Pinckneyville Community High School

Pinckneyville Community High School
Address
600 East Water Street Pinckneyville , Perry County , Illinois 62274 United States
Coordinates	38.07864°N 89.37531°W / 38.07864; -89.37531
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Striving For Excellence
School district	101
Superintendent	Gary Kelly
Principal	Haven Hicks
Teaching staff	27.38 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	456 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio	16.65
Color(s)	Columbia Blue and Navy blue
Song	Pinckneyville Loyalty
Athletics conference	Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference
Mascot	Panther
Team name	Panthers
Rivals	Du Quoin Indians, Nashville Hornets
Yearbook	Pyramid
Athletic Director/Dean of Students	Matt Laur
Website	School Website

Pinckneyville Community High School is a public high school in Pinckneyville, Illinois. It is located in Perry County Illinois.

Academics

PCHS requires students to obtain a minimum of 32 credit hours in order to graduate. The core requirements include 4 credits in English, 3 credits in Math, 3 credits in Social Sciences, 3 credits in Science, 2 credits in Fine Arts, 2 credits in Physical Education, 1 credit in Vocational Education, and to satisfy the Consumer Education requirement

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The school participates in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), and is a member of the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference. Students compete in football, golf, cross-country, cheerleading, basketball, wrestling, baseball, track, volleyball, and softball.

Pinckneyville is known for its boys basketball program, winning over 2,000 games and appearing in the State Finals Tournament 11 times (winning in 1948, 1994 and 2001).

Clubs and activities

Clubs and activities that students of PCHS are given the option of joining include Art Club, Beta Club, Chorus, Concert Band, FFA, FCCLA, Green Team, Jazz Band, Marching Panthers, Music Makers of America, Panther Bakers, Pep Band, Poms, Pyramid Staff, Science Club, Scholar Bowl, Spanish Club, Student Council, and FBLA.

Some of the activities put on by the various clubs include the numerous concerts held by Chorus, Concert Band, and Jazz Band, FFA Week by the FFA Chapter, the annual musical by the Music Makers, Homecoming Week by the Student Council, and Snowcoming Week by FBLA.

Demographics

PCHS has a population of 54% male students to 46% female students. Current ethnicity includes 98% white, 1% black, and 1% other.

Sources

• http://www.pchspanthers.com
• http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/26315
• http://www.localschooldirectory.com/public-school/27640/IL
• http://www.schoolmatters.com/schools.aspx/q/page=sp/sid=64863

External links

• School Website