Pike County Central High School

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Pike County Central High School
Address
Pike County Central High School
100 Winners Circle Drive

,
Kentucky 41501

United States
Coordinates 37°30′52″N82°30′03″W / 37.5145°N 82.5007°W / 37.5145; -82.5007
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Established1993
PrincipalTimothy M. Cline
Teaching staff38.0 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment697 (2021-22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.35 [1]
Color(s)   
Mascot Hawk

Pike County Central High School (PCCHS) is a public high school located in Pikeville, Kentucky, United States. The school mascot is a hawk. The school motto is "Soaring To Greatness". PCCHS serves around 700 students in 9th to 12th grade. It is located just minutes from the downtown Pikeville area. It features vocational schools and GED programs in addition to its regular courses.

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History

Pike County Central High School is the result of a consolidation, which brought together the former Johns Creek High School and Mullins High School in 1993.

The current principal, Dr. Timothy Cline, is the fifth in school history, and the first PCCHS alumnus to hold the office. In the 2021–2022 academic school year, Dr. Cline replaced Taylor who took over for David Rowe who took over for Eddie McCoy after he took over for Roger Johnson, who vacated the job to take a position within the Pike County Board of Education. Johnson was the PCCHS principal since the inaugural school year of 1993.

Also in recent staff changes, the whole men's basketball coaching staff was renovated as Eric Ratliff became the new head coach.

In 2007 Pike County central's high school soccer team won the 32nd district.

Also, in 2007, the school's Wingspan journalism staff were the Kentucky High School Journalism Association's state champions. The Wingspan is sponsored by teacher Angela Lockhart.

The school's CATS test scores were impressive as well, as they placed first in their district, first in their region, and 28th in the state of Kentucky.

Pike County Central High school dance team was re-adopted in 2017.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pike County Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.