Plainfield South High School

Public school in Illinois, United States

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 [1]
School district| Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202
Principal| Lisa Smith
Staff| 138.70 (FTE)[2]
Faculty| 242
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 2,379 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio| 17.15[2]
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,[3] 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

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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.[4]

## Campus

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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.[5]

## Athletics and activities

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### Activities

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Some activities the school include are:

Club Name

American Sign Language Club
Anime Club
Art Club
Band Director, Winter Pep Band
Bass Fishing-IHSA
Black Student Association
Blue Crew (Spirit)
Chess Team-IHSA
Choir, Madrigal Director
Club Gaia (Environmental)
Cougar Buddies
Crochet (South Side Stitches)
Drama Club
Esports-IHSA
Fall Play Head
Foreign Language Club-French
Foreign Language Club-German
Foreign Language Club-Spanish
Freshman Council
Future Educators of America
Gamers Club
Hope Squad
Jazz Band, Pit Orchestra
Journalism-IHSA
Junior Council
Key Club
K-POP Club
Literary Magazine
Mathletes-IHSA
Muslim Student Association
National Honor Society
Papercraft Club
PRISM/GSA
PSHS Book Club
PSHS Yoga Club
Scholastic Bowl-IHSA
Science Competition
Senior Council
Set Design Fall Play
Set Design Spring Musical
Sophomore Council
South Side Productions Club
Special Olympics
Speech Director-IHSA
Spring Musical Director
STEM Club
Student Council
Teen Achievers
Yearbook
Youth Alive

### Athletics[6]

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Fall Sports  | Winter Sports  | Spring Sports

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Boys Cross Country | Boys Basketball | Boys Baseball
Girl Cross Country  | Boys Wrestling | Boys Tennis
Football  | Girls Basketball  | Boys Track & Field
Boys Golf | Girls Bowling | Boys Volleyball
Boys Soccer | Boys Bowling | Girls Badminton
Girls Golf  | Boys Swimming and Diving  | Girls Soccer
Girls Swimming and Diving  | Poms/Dance  | Girls Softball
Girls Tennis  | Cheer  | Girls Track & Field
Girls Volleyball  |  |

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

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1. ^ "Plainfield South High School".
2. ^ a b c "Plainfield South High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 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

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* Official website
* Plainfield High School Hockey Association Website

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Joliet, Illinois

Schools|

* Joliet Public Schools District 86
* Joliet Township High School District 204
* Joliet Central High School
* Joliet West High School
* Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202
* Plainfield South High School
* Minooka Community High School District 111
* Oswego Community Unit School District 308
* Joliet Catholic Academy

Other education|

* Joliet Junior College
* Joliet YMCA
* University of St. Francis

Landmarks|

* Autobahn Country Club
* Brandon Road Lock and Dam
* Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus
* Chicagoland Speedway
* Christ Episcopal Church (destroyed by fire)
* Duly Health and Care Field
* Harrah's Joliet
* Hiram B. Scutt Mansion
* Joliet Area Historical Museum
* Joliet Army Ammunition Plant (near Joliet, closed)
* Joliet Correctional Center (closed)
* Joliet East Side Historic District
* Joliet Gateway Center
* Joliet Iron and Steel Works
* Joliet Memorial Stadium
* Joliet Regional Airport
* Joliet Union Station (closed)
* Louis Joliet Hotel
* Louis Joliet Mall
* Rialto Square Theatre
* Route 66 Raceway
* Sehring Castle
* Silver Cross Hospital (moved to New Lenox)
* United States Post Office
* Upper Bluff Historic District
* U.S. Route 66

Culture, sports
and society|

* The Herald-News
* Joliet Slammers
* People
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois
* Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet

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Plainfield, Illinois

Schools|

* Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202
* Plainfield Central High School
* Plainfield North High School
* Plainfield East High School
* Plainfield South High School (in Joliet)
* Oswego Community Unit School District 308

Other education|

* Plainfield Public Library District

Landmarks|

* Lake Renwick Preserve

History|

* 1990 Plainfield tornado

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Authority control databases: Geographic |

* NCES

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