Parkview High School (Georgia)

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Parkview High School
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Panorama of the front of the main building, August 2013
Location
Parkview High School (Georgia)
998 Cole Drive
Lilburn, Georgia 30047
United States
Coordinates 33°51′34″N84°06′50″W / 33.859481°N 84.113928°W / 33.859481; -84.113928
Information
Type Public
Established1976
School district Gwinnett County Public Schools
PrincipalDavid T. Smith
Staff174.10 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment3,262 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.74 [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)   
Orange, White, and Blue
Athletics conferenceGHSA AAAAAAA
Mascot Panther
NewspaperThe Parkview Pantera
Website www.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.

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School-initiated organizations

Student Council

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

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

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

Music and arts

Band

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

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

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

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