| 词条 | Piedmont High School (North Carolina) |
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| name = Piedmont High School | image = Image:Piedmont HS world wind.jpg | alt = | caption = View southwesterly from Piedmont HS toward Monroe, NC via NASA World Wind | logo = | logo_alt = | seal_image = | seal_alt = | motto = "Piedmont Academics Character Excellence" (PACE) | location = 3006 Sikes Mill Road, Monroe, North Carolina 28110 | country = | coordinates = {{Coord|35.0951471|-80.4911771|type:edu|display=inline,title}} | established = | opened = 1960 | closed = | type = | district = Union County Public Schools | grades = | superintendent = | principal = Dr. Jonathan Tyson | viceprincipal = | enrollment = 1,320 (2015-2016) | faculty = | campus_type = | campus_size = | team_name = | newspaper = | colors = Columbia Blue, Navy, Red {{color box|#9bddff}} {{color box|navy}} {{color box|red}} | communities = | feeders = | website = {{URL|http://pmhs.ucps.k12.nc.us/}} | footnotes = }} Piedmont High School is a public high school in Monroe, North Carolina, United States. The mascot of the school is the Panther, and the current principal is Dr. Jonathan Tyson. The school's motto is the acronym PACE, standing for "Piedmont Academics Character Excellence." HistoryPiedmont was founded in 1960 as the second high school in Union County. After the Class of 2005, the school was divided. The class of 2006 stayed to graduate, and half of the classes of 2007, 2008, and 2009 moved to the newly created Porter Ridge High School, depending on where the students lived. June 14, 2010 saw the graduation of the school's 50th class; country music star Trace Atkins spoke. ArtPiedmont was the first school in Union County to have an NAHS (National Art Honor Society).{{cn|date=October 2013}} They also started another tradition at Piedmont: VSA, or Very Special Arts. This was a popular event at Piedmont which is usually the week after spring break. This event no longer takes place at Piedmont High, as Wingate University has taken over the project. In 2010, the event was held at nearby Parkwood High School. SportsCurrently the teams compete in the Southern Carolina 3A Conference. The Panthers were the 1984 and 2013 2A state baseball champions. The school has also had individual state champions in swimming, wrestling, and track and field. The football team had a 31-game regular season winning streak from 2001-2003, winning the district title during that run.{{cn|date=October 2013}} The women's softball and men's baseball teams are currently two of the top teams in 3A. Currently, the biggest rival of Piedmont is Porter Ridge. Piedmont is currently 2-3 against them all time in football. Historically, Piedmont's biggest rival in high school football is Forest Hills High School. Piedmont's most consistently successful sport is wrestling. The team has had a state finals showing three years in a row, facing the same team each time, Croatan, winning in 2011-2012 with an undefeated record. The Piedmont Varsity cheerleaders have become highly competitive and won a fifth place title at state out of 22 squads. BandIn 2009, the Marching Panthers attended their first Bands of America competition at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta and intend to continue competing there annually. In 2012 the band competed in the Mooresville High School Blue Devil Classic, a state-level marching band competition, winning first place in Class 5A and the Overall Grand Champion out of 22 bands from across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, receiving a Superior Rating of 92.6%.{{cn|date=April 2015}} The marching band receives numerous Grand Champions/Superior ratings at local, state, and national-level competitions. The concert band frequents in performing in an annual Music Performance Assessment competition, in which they receive Superior and Excellent ratings. Each year, select students qualify for the County, All-District, and State ensembles. The Pride of Piedmont also travels to Walt Disney World once every two years to march and perform in the Magic Music Days Parade. Notable alumni
References1. ^"Andy Tomberlin Stats". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 17 December 2018. 4 : Educational institutions established in 1960|Public high schools in North Carolina|Schools in Union County, North Carolina|1960 establishments in North Carolina |
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