Paradise Valley High School

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Location
Paradise Valley High School
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3950 E. Bell Road Phoenix, AZ
Information
School district	Paradise Valley Unified School District
Principal	Cara Herkamp
Enrollment	1200+
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Mascot	Trojans
Color(s)	Black, Red, and White
Established	1957
Information	(602)-867-5505
Homepage	http://cmweb.pvschools.net/pvhsweb/

Paradise Valley High School, Phoenix, Arizona (PVHS), was the first of five high schools built in the Paradise Valley Unified School District. Paradise Valley High School opened in 1957. The school's athletic teams are reffered as the Trojans. Featuring an A/B Block Schedule, Paradise Valley teaches a wide selection of courses in Athletics, Arts, and Technology. Also, the football program installed one of the first artificial turfs in the state as its main football, soccer and track field.

In 2007, PVHS celebrated its "50th Year Of Excellence!"

[edit] School Mission

INSTILLING A PASSION FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING

PHILOSOPHY: The faculty and staff of Paradise Valley High School believe that their school is the heart of the changing, diverse, community. Teaching and learning is the heart of their school’s philosophical approach to education. PVHS' mission is to instill among their students a passion for life-long learning. Their students must first think well, and then be able to articulate those thoughts both in writing and speaking. Their relevant and diverse curricula is geared to support this premise. In order to contribute significantly to their community, their students must strive to broaden their perspective, understand one another, and harmoniously enrich each other’s lives.

STRUCTURE: PVHS is on a 4 X 4 Block Schedule with 85 minute classes. Teachers instruct six classes a year, stay current on teaching strategies, and use varied instructional approaches during their 85 minute class.

OBJECTIVES: The following objectives serve to support and amplify this philosophy on a daily basis:
1. To celebrate, explore and share the diverse culture of this community.
2. To instill a strong foundation for further education in both the vocational and academic arenas.
3. To foster and maintain a commitment to excellence at every level of learning.
4. To promote civic respect, pride and responsibility.
5. To promote the importance of personal respect and integrity, positive relationships, and filling one’s potential.
6. To encourage active participation in activities that strengthen the mind, body and sense of self.
7. To provide experiences that stimulate one’s adaptation to the rapid advancements in our technologically based society.
8. To ensure that students see relevance in their learning through lesson applications and interdisciplinary instruction.
9. To foster cooperation among students through cooperative learning and among staff, parents and community through the site council leadership.
10. To focus on academics and North Central Accreditation goals i.e., vocabulary program, literacy teaching strategies, aligning assessments, collecting data, etc.

[edit] Sex Scandal

In May 2007, Jennifer Mally, a teacher and cheerleading coach at the school, was arrested and charged with 17 counts of sexual misconduct with a minor for having an 6-month sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. She plead guilty on March 14th, 2008, to three of the counts, and is scheduled to be sentenced in May, 2008.