Pierce County High School

Pierce County High School
Pierce County High School
Address
	4850 County Farm Road; Blackshear, Georgia 31516; United States
Coordinates	31°20′38″N 82°13′01″W / 31.34394°N 82.21696°W
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	"Excellence is the Standard"
School district	Pierce County School District
Superintendent	Dara Bennett
Principal	Kelly Murray
Teaching staff	62.50 (FTE) (2022–23)
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	1,033 (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio	16.53 (2022–23)
Color(s)	Blue and silver;
Athletics conference	1-AAA
Sports	Baseball; basketball; cheerleading; cross-country; football; golf; soccer; tennis
Mascot	Bear
Team name	Bears
Rival	Appling; Brantley; Ware;
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Yearbook	Polaris
Website	pchs.pierce.k12.ga.us

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.

History[edit]

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

Activities[edit]

State championships[edit]

Boys' football (2020, 2023)
Competition cheerleading (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Boys' golf (1988, 1989, 2009)
Girls' golf (2000, 2005, 2023)
One-Act Play (1996, 2009, 2018)
Debate (1982)

Sound of Silver Marching Band[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Stetson Bennett IV – football player^[2]
Elizabeth Cook – singer, songwriter^{[citation needed]}
Nikki DeLoach – actress, singer^{[citation needed]}
Chad Nimmer – Georgia state representative^{[citation needed]}
KaDee Strickland – actress^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Search for Public Schools - Pierce County High School (130414001915)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ "Stetson Bennett, 2017 Pro-style quarterback - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com.
^ Soergel, Matt (September 1, 2004). "Climbing to stardom". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016.

External links[edit]

[NCES-1] "Search for Public Schools - Pierce County High School (130414001915)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

[2] "Stetson Bennett, 2017 Pro-style quarterback - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com.

[3] Soergel, Matt (September 1, 2004). "Climbing to stardom". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016.

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