Principal: Rodney Nelson, principal ( )
PHONE: 919.463.8656

PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL

Basics:
Traditional calendar
Mascot: Catamounts
School colors: Columbia blue, black, and silver
Bell schedule: 7:25 a.m. – 2:28 p.m. -Mon., Tues., Thurs., Friday
Bell schedule: 7:25 a.m. – 1:28 p.m. - Wed.

Mission:
The Panther Creek High School community will engage students in opportunities and experiences that will prepare them for future challenges.

Leadership and Contact Information:
Principal Rodney C. Nelson
Assistant Principals David P. Brown, Jonathan S. Chang, Debbie C. Ray, R. Gregory Welsh

Panther Creek High School, established in 2006, is located in western Wake County and currently serves a population of approximately 2200 in grades 9-12.   Panther Creek has been recognized as a North Carolina School of Distinction for the past two years.  Panther Creek has also received the Governor’s 2008 Real D.E.A.L. School Award. The award is based on student achievement data from 2006-07 and 2007-08, results from the 2008 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey, and a school site visit from the Governor’s Office.  Panther Creek’s survey results were exemplary in the following categories, listed in order of highest ratings:  Facilities and Resources, School Leadership, Time, Professional Development, and Educator Leadership.  Panther Creek is only the second North Carolina comprehensive high school ever to receive this honor and is the first Wake County high school to achieve this special recognition. 

The school offers a full complement of arts, English, healthful living, math, second languages, science, and social studies courses.  Honors and Advanced Placement courses along with special interest electives are offered as well.  Panther Creek provides additional learning experiences through its SMART lunch program, “Students Maximizing Achievement, Relationships, and Time,” an extended lunch period that maximizes the use of time and resources to cultivate a community of learning and sharing.  Various co-curricular organizations are available for student participation in addition to a range of extra-curricular options—all designed to enhance each student’s educational experience in a school focused on student engagement. 

Panther Creek values high expectations, collaboration, and intervention and promotes student responsibility for learning.

As a member of the Tri-8 4-A Conference, students will have opportunities to participate in junior varsity and varsity sports.

New Facility:
New three-story design of 274,658 square feet with capacity of 1,690 students; 93 acres
Total project budget: $40,735,373.00

Address and Directions:
6770 McCrimmon Parkway
Cary, NC 27519

DIRECTIONS FROM I-40 RALEIGH
Take I-40 west to exit 283 for I-540 West. Take I-540 west towards Apex. Exit on to NC Highway 55 and turn south (left) on NC Highway 55. Travel 0.8 miles on NC 55 East and a large green sign on the side of NC 55 East will direct you to turn right at the traffic light on to McCrimmon Parkway. Panther Creek is 0.5 miles on the right at 6770 McCrimmon Parkway in Cary.

DIRECTIONS FROM I-40 DURHAM
Take exit 278; go south on NC 55 East for approximately 5 miles. After going under the NC 540 overpass, turn right on to McCrimmon Parkway at the traffic signal. Green Panther Creek High School signs on NC 55 will help direct you. Panther Creek is 0.5 miles on the right at 6770 McCrimmon Parkway in Cary.

DIRECTIONS FROM CARY/APEX
Take NC 55 West towards Durham and pass through High House Road/NC 55 intersection. Go 3.1 miles from High House Road and turn left on to McCrimmon Parkway. Green Panther Creek High School signs on NC 55 will help direct you. Panther Creek is 0.5 miles on the right at 6770 McCrimmon Parkway in Cary.