🌟 Calling all rising C5 & C6 learners! 🌟
The Career Tech Summer Camp is back! This hands-on camp is a wonderful opportunity for students to explore our Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs in a fun, engaging environment.
📍 Location: Pike Road High School
📅 Dates: July 16–18
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
💲 Cost: $25 (includes all materials and a snack each day)
Explore hands-on activities in Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways like Agriscience, Education and Training, Health Science, IT, Marketing, and more!
🎯 Limited spots available – register now using the QR code in the flyer or the link below! Registration will close on June 27 or when all spaces are filled.
https://forms.gle/w7M3DphraA3iLqiS6
Come and Join Our Team!
Come and Join Our Team!
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Celebrate the Class of 2025 as they took their final walk through the halls of PRES, PRIS, and the GW Campus. These candids capture the pride and excitement of the day! While we tried to get everyone, be sure to check out even more photos and videos on our Instagram — just look for the "2025 🎓 Parade" Highlight!
There's also a video on our YouTube Channel for you to enjoy and relive the moment!
The Pike Road Schools Senior Class of 2025 Paraded the halls of their schools today.
https://youtu.be/O6ctKgk84fA
We’re excited to announce that Coach Mike Atkins has been named the new Athletic Director for Pike Road Schools!
Coach Atkins brings 22 years of experience in teaching and coaching—including 6 years as an Athletic Director—to this leadership role. For the past 5 years, he’s been a part of the Pike Road High School team, and we’re proud to see him step into this next chapter.
Pike Road is home for the Atkins family. His wife of 23 years, Valerie, is the school counselor at PRJHS. Their son Evan is a PRHS graduate, and daughters Claudia and Sophia are current Pike Road students.
Come and join our team!
📣 Patriot Post: May 19–23, 2025 📣Exam week and last week of school for our underclassmen!
🎓 Seniors – don’t miss Clearance Day, Recognition Program, Parade of Patriots, Decision Day & Yearbook Signing!
🎉 Graduation is Thursday, May 22 at 7 PM ⏰ Early Dismissal on Friday!
We are so proud of you for all of the learning you have done this year. Study hard, and finish strong! Go, PATS!
The Pike Road School’s Annual Board of Education Meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 19, starting at 6:00 p.m., at the Pike Road Central Office.
Come and join our team!
We’re thrilled to invite your child to join our Future Pats in Motion Volleyball Camp, designed especially for kids ages 6 to 12! This camp is a fantastic opportunity for young athletes to learn the fundamentals of volleyball in a fun, energetic, and supportive environment.
Whether your child is brand new to the sport or already has a love for volleyball, our camp focuses on building skills, confidence, and teamwork—all while having a blast!
🏐 Camp Details:
📅 Dates: June 2-4, 2025
🕘 Time: 9am - 12pm
📍 Location: Pike Road GW Campus Gymnasium
👥 Ages: 6 - 12
💵 Cost: $125 before May 23rd / $145 starting May 24th (T-Shirt Included!)
👉 Register here: https://gofan.co/event/3531943?schoolId=AL72525&utm_source=GoFan&utm_medium=qrcode&utm_campaign=HQEventLink
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Coach LaToya at latoya.clark@pikeroadschools.org
We look forward to a great camp to kick off the summer.
🌿🧠 Mental Health Matters at GW! 🧠🌿
Today, our amazing Peer Helpers hosted a Mental Health Café for our learners — a calm, creative, and supportive space focused on well-being. 💚
Mental health is just as important as physical health, and we're proud to empower our students with the tools they need to take care of their minds and hearts. 💪
✨ Learners explored a variety of self-care stations, including:
📝 Affirmations
📓 Journaling
🎨 Art & Puzzles
🖐️ Sensory Table
🧘 Meditation
😌 Quiet/Rest Area
🤸 Stretching & Yoga
♟️Gaming
Each station offered a different way to de-stress, reflect, and recharge — reminding our learners that taking care of themselves is not just okay, it’s essential. 💖
👏👏Please help us welcome Coach Steve Burrough as our new wrestling coach for the 2025-2026 school year! 👏👏
Coach Steve Burrough comes to Pike Road High School from previous tenures at Oak Mountain High School, where he had been the Head Wrestling Coach for 17 years, and at Orange Beach High School for the past two seasons. He has two children, Cole who is a student at Auburn University, and Chloe who is a senior at Oak Mountain High School. He graduated from Pinson Valley High School in 1984 where he wrestled on 3 State Championship teams, and finished as two time state placer, and as a State Champion in 1984. He wrestled for 2 years at Carson-Newman University before graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science and a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Montevallo. In his coaching career, Coach Burrough’s teams have consistently placed in the top 5. He has led his teams to over 400 career dual victories. Coach Burrough was the 2016 NWCA Alabama Wrestling Coach of the Year. He was also inducted into the Alabama Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as the Medal of Courage Recipient in 2018. He has also coached:
-Two recipients of the Most Outstanding Wrestler in the State Tournament
-Two recipients of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
-10 All-Americans
-11 Alabama State Champions
-25 Alabama State Runners-Up
-81 Alabama State Placers
-2016 – 7A State Runner-Up
-2017 – 7A Duals State Runner-Up
- 4 x 3rd Place in State Tournament
- 8 x Top 5 Finishes at State Tournament
- 14 x Top 10 Finishes at State Tournament
- 7 College Wrestlers
- 10 College Football players
Let's welcome Coach Burrough!
Pike Road Junior High students had an opportunity to witness Governor Kay Ivey sign the FOCUS Act into law—legislation that prohibits the use of smartphones and other wireless devices inside Alabama’s public schools.
Students were joined by the bill’s sponsors, Rep. Leigh Hulsey and Sen. Donnie Chesteen, along with faculty from Pike Road Junior High.
Senior exams begin this week and NEXT week exams begin for underclassmen! Study hard, Pats!
THIS Saturday is the annual Crawfish Boil! Make plans to join us!
☀️📚 Summer is almost here, Patriots! Don’t forget — all library books must be returned by Friday, May 16, 2025.
If you’re a book lover, keep the pages turning over summer break by visiting the Pike Road Public Library! Happy reading! 💙❤️
It's time for the Pike Road Recap! Please click the link below to catch up on everything happening at Pike Road Schools.
https://tinyurl.com/PRRecapV2I14
Please help us welcome our new band director, Brandon Benson!
A Florence, AL native and proud graduate of Sheffield High, Mr. Benson brings a wealth of experience in music education and performance. He holds degrees from Northwest-Shoals, the University of South Alabama, the University of Florida, and is currently pursuing his doctorate from Liberty University.
With a proven record of excellence—leading award-winning bands and organizing major events like the Little Big Horn Marching Band Competition—Mr. Benson is ready to inspire our students and continue building strong traditions at PRHS. Welcome to the Patriot family! ❤️💙
We’re sending a big THANK YOU to the Town of Pike Road and Mayor Stone for starting our day with a burst of energy and kindness! 🫶 The loaded teas delivered to the GW Campus this morning were the perfect pick-me-up for our faculty and staff during Teacher Appreciation Week. 💛 Because of you, we powered through the day with smiles, ready to inspire and support our amazing learners! 🍎✨
