| Privacy Policy As a general rule, preptv does not post the last name of elementary students while identifying their participation in a school activity or promoting their accomplishment in Knowledge, Character, and Leadership. Likewise preptv does not include any reference to a student in a posted jpeg or mpeg image file name. These precautions should eliminate parental concerns about a child being identified as the result of an Internet search. However, in the event that a parent is uncomfortable with a posted text or image, preptv will remove the text or image upon notification. Site design and maintenance by preptv. All text, images, and designs are the property of preptv and may not be duplicated without permission. Copyright 2005-2009 preptv. |
History of the Prep
In just a brief nine years, North Pointe Prep has grown
from 160 students to over 800 and is one of only seven
public high schools in Arizona accredited by the North
Central Association as College Prep.
North Pointe's athletic programs have also grown and
experienced surprising success in just their fourth
season competing in the Arizona Interscholastic
Association's 2A division. North Pointe's Competition
Cheer Team has won 1A-3A State Championships the
last three years. The Prep's Varsity Girls Basketball
Team knocked off the 4-time defending State champions
on their way last year to an Elite Eight finish in the State
Tournament in 2009.
The Prep's arts programs have also flourished and
feature the Falcon Players, who present five plays each
year, the 2A's only Marching Band and Color Guard, who
perform at Varsity Football games, the Speech team
which has produced several State Champions, the
Falcon Singers, who sing at various school and
community events and preptv, North Pointe's TV station
In just a brief nine years, North Pointe Prep has grown
from 160 students to over 800 and is one of only seven
public high schools in Arizona accredited by the North
Central Association as College Prep.
North Pointe's athletic programs have also grown and
experienced surprising success in just their fourth
season competing in the Arizona Interscholastic
Association's 2A division. North Pointe's Competition
Cheer Team has won 1A-3A State Championships the
last three years. The Prep's Varsity Girls Basketball
Team knocked off the 4-time defending State champions
on their way last year to an Elite Eight finish in the State
Tournament in 2009.
The Prep's arts programs have also flourished and
feature the Falcon Players, who present five plays each
year, the 2A's only Marching Band and Color Guard, who
perform at Varsity Football games, the Speech team
which has produced several State Champions, the
Falcon Singers, who sing at various school and
community events and preptv, North Pointe's TV station
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |
| The Prep's Statistics Established: 2001 Jr. High Enrollment: 300 High School Enrollment: 500 |
| The Prep's Spirit Mascot: Falcon Colors: Purple and Black |
| North Pointe Falcons |
| Attendance Line: 623.209.0094 |
| Welcome to the home of the |
| 10215 North 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85051 voice: 623.209.0017 fax: 623.209.0021 |
| Class Colors Seniors: Red Juniors: Blue Sophomores: Orange Freshmen: Green |
and website.
North Pointe Prep is a member of Pointe Schools - the State's largest Independent Public Charter School District serving over 1400 students on
three Northwest Valley campuses.
Pointe Schools was founded by four families who were interested in creating a high school that would support parents as they built character and
leadership qualities in their teens, provide an excellent education, and be financially accessible to everyone. Since no such high school existed in the
northwest valley, the founders individually explored avenues to establish such a school. In the fall of 1999 they came together and formed Pointe
Educational Services, a non-profit corporation, in order to open and operate an independent public high school that would fill this unmet need.
After a year of planning, the State Board for Charter Schools granted Pointe a contract to operate a college preparatory school. In August of 2001,
North Pointe Preparatory opened on 51st Avenue and Union Hills with ten teachers, six classrooms and 130 students in grades 7-9. Students were
provided with a traditional education with a “classical” emphasis. The curriculum was designed to prepare students for college, requiring that all
students take College Preparatory, Honors, and Advanced Placement courses. In addition to the academic emphasis, the school truly functioned as a
community. By November, three more classrooms and a library were completed. Stanford 9 test scores that year were well above the state averages.
The Prep was such a success that parents began asking about the possibility of opening an elementary school that would set the foundation for junior
high and high school. In the Spring of 2002 the State Board for Charter Schools expanded the Pointe charter to include kindergarten through sixth
grade and Canyon Pointe Academy (called North Pointe Academy at the time) was born. A group of seasoned elementary teachers joined Pointe
Schools and worked through the summer without pay to make sure the school was ready to open. The Prep had already outgrown the Union Hills site,
so Canyon moved in and the Prep moved into a site at 43rd Avenue and Thunderbird Road.
The 2002-2003 school year was full of growth for Pointe Schools. Canyon Pointe Academy opened with 160 students, North Pointe Preparatory
almost tripled in size to 350 students, and a second elementary school was added to the Pointe Schools family. The new school, Pinnacle Pointe
Academy, was located on 67th Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road and opened in September of 2002 with just under 25 students in grades K-4. Two
Canyon teachers and their classes moved to Pinnacle and provided leadership for the new school. By the end of the year, enrollment at Pinnacle had
increased to over 90 students.
