Piedmont High School (North Carolina)


Piedmont High School is a public high school in Monroe, North Carolina, United States. The mascot of the school is the Panther, and the current principal is Dylan Stamey. The school's motto is the acronym PACE, standing for "Piedmont Academics Character Excellence."

History

Piedmont was founded in 1960 as the second high school in Union County. After the Class of 2005 graduated, the school was divided. Half of the classes of 2007, 2008, and 2009 moved to the newly created Porter Ridge High School, depending on where the students lived. June 14, 2010 saw the graduation of the school's 50th class; country music star Trace Adkins spoke.

Athletics

Currently, the teams compete in the Southern Carolina 3A Conference.
The Panthers were the 1984 and 2013 2A state baseball champions.
The school has also had individual state champions in swimming, wrestling, and track and field. The football team had a 31-game regular season winning streak from 2001-2003, winning the district title during that run.
Currently, the biggest rival of Piedmont is Porter Ridge. Historically, Piedmont's biggest rival in high school football was Forest Hills High School.
The wrestling team has had a state finals showing three years in a row, facing the same team each time, Croatan, winning in 2011-2012 with an undefeated record.
The Piedmont Varsity cheerleaders have become highly competitive and won a fifth place title at state out of 22 squads.

Notable alumni