Pasquotank County High School is a school in Elizabeth City

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Elizabeth City is a city in Pasquotank County and Camden County in the State of North Carolina. With a population of 18,683 at the 2010 census, Elizabeth City is the county seat of Pasquotank County....

 in Northeastern North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

, USA. PCHS's mascot is the Panther. Its school colors are navy blue and silver. It is one of two high schools in Pasquotank County

Pasquotank County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 40,661 people, 13,907 households, and 9,687 families residing in the county. The population density was 154 people per square mile . There were 14,289 housing units at an average density of 63 per square mile...

; the other (sometimes considered a rival) is Northeastern High School

Northeastern High School (Elizabeth City, North Carolina)

Northeastern High School is a public school located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in the United States. It was founded in 1969, replacing Elizabeth City High School, P.W. Moore High School, and Central High School. Northeastern's mascot is the Eagle. Its school colors are green and gold...

. PCHS was established in 2000 to relieve the population of Northeastern High; however, all members of the senior class of 2001 remained at Northeastern, making the class of 2002 the first graduating class of Pasquotank County High. The class of 2004 was the first group of students to start at the school as freshmen and graduate from there, spending all four years as PCHS Panthers.

Patti Hamler (2000-2007)

Patti Hamler was the first Principal at PCHS opening the school in 2000. Hamler was the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Principal of the Year for 2003. (http://www.ecpps.k12.nc.us/News/Archive/77_HamlerNamedPOY03.htm) Hamler left to become principal of Leesville Road Middle School in Wake County, North Carolina at the conclusion of the 2006-07 school year.

Cynthia Morris (2007-08)

Cynthia Morris, who was an Assistant Principal at PCHS, served as interim principal for the Fall 2007 semester. In June 2008 it was announced that Morris would become the principal at Elizabeth City Middle School. (http://www.dailyadvance.com/search/content/news/stories/2008/06/24/0624ECPPSprincipalsZG.html)

Amy Fyffe (2008-present)

Amy Fyffe was named school principal at Pasquotank County High School beginning with the Spring 2008 semester. She was formerly a teacher and assistant principal at Northeastern High School.
(http://www.dailyadvance.com/search/content/news/stories/2007/12/18/1218principalDM.html) Fyffe was named the 2011 Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools principal of the year. (http://www.ecpps.k12.nc.us/News/Archive/572_Fyffe_POY_2011.htm)

Sports

The school offers baseball

Baseball

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, football

American football

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, volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, track and field

Track and field

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, tennis

Tennis

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, golf

Golf

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, basketball, wrestling, soccer, and many other sports. The volleyball team made history in 2010, when the team made it to the third round of the playoffs while the football team accomplished the schools second winning season goin 6-5, under new head coach, Hancel Phipps.

School Clubs

The school offers the clubs: Future Business Leaders of America, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America , formerly known as Future Homemakers of America , is a nonprofit U.S. career and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer science education in public and private schools through grade 12 across the United States...

, Future Farmers of America, National Honors Society, and many more.

Band

The Pasquotank County High School Marching Band is under the direction of Mr. Robert Spitler and Drum Majors Bobby Harris & Ashley Mitchell.

School Complex

The school is in a complex with two other schools, the new ECMS (Elizabeth City Middle School) building, and Northside Elementary School. Serving a total student population of 4,102

Schedule

The school, like most other high schools, is run on a Four Block schedule, with three lunches.