Pearl River Central High School Carriere, Mississippi

Stacy Baudoin, Principal

About Us Located in Southern Mississippi Grades 9-12 Enrollment 870 College Preparatory Career Pathways Block Schedule SACS Accredited

Seize the Moments

Through Pride, Respect, and Commitment, Pearl River Central High School will provide challenging learning opportunities for all students in a safe, positive environment and lead every student to college and career readiness by graduation.

Class of 2016 Together this class earned scholarships totaling over $3,024,980

Class of 2016 47/199 seniors graduated with a combined 387 college credit hours 2 seniors earned 15 hours each and 5 seniors earned 9 hours each

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Pearl River Central High School ACT Composite

2015

30’s Club

12 students scored 30 or higher on the ACT

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Pearl River Central High School Four-Year Graduation Rate

Fun Times

“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” –Steve Jobs

PRCHS Faculty

Career and Technical Education The Class of 2016 earned 73 vocational scholarships

Agricultural Mechanics

Health Sciences

Agriculture Power and Machinery is an instructional program designed to provide basic skills for students to become employed in the industry of agricultural power mechanics or to continue their education in postsecondary institutions. Skills taught in the program relate to selection, operation, service, maintenance, and repair of a variety of agricultural power units and agricultural machinery and equipment. The program includes instruction in gasoline and diesel engines, welding, hydraulics, and other power systems. This program makes use of the FFA Leadership, Professional Development Activities, and Supervised Agricultural Experience Program as integral learning laboratories.

Health Sciences is a pathway of courses for students in the Health Sciences career cluster. The Health Sciences pathway includes classroom and hands-on experiences that will provide students with an overview of the healthcare field as outlined in the States’ Career Clusters Health Science Cluster and the National Consortium on Health Science and Technology Education as well as begin to prepare students for careers in occupations predicted to have a high number of available jobs in the next 10 years including registered nurses, nurse aides, practical nurses, and home health aides.

Average Salary: $39,325

Average Salary: $43,598

Early Childhood Education In Early Childhood Education, an emphasis is placed on students’ personal and profession- al preparation for careers or education in the field, history and trends of early childhood education, children’s health and safety, child development, and child guidance and observation.Emphasis is also placed on career and professional development, characteristics of high quality early childhood centers, management and
 administration in quality child care programs, and the learning environment. Membership is encouraged in the student organization, Skills USA, which provides activities for leadership and the application of competencies through participating in competitive events. Skills developed through the course of study assist students in meeting requirements for the CDA (Child Development Associate credential). Average Salary: $23,836

Culinary Arts The Culinary Arts includes classroom and hands-on experiences that will prepare students for employment or continuing education in the food service industry. This program was written to incorporate the National Restaurant Associations (NRA) ProStart learning objectives. Any student who successfully completes this program and the mentoring requirements will be eligible to take the National ProStart Certificate of Achievement Exam, which is a certification recognized in the foodservice industry nationwide. Average Salary: $43,598

Information Technology

Teacher Academy

The Information Technology program is designed to provide the basic foundation, skills, and knowledge for computer networking, applications, and support, along with an introduction to programming. Students will develop the skills necessary to prepare for certification exams and will learn how to develop, support, and integrate computing systems. They will acquire network planning and management
 skills and the ability to provide technical support. The program will provide hands-on experience in computer systems support and skill in network setup and maintenance .Industry standards referenced are from the Skill Standards for Information Technology published by the National Workforce Center for Emerging. Technologies. Program competencies are designed to prepare students for A+ certification.

Teacher Academy is a pathway for students in the Education and Training career cluster. The Teacher Academy program is a high school program with courses designed to attract students to the field of education, to provide information and field experiences relevant to pursuing a degree in education, and to prepare students for the rigors of a career in education so they will remain long-term educators. The Teacher Academy pathway includes classroom and hands-on experiences that will prepare students for employment or continuing education in the education field. Average Salary: $45,278

Average Salary: $77,910

Award Winning

NJROTC

National Recognition

Football District Champions

Science Olympiads

Varsity Baseball

District Champions

Varsity Softball District Champions

HOSA

Blue Angels

State Champions

Cheer

Show Choir

NJROTC art NHS

Track & Field Softball

ExtraCurricular Activities

HOSA Bass Fishing Journalism

Baskeball

Baseball Soccer

Cheerleading Robotics Band

Beta Club

Drama Swimming

Football

Show Choir Cross Country Golf Color guard Chorus Science Olympiads

Seize the Moments It always seems impossible until it’s done. –Nelson Mandela