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2009 Science Fair
Gaurav Sheni and Bennett Cyphers won 1st place at the Champlain Valley Regional Science Fair earning a scholarship of $600.

Their research instructor/mentor was Mrs. Shirley Butler. The research project was titled: “The Effect of Electromagnetic Fields on the Growth Rate of Escherichia coli”

2009 Clarkson event
The 2009 Plattsburgh Science Oylmpiad team wins the regional competition held at Clarkson University! This team won 5 individual events along with the team winning the overall competition against 17 schools. 

This qualified them to compete at the state level science olympiad competition held at Westpoint Academy. The team is coached by Corey Mousseau and Shirley Butler.

Plattsburgh High School, located adjacent to the SUNY Plattsburgh campus, serves a diverse student population of 590. Its 60 teachers and 25 teaching assistants give PHS an excellent student : teacher ratio of fewer than 10:1.

PHS is proud of its students' academic achievement - over the past 10 years its graduates have attended 212 different universities across the United States and Canada. PHS sports teams are regularly recognized as Scholar Athlete teams in New York State. 2006-07 100% of all Athletic Teams received NYS Scholar Athlete standing and the 2007-08 Boys Indoor Track Team was recently recognized as NYS Scholar Athlete Team Champions.
Enriched cultural exchanges/travel opportunities have included Spain, Italy, Greece, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Teton Science School – Wyoming, Costa Rica and Quebec City.

PHS offers four Foreign Languages: Spanish, French, German and Farsi, and its Project Lead the Way provides a wide range of engineering opportunities including its new Aeronautical Engineering class. The Career Exploration Internship Program merges academics with work experience in the Plattsburgh community.

College Advanced Placement courses offered at PHS include: Advanced Algebra/Analysis (pre-Calculus), Calculus, Chemistry, Digital Electronics, Microbiology, Organization of American States and Psychology. Advanced Placement courses offered at PHS include: AP English Literature and Composition, AP Physics B, AP World Global History, AP US History.