Mock Car Accident

This Thursday, April 29th, we will be staging a mock car accident in cooperation with Mothers Awareness on School-age Kids, Phoenix Police, Phoenix Fire and Air Evac.  We will follow this up with an assembly for juniors and seniors where we will discuss the importance of making good decisions while driving.  We hope to bring greater awareness to our entire school community regarding safe driving and that it will encourage conversations around your dinner table about making good decisions.

This event may cause some delays getting into school on Thursday morning so please take this into consideration when making plans.

Jason Reynolds
Principal

Project Graduation

***Project Graduation is an All Night Safe Party for this years graduates.  The party will be held at Dave & Busters in Desert Ridge following the graduation ceremony.  This party is free of charge to all graduates.  $20,000 in cash and prizes will be given away during this event.  We encourage all graduates to attend.

***For those seniors wishing to bring a guest to Project Graduation, guest passes are available at school for $50  Please see Mrs. DiMarzio in the office.

***Senior Parents....We are asking all senior parents to contribute a 12 X 12 Photo Memory Page of your graduate for the evening of Project Grad.  The scrapbook page can be picked up in the counseling office.  Please see Lisa Kent.  No time to stop by school?  Scrapbook pages can be purchased at any craft store for about $.25   Please be sure to include your graduates name on the page before submission.  Completed pages can be dropped back by the counseling office, or brought to any Project Grad meeting.  These pages will line the hallway at Dave & Busters for the evening and then will be preserved in a memory album for the classes 10 year reunion. 

***Want to get involved with Project Graduation.  Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 27th at Dave and Busters.  6:30 PM  start time.  We are still in need of Chaperones for the evening. 

Questions, please contact Aundi Parillo at [ mailto:aundi@cox.net ]aundi@cox.net or 602-923-7627

Final POP Meeting of the Year!

Join us for the final POP meeting of the year tomorrow night (April 20th)  at 7:00 PM in the Informational Technology Center.  I will be there to talk about graduation and seniors, the budget, our accreditation visit, and our goal setting for next year.  I will also be available to answer any questions parents might have. 

Thank you to Parents of Pinnacle for inviting me and I hope to see you tomorrow night.

Jason Reynolds
Principal

Parents of Pinnacle - POP Star Applications

Each year Parents of Pinnacle (POP) sponsor approximately fifteen $500 scholarships for graduating seniors.  The only requirement for a student to apply is that they are able to explain what makes them a "POP Star" at PHS.  It can be anything from school spirit to academic prowess.  We have seniors apply who have done extraordinary things for the community or are involved in several different clubs, activities, or sports.  All it takes to apply is to pick up an application from counseling, fill it out, and get it turned in by the end of school this Friday, April 9. 

We all owe Parents of Pinnacle a big thank you for all they do for PHS and for sponsoring these wonderful scholarships that will help our seniors move on to college.

Jason Reynolds
Principal

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parents of Pinnacle,

This is a reminder that the Pinnacle High School Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place next Thursday, March 25th from 6:00-8:00 pm.  Our teachers will be available in both the large and small gymnasiums for short conversations about your child's progress.  We will have an early release Friday, March 26th. 

As always, thank you for your continued support.

Jason Reynolds

Infinite Campus Replaces POGB

Starting today the PVUSD online grading reporting system, POGB, is frozen.  It is being replaced with a new student information system called Infinite Campus.   Your teachers are working feverishly to transfer grades from POGB to Infinite Campus, so please be patient as they make this change. 

The new system will be available to parents and students starting Feb. 23.  This means that the next grade updates will not occur until that date.   Please visit our website http://cmweb.pvschools.net/phsweb/  for the link to Infinite Campus.  The login information will remain the same as POGB but, again, will not be available until Feb. 23.  

Thank you for your patience and I hope the new system will serve as a better resource for students, teachers, staff, and the parents of Pinnacle High School.

Jason Reynolds
Principal

Parents of Pinnacle (POP) General Meeting

One of the great things about Pinnacle High School is the incredible relationship that the school has with our parents.  We are one of the best schools in the country because of the work that POP does and the support that they provide our school. 

Parents of Pinnacle will be hosting their next general meeting on Tuesday, January 26th in the PHS Media Center.  The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm and the agenda is full.  Along with a presentation and discussion on the opportunities of Career and Technical Education in PVUSD, I will be there to talk about Pinnacle, answer questions, and give an update on the impact we might see as a result of the continued cut to education at the state level. 

I encourage you to come and be part of Parents and Pinnacle and learn more about our district and school.

Jason Reynolds
Principal