Pierce County High School
| Pierce County High School | |
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| Address | |
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4850 County Farm Road , 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 | Terri DeLoach |
| Principal | Dara Bennett |
| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Hours in school day | 8:10 AM - 3:30 PM |
| Color(s) | Blue and silver |
| Athletics conference | 1-AAA |
| Sports | Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, soccer |
| Mascot | Bear |
| Team name | Bears |
| Rival | Appling Brantley Ware |
| 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, 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.
State championships (team athletics)
- Competition cheerleading (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
- Boys' golf (1988, 1989, 2009)
- Girls' golf (2000, 2005)
- One-Act Play (2009)
- 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)
- Wrestling - Dustin Bryant, 285 lbs (2014)
- 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
- Elizabeth Cook - singer, songwriter
- Nikki DeLoach - actress, singer
- Chad Nimmer - Georgia State Representative
- KaDee Strickland - actress
- Mack Williams - animation director, producer (Archer)[1]
- Alexis Nolan - actress, singer