Awards
and Accomplishments
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CAMPUS RECOGNITION |
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Exemplary Campus |
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American
Blood Centers National Gold Award |
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Approximately 80% of scores on AP exams of 3, 4,
or 5 |
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PSHS April 2005 Blood Drive collected 747 total units of
blood in one day, potentially saving 2241 lives. PSHS has
been the largest high school blood drive for several years
running and continue to get better every year. |
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EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATION |
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PSHS Principal Dr. Doyle Dean was recognized for 40 years
of service by PISD. |
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2005, The Dallas Mavericks and UPS awarded $1000 to the teacher
and $1000 to the school of 10 metroplex teachers. Eugenia
Jameson, Social Studies teacher and PALs sponsor, was recognized
as one of these winning teachers. |
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PSHS 2005 Teacher of the Year was awarded PISD Secondary Teacher
of the Year and Region X Secondary Teacher of the Year. |
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Texas Exes Excellence in Teaching Award 2003-2004 |
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Radio
Shack National Teacher Award 2003-2004 |
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Student Council District III Advisory of the Year
2003-2004 |
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Texas Counseling Association - Counselor of the Year 2003-2004 |
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PSHS Girls' Soccer Coach is the first to receive 400 career
wins in 2004 |
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Head Football Coach won the Dallas Morning News Coach of the
Week Award. |
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Who's Who in American Teachers Nominee for 2004 |
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STUDENT ACADEMIC RECOGNITION |
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won the District UIL competition in 2005 with a total of 462
points. Second place had 247 points. |
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In 2005, DECA Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team and
2 Individual Events (Quick Serve Restaurant and Marketing
Management) won at district and will advance to State. |
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The Academic Decathlon team took first place in the 2005 Regional
competition and qualify to compete at State. |
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Two Plano Sr Speech Team members won scholarship
monies in 2005 in the Free Enterprise Oratorical Contest sponsored
by Alcatel. |
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A PSHS student was named a national finalist for the Science
Talent Search sponsored by Intel. This honored is only bestowed
upon 40 students in the nation. |
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A PSHS student placed first in the state at the Texas Junior
Science, Engineering and Humanities Symposium and earned a
trip to National Symposium in San Diego in April. |
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PSHS student placed first in the poster contest at the Texas
Junior Science, Engineering and Humanities Symposium. |
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98% of the PSHS Health Science Technology students in 2005
passed the state exam and are now Certified Nursing Assistants. |
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Siemens Foundation awarded one PSHS Student as a Finalist
(1 out of 30 NATIONALLY) and three as Semifinalists (3 out
of 300 Nationally). |
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Two 2004 graduates were recently given the honor of NFL (National
Forensic League) Academic All-Americans. Only 7 Texans made
the list - they are the only ones from Plano! |
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PSHS Student Congress was recognized by TASC (TX Association
of Student Councils) for outstanding projects in the areas
of health and safety, energy and the environment, pride and
patriotism, and community service. |
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PSHS Student Congress was recognized
by TASC for having an Outstanding Student Council. |
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At the French Business Symposium held on the campus of U.T.D.
in November, PSHS students won first and third place in the
essay contest. |
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PSHS has 33 National Merit Semifinalists in 2005. |
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Plano Senior Speech Team won First Place Sweepstakes at the
TFA State Qualifying Tournament at South Garland High School! |
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PSHS Debate team received 1st and 4th place in the UIL District
Meet. The first place team will advance to state. |
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Plano Senior Speech Team won First Place Sweepstakes at the
TFA Qualifying tournament at Williams High School in 2005. |
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PERFORMING ART ACHIEVEMENT |
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Plano Symphonic Band- Division I, Best In Class & Grand
Champions in this division at the Buccaneer Classic Music
Festival in Corpus Christ. |
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Plano Wind Ensemble- Division I, Best In Class & Grand
Champions in this division at the Buccaneer Classic Music
Festival in Corpus Christ. |
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Plano Concert Band- Division I, Best In Class & Grand
Champions in this division at the Buccaneer Classic Music
Festival in Corpus Christ. |
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Plano A Cappella Choir- Division I, Best In Class & Grand
Champions in this division at the Buccaneer Classic Music
Festival in Corpus Christ. |
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Plano Concert Womens Choir- Division I, Best In Class &
Grand Champions in this division at the Buccaneer Classic
Music Festival in Corpus Christ. |
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Plano Male Chorus- Division I, Best In Class & Grand Champions
in this division at the Buccaneer Classic Music Festival in
Corpus Christ. |
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Music Corporation- Division I, Best In Class & Grand Champions
in this division at the Buccaneer Classic Music Festival in
Corpus Christ. |
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Plano Senior High was named as one of forty-two schools nationwide
have been selected as GRAMMY® Signature Schools for 2005
by the GRAMMY Foundation®. |
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At a reception for the Young American Talent Competition at
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual
Arts three PSHS students received honors. PSHS students received
a 1st place in photography, 2nd place in drawing and an honorable
mention in mixed media. |
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The Plano Senior High String Orchestra for their great performance
at UIL Concert and Sight-reading Festival on March 2nd at
Newman Smith High School. The Orchestra received straight
First Division ratings in both concert performance and in
sight-reading, which earned them a Sweepstakes Award. |
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The Plano Wildcat Band received a unanimous first division
rating at the Region 24 UIL competition. This allowed them
to advance to Area Marching Contest |
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PSHS Tuba player will perform with the 2005 Texas All-State
Band in San Antonio. |
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20 PSHS Band students placed in the all-region band. |
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Four students have been selected as members of the prestigious
2005 Texas Music Educators Association Honor Choir. |
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PSHS Symphony Orchestra was selected to perform at the 57th
Annual Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. |
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Plano Senior High Symphony Strings came in 6th in the finals
for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) String Honor
Orchestra Competition |
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Plano Senior High School Symphonic Band and the Wind Ensemble
received First Division Ratings at the American Classics Music
Festival in Breckenridge, Colorado in 2004. |
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Plano
Senior High School Wind Ensemble was awarded "Best in
Class" in the 5A high school division at the American
Classics Music Festival in Breckenridge, Colorado in 2004. |
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ATHLETIC AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENT |
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The PSHS Girls and Boys Swim Team won District Championships.This
makes 2 district titles in a row for the boys and 4 in a row
for the girls. |
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The PSHS Cheerleading Competition Team consisting of 11 of
our cheerleaders, six from Varsity and five from JV WON 1ST
PLACE in the Small Varsity Division of the ACA National Cheerleading
Competition held in San Antonio, Texas. |
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Boys Cross Country Individual won first place at the UIL State
Competition. |
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The Boys Cross Country team finished 5th at UIL Regionals. |
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PSHS Cheerleaders won Top Team at Cheerleading Camp in the
Coed division for both Varsity and Junior Varsity Division.
This was the first time both PSHS squads have ever captured
those titles at the same camp. |
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Both PSHS Mascots won All- American Mascot and the JV Mascot
won Most-Spirited Mascot. |
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