Prince George High School

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Prince George High School
Location
Prince George High School
7801 Laurel Spring Road

,
23875
Coordinates 37°12′21.7″N77°15′57.7″W / 37.206028°N 77.266028°W / 37.206028; -77.266028
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded1951/1976 (current facility)
School district Prince George County Public Schools
SuperintendentWayne Lyle
PrincipalMatthew Mcallister
Teaching staff129.07 (FTE)
Grades10-12
Enrollment1,785 (2021-22)
Student to teacher ratio13.83
Language English
Color(s)    Green, Gold, and White
Athletics conference Virginia High School League
Central Region
Central District
MascotAshton Bell, Toren McCaughan
Rival Hopewell High School
Petersburg High School
Thomas Dale High School
Website https://pghs.pgs.k12.va.us/

Prince George High School is the only public high school in Prince George County, Virginia. It is a part of Prince George County Public Schools. The district's attendance boundary includes the entire county, [1] which has on-post housing facilities of Fort Gregg-Adams. [2]

Contents

The school has 1,354 students. Prince George High School offers grades 10-12 rather than the traditional 9-12 high school.

History

Construction on the current facility began in 1976 and it opened for the 1977–78 school year. It replaced an earlier facility across the road from it built in the 1950s, that it shares athletic facilities with. The old high school became Prince George Junior High School when the new high school opened in 1977, and has since been renamed N.B. Clements Junior High School. Prince George High School was the first fully air-conditioned school in Prince George County. The building was expanded to add additional classrooms in the mid 1990s.

Fall Sports

Prince George High School offers cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, boys' volleyball, and girls' volleyball in the fall. They recently added a swim team to the mix of school sprts in the 2023-2024 school year. [3]

Activities and Clubs

General Clubs

Athletics

Honor Societies

Defunct clubs

Alma Mater

The alma mater is the patronal song of Prince George High School.

Prince George we love but thee,
Faitful and true we'll be
Friendly to all in need
of a good deed.

To Prince George we do bow,
Of Prince George we are proud
We love our colors bright
Green, Gold, and White.

Now and forever
Dim though our paths may be,
Always remembering
Our pledge to thee
Never to be so proud,
Smile through our hopes and fears
Prince George we're true to you
Down through the years.

Administrators

Notable alumni

References

  1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Prince George County, VA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 21, 2024. - Text list
  2. "Fort Gregg-Adams Education". Militaryonesource . Retrieved December 21, 2024. - .mil website.
  3. "Athletics - Prince George High School". prince-george-high-school.echalksites.com. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  4. "Home Page - Prince George High School". prince-george-high-school.echalksites.com. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  5. "Departments/Main Office". pghs.pgs.k12.va.us. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  6. Armour, Mark; Malcolm Allen (May 1, 2012). Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers. University of Nebraska Press. p. 218. ISBN   978-0803240278.
  7. Vaughan, Jacob (March 7, 2011). "Hard work earns Prince George grad Reggie Williams a place in the NBA". The Progress-Index. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  8. Buckley, Steve (February 26, 2014). "Jackie Bradley Jr. is his own man". Boston Herald . Retrieved March 12, 2014.