Pickerington High School Central

Pickerington High School Central is a public high school in Pickerington, Ohio. It is one of two high schools in the Pickerington Local School District. In the city of Pickerington, it is referred to simply as Central and their mascot is the Tiger.
In 2002, "Pickerington High School" split into two high schools, Pickerington High School Central and Pickerington High School North. Construction of Pickerington High School, which currently houses Pickerington High School Central was completed in the fall of 1991.
The high schools which previously served the Pickerington community were Pickerington High School and Violet Township High School . Prior to 1906 there were many schools in the Pickerington/Violet Township area. The Pickerington School , a two-story, two room school was built to replace the original building. Heritage Elementary is now housed in the Pickerington School.
The school has sports programs that include football, boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling, boys tennis, girls tennis, boys soccer, girls soccer, boys golf, girls golf, cross country, cheerleading, track and field, baseball, softball, and Marching Band.

The Battle of 256: Pickerington High School and Reynoldsburg High School have one of the longest continuing rivalries in Central Ohio. The schools have faced off in football every year since 1981. The Tigers have won 14 of the last 14 games. In 2005, sponsored by the local Wal-Mart, the Reynoldsburg/Pickerington game became known as the "Battle of 256", as Pickerington and Reynoldsburg are the largest cities to sit on Ohio State Route 256. A large metal football shaped trophy is awarded to the winning school each year. Reynoldsburg and Pickerington Central met in the playoffs for the first time in its rivalries history, with Pickerington Central winning 20-14.

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