Jump to content

Parkview High School (Georgia)

Add links
Coordinates: 33°51′34″N 84°06′50″W / 33.859481°N 84.113928°W / 33.859481; -84.113928
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Monkbot (talk | contribs) at 02:20, 28 January 2021 (Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 17 templates: hyphenate params (14×);). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Parkview High School
Panorama of the front of the main building, August 2013
Location
Map
998 Cole Drive
Lilburn, Georgia 30047
United States
Coordinates33°51′34″N 84°06′50″W / 33.859481°N 84.113928°W / 33.859481; -84.113928
Information
TypePublic
Established1976
School districtGwinnett County Public Schools
PrincipalDavid T. Smith
Staff162.10 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,055 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.85[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)   Orange and white, and accent   Blue
Athletics conferenceGHSA AAAAAAA
MascotPanther
NewspaperThe Parkview Pantera
WebsiteParkview High School

Parkview High School is a public high school located near Lilburn in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. It is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools. The current principal is David T. Smith.

School-initiated organizations

Student Council

Parkview High School has a student council composed of class officers, student council representatives, and Gwinnett Student Leadership Team members. The council is run according to the guidelines of a student-authored constitution written in 2014. The student council maintains contact with the Georgia House District 108 representative and takes a trip to the State Capitol once a year.

School newspaper

The Parkview Pantera is a student newspaper published between 4 and 7 times per school year. Parkview students write articles and lay out the paper under the guidance of the newspaper teacher. Numerous Pantera staff members have gone on to study journalism in college. As of 2013, the Pantera staff maintains a website for the paper: phspantera.com.[2]

Academics

Parkview was recognized by the Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School for the 1984-1985 school year.[3]

Music and arts

Band

In 2005, Parkview High School Band was awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Flag of Honor. Parkview is one of four schools in the state of Georgia and 68 in the world to receive this award.[4]

Parkview has also been placed on the Historic Roll of Honor of High School Concert Bands.[5] This lists recognizes "historic high school concert bands of very particular musical excellence." The Georgia State Legislature passed Georgia Senate Resolution 1313[6] and Georgia House Resolution 2063[7] honoring the Parkview High School Band.

The Parkview High School Marching Band was the Grand Champion of the 2010 Golden River Marching Festival in Tallapoosa, with an overall score of 94 out of 100. The color guard and drum majors also received the highest scores in the competition. In 2016, the Parkview High School Marching Band was Grand Champion at 2 competitions, with the highest overall scores in all captions for both events.[8]

In April 2011, Parkview High School Marching Band won the WSB-TV Best High School Band Contest. The tournament featured 64 high school bands from across Georgia, and the Parkview Band performed their baseball-themed show on Turner Field before an Atlanta Braves game.

Orchestra

Parkview has four orchestras: Concert Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, and Chamber Orchestra.

Theatre

Parkview High School is a member of the prestigious International Thespian Society. Members who join Parkview's honors thespian society are inducted into Troupe 4805.

Notable alumni

Katie Hicks Bennett - teacher of the year at Settles Bridge Elementary (2010/2011) and Brandywine Elementary (2017/2018)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Parkview High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. ^ . Parkview High School Pantera Staff http://phspantera.com/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools 1982-2002 Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ The Sudler Flag of Honor Awards Page Archived 2001-07-21 at archive.today
  5. ^ "Historic Roll of Honor of High School Concert Bands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  6. ^ "Georgia Senate Resolution 1313" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  7. ^ "Georgia House Resolution 2063" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  8. ^ https://parkviewband.net/marching-band-grand-champions-honors/
  9. ^ "Getting to Know ... Ainsley Battles". Gwinnett Daily Post. May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  10. ^ "Ken Butler III: NASCAR Nationwide Driver". Marketing Shift. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  11. ^ McGovern, Mike (December 30, 1994). "Conway lost friend, but not his influence". Reading Eagle. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  12. ^ Christopher "Smitty" Smith Q&A: Jeff Francoeur talks Red Sox, baseball, Pete Rose, life 1 August 2011 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-08-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ Jeffrey Scott Keppinger Jeff Keppinger Baseball Reference.com 2010-2011 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/keppije01.shtml
  14. ^ Brad Lester Player Bio: Brad Lester Auburn Football 2011 http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lester_brad00.html
  15. ^ Seth Marler Player Bio: Seth Marler The Official Site of Tulane Green Wave Athletics 23 November 2002 http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/marler_seth00.html
  16. ^ "National POY Watch: Mac Marshall". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  17. ^ a b c Brigman, Brandon (May 25, 2008). "'Mr. Parkview' Bostick retiring as AD from power he built". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  18. ^ McGranahan, Ed (October 23, 2009). "Tight end Michael Palmer gives Tigers one more target". Greenville News. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  19. ^ Kotowski, Meghan (May 31, 2012). "Former Gwinnettian on television shows, films". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  20. ^ Lowe, Richard (May 24, 2010). "Profile Spotlight on Clint Sammons". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  21. ^ Blessing, Josh (August 1, 2012). "Eric Shanteau: Olympic Swimmer, Cancer Survivor Swims For A Cure". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  22. ^ a b Reddy, Frank (June 26, 2013). "Former UGA athletes visit children in hospital". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  23. ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomMa20.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parkview High School (Georgia).

Template:GHSA Class AAAAAAA Region 4

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parkview_High_School_(Georgia)&oldid=1003245144"