Portsmouth High School

Portsmouth High School is a public high school in Portsmouth, Ohio, United States. The school's athletic teams are known as the Trojans and the school colors are red and blue.PHS has served the city since its founding in the 1830s and is the only public high school in Portsmouth. In 2000, Portsmouth voters passed a much needed school bond issue, which helped construct new schools for the district. The new schools opened for the 2006-2007 school year. These schools won the Grand Prize from School Planning & Management's 2007 Education Design Showcase. The award is awarded annually to the K-12 school that displays "excellence in design and functional planning directed toward meeting the needs of the educational program." In addition, the school system finished building a $10 million athletic complex in 2009. It includes a new football field, baseball field, softball field, and track.AthleticsThe Portsmouth Trojans are part of the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League.Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships Boys Basketball – 1931, 1961, 1978, 1988OHSAA Final Four basketball appearances1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931 (1st), 1934 (2nd), 1939, 1941, 1961 (1st), 1978 (1st), 1980 (2nd), 1988 (1st), 1990 (2nd), 2011 & 2012 (2nd)Notable peopleHenry T. Bannon - Ohio politicianKathleen Battle - opera starBill Harsha - Ohio politicianLarry Hisle - former Major League Baseball playerRocky Nelson - former Major League Baseball playerAl Oliver - former Major League Baseball playerDel Rice - former Major League Baseball playerBarbara Robinson (author)Herb Roe - mural artist