Pine Forest High School

This is my son's second year at PFHS. He's doing great academically and involved in ROTC which keeps him around students with the same motivation level and most of them seem to have good norals and values. The teachers at PHFS don't send home many updates on students but I'm able to keep track of his progress by going online to the Eagle Hotline which is a great tool for any parent.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a 9th grade student, and so far, I am enjoying this school and excelling. I do believe that a few teachers just do not belong in this environment, that they are clearly out of their element and unable to work with adolescent children that have minds of their own, but most teachers are above amazing and truly do care about the students. Our math teacher, Mrs. Bergstrom, is one such teacher. I believe that there is a clear lack of parent involvement, and some of the children there are beyond ridiculous when it comes to having bad manners, a lack of respect, and a loud mouth, but this really is a school where the willing can LEARN.
--Submitted by a student

I value the school and it potentially has the capability of getting a better rating than a 'D'. However, aside from picking and choosing the 'right friends' there. The school needs to exercise more stricter discipline and classroom management policies. The blend of Woodham and Pine Forest to save money has created a 'territorial problem' with the students.The class iszes are big which doesn't help. Some of the teachers don't post their homework assignments on the board and some classes are 'out of control'.The ROTC program is the best, second to none in the district and is exemplorary to the other teachers and school climate and benchmarks. Recentely, I had a Parent Conference Scheduled led by a Guidance Counselor. Half of the teachers showed up even when they were given a three week notice and remeinded the day before. Even the Guidance counselor wasn't present. How am I suppose to feel?
--Submitted by a parent

To the parent below that said Pine Forest is the worst school in Escambia County: You can not blame your child's poor performance on the school. If your daughter was performing well and you changed schools the drop in performance was probably due to changes in the child's life. My daughter is a junior at PFHS and is carrying a 4.0 unweighted with all honors classes, this is all due to parent involvement, great teachers, and wonderful administration. By the way, we do have doors and walls now, actually they were there at the start of school. The school responded beautifully to the over crowding as a result of Woodham closing. You need to get involved in your child's education and make sure that she is choosing the right friends, with those changes I am sure that your child will excel. Go Eagles!!!
--Submitted by a parent

This school is great 100% I love it and so does my child I'd recomend everyone to Pine Forest High School!!!!
--Submitted by a parent

Well the parent below me doesn't have a clue of what Pine Forest is really about. You are just a parent. The administration is absolutely the best. They all pitch in to help keep Pine Forest in the best shape it came be. You have teachers administrating excellece in direction. Not only do the teachers help get the students to class on time, they offer the kind of help to all grades to get you through another day of balanced hard work. I believe Pine Forest is the best school in escambia county because as well they interact with the community. Pine Forest gives back unlike the schools. So just because i was a student at Pine Forest i still believe if you want your child to feel safe, get the academic study they need, advance in life through social skills, and to better themselves choose PFHS!!!!EAGLES!!!!
--Submitted by a student

This is the worst school in escambia county. I am currently a parent at pine forest and i must say, the teenagers there are just out of control, my daughter had straight A's while attending pensacola floridas Escambia high school but we had to move due to career choices. The teachers don't care about the students work. The deans there have absolute no clue on how to discipline the teenagers, the atmosphere of this school is in horrible shape, they have no walls or doors the only sorry excuse of a door and wall they have are dividers. the students clearly lose concentration and are not able to finsh their assignments. My daughter is going into the 10th grade and next year i am defintely putting her back in Escambia, i dont care if i have to drive her myself to escambia high school.
--Submitted by a parent

This is the worst school in escambia county. I am currently a parent at pine forest and i must say, the teenagers there are just out of control, my daughter had straight A's while attending pensacola floridas Escambia high school but we had to move due to career choices. The teachers don't care about the students work. The deans there have absolute no clue on how to discipline the teenagers, the atmosphere of this school is in horrible shape, they have no walls or doors the only sorry excuse of a door and wall they have are dividers. the students clearly lose concentration and are not able to finsh their assignments. My daughter is going into the 10th grade and next year i am defintely putting her back in Escambia, i dont care if i have to drive her myself to escambia high school.
--Submitted by a parent

hello eveyone, two of my three children graduate from Pineforest hs. they both got a scholaship and both carry a good memory from these school, my son was in football and more maintain a 4.0 average and my daughter same, and they are both carry the same now that they are in college. so thank you all pine forest principal , teachers (ms.sue) (mr. lamont) those are the challenger teacher, above all thank you for mrs. Barbara patterson for the hard work, and thank mr pollard and mr hubbard.
--Submitted by a parent

hello my name is barbara marshall my daughter will be graduating this year she went to plne forest for 4 years she liked this school and so do l. she spent all 4 years in the band and she enjoyed it as well as the other academic programs.pine forest high school is a good school and i will tell other parents about it. god bless [ barbara marshall]
--Submitted by barbara marshall, a parent