Pike Central High School

Dear Charger Community,

As the spring season progresses, bringing new growth after the April showers, the 2024-2025 academic year draws to a close, leaving behind a wealth of lasting memories. Our graduating seniors eagerly anticipate, with perhaps a touch of apprehension, the commencement of the next chapter in their lives. It is our sincere hope that they will carry forward an unwavering commitment to personal growth and the pursuit of their best selves. Our guiding theme for the year, "Because I said I would," has resonated throughout our school community, and we trust that our graduates will embody this principle in their future endeavors.

As the academic year approaches its conclusion, our students continue to excel both in their studies and in extracurricular pursuits. We extend our sincere gratitude for the ongoing support from our community.

🎉 BECAUSE I SAID I WOULD! 🏆

SPEAK UP! Help build each other up and embrace our differences. Please report any student safety concerns. Together, we can make a positive impact! Use the QR code below or go to Pike Central High School's website and use the link under the student section.

We had several students participate in the SkillsUSA Competition on April 12, 2025. We had great showings by our students in the Precision and Machining and our Vocational Welding programs.

• In the Precision Machining Technology Keenen Bieker placed 1st, earning Gold and is State Champion. Andy Bieker placed 3rd, earning Bronze.
• In CNC 3 Axis Programming, Adon LeMond placed 1st, earning Gold and is State Champion.
• In Welding NE Dubois Senior and Pike Central Vocational Welding Student, Gavin Wagner, placed 1st, earning Gold and is State Champion. NE Dubois Senior and Pike Central Vocational Welding Student, Owen Eichmiller, placed 3rd, earning Bronze and received welding-related prizes and scholarships.
• All of the State Champions will advance to the National Competition In Atlanta Georgia in June!

We had 2 groups from Pike Central advance to the finals, and one of our groups took 2nd place!

For the past several months, our program director Brian K. Southern went to North Knox, South Knox, Lincoln, Rivet, and Pike Central High Schools to teach these young adults the value of starting their own business. He presented them with a question: What problem do you see in your community? More than 150 students answered this question by creating businesses to solve these problems.

Through preliminaries, semifinals, and finals, 52 teams took 12 weeks to develop their pitch and present in front of their community, peers, and various judges. The result? A promise of a bright future for Knox and surrounding counties led by these young adults.

Our three winning teams included:
First Place — Emily Bible, Covered with Care (South Knox)
Second Place — Andrew Bieker & Camden Case, The Corn Cutter (Pike)
Third Place — Kourtney Chesser, Ben Phillips & Kayelynn Stroud, Crossroads Companion Care (South Knox)

Each of these 52 teams will be offered free business advising and resources through The Pantheon to work towards launching their businesses.

The Pantheon plans to release detailed articles about each team that participated in the coming weeks.

Thank you to our judges, community members, and Pantheon team for making this event happen!

Mrs. Vinnedge's classes that had been studying Macbeth had their annual Macbeth Rap Battle. Each group was given a theme from Macbeth and were given the challenge to create a rap that explained the theme in relation to the play and how it affected the outcome. As you can tell by the pictures, the students had a lot of fun with this.

The PCHS Robotics team competed in their last competition this past weekend at Washington. Team had a successful weekend and season designing, building and coding the robot. Lots of improvements were made this year and looking forward to the next season! If interested in joining the team next year, please let someone in the guidance department or the front office know.

The Friday before Spring Break, Representative Lindauer and Senator Schmitt came to speak to a group of students from Mr. Igel's Government and Economics classes. The students wrote letters to their local state legislators about the possible cuts to public education due to SB 1 property tax reform bill. They gave a short presentation on the workings of state government, addressed the student's concerns from their letters and then had a question and answer time. PCHS would like to thank Representative Lindauer and Senator Schmitt for taking time to meet with these students.

