School adds eighth-grade class this year

Inspirada, the master-planned community in Henderson, has a lot to look forward to this school year, which officially begins Monday.

Inspirada welcomes a new principal, Michael O’Dowd, who brings a wealth of experience to Pinecrest Academy, which enters its second calendar year operating as Inspirada’s only elementary and middle school. It opened last summer with approximately 700 students and will add an eighth-grade class this year. As a certified STEAM school, student curriculum puts a heavy emphasis on science, technology, engineering, art and math.

“Within walking distance of Inspirada’s largest park, Aventura, Pinecrest is one of many testaments to the partnership between the community and the city of Henderson, and residents with children have tru-