Life at Pinkerton also includes the Junior Prom, the Senior Banquet, the Freshman Reception, Spirit Week, Leadership Week, Homecoming, Winter Carnival, the Senior Corn Roast, and the Art Show. The Academy offers a thorough plan for 8th graders to select freshman courses. Pinkerton administrators visit the middle schools in the fall with course mmi-booklets and general information and return in the spring with full catalogs and specific information. The evening is set up as a typical school day with shortened periods and attendees can move from class to class throughout the campus much like a student would. Pinkerton counselors then visit the middle schools to register 8th graders.
Counselors are also available to all underclassmen for consultations on their course selections.
Parents are encouraged to be heavily involved in their child's course selection. Comparing the quality of a school's education is, at best, a perplexing task. Most standardized tests, like the SAT's or the CAT's, are designed to measure individual progress or curriculum development. Although test manufacturers commonly claim that their published results should not be used to compare different schools - parents, administrators, and tax payers often erroneously contrast test results for lack of any other tool. The New Hampshire Department of Education Computer and Statistical Services releases tuition rates for the entire Granite State after collecting and compiling financial data.