Ms. Geiling's Human Service class had learned about the world's recycling and waste concerns during the first semester, which led to the desire to implement a worm farming, or vermiculture, program that goes along with our Farm-to-School program with our 12 raised beds. Vermiculture is the process of raising worms to break down organic waste into nutrient-rich compost called worm castings. This eco-friendly practice helps reduce food waste while producing a natural fertilizer for gardens.

The Culinary classes use fruits and vegetables on a regular basis and will team up with the school's kitchen to collect produce scraps for composting, along with recycling the school's paper instead of sending it to the landfill. The class has set up worm bins containing 5 lbs each of red wigglers. Scrap, paper, and cardboard will be pre-composted and then fed to the worms regularly. We are excited about what the future brings for us!

Congratulations to the three teams from PCHS who have qualified to the First Founders Pitch Competition at The Pantheon in Vincennes. 7 PCHS teams from the Engineering and Precision Machining classes competed against each other to see who would advance. It was a great learning experience for all of the groups. Check out the Press Release link for more information.

April 9- Sports physicals 7-12th grades; $20 per physical; 3:30-5:30 (Enter through HS front entrance)

April 15- Seniors & Early Grads: FAFSA deadline and local scholarship application deadline

April 18- Good Friday

April 21- Flex Day

April 26- PCHS Prom

May 10- MS/HS Band Concert in Auditorium

May 23- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!

May 30- PCHS Graduation

Adult Pass: $80 each

Student Pass: $60 each

Senior Citizen: $60 each

Family Pass: Purchase 2 Adult Passes, then you can purchase Student Passes at $20 each. (one student pass per child in immediate family)

Adult Passes and Student Passes are different. Students will not be allowed to use the Adult Pass to enter the gates.

🚨Passes must be shown at EVERY event, every time!🚨

Contact the athletic department to find out how!

It was a great day at the track on Saturday for Pike Central at the HSR25 indoor state championships! Grant Boyd came away with two medals and all state honors in the long jump (3rd place) and pole vault (5th place). Xavery Weisman also earned a medal, and all state honors with a 7th place finish in the 3200m run. Mya Hudson finished 13th overall in the 60m hurdles. The 4x800m relay team of Emiley Riker, Kylee Weathers, Kaylyn Warner, and Xavery Weisman placed 13th overall. The Distance Medley Relay team of Emiley Riker, Alyssa McCutchan, Kaylyn Warner, and Xavery Weisman finished 10th place overall. Great ending to the indoor portion of the season! Now it's time for outdoor! Let's go, Chargers!!

HR 8:20-8:45

Pd 1 8:50-9:35

Pd 2 9:40-10:25

Pd 3 10:30-11:15

Pd 4 Lunch A 11:20-11:45/ Lunch B 11:50-12:15/ Lunch C 12:20-12:45

Pd 5 12:50-1:35

Pd 6 1:40-2:25

Pd 7 2:30-3:15

Pd 1 10:20-10:50

Pd 2 10:55-11:25

Pd 4 Lunch A 11:30-11:55/ Lunch B 12:00-12:25/ Lunch C 12:30-12:55

Pd 3 1:00-1:30

Pd 5 1:35-2:05

Pd 6 2:10-2:40

Pd 7 2:45-3:15

GET INVOLVED! Here are the clubs offered at PCHS:

Academic Teams, BPA, Chat with a Charger, Digital Marketing, FCA, FCCLA, FFA, Graduation Committee, Green Racing Team, JAG, Key Club, National Honors Society, Performing Arts, Precision Machining, Prom Steering Committee, Riley Dance Marathon Exec Board, Robotics, Spanish Club, Welding, Yearbook

Pike Central High School

Principal: Mr. Daniel A. Gaffney

Asst. Principal: Mr. Hunter Elliott

Main Office: Mrs. Sharon Deputy

Athletic Director: Mr. Dustin Powell

Athletic Secretary: Mrs. Kathy Kixmiller

Website: https://pchs.pcsc.k12.in.us/
Location: 1810 IN-56, Petersburg, IN 47567
Phone: (812)354-8478
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pikecentralhs/
Twitter: @PCHSChargers