Pleasant Hill High School (Missouri) Explained

Pleasant Hill High School is a public high school located in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, United States. PHHS serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Pleasant Hill R-III School District.

History

Pleasant Hill High School was established in 1923.^[2] Voters passed a $90,000 bond in spring to authorize the building of a 300-student high school, which was completed that fall.^{[3] [4]}

Athletics

Rooster and Chick athletic teams compete in the Missouri River Valley Conference.^[5]

State Championships^[6] !Sport!Year(s)

Softball	2000, 2001
Wrestling (boys)	1989, 1996, 2021, 2022, 2023

Performing arts

PHHS has four competitive show choirs: the mixed-gender "Hillside Singers" and "Hillsound", the all-female "Hilltop Harmony" and the all-male "Powerhouse".^[7] Hillside Singers' 2020 season included four grand championships.^[8] The program also hosts an annual competition, the Battle of the Best.^[9]

Notable alumni

• Donna Pfautsch, legislator^[10]
• Steve Shifflett, baseball player^[11]
• Josh Smith, baseball player

External links

• • Pleasant Hill R-III School District

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pleasant Hill High High. National Center for Education Statistics. November 15, 2024.
2. Web site: Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District National Register of Historic Places Registration Form . Missouri Department of Natural Resources . United States Department of the Interior . September 20, 2020.
3. News: High School Pleasant Hill Mo. Proposes to Build. . September 20, 2020 . The Kansas City Times . Newspapers.com . January 30, 1923.
4. News: Missouri Weekly Industrial Review . September 20, 2020 . The Crane Chronicle . September 27, 1923.
5. Web site: The Pleasant Hill Roosters are ready to make a run . Missouri Wrestling . September 20, 2020.
6. Web site: State Championships and Top 4 Finishes . Missouri State High School Activities Association . September 20, 2020.
7. Web site: SCC: Viewing School - Pleasant Hill High School . Show Choir Community . September 20, 2020.
8. Web site: SCC: Viewing Choir - Hillside Singers 2020 . Show Choir Community . September 20, 2020.
9. Web site: SCC: Pleasant Hill Battle of the Best 2020 . Show Choir Community . September 20, 2020.
10. Web site: Representative Donna Pfautsch . Missouri House of Representatives . October 18, 2020.
11. News: Neal III . La Velle E. . Pleasant Hill graduate in Class A ball . 3 January 2023 . . 6 September 1989 . 16.