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Type
  
Public

Principal
  
Mr. Michael Turner

Grades
  
9-12

Phone
  
+1 205-379-5100

School board
  
Jefferson County Schools

Established
  
1972

Faculty
  
52

Enrollment
  
1,028

District
  
Jefferson County Schools

Number of students
  
1,028

Address
  
6895 AL-75, Pinson, AL 35126, USA

Similar
  
Gardend High School, Clay‑Cha High School, Rudd Middle School, Jefferson County Internatio, Hewitt‑Tr High School

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Pinson Valley High School (PVHS) is a four-year public high school in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Pinson. It is the fifth largest of the Jefferson County Board of Education's fourteen high schools. School colors are garnet and gold, and the athletic teams are called the Indians. PVHS competes in AHSAA Class 6A athletics.

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Student profile

Enrollment in grades 9-12 for the 2013-14 school year is 1,028 students. Approximately 51% of students are white, 37% are African-American, 10% are Hispanic, and 2% are Asian-American. Roughly 42% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch.

PVHS has a graduation rate of 83%. Approximately 75% of its students meet or exceed state proficiency standards in mathematics, and 78% meet or exceed standards in reading. The average ACT score for PVHS students is 22.

Campus

In 2008, a new Fine Arts and Science Center was added to the school. The auditorium seats 670 in a state-of-the-art facility. The Fine Arts Center houses the Pinson Valley Marching Chiefs, the school's award winning marching band directed by Adam Bearden and Keith Brandenburg, and the PVHS Choir program led by Sarah Timothy.

The campus also consists of the Willie Adams Stadium, two gymnasiums (including the Mike Dutton Gymnasium), academic classrooms, a fine arts center, and a lunchroom.

Athletics

PVHS competes in AHSAA Class 6A athletics and fields teams in the following sports:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Indoor Track & Field
  • Outdoor Track & Field
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling
  • The wrestling team won state championships in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, and 1990. The football team won area championships in 1998 and 1999. PVHS Head football coach is Patrick Nix, boys basketball head coach is Cedric Lane.

    Notable alumni

  • Desmond Jennings, Current MLB player (Tampa Bay Rays)
  • Shay Shelnutt, Current, Alabama State Senator, District 17
  • Terry Jones, Former MLB player (Colorado Rockies, Montreal Expos)
  • Amanda Pack (Petty), published author and historian, University of West Georgia
  • Phil Sims, Former Texas Governor George W. Bush's Ombudsman, 1995-1998
  • Warren Lyles, former Noseguard for the University of Alabama and member of the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame
  • Melinda Toole Gunter, Former Miss Alabama
  • Coty Clarke, Current NBA player who plays for the Maine Red Claws
  • Nick Gibson, 4-star running back, current Mississippi State University football player
  • Zach Cunningham, 4-star linebacker, current Vanderbilt University football player
  • References

    Pinson Valley High School Wikipedia