Pickens High School
Together.Strong1Pickens
September 12th-16th
500 Dragon Drive
706-253-1800
Mr. Shane Purdy, Principal
Mr. Harold Culbreth, Assistant Principal
Dr. Chad Flatt, Assistant Principal
Mr. Tim Baisden, Assistant Principal & CTAE Director
Mr. Scott Perkins, Assistant Principal
Mr. and Miss PHS
Dominic Stephens and Hunter Harrington took the spotlight at the September 2nd home football game when they were announced as Mr. and Miss PHS. Hunter and Dominic were elected by their peers along with the rest of the PHS court which consists of Autumn Young, Laney Bledsoe, Grady Pearson, Chris Pittman, Jesse Vaughan, Tessa Duncan, Grace Topper, Hannah Bugg, Laura Henke, Taylor Wigington, McKenna Kemp, Madison Smith, William Wotring, Dominic Stephens, Lucas Pilla, Alex Pittman, Christopher McClure, and Skylar Denton. The court represents top students in sports, academics, and technical education. Mr. PHS Dominic Stephens intends to attend college and play baseball while earning his degree. Miss PHS Hunter Harrington plans to attend college and pursue a double major in math and science. Congratulations to Mr. and Miss PHS and the entire court.
Team of the Year
Along with the new principal, Mr. Shane Purdy, comes his new ideas one of them being competition breeding better school participation. The teams have been divided amongst last name: A-G led by Mr. Perkins, H-O led by Dr. Flatt, P-Z led by Mr. Purdy. Scoring is categorized by:
- Average Team GPA.
- Fewest Absences.
- Most Discipline referrals.
- Most Participation in Extra Curricular Activities.
- Best Attendance for Extra Curricular Activities.
- Most Yearbook Purchases.
- AP/Honor Class Participation.
- Least amount of drop outs.
- Move On When Ready participation.
- Work Based Learning participation.
- Least Amount of Students Failing.
- Completion of CTAE Pathways.
Upcoming Events
- Fall break is from Monday, September 19th to Friday, September 23rd.
Athletic Upcoming Events
- Thursday, September 8th: Freshmen Football vs. White, JV Football @ White, Varsity Softball vs. Ridgeland, Volleyball @ Dawson.
- Monday, September 12th: Varsity Softball vs. Alpharetta.
- Tuesday, September 13th: Varsity Softball @ Southeast Whitfield, Volleyball @ Gilmer.
- Wednesday, September 14th: Volleyball @ Fannin.
- Thursday, September 15th: JV Football @ Union, Volleyball @ Lumpkin, Softball vs. Heritage.
- Friday, September 16th: Football @ North Forsyth.
PHS Newsletter Editors:
Noah Gibson
Chase Millsap
Advisor: Mr. Keith Petty