Prince George High School is the only public high school in Prince George County, Virginia. 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 air-conditioned school in Prince George County. The building was expanded to add additional classrooms in the mid 1990s.
Prince George High School | |
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Address | |
7801 Laurel Spring Road , 23875 | |
Coordinates | 37°12′21.7″N 77°15′57.7″W / 37.206028°N 77.266028°W |
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School type | Public, high school |
Founded | 1951/1976 (current facility) |
School district | Prince George County Public Schools |
Superintendent | Lisa Pennycuff[1] |
Principal | Matthew Mcallister |
Teaching staff | 129.07 (FTE) |
Grades | 10-12 |
Enrollment | 1,785 (2021-22) |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.83 |
Language | English |
Color(s) | Green, Gold, and White |
Athletics conference | Virginia High School League Central Region Central District |
Mascot | Ashton |
Rival | Hopewell High School Petersburg High School Thomas Dale High School |
Website | https://pghs.pgs.k12.va.us/ |
Fall Sports
editPrince George High School offers cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, boys' volleyball, and girls' volleyball in the fall. They recently added a swim team to the mix of school sprts in the 2023-2024 school year.[2]
Activities and Clubs
edit- 4-H Club
- Art Club
- National Beta Club
- Multicultural Club
- DECA
- Model UN
- Royal GSA
- Chess Club
- Interact Club
- National Honor Society
- Royals Media
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Mu Alpha Theta
- French Honor Society
- Spanish Honor Society
- NAHS
- Spanish Club
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- PAAS
- Young Authors' Club[3]
- Students Standing Strong
- Technology Student Association
- Scholastic Bowl Team
Defunct clubs
edit- Key Club
- Stream Team
- Red Cross
- Tri-M
- BuildOn
- Chemistry Club
- SADD
- Ecology Club
- Sign Language Club
- Skills USA
- Student – to – student
- Junior Civitan
Administrators
edit- Mr. Matthew McAllister: Principal
- Mrs. Donna Branch-Harris: Assistant Principal
- Mr. Robert Bowman: Assistant Principal
- Mr. Aucet Wilson: Assistant Principal[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Johnny Oates, MLB player and manager[5]
- Larry Brooks, NFL Player
- John M. McBroom, Major General, US Air Force, deceased
- Reggie Williams, NBA player[6]
- Jackie Bradley Jr., MLB Player[7]
- Rick Gates, political consultant
References
edit- ^ "Superintendent - Prince George County Public Schools". www.pgs.k12.va.us.
- ^ "Athletics - Prince George High School". prince-george-high-school.echalksites.com. Retrieved Dec 29, 2019.
- ^ "Home Page - Prince George High School". prince-george-high-school.echalksites.com. Retrieved Dec 29, 2019.
- ^ "Departments/Main Office". pghs.pgs.k12.va.us. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ Armour, Mark; Malcolm Allen (May 1, 2012). Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers. University of Nebraska Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0803240278.
- ^ Vaughan, Jacob (March 7, 2011). "Hard work earns Prince George grad Reggie Williams a place in the NBA". The Progress-Index. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ Buckley, Steve (February 26, 2014). "Jackie Bradley Jr. is his own man". Boston Herald. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
External links
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