Pickerington High School North

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

Pickerington
,
(Fairfield County)
,
Ohio
43147

United States
Coordinates39°54′35″N 82°44′1″W / 39.90972°N 82.73361°W / 39.90972; -82.73361Coordinates: 39°54′35″N 82°44′1″W / 39.90972°N 82.73361°W / 39.90972; -82.73361
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
Established2003
School districtPickerington Local School District
SuperintendentChris Briggs
School code628945
PrincipalMark Ulbrich
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]
RivalPickerington High School Central Tigers, Reynoldsburg High School Raiders, and Lancaster High School Golden Gales
Publication2003-Present
NewspaperNorth Star
YearbookPolaris
Feeder schoolsPickerington Lakeview Junior High School
Director of BandsGregory Benson
District Athletic DirectorMark Aprile[2]
PHSN Athletic DirectorMolly Feesler[2]
Websitewww.pickerington.k12.oh.us/pickerington-north-high/

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.

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.

Controversy[]

A number of notable incidents of racism have occurred at Pickerington High School North,[3] 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,[4] 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.[5][6] 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". One such parent, Becky Tumidolsky, created a charge.org petition which garnered at least 170 signatures.[7]

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."[8]

This followed another incident in 2020 wherein two Pickerington administrators were unequally disciplined for violating a PLSD social media policy. Charles E. Newman, a senior pastor at Antioch Baptist Church of Columbus and a Pickerington North High School graduate, noted "[w]hen we looked at both situations, the discipline was unequal". The first individual, a white woman named Ruth Stickel received a disciplinary letter after sharing an image on Facebook which read "Black Lives Matter is a leftist lie". The second individual, A Black woman named Damicka Bates, had posted a photograph of her daughter near anti-police graffiti in Columbus, Ohio, which resulted in her promotion to principal of a PLSD elementary school being reversed.[9]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Pickerington High School North". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. ^ Tandanpolie, Tatyana. "Perspective: My Experience With Racism in Pickerington Schools". Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  4. ^ Jarrell, Jennifer. "Pickerington Students Could Be Disciplined For Body Paint". Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  5. ^ Lane, Mary Beth. "Students' KKK photo prompts Pickerington North sensitivity training". Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  6. ^ Hart, Ted. "All Pickerington North students go through racial sensitivity course after inappropriate photos circulate". Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  7. ^ Neese, Alissa Widman. "Pickerington North: Black History Month program prompts petition". Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  8. ^ 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Hendrix, Sheridan. "Pickerington parent group demands equity over social media posts". Retrieved 2020-04-24.

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