Giles County High School

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Location
Giles County High School
200 Sheila Frost Drive Pulaski, Tennessee 38478 USA
Coordinates	35°11′25″N 87°01′38″W / 35.190294, -87.027125
Information
School board	Giles County Board of Education
School district	Giles County School District
Principal	Bobby Hastings^[1]
Vice principal	Donna Abernathy Sherry Parker^[1]
Enrollment	980^[2] (2006)
Faculty	55.0 (on FTE basis)^[2]
Student:teacher ratio	17.8^[2]
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Athletics conference	TSSAA^[3]
Mascot	Bobby the Bobcat
Team name	Bobcats^[3]
Nickname	Home of the Bobcats
School Colour(s)	Black and Gold ^[3]
Homepage	GCHS website

Giles County High School is a public secondary school located in Giles County in Pulaski, Tennessee. The current school principal is Robert Hastings, who has served since the 2004-2005 school year. The school serves about 1,000 students in grades 9-12.

Giles County High School's nickname in athletics is the Bobcats, and the mascot's name is Bobby the Bobcat. The school is noted in athletics to be a basketball school,^{[citation needed]} as it has won 2 girls state championships with numerous state tournament appearances;^{[citation needed]} also, the boys team has had its share of success, winning their first state championship in 2003^[4] under the guidance of head coach Billy Holt and by star Tyler Smith.

The Giles County Band of Gold is also very successful, especially since the mid-1990s.^{[citation needed]}