Welcome to
Pinnacle High School!
Home of the Pioneers

Summer Hours

Monday-Thursday

7:00am to 3:00pm

*Hours can vary by day.

New Phone Numbers!

NONE of our old phone numbers are working anymore with the temporary exception of 480-419-4400.

If you look to the top right of this page you wlll see our new administrative numbers. It may take some time to reconstruct every phone number on the web site, so please be patient. We also apologize for any intermittent delays the installation of the new system may cause as we upgrade our systems.

If you need to contact a staff member, try email until we can get the web site updated. You may also email Mrs. Corte at bcorte@pvschools.net and she will route your question or concern to the appropriate person.

School Starts August 11th!

Walk Through Information:

Thursday, July 31, 2008 A thru G Walk-Thru 7:30 AM till 12:00 PM
Friday, August 1, 2008 H thru O Walk-Thru 7:30 AM till 12:00 PM
Monday, August 4, 2008 P thru Z Walk-Thru 7:00 AM till 12:00 PM

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Make-up for Everyone 7:30 AM till 12:00 PM

Monday, August 11, 2008 New Student/Make Up Day Walk-Thru All Grades 7:30 AM till Noon

To complete Walk-Thru you MUST HAVE:
-Your signed emergency card (parent signature required),
-Your signed "Statement of Understanding" form (parent signature required),
-Cash or a check for any fees shown on your informational schedule in your packet.
-Payment for any fees owed from last year or for any textbooks you may have lost.
-Optional payments for Athletic passes P.E. Uniforms, and Yearbooks.

Your Official Schedule will be handed out on the first day of school. Monday, August 11th.

Yearbook and Senior Portrait Information

Senior Info:
Prestige Portraits is the official senior portrait photographer for Pinnacle HIgh School. If you want to appear in the 2008-09 yearbook, you MUST schedule your appointment to have your headshots taken before September 13th. If you want to choose the photograph that appears in the yearbook, you must be photographed before August 30th. There will not be any exceptions made for any reason. Please contact Prestige Portraits at (480) 296-2915 to schedule your appointment.

The senior panoramic is scheduled for Oct. 2nd

Info for 9th - 11th graders
School Pictures for 9th - 11th grade - Sept. 9-10 (dates will be determined by English class)
Retake day: Oct. 22nd

Pinnacle Makes Newsweek's Top 1,200 for the Second Consecutive Year!

Newsweek Magazine just released it's annual list of the top 1,200 public high schools in the United States and Pinnacle High School has once again joined the ranks of the top 1,200 coming in this year at #455 up from #618 last year! Accomplishments such as this can not happen without the teamwork and dedication of an entire school community. Congratulations to the staff and students at Pinnacle who make it count every day and have made Pinnacle one of the best schools in the country. For more information, click on Newsweek.

The PHS-ITC Garden Project

Have you heard? Pinnacle is looking to create a really great outdoor educational space. Discover our plan to provide a wonderful new and unique learning environment; the PHS-ITC Garden Project. This is more than just pretty plants; this is a multi-use area that is really an extension of the library, which will be available to all classes! The Garden Project includes an outdoor amphitheater, and much more. Click here to check out our web site and find out how you can help.

Printer Cartridge Collection

If you are replacing your printer’s cartridge, bring your old cartridge to your school nurse. Every type is accepted.  These cartridges will be turned over to STARS Foundation.  This is a sheltered workshop for persons with various disabilities.  With your donation you are keeping the cartridges out of our landfills and providing valuable work for the STARS consumers.  If you have any questions, you can call your school  nurse Linda Moskowitz, RN at (480)419-4414 or Dr. Bast at (480)367-5813 at North Ranch Elementary.

Family Connection

Family Connection from Naviance, is a web-based service designed especially for students and parents to use for researching colleges, signing up for college visits, and getting involved in the planning and advising of their high school courses, colleges and careers. Family Connection is linked with Counselor's Office, a service that counseling can use to track and analyze data about college and career plans, so it provides up-to-date information that's specific to our school. Family Connection also let's us share information with you and your child about upcoming meetings and events, local scholarship opportunities, and other web resources for college and career information. To view video on Family Connections simply select the link below.

Family Connections Video (You need iTunes to play it)

Online School Meal Payments Now Available

PVUSD parents now can manage their child ’s school meal account online through EzSchoolPay, a secure, online service which parents may register for using their e-mail address, a password, school name or ZIP code, a major credit card and their child ’s student ID number (if your child does not know his/her ID number, contact the PVUSD Nutrition and Wellness department at 602-493-6330). Parents can check the balance or add funds to the online meal account at any time. Each student listed in the family's account will keep a separate balance, and checks and cash will continue to be accepted in all school cafeterias for meal accounts.

EZSchoolPay.com charges a small service fee (4.5 percent), which is automatically added to the payment amount, not subtracted from it. EZSchoolPay web site

Congratulations to Ben Martin, winner of Pinnacle High School's first annual Perfect Attendance Award sponsored by PHS Student Government and Pinnacle Nissan and Infiniti.

*Consolation prizes for the perfect attendance finalists will be available for pickup in the attendance office anytime next week but must be be picked up by Friday, May 30th.

The Paradise Valley Unified School District is grateful for the businesses that support our students through the bus advertising program. Thank you for your support.

Make it Count in Language and Writing

Pinnacle is pleased to present "A Concise Handbook for Language and Writing in all Subjects." Writing across all subject areas is an integral part of learning. Download your very own copy here.

Tax Credit Program  

A WIN-WIN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE

Here's your chance to make an important contribution to education at our schools and receive an Income Tax credit for the full amount you contribute up to $200 (or $400 per married couple).

Arizona Tax Law (A.R.S. 43-1089-01) allows taxpayers a tax credit* of up to $200 (or $400 per married couple) if they contribute to extracurricular activities in public schools.   Extra curricular activities such as sports, band, speech, and debate, or overnight field trips are generally not fully funded by school districts.   These programs depend on fees from students.

Click here for more information and a Donation Form

Pinnacle High School is an Excelling School as rated by the Arizona Department of Education!

Pinnacle Continues to Excel!

For the third year in a row Pinnacle High School has been labeled an EXCELLING school by the state of Arizona. The collaborative efforts of parents, staff and students that make up the Pinnacle community enable us to Make Every Day Count and continue this tradition of excellence. Congratulations on a job well done!

Pinnacle's Mission Statement:
Pinnacle High School is designed to serve as a safe, educational center for lifelong learning. We are dedicated to developing the potential of each individual, encouraging community awareness, and stressing the importance of academic excellence.

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