Plainfield High School (Plainfield, Indiana)
| Plainfield High School | |
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| Location | |
1 Red Pride Drive , 46168 United States 39°40′45″N 86°22′44″W / 39.67917°N 86.37889°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1897 |
School district | Plainfield Community School Corporation |
Principal | Brent Schwanekamp[1] |
Teaching staff | 91.86 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,781 (2023-2024)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.39[2] |
| Campus | Large suburb[2] |
| Color | |
Athletics conference | Mid-State |
| Nickname | Quakers |
| Newspaper | The Quaker Shaker |
| Website | www |
Plainfield High School (PHS), is a public high school in Plainfield, Indiana, United States. The vast majority of the town of Plainfield is within the Plainfield Community School Corporation.[3]
History
In March 2008, the school hosted then-Democratic candidate for President Barack Obama.[4]
Athletics
Plainfield is a part of the Mid-State Conference. They compete under the name "Quakers" (or Lady Quakers), and the school colors are scarlet and royal blue.
The following IHSAA sports are offered at Plainfield (unless marked, there are separate boys' and girls' teams):[5]
Notable alumni
- Dee Bell - jazz singer[7]
- Edd Cantrell - former police officer[8]
- Del Harris - current vice-president of Texas Legends of NBA Development League; former head coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Los Angeles Lakers; assistant coach for various NBA teams, including Rockets, Bucks, Dallas Mavericks, Chicago Bulls, and New Jersey Nets[9]
- James Hurst - retired NFL offensive tackle[10]
- Jason Pociask - former NFL fullback and tight end for New York Jets, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys; played one season for Florida Tuskers of UFL[11][12]
- Haris Suleman - Pakistani-American aviator who died while attempting to circumnavigate the world as the youngest pilot in history[13]
- Brad Wright - 2020 Indianapolis 500 winning Crew Chief
- Dr. Chris Stout ('77) - psychologist
See also
References
- ↑ "Plainfield High School". Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Plainfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ↑ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hendricks County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 7, 2024. - Text list
- ↑ Raum, Tom (March 16, 2008). "Obama decries racial rhetoric". USA Today. Associated Press.
- ↑ "IHSAA 2014-2015 School directory" (PDF). ihsaa.org. IHSAA. p. 99. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "IHSAA State Championships by School" (PDF). ihsaa.org. IHSAA. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ↑ Coggeshall, Wade (August 17, 2007). "Jazz singer comes home, perhaps for the last time". Hendricks County Flyer.
- ↑ Barron, Joan (June 14, 2004). "Quickdraw lawman Ed Cantrell dies". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ Holmes, Brenda L. (October 25, 2011). "Del Harris speaks to Plainfield chamber". Hendricks County Flyer. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ Ambrogi, Mark (August 28, 2013). "North Carolina OL & Plainfield grad James Hurst will try to contain Jadevon Clowney". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ Shepherd, Paul (April 30, 2013). "2013 NFL draft: Former Brownsburg High School star Chris Jones drafted by Houston Texans". Indianapolis Star. USA Today. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Florida Tuskers 2010 Opening Roster". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ Lewis, Olivia (July 25, 2015). "Father-and-son pilots remembered, honored at soccer festival". Indy Star. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2022.