Pickerington High School North

Pickerington High School North is a public high school in Pickerington, Ohio. It is one of two high schools in the Pickerington Local School District. In the city of Pickerington, it is referred to simply as North and their mascot is the Panther. In 2002, "Pickerington High School" split into two high schools, Pickerington High School Central and Pickerington High School North. Pickerington High School North opened on August 24, 2003.

Pickerington High School North
Pickerington High School North
Address
7800 Refugee Road

Pickerington
,
(Fairfield County)
,
Ohio
43147

United States
Coordinates39°54′35″N 82°44′1″W
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
Established2003
School districtPickerington Local School District
SuperintendentChris Briggs
School code628945
Faculty169
Teaching staff85.20 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,648 (2018–19)[1]
Average class size27
Student to teacher ratio19.34[1]
Education systemPickerington Local School District
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Purple, Black, Silver      
Fight songPanther Victory
Athletics conferenceOhio Capital Conference[2]
SportsFootball (American), Volleyball, Baseball, Soccer, Softball, Track & Field, Cross Country, Swimming, Tennis, Bowling, Cheerleading, Wrestling, Marching Band
MascotPanther
Team namePanthers[2]
Publication2003-Present
NewspaperNorth Star
YearbookPolaris
Feeder schoolsPickerington Lakeview Junior High School
Websitewww.pickerington.k12.oh.us/pickerington-north-high/

Athletics
Pickerington North Athletic Logo

The school has sports programs that include football, boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling, boys tennis, girls tennis, boys soccer, girls soccer, boys golf, girls golf, cross country, cheerleading, track and field, baseball, softball, marching band, and orchestra.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships


Music

The Pickerington North High School Band program has over 190 wind and percussion members who participate in various performing groups. These groups include the Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Bands, Jazz Band, and Percussion Ensemble. There is also a Color Guard who participate along with the Marching Band.

Controversy

A number of notable incidents of racism have occurred at Pickerington High School North,[4] including two students (one Black and one white) who appeared having "former slave" and "former slave owner", respectively, painted on their backs during a football game in 2014,[5] a student who appeared in blackface captioning herself as "#n***amegan" on Snapchat in 2016, and yet another student appeared dressed as a member of the Ku Klux Klan in a Snapchat in 2016. The latter two incidents spurred a "cultural-sensitivity training" session.[6][7] However, in 2020, a school assembly which discussed police brutality and violence against Black people during Black History Month caused a number of parents of white students at the school to complain that the program was "politically charged".[8]

Later, in June 2020, the Pickerington Local School District (PLSD) released a statement which noted continuing work to "[c]reate periodic open public forums in which all individuals are encouraged to freely discuss cultural, racial, and ethnicity issues that can provide insight and improve our ability to work together as a community."[9]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Pickerington High School North". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. "OHSAA > Sports & Tournaments > State Records".
  4. Tandanpolie, Tatyana. "Perspective: My Experience With Racism in Pickerington Schools". Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  5. Jarrell, Jennifer. "Pickerington Students Could Be Disciplined For Body Paint". Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  6. Lane, Mary Beth. "Students' KKK photo prompts Pickerington North sensitivity training". Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  7. Hart, Ted. "All Pickerington North students go through racial sensitivity course after inappropriate photos circulate". Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  8. Neese, Alissa Widman. "Pickerington North: Black History Month program prompts petition". Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  9. Briggs, Chris; Jenkins, Ryan; Sanders, Lori; Lopez, Clay; Niekamp, Vanessa; Kristoff, Keith; Olshefski, Cathy. "Racial Equity Statement from PLSD Leadership Team". Retrieved 2020-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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