Panther Creek High School (North Carolina)

Panther Creek High School (PCHS) is located in Cary, North Carolina in the United States. It is part of the Wake County Public School System and, like other public high schools in the region, is on a 4x4 block schedule.

Panther Creek was established in 2006 and its first graduating class, the Class of 2009, is primarily composed of students who were redistricted from Apex High School, Cary High School, and Green Hope High School. As of the 2009-2010 school year Panther Creek had an enrollment of 2,239 students.

Music

Panther Creek High School features a Symphonic and Marching Band. The band currently has multiple classes: Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Marching Band as well as Music Theory and Jazz Ensemble classes. Marching Band is required as the first semester class for each of the symphonic band members. In the 2007 marching season, the Panther Creek marching band placed 1st place in two competitions at Clayton and Wakefield. They also participated in the Appalachian State University Band Competition, which they placed superior against the top bands in the area. Panther Creek currently is considered 3A~4A band as with a total of over 150 band members. In the 2009 season, Panther Creek won Grand Champion at both Fuquay-Varina High School and at Sanderson High School. They also placed 3rd in the USSBA National Championship. This 2010 season, Panther Creek won Grand Champion at Fuquay-Varina High School and at Sanderson High School. They also placed 3rd in the USSBA National Championship once again. Last year, in 2008, The symphonic band took top level music (grade 6) to NC Band Festival, where they received 4 superior ratings. The Panther Creek High School Band is the fastest-growing band in the area.

Theatre

Panther Creek High School's Theater Department has theatre classes going up to Theatre IV and a newly created Technical Theatre class. Theater I introduces the student to warm-ups and improvisation which prepares the student for more difficult acting opportunities in higher level classes. The Theatre I & II classes usually have professionally written scenes with 10-minute plays that are student-written. Theatre III and IV classes perform scenes in which Theatre III students perform and the Theatre IV students direct. These are performed for other classes or during SMART lunch near the end of the semester. Each year, Panther Creek performs two productions, one play in the fall and one musical in the spring. The shows that have been performed go as follows:

SMART Lunch

Panther Creek was the first public school in Wake County to implement a single, 55 minute long lunch period called "SMART Lunch." The acronym stands for Students Maximizing Achievement, Relationships, and Time.

References

External links

• Official website
• Wake County Public School System
• Town of Cary Website
• Panther Creek News Network
• Panther Creek Band