Plymouth Regional High School (PRHS) is a public secondary school

Secondary education in the United States

In most jurisdictions, secondary education in the United States refers to the last six or seven years of statutory formal education. Secondary education is generally split between junior high school or middle school, usually beginning with sixth or seventh grade , and high school, beginning with...

 in Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region. Plymouth is located at the convergence of the Pemigewasset and Baker rivers. The population was 6,990 at the 2010 census...

. Surrounding towns that attend PRHS are Ashland

Ashland, New Hampshire

Ashland is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,076 at the 2010 census. Located near the geographical center of the state, Ashland is home to Scribner-Fellows State Forest....

, Holderness

Holderness, New Hampshire

Holderness is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,108 at the 2010 census. An agricultural and resort area, Holderness is home to the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center and is located on Squam Lake...

, Campton

Campton, New Hampshire

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, Rumney

Rumney, New Hampshire

Rumney is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,480 at the 2010 census. The town is located at the southern edge of the White Mountain National Forest.-History:...

, Wentworth

Wentworth, New Hampshire

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, Warren

Warren, New Hampshire

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, Ellsworth

Ellsworth, New Hampshire

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, Waterville Valley

Waterville Valley, New Hampshire

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 and Thornton

Thornton, New Hampshire

Thornton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,490 at the 2010 census.- History :Thornton was incorporated in 1763, and named for Doctor Matthew Thornton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.- Geography :...

. Bruce Parsons is the current principal. The facility, opened in 1970, is located on Old Ward Bridge Road in Plymouth. It also housed Plymouth Elementary School until 1990. Plymouth Regional was known as Plymouth Area High School until 1991. The school colors are navy blue and white.

School district

The school is a part of the Pemi-Baker Regional School District, which houses Plymouth Regional High School and the Pemi-Baker Academy, an alternative school. Both schools are governed by a 13 member school board, elected at large by the voters in the member communities and providing proportional representation for those communities in the financing and governing of the high school. The Pemi-Baker Regional School district belongs to SAU (School Administrative Unit) 48, which also oversees the elementary schools in Plymouth, Holderness, Rumney, Campton, Waterville Valley, Thornton, and Wentworth. Warren and Ashland are not part of the same SAU.

Enrollment

As of September 1, 2005, there were 961 students enrolled in Plymouth Regional High School. There were 221 freshmen, 220 sophomores, 255 juniors and 265 seniors. However, the population has since dropped to approximately 700 students (2010).

Student activities

Student activities at PRHS include many clubs, a national honor society chapter, a competitive theatre program, an award winning chapter of YMCA's Youth and Government program, and a student senate.

Sports

Plymouth's football team is currently coached by Charles "Chuck" Lenahan, who has been the head coach since 1972. Lenahan has won 18 state titles in his tenure at Plymouth and on September 13, 2008, recorded his 300th win. Defensive Coordinator Jon Bownes has been an assistant for nearly 30 years and is waiting in the wings to take over as the head coach of the state's winningest football program. The Bobcats owned the nation's longest winning streak (57) until the streak was snapped by Kennett High of Conway on Sept. 18, 2010.

Notable figures

Faculty and administration

• George Zoulias, past principal, for whom the Zoulias Football Field is named