Rachael Wilson     Principal's Message

MISSION STATEMENT

            With pride and passion, PHS will cultivate a safe, respectful learning environment focused on student achievement.

Vision:

    The administrators and faculty of PHS believe that education is a right and a responsibility bestowed upon every citizen of our nation. We also believe that all students have the capacity to learn given the appropriate environment and support. Mindful of these ideals, we make several commitments to our learning community.

1.      We will nurture relationships with our students, parents, community members, and area businesses.

2.     We will establish behavioral expectations through a school-wide discipline plan. Positive behavior will be rewarded, and negative behavior will be reprimanded with consequences.

3.      We will improve student academic achievement by utilizing current, research-proven teaching strategies, by varying instructions to meet the different learning styles of each student, and by promoting a literacy-rich environment.

4.      We will motivate students to develop work ethic, responsibility, accountability, and self-discipline by modeling positive attitudes, professionalism, and respect.

5.      We will foster student pride by encouraging students to participate in extra-curricular organizations, the arts, and competitive athletics.

6.      We will provide a safe environment through communication and crisis prevention and preparedness.

	A HISTORY OF PATTERSON HIGH SCHOOL
The first classes, although no date was found, were held in an old one room building.  The building was of the simplest and crudest construction.  Early citizens of Dutch Prairie (now known as Patterson) built a two-story frame school in 1847.  They called it Pattersonville Academy. In 1899, there were five in the graduating class. It was certified as an approved high school in 1900.
P.H.S.'s first brick structure cost $28,350.00 In this building our school achieved many literary and scholastic honors -- State Championship in Geometry in 1914, State Championship in Track in 1922. The football team even defeated Southwest Louisiana Institute. The first wing was built in 1953, the second in 1958, and the third in 1963. It housed grades 1 - 12 until 1969 and grades 4 - 12 until 1976.
In the fall of 1976, we moved into our present building. We WERE PROUD THEN -- AND WE STILL ARE! Today we have an enrollment of 450 plus students and we are still achieving "EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION".

Daily Bell Schedule

St. Mary Parish School Board Continues $20 per Student Allocation
to Offset School Fees and Supplies

Parents of public school students in St. Mary Parish will once again be relieved of a
portion of their annual back-to-school budget due to the renewal of the $20 per student
school supply allocation.

Patterson High School will use the $20 per student allocation money to cover the following expenses for the 2009-2010 school year:

•   ID $5

•   Lanyard $2

•   Hall locker $5

•   PE Locker $3

•   Student classroom supplies $5