Pinckneyville Community High School is a public
high school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
in
Pinckneyville, Illinois
Pinckneyville is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,066 at the 2020 census. It is named for Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, an early American diplomat and presidential candidate.
Pinckney ...
. It is located in Perry County Illinois.
Academics
PCHS requires students to obtain a minimum of 32 credit hours in order to graduate. The core requirements include 4 credits in English, 3 credits in Math, 3 credits in Social Sciences, 3 credits in Science, 2 credits in Fine Arts, 2 credits in Physical Education, 1 credit in Vocational Education, and to satisfy the Consumer Education requirement
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
The school participates in the
Illinois High School Association (IHSA), and is a member of the
Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference
The Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference (SIRR) is a high school athletic conference represented by 12 schools in southern Illinois. The conference is divided into two divisions. While technically in the same conference each division cr ...
. Students compete in football, golf, cross-country, cheerleading, basketball, wrestling, baseball, track, volleyball, and softball.
Pinckneyville is known for its boys basketball program, winning over 2,000 games and appearing in the State Finals Tournament 11 times (winning in 1948, 1994 and 2001).
Clubs and activities
Clubs and activities that students of PCHS are given the option of joining include Art Club, Beta Club, Chorus, Concert Band,
FFA,
FCCLA
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, Green Team, Jazz Band, Marching Panthers, Music Makers of America, Panther Bakers, Pep Band, Poms, Pyramid Staff, Science Club, Scholar Bowl, Spanish Club, Student Council, and
FBLA
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.
Some of the activities put on by the various clubs include the numerous concerts held by Chorus, Concert Band, and Jazz Band, FFA Week by the FFA Chapter, the annual musical by the Music Makers, Homecoming Week by the Student Council, and Snowcoming Week by FBLA.
Demographics
PCHS has a population of 54% male students to 46% female students. Current ethnicity includes 98% white, 1% black, and 1% other.
Sources
*http://www.pchspanthers.com
*http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/26315
*http://www.localschooldirectory.com/public-school/27640/IL
*http://www.schoolmatters.com/schools.aspx/q/page=sp/sid=64863
External links
School Website
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Public high schools in Illinois
Schools in Perry County, Illinois