Peru High School

This article is about the school in Indiana, USA. For the school in New York, USA, see Peru High School (New York).
Peru High School
Location
401 North Broadway
Peru, Indiana, Miami County 46970
United States
Coordinates 40°45′38″N 86°04′22″W / 40.76056°N 86.07278°W / 40.76056; -86.07278Coordinates: 40°45′38″N 86°04′22″W / 40.76056°N 86.07278°W / 40.76056; -86.07278
Information
Type Public high school
School district Peru Community Schools
Principal Jason Cary
Faculty 46
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 625 (2013-2014)
Color(s)          
Athletics Indiana High School Athletic Association
Athletics conference Three Rivers
Team name Tigers
Website Official Website

Peru High School, also known as "PHS", is a high school located in Peru, Indiana, United States, serving students in grades 9–12 for Peru Community Schools. The former high school is included in the Peru High School Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

Athletics

Peru High's school colors are old gold and black and their athletic nickname is the Bengal Tigers.

Peru High School won a state championship in boys tennis 1970-71.

The Peru High School Wrestling Program has won 6 Conferences, 14 Sectionals, and 6 Regionals in just the last 20 years. Wrestling is a single class sport in Indiana.

The Peru High School Boys Basketball team has won 40 Sectional titles and 3 Regional titles dating back to 1927.

Peru High School's main rivals are the other two schools in Miami County: Maconaquah and North Miami.

Peru High School offers the following sports:

Traditions

School Song

Peru High School, Oh Peru High School
Peru High School, We're all for you
We will fight for the gold and black
And the glory of old Peru.
Never daunted, we cannot falter,
In the battle we're tried and true,
Oh Peru High School
Oh Peru High School
Oh Peru High School we're all for you.

School Yell

Peru High, Peru High
We're for you and that's no lie,
Onward ever,
Backward never,
We're for you Peru High.

School media

The Peruvian is the school's bi-weekly paper with current news, editorials, special features, photos, and a complete sports section.

The Narcissus is the student yearbook that is published annually.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13. National Park Service. 2013-01-18.
  2. "Thompson, G. David". MetMuseum. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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