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 Dr. Jonathan Tyson. The school's motto is the acronym PACE, standing for "Piedmont Academics Character Excellence."HistoryPiedmont was founded in 1960 as the second high school in Union County. After the Class of 2005, the school was divided. The class of 2006 stayed to graduate, and 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 Atkins spoke.ArtPiedmont was the first school in Union County to have an NAHS . They also started another tradition at Piedmont: VSA, or Very Special Arts. This was a popular event at Piedmont which is usually the week after spring break. This event no longer takes place at Piedmont High, as Wingate University has taken over the project. In 2010, the event was held at nearby Parkwood High School.SportsThe Panthers are the 1984 and 2013 2A state baseball champions. One Piedmont baseball player has gone on to the major leagues - Andy Tomberlin.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. The women's softball and men's baseball teams are currently two of the top teams in 3A.
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