Pierce County High School

Pierce County High School
Address
4850 County Farm Road
Blackshear, Georgia, 31516
United States
Information
School type Public High School
Motto "Excellence is the Standard"
School district Pierce County School District
Superintendent Terri DeLoach
Principal Dara Bennett
Vice principal Scott Kirkland
Kelly Murray
Jane Youmans
Grades 9 – 12
Gender Co-ed
Hours in school day 8:10 a.m.-3:40 p.m.
Color(s) Blue, silver, and white
            
Athletics conference 1-AAA
Sports Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross-country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track and field, Wrestling
Mascot Bear
Team name Bears
Rival Appling
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Yearbook Polaris
Website Website

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

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)

Boys' Golf (1988, 1989, 2009)

Girls' Golf (2000, 2005)

One-Act Play (2009)

State Championships (Individual)

Literary - Boys' Essay (2009)

Track & Field, Boys' - Quayvon Hicks, discus (2012)

Wrestling - Dustin Bryant, 285 lbs (2014)

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 superiors 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

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