Pike Central High School is located in Petersburg,

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and is the only

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in Pike County. It was formed in 1974 by the consolidation of Petersburg High School, Otwell High School, and Winslow High School.

Athletics

Pike Central High School's athletic teams are nicknamed the Chargers, and it participates in the

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Notable achievements

In October 2010 Pike Central High School was selected as one of 14 Lemelson-

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"InvenTeams" and one of only four teams to present on stage at the convention. The program grants selected high schools up to $10,000 to invent technological solutions to real-world problems. More than 1,200 schools applied for the grant, and a judging panel of educators, researchers, alumni and staff from MIT; industry experts; and past Lemelson-MIT Award winners selected Pike Central High School as one of the grantees. It is the first Indiana school to be picked for the program. The Pike Central High School InvenTeam has built a lightweight disaster relief shelter that is both inexpensive and easy to assemble and disassemble. Made from corrugated

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sheets, the shelter also has a

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system, and the team is currently working to add an alternative energy source to supply light to the structure. Pike Central High School

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