Established 1979 Grades 9-12 Student to teacher ratio 14.3 (as of 2007-08) | Principal Glenn Lungarini Enrollment 1,415 (2007-08) Phone +1 203-262-3200 | |
Teaching staff 98.7 (FTE) (as of 2007-08) Similar Pompera Elementary School, Newtown High School, Nonnewa High School, Masuk High School, New Milford High Sch Profiles | ||
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Pomperaug High School (PHS) is a public high school in Southbury, Connecticut. It is part of Regional School District 15 which serves Southbury in addition to Middlebury.
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History
Pomperaug was built in 1979 on the border between Southbury and Middlebury, the two communities which it serves. It is the only high school in Regional School District 15, and receives students who have graduated from Memorial Middle School (in Middlebury) and Rochambeau Middle School (in Southbury). Previous to the building of Pomperaug High School, the region was served by Southbury High School, the now current Rochambeau Middle School building. In 2010, Pomperaug High School set the record in the Guinness World Records book for having the most sets of twins in one class: 13.
Academic notability
In 2012, PHS was ranked #14 in U.S. News Best High Schools in Connecticut. In the same year, PHS was ranked in the top 1,000 high schools in the nation by Newsweek. PHS was ranked #1179 in 2007 and #1005 in 2008 on Newsweek's yearly list of the best American high schools.
Athletics
Pomperaug also has a strong athletic tradition with a number of championships. The school is a part of the South West Conference.
State championships
For each of the below championship wins, the year is followed by the team's competition class for that year.
Boys' Swimming: 1991 "S", 1994 "S", 1995 "M", 1996 "M", 1999 "M", 2000 "M", 2007 "M", 2008 "L", 2008 "Open", 2009 "L", 2010 "L", 2010 "Open", 2011 "L", 2012 "L", 2013 "L", 2014 "L", 2015 "L", 2016 "M"
Field Hockey: 1981 "S", 1989 "M", 1996 "M", 1998 "M", 1999 "M", 2000 "M", 2002 "L", 2003 "L", 2010 "L"
Football: 2004 "MM";
Boys' Track: 1999 "L" ;
Golf: 1998-Div II, 1999-Div I 2013-Div I;
Boys' Cross Country: 1993 "M", 1997 "MM" ;
Boys' Basketball: 1980 "M";
Girls' Cross Country: 1988 "M", 1989 "M", 2010 "L"
Softball: 1975 "S";
Gymnastics: 2002 "M", 2004 "M", 2008 "M";
Girls' Swimming: 2009 "L", 2013 "M";
Baseball: 2010 "LL";
Ice Hockey: 2011 Div-III;
Boys Soccer: 2011 "LL" Ranked #7 in the Nation according to NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches of America Association)