Campus News

Demolition of the PCDS administration building took place yesterday. The construction of the new Shepard Welcome Center will be ongoing throughout the fall and early 2018, with an impressive new space opening in the Spring! This is the final piece of the transformative THRIVE capital campaign that has already revitalized campus with the Dady Aquatic & Tennis Center, Najafi Gymnasium & Garvin Walk of Champions, and the Shin Center for Art, Science & Innovation. 

Check out the full video on our Facebook page!

For more timely coverage, The Bridge will now be published twice each calendar year- winter and summer. A separate Annual Report on Philanthropy will also be sent each fall.

Recently, the Pre-K and Kindergarten faculty hosted a training for early childhood educators from around the Valley, helping other teachers and learning specialists best understand Jolly Phonics and its benefits to early readers. We’re so proud to have experts in the educational field supporting our students!

Check out recent grad Amelia D’Avanzo’s poem featured in the New York Times today! Great work, Amelia!

This spring, all sophomores and students in the Upper School Art of Composition course submitted pieces to The New York Times Found Poetry Contest. And, out of thousands of submissions from students throughout the country, PCDS is proud to boast 13 students recognized for their writing in this contest! Congratulations to the following students and their teachers for their achievement!

Winners: 
Amelia D’Avanzo
Emma Sheridan (Emma was also recognized for her submission to The New York Times Editorial Contest, as well! Her piece, entitled “A Scoop in the Right Direction,” is available to read in full in the PCDS online student newspaper, The Quill.)

Last Wednesday, we celebrated the 8th Grade Commencement of the PCDS Class of 2021. Congratulations and Welcome to the Upper School! Click here for some photo highlights from the ceremony.

Getting ready to celebrate the PCDS Class of 2017 tonight! Graduation begins at 7:30 PM on Founders’ Lawn. Check out this video, which was shown at last night’s senior dinner, highlighting each of our amazing graduates!

This past Saturday evening, over twenty members of the PCDS cast of Disney’s The Little Mermaid performed 3-minute montage of highlights from our spring production at the ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards. We had a number of student performers nominated at the awards, and one winner, Iliana Rende, for Best Light Design! The full list of PCDS nominees is below. Congratulations to Mr. Burns and the PCDS cast of the show!

Best Female Lead: Amanda Slate
Best Male Lead: Harrison Rooney
Best Female Supporting: Olivia Najafi
Best Male Supporting: Ashcon Partovi
Best Vocalist: Amanda Slate
Best Stage Manager: Sally Tepper
Best Light Design: Iliana Rende (pictured winning the award)

Congratulations to the PCDS Class of 2021 on their Middle School 8th Grade Commencement! Ceremonies will take place on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Najafi Gymnasium. We look forward to supporting their bright futures in the Upper School next year!