Pinson Valley High School is a public high school

High school

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 located in Pinson, Alabama

Pinson, Alabama

Pinson is a city in Birmingham, Alabama, United States northwest from Center Point. At the 2000 census, the population was 5,033.-Geography:This city is located at .According to the U.S...

. It is a part of the Jefferson County Board of Education

Jefferson County Board of Education (Alabama)

The Jefferson County School System is the second-largest public school system in the U.S. State of Alabama and serves most of Jefferson County, Alabama...

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School Information

Pinson Valley High School was established in the 1970's. Its school colors are red and gold and its mascot is the Indian. It is the fifth largest high school in the Jefferson County School System. Current enrollment is over 1,000 students. The current principal is Lurlean Hunter (formerly Brown), with assistants Philip Ackerman, Karen Mardis, Coy McIntosh, and Greg Moore. The school's yearbook is the Chieftain.

Fine Arts and Science Center

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. Among many other events, shows presented by PVHS Theatre, the school's Dramatic Arts program.

The Fine Arts Center also houses the Pinson Valley Marching Chiefs, the school's band, and the PVHS Choir program.

Other Facilities

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

Sport

The athletic department fields teams in football

American football

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, volleyball

Volleyball

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, cross country

Cross country running

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, basketball

Basketball

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, wrestling

Wrestling

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, baseball

Baseball

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, softball

Softball

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, golf

Golf

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, and swimming. The school has won many AHSAA County Championships and the Pinson Valley Indians football team won Area Championships (different from Regional) in 1998 and 1999.. It is currently a 5A-R5 school.