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Parkview High School
Panorama of the front of the main building, August 2013
Location
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998 Cole Drive
Lilburn, Georgia 30047
United States
Coordinates33°51′34″N 84°06′50″W / 33.859481°N 84.113928°W / 33.859481; -84.113928
Information
TypePublic
Established1976
School districtGwinnett County Public Schools
PrincipalDavid T. Smith
Staff174.10 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,262 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.74[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)     
Orange, White, and Blue
Athletics conferenceGHSA AAAAAAA
MascotPanther
NewspaperThe Parkview Pantera
Websitewww.gcpsk12.org/ParkviewHS

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. The current principal is David T. Smith.

School-initiated organizations

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Student Council

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Parkview High School has a student council composed of class officers and student council representatives. The student council maintains contact with the Georgia House representative and takes a trip to the State Capitol once a year.

School newspaper

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The Parkview Pantera is a student newspaper published between 4 and 7 times per school year. Parkview students write articles and lay out the paper under the guidance of the newspaper teacher. Numerous Pantera staff members have gone on to study journalism in college.

Academics

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

Music and arts

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Band

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In 2005, Parkview High School Band was awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Flag of Honor. 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 list 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

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Parkview has four orchestras: Concert Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, and Chamber Orchestra.

Theatre

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Parkview High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  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 July 25, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  5. ^ "Georgia Senate Resolution 1313" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  6. ^ "Georgia House Resolution 2063" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  7. ^ "Marching Band Grand Champions Honors | Parkview High School Bands". Archived from the original on March 4, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "Getting to Know ... Ainsley Battles". Gwinnett Daily Post. May 1, 2009. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  9. ^ "Parkview's Hudson stops state champ". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. December 9, 2003. pp. J4. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Minter, Rick (April 22, 2005). "From the big time ... to the grassroots". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. pp. E2. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Stephens, Chris (October 27, 2019). "Adversity drives Parkview grad Chris Carson to success with NFL's Seattle Seahawks". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  12. ^ McGovern, Mike (December 30, 1994). "Conway lost friend, but not his influence". Reading Eagle. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  13. ^ Smith, Christopher (August 1, 2011). "Q&A: Jeff Francoeur talks Red Sox, baseball, Pete Rose, life". The Eagle-Tribune. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  14. ^ Jeffrey Scott Keppinger Jeff Keppinger Baseball Reference.com 2010-2011 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/keppije01.shtml Archived 2018-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Brad Lester Player Bio: Brad Lester Auburn Football 2011 http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lester_brad00.html Archived 2010-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Seth Marler Player Bio: Seth Marler The Official Site of Tulane Green Wave Athletics 23 November 2002 http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/marler_seth00.html Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "National POY Watch: Mac Marshall". USA Today High School Sports. April 8, 2014. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  18. ^ a b c Brigman, Brandon (May 25, 2008). "'Mr. Parkview' Bostick retiring as AD from power he built". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  19. ^ Sugiura, Ken (September 1, 2022). "Selectivity leads Georgia Tech grad Graham Neff to dream job as Clemson AD". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  20. ^ Martin, Maria (March 24, 2022). "'I think he's a face-of-the-franchise type guy' Matt Olson's high school coach discusses player's Atlanta Braves signing". 11Alive. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  21. ^ McGranahan, Ed (October 23, 2009). "Tight end Michael Palmer gives Tigers one more target". Greenville News. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  22. ^ Kotowski, Meghan (May 31, 2012). "Former Gwinnettian on television shows, films". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  23. ^ Lowe, Richard (May 24, 2010). "Profile Spotlight on Clint Sammons". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  24. ^ Blessing, Josh (August 1, 2012). "Eric Shanteau: Olympic Swimmer, Cancer Survivor Swims For A Cure". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  25. ^ a b Reddy, Frank (June 26, 2013). "Former UGA athletes visit children in hospital". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  26. ^ "Mark Thomas Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  27. ^ Harris, Zach. "Three-star athlete Malik Washington signs with Northwestern". SB Nation. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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