Pickens County High School

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• Submitted by other on January 18, 2025
  This is probably one of the worst schools in Georgia. As a former student, I’m speaking from experience and begging you not to send your kids to the Pickens County school system. The standards they hold their students to are an absolute disgrace to the public education system. They offer little to no AP/Honors classes. They don't encourage students to push themselves, and they give up on students who need the most help. There is very little college preparation other than the run-of-the-mill counselor's appointments just to make sure kids aren't failing their classes. There is a small group of students who are also the star athletes of the school, they choose this clique to promote all of their extra recognition programs. There are very few good teachers within this high school. And the good ones that are left are all starting to retire/leave this horrendous school. It's seriously gone downhill in the past 5 years as well. They have had a new principal every year for the past 4 years because it's so out of control at this school that no one wants to be in charge. The new principal, Matt Combs, is not even from Georgia or the southern US, so he is very out of touch with the community and the school environment. None of the principals will communicate with parents unless the staff member knows they are in a situation that they can get in trouble for. The assistant principal, Wendy Arnold is known for harassing and bullying students. The rest of the administration/staff will pick on students they consider to be "trouble" and make their lives a living hell. There are very few fun activities and extracurriculars outside of sports, and all of the school's funding is allocated to their mediocre sports programs. I find this important to mention because everyone deserves a pleasant high school experience and PHS is not the place to find that. On top of all of these negatives, this is an extremely unsafe school to send your kids to. From bomb threats every week, to kids doing drugs in the bathrooms. This school has it all. The drug epidemic at this school is a real problem and your kids will witness this if you choose to send them there. There are fights constantly, in the halls, in classrooms, on the busses, they are every. Young people are not prepared for adult life or the future at all. I am begging, for the sake of your children's future, don't send your kids to PHS ...More Reviews
• Submitted by other on August 04, 2023
  They do not care about students learning or mental health and harshly punish students for things other schools would just give a warning for. They focus on test scores and use humility to force kids to work harder when there are so many more ways to encourage being hard working. Parents are not informed about important changes and situations until the day is over or too late. Overall a terrible school. Needs friendly staff. ...More Reviews
• Submitted by parent on June 25, 2022
  Great School. They care about the kids. ...More Reviews
• Submitted by parent on April 06, 2022
  The teachers are easy to reach. The parents participate. The community backs the school. ...More Reviews
• Submitted by parent on September 10, 2018
  We recently moved from North Carolina from a school with a higher rating and better scores than Pickens. We have been pleasantly surprised with the staff and teachers here. The place is very organized, and well run and the quality of instruction is clearly superior to our previous experience in North Carolina. They excel at utilizing technology to keep kids and parents informed. I wish we had moved earlier. ...More Reviews
• Submitted by other on July 25, 2014
  IM LOOKING FOR A 1994-1998 YEAR BOOK. ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED. THANKS AHEAD OF TIME ...More Reviews

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