Pearl River Central High School Carriere, Mississippi

Stacy Baudoin, Principal

About Us Located in Southern Mississippi Grades 9-12 Enrollment 840 College Preparatory Career Pathways Block Schedule SACS Accredited

Success Nothing Less

Pearl River Central High School strives to provide challenging opportunities for all students in a safe, positive learning environment.

Class of 2015 Together this class earned scholarships totaling over $1, 806, 300

Class of 2015 41/199 seniors graduated with a combined 240 college credit hours 3 seniors earned over 12 hours each

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Pearl River Central High School ACT Composite

2014

30’s Club

8 students scored 30 or higher on the ACT

Fun Times

Early Grads

“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 2015 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 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. Average Salary: $77,910

Horticulture The secondary pathway in Horticulture prepares individuals for entry-level employment or continuing education in a wide variety of fields in the horticulture industry. Students enrolled in the program participate in a variety of instructional activities including lectures, discussions, laboratory experiences at the school, and work-based learning activities in the field such as field trips and shadowing experiences. Students also receive supplementary instruction and reinforcement of learning through activities in youth organizations. Top- ics covered in the 2-year program include plant structure and growth; plant propagation; pest management; floristry; greenhouse crops and management; olericulture; plantscaping; landscape design, installation, and management; and turf grass management. Student competencies and suggested objectives in the curriculum framework have been correlated to the knowledge and skill statements listed in Career Cluster Resources for Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, as published by the National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education.

Average Salary: $36,850

Award Winning

Varsity Baseball

NJROTC

Blue Angels

Varsity Softball

Science Olympiads

HOSA Quiz Bowl

Blue Maskers

NJROTC art NHS

Track & Field Softball

ExtraCurricular Activities

HOSA Bass Fishing Journalism

Baskeball

Baseball Soccer

Cheerleading Robotics Band

Cross Country

Golf

Science Olympiads

Beta Club

Drama Swimming

Football Show Choir Color guard Chorus

Success Nothing Less It always seems impossible until it’s done. –Nelson Mandela