Park Center Senior High School
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Park Center Senior High School is a three year public high school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on 7300 Brooklyn Blvd. The principal is Kelli Parpart and the assistant principals are Heather Miller-Cink and Astein Osei.
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[edit] School Overview
Park Center Senior High School is one of three public high schools in the Osseo Area School District 279. The School is currently in the midst of becomming an International Baccalaureate (IB) School. It is currently being offered as the Middle-Years-Programme (MYP) to tenth grade students. Soon the Diploma Programme will ensue. The school has a population of 1602, which is the second largest high school population in the Osseo School district. The student body consists of 1% Native Americans, 5% hispanics, 24% Asians, 30% blacks, and 40% whites. It is the most ethnically diverse school in the Osseo School district. Park Center, like most high schools in the Osseo School District, has a vast array of extra-curricular activities and sports teams. Park Center Senior High's mascot is a pirate and the school's sports teams are known as the Pirates. The school's colors are green and gold.
[edit] Academic Assessment
Park Center Senior High was ranked 358th out of 453 schools and it did not make the AYP for the 2005-2006 school year.
[edit] Marching Band
The Park Center Marching Band is currently directed by John Olson and performs at a very high level year-to-year. They were awarded Grand Champion at the unofficial state competition, the Vikingland Band Festival, in 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003.
[edit] Sports Teams and Rivalries
Park Center's main rival is Osseo Senior High School and the two teams compete for the Osspark trophy in football. Park Center's other notable rival is Maple Grove Senior High School.
[edit] Park Center and the community
[edit] Park Center's School Song
COME ON LET'S CHEER OUR TEAM TO VICTORY,
FIGHT FOR THE GREEN AND GOLD!
LOYAL AND MIGHTY FANS ARE WE,
OUR TEAM IS BRAVE AND BOLD!
FIGHT! FIGHT! WE ARE THE PARK CENTER PIRATES!
WE'LL ALWAYS HOLD OUR COLORS HIGH!
COME ON! LET'S GO TEAM! FIGHT TEAM!
FIGHT, FOR WE ARE OUT TO WIN TONIGHT!
COME ON, LET'S WIN TONIGHT
[edit] Notable Alumni
Tim Laudner – Minnesota Twins Catcher (1981–1989)
Pat Neshek – Minnesota Twins Relief Pitcher (2006- )
Krissy Wendell – U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team Member
