Pikeville High School
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Pikeville High School is located in Pikeville, Kentucky
. Enrollment of grades 7-12 is approximately 560. It is part of the Pikeville Independent Schools.
The cheerleading program at Pikeville High is nationally ranked, with four UCA National Cheerleading Championship titles (most recently in 2007). They recently won the KAPOS State title in the traditional division four years in a row, 2008-2011.
The school has several musical and voice ensembles, and the marching band was notable for winning several high level state competitions in the early 1990s. In addition the drama department frequently puts on well known musical and dramatic productions, ranging from musicals such as Into the Woods
and Beauty and the Beast
, to less musical and even comedic presentations such as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
. Most recently they performed The Diary of Anne Frank
.
Pikeville, Kentucky
Pikeville is a city in Pike County, Kentucky. The population was 6,903 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pike County.-History:On March 25, 1822, the county's government officials decided to build a new county seat named Liberty, one and one-half mile below the mouth of the Russell Fork...
. Enrollment of grades 7-12 is approximately 560. It is part of the Pikeville Independent Schools.
Campus
Moving from a location closer to the downtown area of Pikeville, the current high school building was constructed in 1976 consisting of classrooms, a library, central two story common area, and a gymnasium, dedicated and named after T.W. Oliver. In 1996, a large auditorium was added adjacent to the school's eastern side. Capable of seating 1000, it was built to augment the building and provide space for performances by the arts and music departments, which previously had been relegated to the gymnasium. Further modifications to the school included a second level weight room elevated above the school's south end, adjacent to the gymnasium, and an outdoor gathering area and Veteran's memorial. The entire school received an outdoor remodel in the mid '00's.Extracurricular activities
The Pikeville teams, known as the Panthers, compete in basketball, baseball, cheerleading, cross county, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field and volleyball. The football team won the Class A State Championship in 1987, 1988, and 1989.The cheerleading program at Pikeville High is nationally ranked, with four UCA National Cheerleading Championship titles (most recently in 2007). They recently won the KAPOS State title in the traditional division four years in a row, 2008-2011.
The school has several musical and voice ensembles, and the marching band was notable for winning several high level state competitions in the early 1990s. In addition the drama department frequently puts on well known musical and dramatic productions, ranging from musicals such as Into the Woods
Into the Woods
Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986, and premiered on Broadway in 1987. Bernadette Peters' performance as the Witch and Joanna Gleason's portrayal of the Baker's Wife brought acclaim...
and Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (musical)
Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and a book by Linda Woolverton, based on the 1991 Disney film of the same name. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical...
, to less musical and even comedic presentations such as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a 1954 musical film directed by Stanley Donen, with music by Saul Chaplin and Gene de Paul, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer....
. Most recently they performed The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank (play)
The Diary of Anne Frank is a stage adaptation of the book The Diary of a Young Girl. The play is a dramatization by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. It opened at the Cort Theatre, Broadway, on October 5, 1955, in a production by Kermit Bloomgarden, directed by Garson Kanin and designed by Boris...
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