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Plainfield South High School
Address
7800 W. Caton Farm Road Plainfield, Illinois 60586 USA
Coordinates	41°33′45″N 88°16′21″W / 41.5626°N 88.2726°W / 41.5626; -88.2726
Information
Type	Public High School
Established	August 2001
School district	Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202
Principal	Lisa Smith
Staff	137.60 (FTE)
Faculty	242
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,411 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	17.52
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy Blue, White,
Mascot	Cougar
Newspaper	The Paw Print
Communities served	Plainfield, Joliet, Unincorporated Will County
Feeder schools	Drauden Point Middle School and Aux Sable Middle School
Rival Schools	Plainfield North High School Plainfield Central High School Plainfield East High School
Website	Plainfield South High School

Plainfield South High School, or PSHS, is a four-year public high school located in Plainfield, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of the Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, which also includes three other high schools: Plainfield Central High School, Plainfield North High School and Plainfield East High School. The school's address, phone number, and school district belong to Plainfield, however, the school is within the Joliet city limits.

Staff and Administration

The first principal, Thomas A. Hinsel, served from the opening of the school until 2004. The second principal was Dan Goggins who served 2004-2010. The third principal David Travis served 2010-2015. The fourth principal of Plainfield South High School was Bob Yanello who served 2015-2023, and the fifth and current principal of Plainfield South High School is Lisa Smith who served since 2023.

The current associate principal is Fernando Nieto, the assistant principals are Bill Bicker (discipline) and Karla Ortiz (student services), and the special education administrator is Michael Phillipps.

Campus

The school is located on the corner of Caton Farm Road and Ridge Road. The school has over 200 classrooms. Facilities include a fieldhouse, an auditorium, a competition gymnasium, and a cafeteria. A 4000-seat stadium, baseball and softball diamonds, tennis courts, and a track are among outdoor facilities.

Athletics and activities

Activities

Some activities the school include are:

Athletics

The 2010 Boys' Bowling Team won the state championship, the first school in District 202 history to win a state title in any sport. The track team has had recent success, winning sixth place in the state finals in 2010. In the summer of 2016 and 2018, the school baseball team won the Summer State Championship. Plainfield South won the 2022 3A Boys State Cross Country Championship.

References

1. "Plainfield South High School".
2. ^ "Plainfield South High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
3. "Viele interessante Neuigkeiten |".
4. "Plainfield CCSD 202 - PSHS". www.psd202.org. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17.
5. "Viele interessante Neuigkeiten |".
6. "Plainfield South Cougar Athletics". Archived from the original on 2001-11-04. Retrieved 2016-06-13.

External links

• Official website
• Plainfield High School Hockey Association Website

• Public high schools in Illinois
• Educational institutions established in 2001
• Education in Joliet, Illinois
• Plainfield, Illinois
• Schools in Kendall County, Illinois
• 2001 establishments in Illinois