Parkview High School (Georgia)

Parkview High School is a public high school located near Lilburn in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. It is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools. Since its opening in 1976, Parkview has won numerous awards and state championships, both in academics and athletics. The school has had an ongoing rivalry with neighboring Brookwood High School since the 1990s. Parkview offers several AP courses and has many gifted students. The current principal is David T. Smith.

Parkview High School
Panorama of the front of the main building, August 2013
Location
998 Cole Drive
Lilburn, Georgia 30047
United States
Coordinates33°51′34″N 84°06′50″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1976
School districtGwinnett County Public Schools
PrincipalDavid T. Smith
Staff162.10 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,055 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.85[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)         Orange and white, and accent      Blue
Athletics conferenceGHSA AAAAAAA
MascotPanther
NewspaperThe Parkview Pantera
WebsiteParkview High School

Academics

Parkview was recognized by the Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School for the 1984-1985 school year.[2]

Music and arts

Band

The band program is currently under the direction of Lance Kindl. In 2005, Parkview High School Band, under the direction of Allen Beach and Richard Magner, was awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Flag of Honor. This is an international award recognizing concert bands of outstanding musical excellence. Parkview is one of four schools in the state of Georgia and 68 in the world to receive this award.[3]

Parkview has also been placed on the Historic Roll of Honor of High School Concert Bands.[4] This lists recognizes "historic high school concert bands of very particular musical excellence." The Georgia State Legislature passed Georgia Senate Resolution 1313[5] and Georgia House Resolution 2063[6] honoring the Parkview High School Band.

The Parkview High School Marching Band was the Grand Champion of the 2010 Golden River Marching Festival in Tallapoosa, with an overall score of 94 out of 100. The color guard and drum majors also received the highest scores in the competition. In 2016, the Parkview High School Marching Band was Grand Champion at 2 competitions, with the highest overall scores in all captions for both events.[7]

In April 2011, Parkview High School Marching Band won the WSB-TV Best High School Band Contest. The tournament featured 64 high school bands from across Georgia, and the Parkview Band performed their baseball-themed show on Turner Field before an Atlanta Braves game.

Orchestra

Parkview has four orchestras: Concert Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, and Chamber Orchestra. Following Mrs. Sampson's retirement in 2016, Mr. Hague, former Grayson High School Orchestra director, is the director of Parkview's Orchestra. His wife also taught in the Parkview District.

Theatre

Parkview High School is a member of the prestigious International Thespian Society. Members who join Parkview's honors thespian society are inducted into Troupe 4805.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Parkview High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. Blue Ribbon Schools 1982-2002 Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. The Sudler Flag of Honor Awards Page Archived 2001-07-21 at Archive.today
  4. "Historic Roll of Honor of High School Concert Bands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  5. "Georgia Senate Resolution 1313" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  6. "Georgia House Resolution 2063" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  7. https://parkviewband.net/marching-band-grand-champions-honors/
  8. "Getting to Know ... Ainsley Battles". Gwinnett Daily Post. May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
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  11. Jeffrey Scott Keppinger Jeff Keppinger Baseball Reference.com 2010-2011 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/keppije01.shtml
  12. Brad Lester Player Bio: Brad Lester Auburn Football 2011 http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lester_brad00.html
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  14. "National POY Watch: Mac Marshall". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  15. Brigman, Brandon (May 25, 2008). "'Mr. Parkview' Bostick retiring as AD from power he built". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  16. McGranahan, Ed (October 23, 2009). "Tight end Michael Palmer gives Tigers one more target". Greenville News. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  17. Kotowski, Meghan (May 31, 2012). "Former Gwinnettian on television shows, films". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  18. Lowe, Richard (May 24, 2010). "Profile Spotlight on Clint Sammons". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  19. Blessing, Josh (August 1, 2012). "Eric Shanteau: Olympic Swimmer, Cancer Survivor Swims For A Cure". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  20. Reddy, Frank (June 26, 2013). "Former UGA athletes visit children in hospital". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
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