Pierce County High School Explained

Pierce County High School
Streetaddress:4850 County Farm Road
City:Blackshear
State:Georgia
Zipcode:31516
Country:United States
District:Pierce County School District
Superintendent:Dara Bennett
Principal:Kelly Murray
Teaching Staff:62.50 (FTE) (2022–23)
Enrollment:1,033 (2022–23)
Ratio:16.53 (2022–23)
Gender:Co-educational
Schooltype:Public high school
Grades:912
Athletics Conference:1-AAA
Motto:"Excellence is the Standard"
Accreditation:Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Mascot:Bear
Sports: tennis
Team Name:Bears
Yearbook:Polaris

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

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

Activities

State championships

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

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Soergel . Matt . Climbing to stardom . https://web.archive.org/web/20161023203855/http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/090104/dsr_16516049.shtml . October 23, 2016 . . September 1, 2004.