in football in a game known as the 'Orange Bowl.'

    Notable alumni

  • Paul Teutul, Sr.
  • Christopher Carley
  • Robert Clohessy
  • References

    Pearl River High School (New York) Wikipedia


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