Mission Statement:

The mission of J.B. Pennington High School is to provide relevant, quality educational opportunities for all students to develop the skills necessary to reach their maximum potential as responsible, productive citizens and life-long learners.

History:

The name of the school has changed from Ninth District Agricultural School, to Central District Agricultural School, to State Secondary Agricultural School, to Blountsville High School, to its present name J. B. Pennington High School. Fire has destroyed the buildings of the school four times, but thanks to the people's strong belief in good education our school has been rebuilt many times also. 

 J. B. Pennington High School stands proudly as a monument to the dreams of past citizens and to their visions of a good life desired for oncoming generations. PHS has survived many tragic hardships, but its successes have been many.

History proves that the roots of the present live deep in the past. So, to see how the present came about there must be a look backward. As a beginning, the progress started with Caleb Fridley and John Jones in 1816 as they rode into Bear Meat Cabin, later called Blountsville, and established the first white settlement in Blount County.