Parkway North High School

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The scoreboard overlooking the football field to the southwest of the main building

This banner in a parking lot facing Fee Fee Road features the colors of the school

The courtyard facing Fee Fee Road

Parkway North High School is a secondary school in the Parkway School District located in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Its mascot is the Viking. Both the building and the 36.41 acres of land it occupies were appraised in 2007 at a combined value of $32,774,500 ^[1] by St. Louis County.

[edit] History

The first classes began at Parkway North during the 1971-72 academic year, although the North building did not open until Fall 1972. During the first year, North students attended classes at Parkway Central on a split schedule from noon to 6:00 pm. Parkway North was the first of the Parkway schools to have its own swimming pool.

[edit] Sports

The school's football team had a notable 2006 season, when it celebrated an 11-0 record. The school also has an award winning track team, soccer team, volleyball team, and golf team. Both male and female students part of the track and football team won districts in 2007. The Parkway North high marching band did well at the Edward's Jone Dome competition, the biggest competition of the year. With the direction of Mark Linn, the band has a bright future.

[edit] Building architecture

The school is notable in its extensive use of open classrooms, insofar that the school was originally constructed without walls separating classrooms. This was a trend in architecture in 1971 when the building was constructed. However, the infeasibility of this design was discovered ten years later, and plaster walls were inserted between classrooms, resulting in an eclectic mix of architectural styling, not to mention the logistical problems with these newly-created rooms receiving proper HVAC ventilation. The new science department contains traditional classrooms with walls, moving the school away from its original architecture.

[edit] Students

Parkway North boasts a diverse student body. The surrounding area contains many students of diverse ethnic backgrounds.^{[citation needed]} In addition, the school busses in African American and minority students from St. Louis City.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Brad Edelman (1978), NFL player for the New Orleans Saints (1982-1989) and Lombardi Award nominee
• Steve Savard (1982), triple Emmy Award winning sportscaster, KMOV television; St. Louis Rams radio play-by-play broadcaster (2000–present)
• Randy and Jason Sklar (1990), twin comedians, former hosts of ESPN Classic's Cheap Seats (2004-2006) comedy series, and voices of conjoined twins Chip and Biff Oblong on The Oblongs… (2001-2002) cartoon series, one-time colleagues of Ari Gold in HBO's Entourage.
• Jason Rothman (1996), Justin Rothman (2000), and Josh Rothman (2003), brothers and members of the band Living Things
• Jeremy Boyer^{[citation needed]}, organist at Scottrade Center for the St. Louis Blues who studied under Busch Stadium's Ernie Hays.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Real Estate Information
2. ^ "Redhawks Organist Hired by St. Louis Blues" Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

[edit] External links

• Parkway North High School website
• Parkway Alumni Association
• Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Building Profile for Parkway North High School

Coordinates: 38°41′25″N, 90°28′6″W