Parkview Baptist High School
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Parkview Baptist School (PBS or Parkview Baptist) is a private, coeducational Christian school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Founded by members of Parkview Baptist Church, Parkview Baptist School was incorporated July 13, 1981 under the provisions of Louisiana's nonprofit corporation law. Parkview Baptist School is located adjacent to Parkview Baptist Church at the intersection of Airline and Jefferson Highways in southeastern Baton Rouge. The school mascot is an Eagle, and the school colors are red, white, and blue (although originally blue and silver).
Parkview Baptist School is divided into three administrative units: Parkview Baptist Elementary School (K-5), Parkview Baptist Middle School (6-8), and Parkview Baptist High School (9-12). Parkview Baptist School is also governed by a School Board that consists of appointed church members hailing from the school, church, and community as a whole.
Parkview Baptist School is fully certified by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as an approved K-12 education program. Additionally, PBS is fully accredited with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and has been approved to receive foreign students by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Services.
Mission: The mission of Parkview Baptist School, in partnership with the church and community, is to seek first the Kingdom of God while providing students with a college-preparatory, Christ-centered education that allows them to grow and mature in wisdom, in stature, and in favor with God and man.
Philosophy: Parkview Baptist School seeks to provide the opportunity for each student to grow in understanding God and man and to develop his capabilities to the highest degree in order that he may become mature and complete and live life to its fullest in Christ. Parkview's comprehensive college-preparatory program is designed to develop skills and attitudes within its students that will well equip them not only for college, but also for a successful life, based on Christian principles. Students receive a balanced program providing them with strong spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional, and social development. Parkview Baptist School maintains a Christian faculty, staff, and administration dedicated to developing the individual potential of all students in keeping with the philosophy of the school.
The Principal of Parkview is Mr. Wade Sutherland and the school slogan is "Education with an Eternal Foundation".
