Parkway North High School
| Parkway North High School | |
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"Head North for Excellence!" | |
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12860 Fee Fee Rd. St. Louis County, MO 63146 | |
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| Type | Comprehensive public high school |
| Established | 1971 |
| Principal | Jenny Marquart |
| Enrollment | 1,406[1] |
| Color(s) | Purple and white |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Website | School website |
Parkway North High School is a public high school in unincorporated St. Louis County, Missouri that is part of the Parkway School District.
Demographics
According to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education the student body is about 60 percent White and 30 percent Black with other groups comprising less than 10 percent combined.[1]
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.
Activities
For the 2011–2012 school year, the school offered 28 activities approved by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA): baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, boys and girls cross country, dance team, field hockey, football, boys and girls golf, girls lacrosse, music activities, scholar bowl, boys and girls soccer, softball, speech and debate, boys and girls swimming and diving, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls track and field, boys and girls volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.[2] State Final Fours include: 1st Field Hockey (1984) Boys Volleyball (2001, 2002) 2nd Boys Track and Field (1978, 1980) Boys Volleyball (2000) Water Polo (2010) Baseball (2012) 3rd Girls Basketball (2015) 4th Wrestling (1974, 1975, 1978) Boys Swimming (1998) Baseball (2003) Girls Swimming (2011, 2012) Softball (2013) FINAL FOURS Boys Volleyball (2008, 2014) Football (2009)
Notable alumni
- Brad Edelman (1978), NFL player for the New Orleans Saints (1982–1989) and Lombardi Award nominee. Edelman was a member of the Pro Bowl team in 1987.
- Bob Bunton (1978), current head football coach at Parkway North and former All-Region second baseman at Southeast Missouri State. As the head man for the Viking football program, Bunton has guided the team to two Class 5 State Quarterfinals and one State Semifinal in 2009. He won his 100th game in the second week of the 2015 season when North beat McCluer. In 2003, he led the Viking baseball team its first ever State Final Four appearance.
- Randy and Jason Sklar (1990), twin comedians
- Steve Savard, Voice of the St. Louis Rams, former Dallas Cowboy lineman, and news anchor at KMOV in St. Louis.
- Eric Greitens (1992), Lieutenant in the Navy Seals, Recipient of the Bronze Star, Chairman of the Center for Citizen Leadership and Public Speaker with the Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau
- Living Things, band
- John Kelly (sportscaster), sports announcer for St. Louis Blues on Fox Sports Midwest
- Larry Baden (1980), reporter for Reno Gazette-Journal and professor at University of Nevada, Reno (1994-1998) and Webster University (2003-)
- Randy Moehlman (1989), Public Address Announcer Mizzou Football, STL-area sports radio talk show host
- Metro Boomin, (2012), Grammy-nominated record producer
- Cary Guffey (1990), Child actor
References
External links
- 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 / 38.69028°N 90.46833°W
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