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George S. Parker High School | |
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Address | |
3125 Mineral Point , , 53548 | |
Coordinates | 42°41′08″N89°03′52″W / 42.68555°N 89.06432°W Coordinates: 42°41′08″N89°03′52″W / 42.68555°N 89.06432°W |
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Type | public secondary |
Motto | Everybody's Somebody at Parker |
Opened | 1968 |
School district | School District of Janesville |
Superintendent | Karen Schulte |
Principal | Christopher Laue [1] |
Staff | 98.64 (FTE) [2] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Gender | coed |
Enrollment | 1,261 (2018–19) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.78 [2] |
Color(s) | green & gold |
Athletics conference | WIAA Big Eight Conference |
Nickname | Cow Pie High [3] |
Team name | Vikings |
Rival | Joseph A. Craig High School |
Newspaper | The Odin |
Yearbook | Valhalla |
Website | http://www.janesvilleparker.org/ |
George S. Parker High School is a comprehensive public high school located on the west side of the city of Janesville, Wisconsin. The school, named for George S. Parker, founder of the Parker Pen Company, is a part of the School District of Janesville and was constructed in 1967. The rival east side school is Joseph A. Craig High School.
In Nov 2006, a referendum passed that provided nearly $71 million for updates and renovation to both Parker and Craig High Schools. [4] Construction began in October 2007 and lasted two years. [5]
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