They do so much for the kids,the kids have so much to choose from,like agriculture,to the arts and so much more,they also hand out alot of scholerships.
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Posted by a other on 10/18/09
the teachers are great, and the school focuses on a strong english department. My kids did well when they gradguated and were sent to some of the top colleges, and had an easier time than others who went to other schools int he area
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Posted by a parent on 08/02/09
I am a proud Pinkerton Academy graduate that has since graduated from a top 100 college. I will say that Pinkerton was a great school that helped the transition to the college course work very well. Pinkerton will offer a great amount of training for college. In fact, during my Freshmen year, my
... Read more professors would ask me where I went to high school because my writing, math and presentation (or speaking) skills were so much more advanced than the other Freshmen. I would like to give credit to Pinkerton for that. Yes, the dreaded, 30+ page Senior Essay that every student is supposed to write isn t fun; but it is very worth it. Read less
Posted by a other on 01/15/09
Two of my children attended Pinkerton coming from Hampstead which was a small middle school at the time. My daughter's first observation was that 'there was a place for everyone to fit in there'. My son and daughter loved PA. As a parent, I appreciated the strict rules about attendance and tardiness.
... Read more There are so many sports and activities available. My son was an athlete and in chorus; my daughter was involved in student council, etc. Both students went to college and did very well. They both have only the finest things to say about PA and when my son finished his education in teaching, the ONLY place he wanted to teach was at PA. That is where he is today and loves it as much as he did when he was a student there. Send your students there; you will not be disappointed. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/18/08
I have two boys who atten Pinkerton and it is the main reason that we moved to Hampstead when they were young (along with Hampstead's excellent Central and Middle schools) We have been 100% happy all the way through and the school is fantastic if your kids are involved in sports. If you have a child
... Read more that needs help at all, it is available but they have to want to do it. PA will not carry kids or parents along who are not willing to work for it. I think that this reflects the real world which is where these kids will be in a couple of years. The kids are not treated as numbers as some have suggested, you treat yourself and your children as numbers when you don't get them involved in any of the endless opportunities that exist. The campus is beautiful as well! Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/09/08
Taking advantage of all of Pinkerton has to offer is essential. Once you leave and go to college and talk to other students, you realize you had an amazing experience in high school. Everyone complaining on this board about tardiness is absurd, tell your children to get to school on time and be responsbile.
... Read more Go Astros! I recived a great education, made a lot of friends, loved the campus and got into a great college! Not Pinkerton's fault your kids fell through the cracks, its your parenting! Read less
Posted by a student on 07/07/08
Packed classrooms, over worked Guidance Dept ....this is a Public School.
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Posted by a parent on 06/06/08
The food is ok but they feed us like we have the stomachs of 5 year olds and they over charge. The classes themselves are good. I take mostly art classes so it's fun for me. The teachers are good but a lot of them dont know how to connect with the students anymore. We're way different from kids 10 years
... Read more ago. The school itself can be pretty out there sometimes. Like when they delay school for an hour and 30 minutes, when the roads are all ice, when every other school in NH is closed. It's not that we have school on those days that upsets me, what makes me angry is on days like that when there's snow and ice everywhere, PA forgets that half the kids are un experienced drivers. PA needs to take of their students and stop trying to make money. Read less
Posted by a student on 02/21/08
My last child will be attending next fall. After what we've experienced with our last 3 who've attended, I am very worried. Last one is leaving private school for pinkerton. My other 3 fell through cracks and had to be pulled out. They only succeeded due to tutoring and finishing subjects via internet,
... Read more and have gone on to college. They never would have been able to if they stayed at pinkerton. Special ed was the worst. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/14/08
I'm a parent of 3 girls that attend the school and Mrs. Smith has been very helpful to me and my children.
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