SURROUNDING COMMUNITY
The students of Pinellas Park High School are residents of an essentially suburban community that stretches throughout Pinellas County. The majority of Pinellas Park High’s students live in the heart of Pinellas County. A number of the students live throughout the county and are attracted to our school by the Criminal Justice Magnet and First Responders programs. The immediate neighborhood in which Pinellas Park High is located is primarily a commercial neighborhood represented by light manufacturing and retail businesses. The expanded immediate neighborhoods of the school include parts of the City of Pinellas Park, the City of Largo and numerous unincorporated areas of Pinellas County, such as the High Point area.
The Pinellas Park High School community is highly supportive of the school’s curriculum, extracurricular activities, and team sports programs. The school has a very well organized Parent Teacher Student Association (P.T.S.A.). Dues are a mere $5.00 and support the PTSA projects. The schedule of meetings is listed below.
PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY
Pinellas Park High School has numerous partnerships with community businesses that function in many ways. We have partnerships that provide materials, services, expertise, and other opportunities in “real-world” training.
Our partnerships include:
Honeywell, Wal-Mart, City of Pinellas Park, Raytheon, Pet Supply Plus, Pinellas Park Police Department, Pinellas Park Fire Department, U.S. Coast Guard and Raymond James
--all of the above companies allow for their employees to come on company time to mentor and tutor our students.
Teen Court—This program is part of the court system in Pinellas County. It focuses on teenagers’ accused of minor legal violations. Criminal Justice Academy students serve the court by assuming the roles of prosecutor, defense attorney, and jury in these real life proceedings.
SPC Allstate Center—resources for studies.
Police Explorers; Pinellas Park, St. Petersburg, Gulfport, and Pinellas County Sheriff—allows the students to participate in different activities, preface to a law enforcement career. They sponsor all learning materials and teaching through local agencies.
Pinellas County Judicial System—shadowing for CJA students.
State’s Attorney Office and Public Defender—sponsors a Law Explorers chapter which meets at PPHS.
ASE—provides learning materials and teaching tools for the auto body classes.
On-the-Job (OJT) training programs—have partnerships with over 100 businesses, which give students the opportunity to earn money and gain experience in the business world, while earning high school credit and receiving practical and academic support.
SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL
School Advisory Council (SAC): Community members volunteer their time to offer perspective on school issues from a community standpoint. They are also voting members of the council.
Council members by membership type and racial/ethnic category:
Membership type-- # -- %
Parents -- 4 -- 28
Students -- 3 -- 22
Teachers -- 3 -- 22
Business/Community-- 1 -- 7
Support Services -- 1 -- 7
Administration -- 2 -- 14
Total -- 14 -- 100
Racial/Ethnicity -- # -- %
African American -- 3 -- 21
Caucasian -- 9 -- 65
Asian/Pacific Islander -- 1 -- 7
Hispanic -- 1 -- 7
Total -- 14 -- 100
SAC and the PTSA meet on the same evenings. PTSA begins at 6 pm with SAC immediately following (approximately 6:30 pm).
This year's meeting schedule is:
October 15
November 12
December 17
January 11
February 8
March 8
April 12
May 10
VOLUNTEER HOURS
During the 2008-2009 school year, Pinellas Park High School documented over 1000 volunteer hours for both support and instructional services. There were 60 volunteers. However, volunteers are still needed to tutor and/or mentor our students. If you are interested, please contact Andrea Watkins at 538-7410.
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