Parkway West High School (Missouri)

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Parkway West High School
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Parkway West High School (Missouri)
14653 Clayton Road

Ballwin
,
Missouri
63011

United States
Coordinates 38°37′22″N90°32′5″W / 38.62278°N 90.53472°W / 38.62278; -90.53472
Information
School type Public comprehensive high school
Established1968
School district Parkway School District
NCES School ID 292358001404 [1]
PrincipalAlbert L. Burr (1968–1981)
Daniel Deschamp (1981–1984)
William Byrd (1984–1987)
Dave McMillan (1987–1995)
Beth Plunkett (1995–2010)
Jeremy Mitchell (2010–2022) [2]
John McCabe (2022-)
Faculty79 [1]
Teaching staff85.43 (FTE) [3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,420 (2020-21) [3]
Student to teacher ratio16.62 [3]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red, Columbia blue, and white
   
Athletics conference Suburban Central Conference
MascotLonghorn
NewspaperPathfinder
Website website

Parkway West High School is a public comprehensive high school in Chesterfield, Missouri, US, that is part of the Parkway School District.

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History

Parkway West High School (PWHS) was the second high school built in the Parkway School District; it opened in fall 1968 with grades 10-12. In the 1969–1970 school year, Parkway West Junior High was formed and grades 7-9 were housed in the West Senior building, operating on the same schedule as West Senior. For the 1970-71 school year, West Senior operated as a four-year high school (grades 9-12), with West Junior grades 7 and 8 attending Parkway South Junior High School on a split schedule. Members of the class of 1974 attended school in the West Senior building for five straight years. West Junior opened for the 1971–1972 school year with the new "open classroom" layout. One of the unusual features of PWHS was that for 13 years, under the leadership of principal Al Burr, it operated without any written rules or regulations—only mutual agreements and expectations. [4]

Activities

For the 2013–2014 school year, the school offered 28 activities approved by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA): baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, sideline cheerleading, boys' and girls' cross country, dance team, field hockey, 11-man 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. [5] Parkway West students have won several state championships, including:

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ An email sent to Parkway West High's students and parents: "After much thought and deliberation, I have decided that the best thing for the Longhorn Universe, myself, and my family is to retire as the principal of Parkway West HS on June 30, 2022."
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  4. ↑ "West High" . Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  5. ↑ MSHSAA: Parkway West
  6. ↑ MSHSAA: Championship Histories by Sport
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