The Community is invited to the open house on Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Pinnacle High School Cafeteria located at 3535 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85050. See attached flyer for map and additional information. BMB Public Open House 050114...
Desert Trails Elementary School 2nd Annual “Hawkfest” Festival DATE: Friday, April 25th, 2014 TIME: 5:00pm - 8:00pm LOCATION: DTES Main Field Activities include: Inflatables, Carnival Games, Obstacle Courses, Music, a Silent Auction, 50/50 Raffle, and much more! Enjoy...
New educational opportunities for 2014-15 at PV Schools District launches four new instructional programs to spark student success By Marty A. Macurak PV School District The Paradise Valley Unified School District has announced the launch of four new educational...
PV Schools is expanding its popular self-contained gifted program in the Desert Ridge area By Marty A. Macurak PV School District Desert Trails Elementary School, near 40th Street and Pinnacle Peak Road, will feature self-contained classes beginning in August 2014....
Does your child like to take photos, write, and design photos? If so, then your child should take the Digital Media elective at Explorer Middle School. In Digital Media, we take photos of the students here at Explorer. We make magazines to show students what is...
By Kimberley-Anne I remember my son’s arrival like it happened yesterday. It was unexpected, and unplanned as could possibly be. Every book I read, every article I poured over, and every preparation I had mentally made, dissipated from my memory as I went into shock....
Desert Ridge Youth are Showcased at the Phoenix Art Museum By Lyndal Low Art Coordinator Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Vestar Branch The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale recently held its yearly exhibition of members’ artwork at the Phoenix...
Desert Ridge Teen Named Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Vestar Branch Youth of the Year By Kelly Potts The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale is pleased to announce that Dani Haboush has been named the 2014 Vestar Branch Youth of the Year. In...
A thriving community, by its nature, must grow. People want to invest in a thriving community, buy property, build houses, and establish businesses where they know that community growth will provide positive returns. Desert Ridge is lucky to be one of the top...
Dear Pinnacle Community, Please mark your calendar and begin saving your clothing donations for our school-wide clothing drive to support Project Graduation. Please see below for more information regarding our March 19, 2014 clothing drive. Thank you in advance for...
Sheri Duggan, Principal Desert Trails Elementary School Desert Trails Elementary School is “Soaring to New Heights”, with a new vision and principal. As the new school principal, Mrs. Duggan, joins Desert Trails Elementary School with several years of formal...
Barbara Newman, M.Ed., Principal Explorer Middle School As the new principal of Explorer Middle School, Barbara Newman brings a wealth of educational experiences, insights, and a commitment to student learning. Ms. Newman’s experiences include serving as the...
Middle schoolers in the Digital Media class know deadlines Explorer Middle School offers a class called Digital Media as an elective. Wondering about Digital Media, well, it is a class where students have a chance to publish their own magazine. There are many...
PV Schools Centennial: 100 Years of Paradise By Marty Macurak Communications Officer PHOENIX—The Paradise Valley Unified School District centennial school year is underway and the district marked the occasion with a community celebration Oct. 19 at Shadow...
Did You Know? The Desert Ridge master-planned community is over 5,700 acres and is anticipated to have a population someday of approximately 50,000 residents. Creating the master plan and zoning for Desert Ridge took more than 8 years to complete. The end result is...
Your vote makes a big difference to our school. Visit GiveWith.Target.com to vote for our school. This year, Target will give money to schools all over the country for one simple act: a vote. Our school needs just 25 votes to earn a $25 donation from Target. But...
The district centennial school year is 2013-14, and planning is underway to celebrate in all 46 schools and district-wide with a series of events and donations to the community. Parents, staff, students and community members are invited to share memories and...
By Officer Tim Mitten Community Action Officer Black Mountain Precinct Phoenix Police Department This month finds several thousand children in our precinct returning to school or starting school for the first time. Whether it be a public school, charter school,...
By Jennifer Klaas EMS PTO President 2013 ExplorerFest Chairman It is hard to believe that the 2013-2014 school year will be starting in just a few days. At Explorer Middle School, students and PTO parents are already hard at work planning our highly...
By Nancy Harley It was a group that started with a vision….small, but enough to plant a powerful seed—bring the game of girls’ lacrosse to the Pinnacle High School community—a vision essentially formed by one parent to make the game accessible to his daughter....
Dr. Troy Bales Principal Pinnacle High School During the course of this past school year, the Class of 2013 continued the tradition of Pinnacle excellence with much success all across the campus. Once again, Newsweek magazine and U.S. News & World Report...
Welcome to Paradise! By Marty Macurak Communications Officer Paradise Valley Unified School District MISSION The mission of the Paradise Valley Unified School District is to cultivate, lead and inspire world-class innovative thinkers and expert communicators...
When we’re children, the year clearly begins in the fall, not in January. The length of the year corresponds to the length of the school year, and not the length of the calendar. It is the school year that defines time for us growing up, and indeed, in looking back, I...
