Pickerington High School North

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Pickerington High School North
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Pickerington High School North
Address
Pickerington High School North
7800 Refugee Road

Pickerington
,
(Fairfield County)
,
Ohio
43147

United States
Coordinates 39°54′35″N82°44′1″W / 39.90972°N 82.73361°W / 39.90972; -82.73361
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
OpenedAugust 24, 2003.
Sister school Pickerington High School Central
School district Pickerington Local School District
SuperintendentChris Briggs
School code628945
NCES School ID 390468904605 [1]
PrincipalJim Campbell
Teaching staff80.62 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,628 (2022–2023) [1]
 •  Grade 9 428 (2022–2023) [1]
 •  Grade 10 471 (2022–2023) [1]
 •  Grade 11 376 (2022–2023) [1]
 •  Grade 12 353 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.19 [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s) Black, Purple, Silver, White     
Fight song Panther Victory
Athletics conference Ohio Capital Conference
MascotPanther
Rival Pickerington High School Central [2]
Publication2023-Present
NewspaperPanther Press
YearbookPolaris
Feeder schoolsPickerington Lakeview Junior High School
Student SectionThe Armada
Website www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/Domain/22

Pickerington High School North is a public high school in Pickerington, Ohio. It is one of two high schools in the Pickerington Local School District. In the city of Pickerington, it is referred to simply as "North" and their mascot is the Panther. In 2002, "Pickerington High School" split into two high schools, Pickerington High School Central and Pickerington High School North. Pickerington High School North opened on August 24, 2003.

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Athletics

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The school's sports programs include football, boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling, boys tennis, girls tennis, boys soccer, girls soccer, boys golf, girls golf, cross country, cheerleading, track and field, Boys Volleyball, Girls Volleyball, Boys and Girls lacrosse, baseball, softball, marching band, and orchestra.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Pickerington North Band Program

The Pickerington North High School Band program has over 140 wind and percussion members who participate in various performing groups including the Pickerington High School North Marching band coined "The Marching Panthers". Other groups including the OMEA Class AA Symphonic Band, Class B Concert Band I, and Class C Concert Band II. The Pickerington North Band is directed by Gregory Benson and assistant directors Chris Carmean and Matthew Guerrieri

The Pickerington North Band has served much success in its 19 year history including the following:

Marching Band

Symphonic Band

Concert Band I

Concert Band II

Controversy

A number of notable incidents of racism have occurred at Pickerington High School North, [4] including two students (one black and one white) who appeared having "former slave" and "former slave owner," respectively, painted on their backs during a football game in 2014, [5] a student who appeared in blackface captioning herself as "#n***amegan" on Snapchat in 2016, and yet another student appeared dressed as a member of the Ku Klux Klan in a Snapchat in 2016. The latter two incidents spurred a "cultural-sensitivity training" session. [6] [7] However, in 2020, a school assembly which discussed police brutality and violence against Black people during Black History Month caused a number of parents of white students at the school to complain that the program was "politically charged." [8]

Later, in June 2020, the Pickerington Local School District (PLSD) released a statement which noted continuing work to "[c]reate periodic open public forums in which all individuals are encouraged to freely discuss cultural, racial, and ethnicity issues that can provide insight and improve our ability to work together as a community." [9]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/pickerington/2022/11/03/division-i-region-3-high-school-football-previews-for-columbus-area-teams/69605877007/
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  4. ↑ Tandanpolie, Tatyana. "Perspective: My Experience With Racism in Pickerington Schools" . Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  5. ↑ Jarrell, Jennifer. "Pickerington Students Could Be Disciplined For Body Paint" . Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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