Pinckneyville Community High School

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Pinckneyville Community High School
Address
Pinckneyville Community High School
600 East Water Street

,
Perry County
,
62274

United States
Coordinates 38°04′43″N89°22′31″W / 38.07864°N 89.37531°W / 38.07864; -89.37531
Information
TypePublic
MottoStriving For Excellence
School district101
SuperintendentGary Kelly
PrincipalHaven Hicks
Teaching staff29.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment429 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.79 [1]
Color(s) Columbia Blue and Navy blue   
SongPinckneyville Loyalty
Athletics conference Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference
MascotPanther
Team namePanthers
RivalsDu Quoin Indians, Nashville Hornets
YearbookPyramid
Athletic Director/Dean of StudentsMatt Laur
Website School Website

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

Contents

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Pinckneyville Comm High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

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