 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
| Pinecrest High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
 | |
250 Voit Gilmore Lane 28387 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°11′17″N 79°26′02″W / 35.1879351°N 79.4339209°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public 4-year |
| Established | 1969 |
| CEEB code | 343670 |
| Principal | Stefanie Phillips |
| Faculty | 101.54 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 2,221 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.87[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and gold |
| Mascot | Patriots |
| Newspaper | The Patriot |
| Yearbook | Spectrum |
| Website | pchs |
Pinecrest High School (PHS) is a high school located in Southern Pines, North Carolina in the United States. It is part of the Moore County School District, and was built in 1969.
Pinecrest High School is ranked 105th within North Carolina.[2] Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement coursework and exams. The AP participation rate at Pinecrest High School is 40%. The total minority enrollment is 38% and 24% of students are economically disadvantaged. Pinecrest High School is 1 of 3 high schools in Moore County Schools.
Pinecrest offered an IB Diploma track until 2009, when the program was cancelled due to budgetary concerns and lack of student interest.[3] On March 14, 2020, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper closed all schools March 16 through May 16 due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic.[4] On April 25, Governor Roy Cooper closed all schools for the rest of the school year.[5] In June 2020, Cooper announced a plan for all students to go back to school, some on Monday and Tuesday and others Thursday and Friday while Wednesday is used to sanitize. On March 12, 2021, Moore County Schools announced five day a week classes would resume.[6]
- ^ a b c "Pinecrest High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on November 1, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Pinecrest High School- North Carolin-US News". US News. 2019–2021. pp. 1–4. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Pinecrest Drops IB Program". The Pilot Newspaper. March 22, 2009. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ "Statement on Coronavirus". Moore County Schools. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021.
- ^ "Coronavirus shutters NC schools for the academic year, but virtual learning continues". Raleigh News & Observers. April 25, 2020. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020.
- ^ MURPHY, MARY KATE (November 7, 2022). "Moore County Schools Review Plans for Improvement". The Pilot Newspaper. Retrieved February 14, 2023.