Pierce County High School

Public high school in Blackshear, Georgia, United States

Baseball
basketball
cheerleading
cross-country
football
golf
soccer

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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.

History

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

Activities

State championships

Boys' football (2020, 2023)
Competition cheerleading (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Boys' golf (1988, 1989, 2009)
Girls' golf (2000, 2005, 2023)
One-Act Play (1996, 2009, 2018)
Debate (1982)

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

Stetson Bennett IV – football player^[2]
Elizabeth Cook – singer, songwriter^{[citation needed]}
Nikki DeLoach – actress, singer^{[citation needed]}
Chad Nimmer – Georgia state representative^{[citation needed]}
KaDee Strickland – actress^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Search for Public Schools - Pierce County High School (130414001915)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ "Stetson Bennett, 2017 Pro-style quarterback - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com.
^ Soergel, Matt (September 1, 2004). "Climbing to stardom". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016.