title: Portsmouth High School (Ohio)
text: # Portsmouth High School (Ohio)
  
  Portsmouth High School (PHS) is a public high school in Portsmouth, Ohio, United States. The school's athletic teams are known as the Trojans and the school colors are red and blue.
  
  ## History
  
  PHS has served the city since its founding in the 1830s and is the only public high school in Portsmouth. In 2000, Portsmouth voters passed a much needed school bond issue, which helped construct new schools for the district. The new schools opened for the 2006–2007 school year. These schools won the Grand Prize from School Planning & Management's 2007 Education Design Showcase. The award is awarded annually to the K-12 school that displays "excellence in design and functional planning directed toward meeting the needs of the educational program." In addition, the school system finished building a $10 million athletic complex in 2009. It includes a new football field, baseball field, softball field, and track.
  
  ## Athletics
  
  The Portsmouth Trojans are part of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)
  
  ### Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships
  
  * Boys Basketball – 1931, 1961, 1978, 1988
  
  **OHSAA Final Four basketball appearances**
  
  1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931 (1st), 1934 (2nd), 1939, 1941, 1961 (1st), 1978 (1st), 1980 (2nd), 1988 (1st), 1990 (2nd), 2011 & 2012 (2nd)
  
  ## Notable alumni
  
  * Henry T. Bannon - Ohio politician
  * Kathleen Battle - opera star
  * Gerald Cadogan - former NFL player
  * Bill Harsha - Ohio politician
  * Larry Hisle - former Major League Baseball player
  * Rocky Nelson - former Major League Baseball player
  * Al Oliver - former Major League Baseball player
  * Del Rice - former Major League Baseball player
  * Barbara Robinson - author of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
  * Herb Roe - mural artist
  