DECA Meeting Information:
Seniors, thank you for turning in your Chromebooks on time!
Congratulations to our Track and Field team All Region Winners! Ava Owens earned the title in javelin and Ella Harned in high jump. Congratulations, ladies! #goblueflame
Congratulations to Madison Hammond for being named the PHS Teacher of the Year! Ms. Hammond does a remarkable job in our Social Studies Department and leading our Student Council. Thank you, Ms. Hammond, for all that you do to make PHS a great place to work and learn!
Congratulations to Teresa Underwood for being named the PHS Support Employee of the Year! Mrs. Underwood does an amazing job as our Bookkeeper supporting all stakeholders at PHS. Thank you, Mrs. Underwood, for all that you do!
Find all of your 2023 Graduation Info here:
https://www.pickens.k12.sc.us/page/graduation2023
Come out and support our PHS FFA by purchasing a plant at the Azalea Festival this weekend!
Our last SIC meeting of the 22-23 School Year.
Pickens Bands has some talented students! Congratulations to:
🔷Harrison McKittrick for performing at Carnegie Hall this past weekend with Carolina Youth Symphony!
🔷Ben Poore for performing with Civitas Independent at WGI World Championships and finishing 4th in Independent Open Class!
🔷Destinee Thetford, former PHS student and current staff member, for performing with Etude Open at WGI World Championships and finishing 2nd in Independent Open Class!
We are proud of all your accomplishments this season!! 💙🔥
Congratulations to our Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Month: Nicholas Alexander and Freda Ruiz. Nicholas is a member of the Boys Tennis team and Freda is a member of the Varsity Track and Field team. Student-athletes were recommended by their teachers, and a committee reviewed the nominations to determine this month's recipients. We are proud of our student-athletes for demonstrating excellence in the classroom! #goblueflame
Pickens High School Baccalaureate 2023
Tickets now available on MySchoolBucks!
Mrs. Dunson’s English 4 class went on a field trip today to visit Pickens Elementary School. They collaborated with Mrs. Seaborn’s 2nd grade class in a pen pal project. It was a service learning project where the HS students helped the second graders develop their writing skills. Today, they met up to do an egg hunt and a STEM challenge.
Happy National Assistant Principals Week! We appreciate your contributions to our schoolwide success!
Stop by the Media Center this month and tell these sweet ladies how much you appreciate them!
Sign up today to help benefit all PHS athletics.
Little Shop of Horrors opens in 5 days and the set is almost done! Get your tickets now from the link below!
Phsarts.ticketleap.com/littleshop/
A month ago the PHS Thespian Society went to the SC Thespian Festival and competed with a series of monologues, scenes, musical numbers and a one act performance.
Our student-directed one-act earned an Excellent Rating and got an “Honorable Mention Award” for the Best Ensemble. It was directed by senior Tyler Cass.
Our Thespian Stage Manager, Emma Dodgens, received a Superior Rating for her stage management work in last year’s Radium Girls production.
Sophia Knight earned an “Excellence in Acting” award for her work in the one-act, The Day the Internet Died.
It's time to get ready for Spring Spirit Week!
Beginning March 28, 2023, and ending April 6, 2023, all Juniors (3rd year in high school) and selected Seniors (4th year in high school) will be taking the WIN Career Readiness Assessment.
Your school will share more information about your student's testing date and time. Once you receive this information, please ensure that your student will be in attendance for their assessment
PHS Soccer Rec Night!
