Pelahatchie High School

Pelahatchie High School
Address
213 Brooks Street Pelahatchie , Rankin County , Mississippi United States
Information
Motto	"Our Tribe, Our Pride"
School district	Rankin County School District
Superintendent	Sue Townsend [1]
Principal	Teague Burchfield [2]
Staff	36.79 (FTE) [3]
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	348 (2023–2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	9.46 [3]
Color(s)	Red, black and white
Mascot	Chief
Website	phs.rcsd.ms

Pelahatchie High School, also known as Pelahatchie Attendance Center, is located in Pelahatchie, Mississippi, serving students in grades 7–12 and having a population of about 380 students. ^[4]

History

The school was established within the 1870s. By 1891, Pelahatchie was one of the only three schools in the Rankin Country area. Today, the school is part of the Rankin County School District, which serves 28 schools in Mississippi.

Athletics

Pelahatchie High School features several athletic programs, including football, cheerleading, girls and boys basketball, girls and boys soccer, slow pitch and fast pitch softball, baseball, tennis, and archery. ^[5]

Clubs and organizations

The school has several clubs on campus which include Student Council, FFA, FCA, Beta Club, print journalism, book club, JROTC, and yearbook. ^[6]

Performing arts

The Pelahatchie High School Band is under the direction of Helen Rettger since August 2015, after it was discontinued in the early 1990s. ^[7]

Awards and recognition

• Governors Award for Exemplary Partnerships 2018 (Basic Manufacturing Skills in partnership with Multicraft International ^[8]
• Governors Award for Exemplary Partnerships 2018 (Pride of Pelahatchie Marching Band in partnership with the Mississippi Symphonic Band / Mississippi Swing) ^[9]
• Mrs. Althea Woodson named Secondary Teacher of the Year RCSD 2017 ^[10]
• 54 Seniors qualified for $3,067,000 in scholarship money 2017 ^[11]
• 2010 Distinguished Title I School ^[12]
• Energy Star School 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 ^[13]
• STEM and Academy Design Pilot (Basic Manufacturing Skills in conjunction with Multicraft International and Hinds Community College, Agriculture and Natural Resources, and JROTC) ^[12]

References

1. "Administration - Rankin County School District". www.rcsd.ms. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
2. "Faculty & Staff - Pelahatchie High School". phs.rcsd.ms. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
3. "PELAHATCHIE ATTENDANCE CENTER". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
4. "Explore Pelahatchie High School". Niche.
5. "Athletics / Basketball". www.rcsd.ms. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
6. "Arts / Band". www.rcsd.ms. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
7. Werre, TJ (September 21, 2016). "The Return of the Pelahatchie Band".
8. "Mississippi Association of Partners in Education". www.mapie.org.
9. "The Mississippi Community Symphonic Bands HOME PAGE -- Welcome!". www.mcsb.us.
10. "RCSD Announces Teachers and Administrators of the Year!".
11. "Pelahatchie High / Homepage". www.rcsd.ms. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
12. "Schools - City of Pelahatchie, MS".
13. "Showing ENERGY STAR Labeled K-12 Schools in Mississippi". www.energystar.gov.

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