Pomperaug High School (PHS) is a public high school in Southbury, Connecticut. It is part of Regional School District 15 which serves Southbury in addition to Middlebury.
History Pomperaug was built in 1979 on the border between Southbury and Middlebury, the two communities which it serves. It is the only high school in Regional School District 15, and receives students who have graduated from Memorial Middle School (in Middlebury) and Rochambeau Middle School (in Southbury). Previous to the building of Pomperaug High School, the region was served by Southbury High School, the now current Rochambeau Middle School building.
On August 1, 2018, it was announced that Paul Jones would be the new principal of Pomperaug High School, filling the position that was previously held by Glenn Lungarini.
Athletics Pomperaug also has a strong athletic tradition with a number of championships. The school is a part of the South West Conference.
State championships Boys' Swimming: 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Field Hockey: 1981, 1989, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2010 Football: 2004 Boys' Track: 1999 Golf: 1998, 1999, 2013, 2022, 2023 Boys' Cross Country: 1993, 1997, 2017 Boys' Basketball: 1980 Girls' Cross Country: 1988, 1989, 2010 Softball: 1975 Gymnastics: 2002, 2004, 2008 Girls' Swimming: 2009, 2013, 2022,https://thezone.rep-am.com/swimming/2022/11/18/girls-swimming-pomperaug-savors-its-league-state-crowns/ 2023, 2024 Baseball: 2010 Ice Hockey: 2011 Boys Soccer: 2011 Ski: 2020
Notable alumni
Shane Bannon (2007), drafted to the Kansas City Chiefs Eric Berthel (1985), Connecticut State senator James Ledbetter (1982), author and editor based in New York City Mark W. Libby (1988), United States diplomat John Pullman "Jake" Longstreth Jr. (1995), American painter, musician, and internet radio personality Jimmy "Jomboy" O’Brien (2007), founder of JomboyMedia, a sports entertainment company; content creator Katie Stevens (2010), from the ninth season of American Idol Mary Stoiana (attended, but did not graduate), professional tennis player
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