Pinnacle High School

Pinnacle High School is a public high school located in the north valley of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. PHS opened in 2000, and is a part of the Paradise Valley Unified School District (PVUSD). The school’s athletic teams and/or clubs are known as the Pinnacle Pioneers, and the school's colors are blue and white with red lining. Administration also includes assistant principals Heather Brelo, Andrew Maldanado, and Deans of Students Kathryn Strevell and Maureen Minnick.PHS was named as one of Newsweek’s top 1,200 Schools in America during the 2007 school year. It was awarded top public high school for academics in Arizona. In 2011 the school achieved a A+ rating by the Arizona Educational Foundation. The Arizona Department of Education labeled Pinnacle High School an Excelling school.CampusPinnacle High School's campus includes eight buildings, two baseball fields, two softball fields, one football field, two practice football fields, one lacrosse field, a track, eight tennis courts, ten batting/racquetball cages, a student parking lot, and a staff parking lot.Notable alumni Sydney Wiese (born 1995), professional women's basketball player