| Parkview High School | |
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| Location | |
| 998 Cole Drive Lilburn, Georgia 30047 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | The Best High School in the Nation |
| Established | 1976 |
| School district | Gwinnett County Public Schools |
| Principal | David T. Smith |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,715 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Orange and White and accent Blue |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Information | 770-921-2874 |
| Website | Parkview High School |
Parkview High School, the "Home of the Panthers," is located in Lilburn, Georgia in Gwinnett County. The current principal is Mr. David T. Smith.
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During the early 1970s, Gwinnett County, Georgia led the country in growth. This phenomenal growth rate produced overcrowding in its school systems, leaving South Gwinnett High School and Berkmar High School too overcrowded in accommodating excess student populations. In 1975, construction began on a new school. The students chose a panther to be their school mascot, with orange and white as their school's colors, blue being an accent color. The doors opened in 1976 with the initial Principal Bartow Jenkins.
The school expanded, both in construction as well as number of students, until it was filled above capacity in the early to mid-1990s. In 2007, Parkview took over the then adjacent Trickum Middle School in order to create more space for its rapidly expanding population. The old Trickum Middle School building was reinstated as "The 9th Grade Academy," and many Freshmen courses were relocated there. In moving classes to the new building, the school eliminated all of the nearly 70 trailers that had been used as annex partition on the school's property for the past decade.
Parkview was recognized by the Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School for school year 1984-1985.[1]
The Parkview debate team won the state debate championship (AAAA) from 1980 to 1986.
Parkview's Science Bowl Team won the state title and participated in the national competition from 1999–2003, 2006–2007, and 2009. The team's best finish at the National Science Bowl was 5th in 2007.
Parkview's Science Olympiad team has won the state competition seven times (1995, 2003–2007, 2010) and has gotten second three times (1995, 2002, 2009).
Mr. Richard Magner is currently the head director of the Parkview Band. In 2005, Parkview High School Band under the direction of Mr. Allen Beach was awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Flag of Honor. The Sudler Flag is an international award recognizing concert bands of outstanding musical excellence. Parkview High School is one of 4 schools in the State of Georgia and 68 in the world to receive this award.[2] In addition to this award, Parkview High School has been placed on the Historic Roll of Honor of High School Concert Bands.[3] This lists recognizes Historic High School Concert Bands of Very Particular Musical Excellence. Read Georgia Senate Resolution 1313 [4] and Georgia House Resolution 2063 [5] honoring the Parkview High School Band.
The Parkview High School 1980 Granite City Classic Grand Champion Marching Band, 348 members strong, is the largest marching band in the history of Gwinnett County. The Parkview High School Marching Band with an overall score of 94 was the Grand Champion of the 2010 Golden River Marching Festival in Tallapoosa, GA. The color guard and drum majors also received the highest scores in the competition.
Mrs. Sharon Morrow is the current theatre director. Parkview High School is also a member of the prestigious International Thespian Society. Members who join Parkview's honors thespian society are inducted into Troupe 4805.
In the summer of 2006, the "Old Theatre", as it is now affectionately known, was renovated to become the new orchestra rehearsal hall, and construction began on the new theatre building. The last production to be performed on the old stage was Bye Bye Birdie. The entire theatre department participated in it and hosted an alumni night for Parkview Thespian Alumni to return to see the last show on the old stage. The 2007-2008 season was the first season to perform on the brand new stage and the first full production to be performed on its stage was by the musical class of 2007/2008 with Seussical . The new theatre has larger wings, backstage area, offers more house seating and a vast lobby. It is located adjacent to the gymnasium on the second floor above the main front offices.
Parkview has won the region AAAAA Competition One Act in 2005 with The Role of Della, in 2006 with Smoke on the Mountain, in 2008 with The Actor's Nightmare and in 2009 with The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Parkview earned 2nd place in 2007 with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).
Some notable individual awards at AAAAA Region include:
Parkview is known as a school of great athletic achievement, especially since the late 1990s. In 2005, Sports Illustrated ranked Parkview number 7 in its list of the "Top Sports Schools Nationwide." Parkview maintains a fierce rivalry in athletics with neighboring Brookwood High School. Parkview has won 42 state championships in Georgia High School Association-sanctioned sports.
1976, 2005, 2006 Boys Region Champions. 1984,'94,'99,2001,2002,2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 Boys Region Runner-up. 1980 Girls State Champions. 1985,1992,2001,2002 Girls Region Champions. 2008 Girls Region Runner-up.
The Parkview Baseball Team won the State Championship in 1996, 2001, 2002, and 2011.
The Lady Panthers won a state championship in 2003 and a district championship in 2008.
The Parkview Boy's Cross Country team won state championships in 1984–1985, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994 and 2004–2006.
The Parkview Football team went undefeated from 2000–2002, winning three straight AAAAA state championships reaching as high as 2nd in the USA Today national high school football rankings during that stretch. The team was also AAAA state champions in 1997. Head Coach Cecil Flowe has led the Panther varsity football team since 1994. The stadium is now officially called "The Big Orange Jungle" or "Karl Bostick Field", but was previously known as "The Valley Of The Cat."
The Men's Golf team won the Region Title from 2002–2005. They finished 3rd in the state in 2004. The Girl's golf team won the Region Title in 2002–2003, and 2007. The boys varsity golf team is led by coach Kevin Spivey. The girls varsity team is led by coach Stephanie Shaw. The boys and girls JV team is led by coach Matt Moon
Parkview Lacrosse Men and Women's team started in 2010. Connor King scored the first goal in program history on February 2010 with the first goal against Peachtree Ridge. The Men's team made history on February 26, 2010 by taking their first victory from Duluth with a score of 11-10 as Mitchell Rust scored the going ahead goal. They followed up the 2011 season improving to 6-11 on the season and finishing strong with winning 3-4 in the final games. Paul Vance and Gentry Harrington were the first college signees. The Women's team is led by Head Coach Melissa and the Men's David "Gunny" Erwin. [6]
The Parkview Boy's Soccer team has won six state championships, most recently in 2005. The Parkview Girl's soccer team has won seven state championships, most recently three in a row from 2007–2009. In 1997, Parkview soccer became the first program in Georgia to win the girls and boys state championships in a single year. In 2005, the program repeated this feat. As of May 12, 2009, the girl's soccer team was ranked number three in its region after a state championship season in which they were 22-1.[7]
The Parkview Boy's Swim and Dive team holds the record for most state championships at Parkview, boasting eight total wins in 1995, 1998, 2000–2003, and 2006–2007. The Girl's Swim and Dive team won the state championship in 1997 and 1998.
Parkview High School Boys Track and Field won a State Championship in 2009 Parkview High School Boys and Girls won the Region Championship in 2011 !
Parkview Volleyball Varsity teams has held the title of Area Champions since 2007, and in 2002 and 2002. Also, the team has made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the seasons of 2009, 2008 and 2007. Head coach and All American Setter at Emory University, Catherine Zidow, has led the team for many victories since the beginning of the 2007 season.[8]
Parkview Wrestling won the team dual and team individual state tournaments in 2004 and 2006. Parkview alum Scott Hage was the first Georgia student to win four consecutive 5A high school state championships (1988–1991).[9]
Parkview's enrollment for the 2008–2009 school year numbers 2,628 students, of whom 52.85% are Caucasian, 16.7% African American, 19.78% Asian or Pacific Islander American, 0% Native American, and 8.10% are Hispanic.[10]
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