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[[19011905]]<ref name="PHS History Timeline">http://www.pensacolahighschool.org/about/about_main.htm</ref>
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After [[Hurricane Ivan]], which struck the Pensacola area on [[September 16]], [[2004]], Pensacola High School was damaged, especially in the gym (one of the four towering walls was completely destroyed). While large renovations were needed, the school remained open and in operation. The gymnasium, which had only recently been remodeled, was demolished in [[Wikipedia:June 2005|June 2005]].
==Origins==
The first public school for boys in Pensacola was organized in [[1870]]. A two-story building on Wright Street was erected by the School Board in [[1875]]. It was known as the [[Pensacola Academy]] and its principal was [[John Wilmer]]. In [[1886]], a new building was erected on Lee Square, known as [[Public School No. 1]]. Its first graduating class consisted of [[Albert Reed]] and [[J. Whiting Hyer]].
In [[1905]], Pensacola Senior High School was organized in the Public School No. 1 building. The school was a four-year high school, and its first principal was [[J. B. Lockey]]. PSHS's first graduating class consisted of [[Dudley Barrow]] and [[Nell Richards]].
==International Baccalaureate==
