Pierce County High School

Pierce County High School is the only public high school located in Blackshear, Georgia, United States. The school is part of the Pierce County School District, which serves Pierce County.

Pierce County High School
Address
4850 County Farm Road

Blackshear
,
Georgia
31516

United States
Coordinates31.34394°N 82.21696°W / 31.34394; -82.21696
Information
School typePublic high school
Motto"Excellence is the Standard"
School districtPierce County School District
SuperintendentDr. Kevin Smith
PrincipalDara Bennett
Teaching staff62.70 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 – 12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment1,048 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.71[1]
Hours in school day8:10 AM - 3:30 PM
Color(s)Blue and silver
        
Athletics conference1-AAA
SportsBaseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, soccer
MascotBear
Team nameBears
RivalAppling
Brantley
Ware
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
YearbookPolaris
Websitehttps://www.pchs.pierce.k12.ga.us/

History

Pierce County High School opened in 1981 following the merger of Blackshear High School and Patterson High School.

State championships (team athletics)
  • Competition cheerleading (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017,2018, 2019)
  • Boys' golf (1988, 1989, 2009)
  • Girls' golf (2000, 2005)
  • One-Act Play (1996,2009,2018)
  • Debate (1982)

State Championships (individual)
  • Beta English - Shanna Floyd (2000),
  • Literary - Girls' Spelling - Shanna Floyd (2000)
  • Literary - Boys' Essay (2009)
  • Track & field, boys' - Quayvon Hicks, discus (2012); Tyler Foreman, Pole-vault (2018)
  • Wrestling - Dustin Bryant, 285 lbs (2014); Todd Carter, 113 lbs (2017), 132 lbs (2019)
  • Track & field, girls' - Alexus Shaw, 300 meter hurdles (2015, 2016)

Sound of Silver Marching Band

The Pierce County Sound of Silver Marching Band won grand champion at the Royal City classic in 2007, the Blue and Gray Festival in 2009, and a nationally scored competition in Orange Park Florida in 2010. They won 32 Superior rankings for all 2014 marching band competitions. They hosted the state's largest marching competition, with 24 bands total.

Future Farmers of America

PCHS won State Forestry Field Day titles in 1982, 1983, and 1988. In 1986, Tony Waller was a member of Georgia's National Champion Forestry Team.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Pierce County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. http://www.mackwilliams.com/about.html
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