Payette High School Explained

Payette High School
Type:	Public
Principal:	Jake Williams
Faculty:	22.10 (FTE)
Ratio:	17.83
Grades:	9–12
Students:	394 (2022-23)^[1]
Free Label:	IHSAA Division
Free Text:	3A
Mascot:	Pirate
Colors:	Red, Black & White
Streetaddress:	1500 6th Avenue South
City:	Payette
State:	Idaho
Zipcode:	83661
Country:	United States
Website:	Payette High School

Payette High School is a public high school in the western United States, located in Payette, Idaho. It is well known for its large domed gymnasium,^[2] a former radar dome from the closed Baker Air Force Station in eastern Oregon; it was moved to PHS in the early 1970s.^[3]

Performing arts

Payette High School is the home of Pirate Theatre Company; it also offers several music classes: Choir, Guitar, Marching Band, Concert Band, and Jazz Band.

Notable alumni

• Harmon Killebrew - class of 1954 - Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player (1959–75)
• Jim McClure - class of 1942 - U.S. Senator (1973–91), U.S. House (1967–73)
• Sting Ray Robb - class of 2019 - racing driver^[4]

External links

• Payette High School
• Payette School District #371
• Radomes.org – Baker Air Force Station

Notes and References

1. Web site: PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. July 14, 2024.
2. Web site: 2008-2009 Directory of Schools. Idaho High School Activities Association. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717034723/http://www.idhsaa.org/directory/08-09FINALDirectory.pdf. 2011-07-17.
3. News: Idaho high school gets its own dome . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . (Los Angeles Times) . Hager . Philip . December 26, 1974 . 26 .
4. Web site: Baker . Matt . Indy racer Sting Ray Robb's got a leg up in the name department . Tampa Bay Times . August 1, 2020 . February 21, 2017.