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Poway High School
Location
15500 Espola Road Poway, California United States of America
Information
School district	Poway Unified School District
Principal	Scott Fisher
Type	Public secondary
Grades	9-12
Motto	Faithful Titans we will be through our years to you
Mascot	Titan
Color(s)	Green, Gray
Established	September 1961
Enrollment	3,045[1] (2007)
ASB President	Thomas Smerik
Newspaper	The Iliad
Yearbook	Odyssey
Homepage	Poway High School

Poway High School (PHS) is a public, comprehensive high school located in the city of Poway, California. Established in 1961, it serves ninth through twelfth grade students from the communities of Poway and Rancho Bernardo. The school mascot is the titan. Poway is the oldest high school in the Poway Unified School District.

Poway High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. First granted in 1965, the current accreditation is valid through 2008. Poway High School is both a California Distinguished School Award winner (1999) and a National Blue Ribbon School (1990/91).

Contents 1 Campus 2 Extracurricular activities 2.1 Athletics 2.2 Instrumental music 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External links

The campus is in northern San Diego County, approximately 35 miles northeast of downtown San Diego. The campus covers 59 acres (238,765 m²). Currently under construction, a new PHS campus is scheduled for completion in late 2008.

The Associated Student Body represents the students.

Poway's athletic teams, the Titans, compete in the Palomar League and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) San Diego Section.

The school fields teams in 19 sports: gymnastics, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, roller hockey, soccer, softball, swim, dive, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.

The wrestling program has won three state championships, 57 different CIF division awards, and numerous Palomar League awards.

The 2007 football team finished the season 12-0 and were the CIF Division I champions.

The Girls Golf team won the 2006 CIF State Championship and the 2006 CIF San Diego Section Championship.

The marching band is called the Emerald Brigade, and competes in both the Western Band Association (WBA) circuit as well as the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA) circuit. The Emerald Brigade is accompanied by a color guard. The band has won several sweepstakes awards including Best Field Show at the Arcadia Tournament of Champions in 2005.

The music program consists of several bands: Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, and the Chamber Orchestra. All groups consistently receive superior and excellent ratings in festival competition.^{[citation needed]} In 2006, the Poway High School music program was designated a Grammy Signature School by the Grammy Foundation.

• Jud Buechler -- Former NBA Player most notably for the Chicago Bulls.^{[citation needed]}
• Tom DeLonge (1994) -- Vocalist and Guitarist of pop-punk/alternative rock bands Blink-182, Box Car Racer, and Angels & Airwaves.
• Tony Gwynn Jr. -- MLB Player Milwaukee Brewers, son of Padre Hall of Famer .^{[citation needed]}
• Bobby Lee -- Comedian on MADtv.^{[citation needed]}
• Tug McGraw -- Former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
• Catherine Opie (1979) -- Photographer and Professor of Art at University of California, Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]}
• Phil Plantier -- Former Major League Baseball player.^{[citation needed]}
• Stephanie Seymour -- Victoria's Secret model.^{[citation needed]}
• Drew Wahlroos -- Linebacker for the St. Louis Rams.^{[citation needed]}
• Marvel Wynne II -- soccer defender, who currently plays for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. Wynne played two years of college soccer at UCLA, where he was named First Team All-American in 2005, and was part of the Under-20 team at the 2005 World Youth Championship.

• Poway High School site
• Poway Unified School District site
• Poway High School Library
• School Accountability Report Card Summary (2003-2004) (pdf file)

Coordinates: 32°59′53″N, 117°01′30″W