Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg High is a great school. If your child wants to learn the opportunity is there. There is a sense of greater pride in the new school and policies and the administration is working very hard to lift academic achievment. Sports still need some help but thats at all schools who are having to make difficult budget decisions.
--Submitted by a parent

Pittsburg is a city in transition, the high school reflects this. The new administration has set high standards and some do not like this. I've taught at other schools and personally think that it is better to have high standards and allow some to fail than to have low standards so everybody can be a winner. I've never worked with an administration that worked so consistently hard to make sure that everybody gets an opportunity to learn.
--Submitted by a teacher

Pittsburg High School has the potential to be a GREAT place. New (outside the community) administrator has killed the spirit of the high school - what all alumni and staff remembers that made us a family is gone. And that's too bad. I hope they will be able to get that sense of Pirate Pride back. The school has great students and great staff who make the school a success. They've got to get back and keep those things that made us the proud family we used to be. The new school looks great but all the familiar faces are gone. Why is that? Did the current principal have to clean house so no one else can question or challenge his authority? Many think so. And too bad. He needs to learn, a good leader is only as good as those who support him. Support comes from encouraging and accepting participation in decision making and buy-in to those decisions. No one person knows it all and should never presume to think they do. Respect for others and their ability to also think and make logical choices goes a long way. Otherwise, you alienate everyone. The new school is beautiful. So far, it's a building with no heart.
--Submitted by a teacher

great school with a lot of diversity! its not the school that makes the grades but the students determination! this school has tons of pride and Im glad to be part of the graduating class of 2009! go pirates!
--Submitted by a student

i love this school. everyone gets along with eachother, the teachers are fun to hang out with and learn i love p.h.s.!!
--Submitted by a student

a very bad school to put your kid in, my B kid became a F student,,and became a.. whole..in this schoool..... very bad influence,kids there.. my mistake for not doing my homework on this school...
--Submitted by a parent

During my first year in college I knew I was not properly prepared after graduating from here. Ranking in the top 10 students and maintaining a high GPA throughout all four years at PHS does not translate into being well prepared for college. I was fortunate enough to have a few teachers who genuinely wanted to be in the classroom to teach; they wanted their students to learn and understand the material. They made you THINK! They did not want you to just regurgitate what you read in the textbook or what they wrote on the board. Most of these teachers, however, have transferred to other school or were offered administrative positions. A majority of the teachers seemed more like baby-sitters than teachers; they rarely provided any type of mental stimulation.
--Submitted by a student

If you are into sports then this is the school for you,if you want to go to college don't go here
--Submitted by a parent

As a parent and alumni of PHS I'd have to say this school is pretty good. The key to any school aside from the staff is parent involvement. As a working parent it is/was not always easy for me to drop in to talk with the teachers/counselors, but the staff has always been willing to discuss my child s progress and always responsive to my e-mails. The resources are available for students to be successful, it's what you do with these resources that MAKE you who you want to be. Strive for excellence!!
--Submitted by a parent

Pittsburg high is not as bad as everyone thinks. The students that complain are often the ones that don't go seeking help. Help is always available if you look for it! plus, Pittsburg High is a a great place of diversity and is a major example of America's melting pot. I was given many oportunities to succed myself, and there a so many programs at pitt to help a student succed, such as advid, puente, bridge to college, bsu, and so many more that encourage sutdents to go further, all one needs to do is get up and really look!