Pierce County High School is the only public high school located in Blackshear, Georgia, United States. The school is part of the Pierce County School District, which serves Pierce County.
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History
Pierce County High School opened in 1981 following the merger of Blackshear High School and Patterson High School.
Sports
State Championships
Football (2020, 2023)
Competition Cheerleading (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025)
Boys' Golf (1988, 1989, 2009, 2017, 2026)
Girls' Golf (2000, 2005, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Boys' Tennis (2025, 2026)
Girls' Tennis (2026)
Sports History
Football
The Pierce County Bears made their first title game appearance at the 2020 AAA State Championship, played at Center Parc Stadium, in which they defeated the Oconee County Warriors by a score of 13-7 in overtime. They made their second title game appearance at the 2023 AA State Championship, played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in which they defeated the Rockmart Yellow Jackets by a score of 48-45 in triple overtime. The head coach for both of these appearances was Ryan Herring. [4]
Extra Curriculars
State Championships
One-Act Play (1996, 2009, 2018)
Debate (1982)
Sound of Silver Marching Band
The Pierce County Sound of Silver Marching Band won grand champion at the Royal City classic in 2007, the Blue and Gray Festival in 2009, and a nationally scored competition in Orange Park Florida in 2010. They won 32 Superior rankings for all 2014 marching band competitions. They hosted the state's largest marching competition, with 24 bands total.
Future Farmers of America
PCHS won State Forestry Field Day titles in 1982, 1983, and 1988. In 1986, Tony Waller was a member of Georgia's National Champion Forestry Team.
Notable alumni
Stetson Bennett IV – football player
Elizabeth Cook – singer, songwriter
Nikki DeLoach – actress, singer
Chad Nimmer – Georgia state representative
KaDee Strickland – actress