Pickerington High School North
Pickerington High School North is a public high school in Pickerington, Ohio. It is one of two high schools in the Pickerington Local School District, the other school being Pickerington High School Central. The school's mascot is the panther and its teams take the name "Panthers". The levy for the zoning and planning of the school passed in 2001 and construction started in June 2001. The school opened on August 24, 2003 at 7:51 AM.
Pickerington Lakeview
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High School is the flagship school to Pickerington North. The junior high and high school are both located on the same campus (located at the corner of Refugee Rd, Pickerington Rd., and Ault Rd. Pickerington Lakeview is 7th and 8th grade. The school employs aprrox. 230 staff members and can hold a maximum of 1,000 students. The school has sports programs that include football, boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling, cross country, cheerleading, track and field, baseball, and softball.
Senior Class Presidents
- Colin Hoell 2006-2007
- Eric Schafer 2007-2008
- Johnny Zustra 2008-2009
Cross Country
Pickerington North is well known for their men's and women's cross country team. They have made many appearances at the state level with the help of great athletes and coaches. Timothy Starkey coaches the men's team and Jim Langanderfer, "Derf", coaches the women's team. Many talented athletes have also participated in this program, which include: Mallory Fetterman, Biley Flask, Jamie Nichols, and Daniel Garleb. The have also had the great opportunity to be coached by Hunter Nichols, who won twelve letters as a high school athlete. Due to the teams success Pickerington North High School generally hosts the Regional Cross Country meet in the fall.
Ohio Music Education Association Awards
Marching Band
The Pickerington High School North Marching Panther Band consists of approximately 200 students (as of 2008).
The band has competed in the Ohio Music Education Association's State Marching Band Competition since the school's opening in 2003.
Participation
2003 - present
Superior Rating
2004 - present
Performance Resume
OMEA (Ohio Music Education Association) State Marching Band Finals
- Finalist
2003- 2008
- Superior Rating (I)
2004- 2008
Parades
- The New York City National Veteran's Day Parade - 2003
- The Festival Disney Parade and Band Competition - 2005
- The Tournament of Roses Parade - 2006
- The Phoenix Fiesta Bowl Parade and National Band Championship - 2007
Named Grand Champions of the entire Festival Disney Parade for marching and for colorguard in 2005. The panther band combined with the Tiger band for only two events: The 2003 Veteran's Day Parade in New York City, and the 117th Tournament of Roses Parade in 2006. The 2002-03 PHS Band was app. 310 members strong, in 2006 the PHS Band was 390 members strong. Both PHSC and PHSN Bands continue to grow.
Professional Football Game Appearances
- Cleveland Browns
- "'Cincinnati Bengals"'