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Boilermakers Go First

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Building a Dream Team

Purdue Polytechnic High School football program centers around collaboration, camaraderie Only eight students showed up at the first callout for the Purdue Polytechnic High School  (PPHS) football team. The innovative school was still in its infancy, but head coach Dante...

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Making Connections: PPHS First Class | A Documentary Series

In this second episode of “PPHS First Class”, we follow Audrey (they/them), a senior at Purdue Polytechnic High School, as they become a better collaborator, make an impact on the robotics team and discover true joy and growth in learning....

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Your Next Giant Leap Starts at Purdue

At Purdue, we’re a family of students and faculty, persistently pursuing and relentless rethinking. Looking at all angles and overcoming every obstacle — one small step at a time. We keep going, because discovery is in our DNA. Our best...

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“Purdue Polytechnic High School First Class” – A Documentary

Produced by Purdue University, “PPHS First Class” is a documentary series telling the stories of three seniors from the first-ever graduating class of Purdue Polytechnic High School (PPHS) as they navigate their path to Purdue University a high school experience...

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Black Cultural Center Video Tour

One of five cultural centers at Purdue, the BCC provides purposeful, holistic, scholarly and co-curricular programming designed to strengthen understanding of African American heritage. www.purdue.edu/bcc

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Trailer: This is Purdue

This is Purdue, the official podcast for Purdue University, highlights stories about Boilermakers from across all disciplines, who through research, innovation and determination, have persistently pursued their next giant leap. Hosted by Purdue University alum, Brian Lamb School of Communication...

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Lilly research facility sparks enthusiasm for science in students

Industry partnerships offer immersive experiences to showcase STEM careers The first time Jimena Avalos-Hernandez walked into the research lab at Eli Lilly and Co., she felt excited and a bit nervous. Like many of her classmates, Avalos-Hernandez had never visited a...

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Purdue Polytechnic High School | High School Graduation 2021

Well done, you have worked hard, and you have earned your degrees. Through unique project-based learning, we are able to individualize teaching and prepare our students for the next stage of their careers, whether that be professional, or academic. Many...

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Purdue Polytechnic High School Students Come First

As Purdue Polytechnic High School students from our first graduating class prepare for heading out into the world, students and teachers reflect on the last four years. At PPHS, students come first. Students learn to go above and beyond as...

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Graduating Seniors at Purdue Polytechnic High School Share Their Experiences

The graduating seniors of Purdue Polytechnic High School’s first graduating class share their experiences as students over the last four years. They share a hopeful message of growth, passion, and excitement for their bright futures. Many will continue their educations...

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Graduating ahead of her class

Self-directed learning model allows Katie Johnson to finish high school a year early Katie Johnson didn’t plan to graduate early – things just fell into place. Propelled by the self-directed learning philosophy at Purdue Polytechnic High School, she merely worked at...