Pelham High School (New Hampshire)

Pelham High School
Pelham High School
Location
85 Marsh Rd Pelham , New Hampshire 03076 United States
Coordinates	42°43′22″N 71°19′54″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Pelham Proud
Established	1974
Superintendent	Chip McGee
CEEB code	300482
Principal	Dawn Mead
Staff	50.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	651 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	12.89[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and white
Athletics conference	NHIAA Division II
Mascot	Python
Rivals	Windham High School Alvirne High School
Accreditation	NEASC
Feeder schools	Pelham Memorial School
Website	Pelham High School

Pelham High School is a high school in Pelham, New Hampshire. It is part of School Administrative Unit (SAU) 28,^[2] and is administered by the Pelham School District. During the 2016–17 school year, it had 655 students.

Athletics

Pelham High School is a NHIAA-governed school, and offers a three-season interscholastic athletic program for students to join.^[3] Additionally, Pelham High School has received numerous awards for athletic achievement, including a Mr. New Hampshire Basketball award in 2016, as well as a 2015-16 Gatorade New Hampshire Boys Basketball Player of the Year that same year.^[4]

Fall

• Boys' cross country
• Girls' cross country
• Field hockey
• Football
• Boys' soccer
• Girls' soccer
• Spirit team
• Volleyball

Winter

• Boys' basketball
• Girls' basketball
• Gymnastics (club)
• Ice hockey (club)
• Boys' indoor track
• Girls' indoor track
• Swim (club)
• Wrestling

Spring

• Baseball
• Boys' lacrosse
• Girls' lacrosse
• Softball
• Boys' tennis
• Girls' tennis
• Boys' track and field
• Girls' track and field

Clubs and activities

Pelham High School offers a wide array of clubs, activities, and honor societies for students to be involved in throughout the year. A club fair is held once a year in September to promote various clubs, and to persuade students to sign up. Honor societies are available to juniors and seniors only. The full list is as follows:^[5]

• Art Club
• Be the Change
• Creative Writing Club
• Drama Club
• Future Business Leaders of America
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Gay / Straight Alliance
• Hiking Club
• LARP Club
• Math Honor Society
• Minecraft Club
• National Art Honor Society
• National English Honor Society
• National Honor Society
• National Science Honor Society
• Psychology Club
• Recycling Club
• Robotics Club
• Science Club
• Spanish National Honor Society
• Technology Honor Society
• Trivia Club

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 655 students enrolled for the 2016–2017 school year was:

• Male - 51.9%
• Female - 48.1%
• Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
• Asian/Pacific Islander - 1.5%
• Black - 0.8%
• Hispanic - 1.4%
• White - 92.7%
• Multiracial - 3.5%

Notable alumni

• Nick Groff, executive producer of Ghost Adventures TV series^[6]
• Richard M. Linnehan, veterinarian, NASA astronaut^[7]

References

1. "Pelham High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
2. "SAU #28 - Pelham Public Schools". New Hampshire Department of Education. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
3. "Athletic Programs". Pelham High School. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
4. Brendan C. Hall (March 17, 2016). "Pelham's Keith Brown named N.H. Gatorade Player of the Year". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
5. "Clubs/Activities". Pelham High School. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
6. Chubb, Diane (2014). Legendary Locals of Pelham. Arcadia Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 1467100757.
7. "Richard M. Linnehan Biographical Data" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

External links

• Official website