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Park Hill High School is one of two high schools in the Park Hill School District, in Kansas City. The school is located in northern Kansas City, in Platte County.

Park Hill's teams are called the Trojans, and its colours are scarlet and white. Park Hill High School had an enrollment of 1,857 students in 2022-2023.

History

The original school building opened in 1952 and the current building opened in 1967. The original building became Park Hill Junior High and later Plaza Middle School, the district's 6th grade school. Plaza is now a 6-8 grade middle school.

In the late 1990s a new gymnasium was built on the west side of the building to replace the original gym, which is now used primarily for practices and school dances. Around this same time, an auditorium was also built adjacent to the new gym.

Since 1998, Park Hill has won five wrestling state championships, two volleyball state championships, and the 2003 football state championship, as well as a cheerleading state championship in 2014. The Lady Trojans won the 2018 girls soccer state championship.

Facilities

The school has a football complex, gymnasium, and auditorium. The Park Hill Aquatic Center is located next to the football complex. It houses the Park Hill and Park Hill South boys' and girls' swim teams.

Notably, students at both Park Hill and Park Hill South High Schools have the option to attend Lead Innovation Studio a high school program, located in Line Creek.

Notable alumni

• Aaron Ashby, baseball player
• Andy Ashby, baseball player
• Ronnie Bell - (Class of 2018) - professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers.
• Johnny Eblen (class of 2010), professional mixed martial artist currently signed to Bellator MMA, where he is the 8th Bellator Middleweight Champion.
• Raymond Lee (class of 2011), professional soccer player, (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC)
• Chris Nilsen (class of 2016), 6x NCAA Division I First Team All-American, and a 3x NCAA Track and field pole vault champion, 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist - Pole Vault
• Wes Scantlin (class of 1990), musician and lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist of the Kansas City-born band Puddle of Mudd
• Landry Shamet (class of 2015), NBA Player, (Washington Wizards)
• Jenna Winebrenner (class of 2017), professional soccer player for the Kansas City Current and North Carolina Courage and first female Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) coach

References

1. ^ "PARK HILL HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
2. ^ "Home - Park Hill High School". phhs.parkhill.k12.mo.us. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
3. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for PARK HILL HIGH". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
4. "Royals take Platte County's Mitchell in MLB Draft; Park Hill grad goes to Rangers". 21 June 2017.

External links

• Park Hill High School website

• Educational institutions established in 1952
• School buildings completed in 1967
• High schools in Platte County, Missouri
• Public high schools in Missouri
• 1952 establishments in Missouri