Port Townsend High School
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Port Townsend High School is located in Port Townsend, Washington
, USA. Port Townsend High School has been accredited by the State of Washington and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. It serves students from grades 9 to 12, and has a total enrollment of 518 students .
The first class graduated from Port Townsend High School in 1891 and was composed of six women.
in 2008 won Special Honors for Educational Impact at the 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards.
The Redskins recent State Championship came in bowling in 2004. Also, boy's gymnastics finished 4th in 2005.
The 2007-2008 Redskins boys basketball team won the Class 2A/3A Olympic League championship with a 15-1 league record and a .5-1 regular season mark. They lost the Class 2A West Central District title, losing the team's first state berth since 2002.
Port Townsend advanced to the state semisemifinals before finishing in 146th place with a 3-23 overall season record.
Port Townsend, Washington
Port Townsend is a city in Jefferson County, Washington, United States, approximately north-northwest of Seattle . The population was 9,113 at the 2010 census an increase of 9.3% over the 2000 census. It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County...
, USA. Port Townsend High School has been accredited by the State of Washington and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. It serves students from grades 9 to 12, and has a total enrollment of 518 students .
The first class graduated from Port Townsend High School in 1891 and was composed of six women.
Academics
Port Townsend High School has 32 faculty members. In the 2007-2008 school year, the student to teacher ratio was 16 students per teacher. Faculty had an average 14 years of teaching experience, and more than half had graduate degrees. The dropout rate is 3.5%, less than the state average.Drama
Port Townsend High School has an active drama program, whose production of Gypsy: A Musical FableGypsy: A Musical Fable
Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business...
in 2008 won Special Honors for Educational Impact at the 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards.
Knowledge Bowl
PTHS took the 27th annual 1A State Knowledge Bowl title in a thrilling come-from-behind final round on Saturday, March 27, 2010. This year's competition featured the eighteen top 1A schools in the state, all of whom had qualified for State by virtue of their finishes in regional competitions.Athletics
PTHS is a class 1A school in the Olympic League.The Redskins recent State Championship came in bowling in 2004. Also, boy's gymnastics finished 4th in 2005.
The 2007-2008 Redskins boys basketball team won the Class 2A/3A Olympic League championship with a 15-1 league record and a .5-1 regular season mark. They lost the Class 2A West Central District title, losing the team's first state berth since 2002.
Port Townsend advanced to the state semisemifinals before finishing in 146th place with a 3-23 overall season record.
Notable alumni
- Horace Winslow McCurdy (1915)
- Ichabod Caine, PTHS Class of 1968, Radio Personality
- Jeff ShermanJeff Sherman (musician)Jeffrey Edward Sherman is an American musician . He is a founding member of the band Glass, as well as a solo artist who has released both under his own name and under the pseudonym Jeff Joad.-Early career:Four years after Jeff Sherman was born in Seattle, his father, an electrical engineer for...
of the band GlassGlass (band)Glass is a progressive rock trio from the Pacific Northwest who play complex original instrumental symphonic jazz-rock. The group consists of Greg Sherman on keyboards, vibes & Mellotron, his brother Jeff Sherman on bass guitar, guitar, bass pedals and keyboards, and their childhood friend Jerry... - Greg Sherman of the band GlassGlass (band)Glass is a progressive rock trio from the Pacific Northwest who play complex original instrumental symphonic jazz-rock. The group consists of Greg Sherman on keyboards, vibes & Mellotron, his brother Jeff Sherman on bass guitar, guitar, bass pedals and keyboards, and their childhood friend Jerry...
- Jerry Cook of the band GlassGlass (band)Glass is a progressive rock trio from the Pacific Northwest who play complex original instrumental symphonic jazz-rock. The group consists of Greg Sherman on keyboards, vibes & Mellotron, his brother Jeff Sherman on bass guitar, guitar, bass pedals and keyboards, and their childhood friend Jerry...
- Kyle Hove, member of the band New FacesNew Faces (band)New Faces were a Britpop-influenced band, formed in Port Townsend, Washington in 2006 as Captain Incognito. The band was received well, and won Seattle's local under-21 music competition, Sound Off!. The band is also the youngest band to be signed by Seattle-based Loveless Records...
- Conor Sisk, member of the band New FacesNew Faces (band)New Faces were a Britpop-influenced band, formed in Port Townsend, Washington in 2006 as Captain Incognito. The band was received well, and won Seattle's local under-21 music competition, Sound Off!. The band is also the youngest band to be signed by Seattle-based Loveless Records...
- Nico Janssen, member of the band New FacesNew Faces (band)New Faces were a Britpop-influenced band, formed in Port Townsend, Washington in 2006 as Captain Incognito. The band was received well, and won Seattle's local under-21 music competition, Sound Off!. The band is also the youngest band to be signed by Seattle-based Loveless Records...
External links
- http://www.ptsd.wednet.edu/highschool/default.html Port Townsend High School website
- Port Townsend School District Home Page