Massive building projects took place at all three Pointe School’s campuses between 2003 and 2009. The Prep moved to its current location at 43rd
Avenue and Peoria in 2003 and expanded the campus to include 14 additional classrooms, a second gymnasium, fitness/weight facilities, batting
cages, a practice field, band and choir rooms, music labs, a remodeled theatre, an on-campus TV station (preptv), a third parking lot, and the fabulous
Prep Café. Canyon remodeled offices, added security fences, and completed a new field, a new playground, and a new building consisting of 4
additional classrooms and the Lion Café. Pinnacle’s building projects also included remodeling offices and adding security fences, as well as the
addition of 10 classrooms, a field, new playground, basketball court, and the Pinnacle Patio and Panther Café.
Additionally, the Prep received accreditation from the North Central Association as a College Preparatory School and was placed into the Arizona
Interscholastic Association's 2A Central League for high school athletics.
In 2006, Jody Johnson (one of Pointe’s founders and the first Principal of the Prep) became the Superintendent of Pointe Schools and undertook a
massive, company wide re-structuring. Four years later, Pointe has never been healthier. With three schools, 1400 students, and 100 employees,
Pointe’s original programs and activities are being imitated in charter, private, and district schools and Pointe Schools receive state and national
recognition.
North Pointe Prep is a member of Pointe Schools - the State's largest Independent Public Charter School District serving over 1400 students on
three Northwest Valley campuses.
Pointe Schools was founded by four families who were interested in creating a high school that would support parents as they built character and
leadership qualities in their teens, provide an excellent education, and be financially accessible to everyone. Since no such high school existed in the
northwest valley, the founders individually explored avenues to establish such a school. In the fall of 1999 they came together and formed Pointe
Educational Services, a non-profit corporation, in order to open and operate an independent public high school that would fill this unmet need.
After a year of planning, the State Board for Charter Schools granted Pointe a contract to operate a college preparatory school. In August of 2001,
North Pointe Preparatory opened on 51st Avenue and Union Hills with ten teachers, six classrooms and 130 students in grades 7-9. Students were
provided with a traditional education with a “classical” emphasis. The curriculum was designed to prepare students for college, requiring that all
students take College Preparatory, Honors, and Advanced Placement courses. In addition to the academic emphasis, the school truly functioned as a
community. By November, three more classrooms and a library were completed. Stanford 9 test scores that year were well above the state averages.
The Prep was such a success that parents began asking about the possibility of opening an elementary school that would set the foundation for junior
high and high school. In the Spring of 2002 the State Board for Charter Schools expanded the Pointe charter to include kindergarten through sixth
grade and Canyon Pointe Academy (called North Pointe Academy at the time) was born. A group of seasoned elementary teachers joined Pointe
Schools and worked through the summer without pay to make sure the school was ready to open. The Prep had already outgrown the Union Hills site,
so Canyon moved in and the Prep moved into a site at 43rd Avenue and Thunderbird Road.
The 2002-2003 school year was full of growth for Pointe Schools. Canyon Pointe Academy opened with 160 students, North Pointe Preparatory
almost tripled in size to 350 students, and a second elementary school was added to the Pointe Schools family. The new school, Pinnacle Pointe
Academy, was located on 67th Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road and opened in September of 2002 with just under 25 students in grades K-4. Two
Canyon teachers and their classes moved to Pinnacle and provided leadership for the new school. By the end of the year, enrollment at Pinnacle had
increased to over 90 students.
Massive building projects took place at all three Pointe School’s campuses between 2003 and 2009. The Prep moved to its current location at 43rd
Avenue and Peoria in 2003 and expanded the campus to include 14 additional classrooms, a second gymnasium, fitness/weight facilities, batting
cages, a practice field, band and choir rooms, music labs, a remodeled theatre, an on-campus TV station (preptv), a third parking lot, and the fabulous
Prep Café. Canyon remodeled offices, added security fences, and completed a new field, a new playground, and a new building consisting of 4
additional classrooms and the Lion Café. Pinnacle’s building projects also included remodeling offices and adding security fences, as well as the
addition of 10 classrooms, a field, new playground, basketball court, and the Pinnacle Patio and Panther Café.
Additionally, the Prep received accreditation from the North Central Association as a College Preparatory School and was placed into the Arizona
Interscholastic Association's 2A Central League for high school athletics.
In 2006, Jody Johnson (one of Pointe’s founders and the first Principal of the Prep) became the Superintendent of Pointe Schools and undertook a
massive, company wide re-structuring. Four years later, Pointe has never been healthier. With three schools, 1400 students, and 100 employees,
Pointe’s original programs and activities are being imitated in charter, private, and district schools and Pointe Schools receive state and national
recognition.