Pierce County High School

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Pierce County High School
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Location
Pierce County High School
4850 County Farm Road

Blackshear
,
Georgia
31516

United States
Coordinates 31°20′38″N82°13′01″W / 31.34394°N 82.21696°W / 31.34394; -82.21696
Information
School type Public high school
Motto"Excellence is the Standard"
School district Pierce County School District
SuperintendentDara Bennett
PrincipalKelly Murray
Teaching staff63.60 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Gender Co-educational
Enrollment1,062 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.70 [1]
ColorsBlue and silver
  
Athletics conference1-AAA
Sports
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross-Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball
MascotBear
Team nameBears
Rival
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
YearbookPolaris
Website pchs.pierce.k12.ga.us

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.

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History

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

Sports

State Championships

Sports History

Football

The Pierce County Bears made their first title game appearance at the 2020 AAA State Championship, played at Center Parc Stadium, in which they defeated the Oconee County Warriors by a score of 13-7 in overtime. They made their second title game appearance at the 2023 AA State Championship, played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in which they defeated the Rockmart Yellow Jackets by a score of 48-45 in triple overtime. The head coach for both of these appearances was Ryan Herring. [4]

Extra Curriculars

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools - Pierce County High School (130414001915)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Stetson Bennett, 2017 Pro-style quarterback - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com.
  3. ↑ Soergel, Matt (September 1, 2004). "Climbing to stardom". The Florida Times-Union . Archived from the original on October 23, 2016.
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