PCHS Lady Basketball Senior stand out Rykia Pennamon (aka"BYRD") signed her letter of intent that came with a full basketball scholarship to South GA Tech Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Byrd, a Forward/Shooting Guard for the Lady Eagles, has done a phenomenal job for the lady Eagles. "She made her presence known in every game and is a team leader", said Head Coach Jerusha Hudson. "She tries to involve her teammates in every aspect of the game. She is not afraid of hard work. She is a young lady who strives to prepare for the future. She knows that hard work and determination will lead to success." Byrd was the Player of the Year for 8AA, named player of the game numerous times and selected to lay in the Middle Ga All Star Classic. She reached over 1000 points during her junior year of high school.
Stats:
Points per game 17.8
Rebounds per game 8.2
steals er game 2.9
blocks per game .8
single game scoring high this season 28

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Congratulations to Putnam County High School's 2017-2018 Valedictorian, Destiny Kieu (right), and Salutatorian, Jordan Harless (left).

PCHS is excited and proud to announce that Jada Burke, a 2018 PCHS senior cheerleader, represented Putnam County High School as the only Georgia finalist for the Varsity Brands’ National Spirit Awards Most Spirited Cheerleader. Jada was honored at the National Spirit Awards show at Walt Disney World Saturday, May 12. The awards show will air on the CBS Sports Network Sunday, June 10. Olympic gold medal gymnast Laurie Hernandez and Pennsylvania-based teacher Richard Curtis hosted the special event.

In 2014, Varsity Brands released a study revealing that students with higher levels of spirit perform better academically, are more involved and feel happier and more connected to their school and community. This is why the Varsity Brands School Spirit Awards were created. These awards honor the very best of America’s high schools by recognizing outstanding schools, organizations and individuals that go above and beyond to build school pride, student engagement, and community spirit.

Jada was selected to represent Georgia and PCHS out of hundreds of applicants based on leadership, sportsmanship, and teamwork.