Pike County Central High School

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.

Pike County Central High School
Address
100 Winners Circle Drive

Pikeville
,
Kentucky 41501

United States
Coordinates37.5145°N 82.5007°W / 37.5145; -82.5007
Information
Established1993
PrincipalSteven Taylor
Teaching staff35.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment646 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.20[1]
Color(s)     
MascotHawk

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, Steven Taylor, is the fourth in school history. In the 2016–2017 academic school year, Taylor 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 Mark Thompson became the new head coach.

The school has an academic team which has performed exceptionally well with the help of their new coach Melissa Morely. Morely coaches both the Junior Varsity and Varsity teams with the aid of her husband, Dudley Morely.

Also new to his position, Gary Fields Jr. was announced as the head girls' basketball coach. He replaced Stephen Butcher who had coached at PCCHS for three years, taking the girls to three 15th Regional Championships and to the state final four in the 2006–2007 season.

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.

References
  1. "Pike County Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 4, 2020.


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