Awards
Peer Mediation, a district wide program for the resolution of peer conflicts by peer interventions, won the 1999 Peaceleader Award from the Illinois Center for the Prevention of Violence.
PHS has twice received the U. S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Award, once in the 1992-1993 school year, and again in 1999-2000.
In 2000, PHS was one of few high schools named a New American High School. The award, last given in 2000, was given to schools which serve as "model" schools based on innovation.
PHS was selected as an Outstanding American High School by receiving a Silver Medal from U.S. News and World Report magazine.
In 2008, the school was ranked 1157 in the annual Newsweek Magazine Top 1,300 high schools in America. The school had previous been ranked in 2007 (1204) and 2005 (992).
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