Tag Archives: Pickett County High School

Pickett County High School students and their parents can hear firsthand accounts about the benefits of dual enrollment at a meeting Thursday night. Pickett County High School Counselor Amber Steddum said representatives from TCAT and Vol State will be in attendance to inform parents of the opportunities. She said parents may not realize that their children can receive college credit ... Read More »

Pickett County High School is selling merchandise to celebrate the state-champion girls basketball program. Head Coach Brent Smith said t-shirts, crew necks, hooded sweatshirts, and more are available on the team’s Twitter account and will be added to the school website soon. He said the merchandise is already popular in Pickett County because, well, everybody loves a winner. “I was ... Read More »

Pickett County is looking to move its food bank from school property to a decommissioned Tennessee-Western Kentucky Methodist Church. Pickett County Executive Stephen Bilbrey said the school system has taken care of the food bank for many years. Bilbrey said that the new food bank location at the bypass next to the Dairy Queen would be more convenient for citizens. ... Read More »

Pickett County School Board agreed to clarifications in the high school dress code for the upcoming school year. The changes were part of the handbooks approved for each school during Monday night’s meeting. Pickett High School Principal Mitch Buckman said the problems addressed developed last year. Buckman said the first change involves blouse straps with at least two inches of ... Read More »

The Pickett County Schools new fiscal year budget includes a new bus for disabled students and a pipe replacement for the high school. The School Board went through the budget during a Monday work session, voting to approve it during the regular meeting. The total budget includes some $1.42 million in local tax dollars, a slight increase from last year. ... Read More »

Pickett County High School’s boys basketball team will be hosting a bake sale to raise funds for the upcoming season. The Saturday event begins at 7:30 a.m. at Bilbrey’s IGA. Head Coach Joseph Amonett said all proceeds will go towards uniform purchases and traveling expenses. “It is a phenomenal event that our community has supported really fantastically,” Amonett said. “We ... Read More »

The Pickett County High School Cheer Team will get to experience cheer camp for the first time. Coach Maria Holt said the opportunity to have a camp will both broaden the skills of the team and strengthen their bond. “They’re looking forward to learning new skills, I mean like I said I’m still new, so I can teach them so ... Read More »

Pickett County Schools will use a hybrid learning model for all students until school starts back January 4. Currently, Preschool through 4th grade is learning in-person and 5th through 12th grade are fully remote. Pickett County School Director Diane Elder said staffing forced this decision, and she currently has nine COVID positive employees. Elder said there is not much the ... Read More »

According to local high schools, it is too early to tell if COVID will significantly impact the number of seniors going to college. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission said last week that COVID would significantly affect that number. Warren County High School Principal Clark George said COVID could affect college goers, but his school has a plan to prevent that ... Read More »

Friday’s Clay County at Pickett County high school football matchup has been cancelled due to Pickett players being exposed to COVID. Pickett Director of Schools Diane Elder said enough players are being quarantined that the school does not have a full roster to compete. “It is a little bit inconvenient I know for the team and for the school,” Elder ... Read More »