After the 2025-2026 school year, the PCDS Upper School will continue to offer Spanish, French, and Latin courses, but will no longer have a Mandarin department. Over the past several years, the five students...

As PCDS gears up for the annual 7v7 Flag Football Tournament, junior tournament leaders Turner Ashby and Devin Desai have worked vigorously to expand the competition and implement improvements, with matches...

Plastic bottles, soil, water, decomposers, and small plants are beginning to take over the Environmental Science classroom as students start assembling ecocolumns — a signature project in Ms. Román’s...

The PCDS student senate terminated 25 clubs on Sunday, Jan. 11, due to their lack of compliance with guidelines created by senior Treasurer Elsa Termansen earlier this school year. Students with terminated...

On Monday, Jan. 12, the student-led organization Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research (SSBTR) hosted a day of immersion and learning at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, teaching students from schools across...

Every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, the Upper School student body gathers in Dorrance Auditorium. As the lights dim, two students in the back adjust the soundboard. Students rarely take a minute to think...

On the night of November 6, students gathered in the Noyes Courtyard for one of PCDS’s most anticipated high school events: Coffee House. This annual fall event brings together music, art, and community...

During January of my sophomore year, I traded Friday lunches basking in the sun on the Grassy Knoll for camerawork. Almost every week, junior Isa Galá and I traverse the Upper School campus, from the...

As the sun washes over Camelback Mountain on Monday mornings, Phoenix Police Department Officer Theresa Augustine is stationed dutifully at the entrance to the Walk of Champions, greeting students as they...

For PCDS students, ambition is nothing rare. Our small community thrives on high-achieving students who take initiative, lead clubs, and most importantly, take pride in their role as community members....

Political debate isn’t supposed to feel scary, but lately, it does. Students hesitate to share opinions out of fear of being judged, labeled, or dismissed. A new club, Forum Debate Society, was founded...

Our boat slowed as the silhouette of Catalina Island emerged. I tucked my wild, wind-whipped hair behind my ears. It was noon on October 20, and after a 3:30 a.m. wake-up to travel, I was bleary-eyed but...