Pine Forest High School

North Carolina has some of the best universities in the Nation; however, generally speaking their k-12 schools are in need of an education revolution. I went to PFHS and honestly, it is an awful school. I never knew how awful it was until I went to a University in NC and realized how teachers are supposed to teach, and how much fun learning can be. I now have an extreme passion for learning anything and everything. When I think back to my time at PFHS I am overcome with sadness. School should be a place of inspiration, not a place where you are allowed to jump out of your classroom window without the teacher noticing or caring. Many of my friends from high school are doing wonderful things with their life, but that is due more from inspiration in college than from PFHS. In short, PFHS does more to hurt innovation within NC and USA than inspire innovation. So please think twice before enrolling your child in PFHS or if your child is a student there, take action.

We have two children at PFHS. 11th and 9th grade. We have seen some great things happening at this school. The band program is top notch and the staff seems to care about the well being of the children.
--Submitted by a parent

The teachers and administrators really care about the students at this school. There is a lot of parent involvement which makes the school really feel like a family. Despite budget cuts, the staff has gone out of their way to ensure the children have access to enriching experiences and extracurricular activities.
--Submitted by a parent

This school could really be a great school if the pricipal would have a more pressed concern about the students education and less of a conern about how many she can suspend.
--Submitted by a parent

I go to Pine Forest High and I believe it is a turnover school, 2 years ago, we were a wreck and now we are doing much better and in much better hands thanks to our principal.
--Submitted by a student

This school is making progress. I have a child who is graduating this year and going on to a four year college. We like the school and the new principal is on the job, making things happen for the better, although we really did like the previous principal, he had test scores moving in the right direction and worked hard to maintain discipline. We love this district.
--Submitted by a parent

Pine Forest High School needs a vast improvement in discipline and use of classroom time. Morever, it is in desperate need of improved teacher and administrator quality.
--Submitted by a student

I've been at Pine Forest High School for two years and can very honestly say that if you're looking for a good education, teachers who actually interact with the students and a classroom environment that doesn't make you want to rip out your hair, go to a different school! The Pine Forest Administration thinks they're doing the best for the students by mandating weekly Scantron tests (If a students does not pass this test the entire class must review it the same day and the failing students must retake that day as well!) and cutting down on lunches, but in reality they're destroying teachers well laid out plans of how to run things. I am in Honors and AP courses, and to be blunt they are not what you'd expect from a class of that level. If you value your education, go to a different school.
--Submitted by a student

I'm currently in the 10th grade, and the school I can honestly say isn't that bad. People just make it out to be worse than it is. If you are in honors or AP classes you won't have any problems with your teachers or your classmates usually.
--Submitted by a student

My granddaughter graduated in 07 from PFSH. I feel she has gotten a great education thanks to the teachers at Pine Forest. She is doing very well at UNC Chapel Hill. Ms. McCormic had done a terrific job and you can find her in the halls and classrooms, not hiding behind her desk. Thanks to all the faculty and staff at PFHS, because of you I feel Hanna will suceed at Chapel Hill and whatever she tries to accomplish.
--Submitted by Gloria Mullinax