Pleasant Hill High School (Missouri)

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.

Pleasant Hill High School
The football field at Pleasant Hill Middle School
Location
1 Rooster Way Pleasant Hill , Missouri 64080 United States
Coordinates	38.7866°N 94.2535°W / 38.7866; -94.2535
Information
Type	Public secondary
School district	Pleasant Hill R-III School District
Principal	Paul Canaan
Teaching staff	45.68 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12[1]
Enrollment	720 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.76[1]
Color(s)	Purple and yellow
Athletics conference	Missouri River Valley Conference
Nickname	Roosters
Website	www.phr3.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/High%20School

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^{[citation needed]}