Prince George High School is the only public high school in Prince George County,

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. The school has 1354 students. Prince George High School offers grades 10-12 rather than the traditional 9-12 high school. Construction on the current facility began in 1976 and it opened for the 1977–78 school year. It replaced an earlier facility across the road from it built in the 1950s, that it shares athletic facilities with. The old high school became Prince George Junior High School when the new high school opened in 1977, and has since been renamed N.B. Clements Junior High School. Prince George High School was the first fully

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school in Prince George County. The building was expanded to add additional classrooms in the mid 1990s.

Fall sports

Prince George High School offers cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, boys volleyball, and girls volleyball in the fall.

Activities and clubs

*4-H club *Art club *Beta club *COSM *Cultural awareness club *DECA *Key club *Model UN club *Royal GSA *Sign language *Chess club *Ecology club *Interact club *Japanese club *NHS *Royals media *Skills USA *Student – to – student *FBLA *French club *Garden club *German club *Junior civitan *

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*NAHS *Ruri-teens *SADD *Spanish club *Tri-m *BuildOn *Chemistry club *FCA *PAAS *Red cross *Stream team *TSA *Young authors young educators

Administrators

*Dr. Abbie Martin: Principal *Mrs. Donna Branch-Harris: Assistant Principal *Mr. Matthew McAllister: Assistant Principal *Dr. Wendy Wyatt: Assistant Principal

Notable alumni

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player and manager * Larry Brooks, NFL Player * John M. McBroom,

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, retired * Reggie Williams, NBA player * Jackie Bradley Jr., MLB Player * Rick Gates, political consultant

References

External links

School website

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