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==Notable former students== |
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*[[Michaela Conlin]], actress, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' |
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*[[Greg DeLong]], former professional football player, [[Minnesota Vikings]], [[Baltimore Ravens]], [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] |
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*[[Billy Kidman|Peter Gruner]], professional wrestler known as Billy Kidman |
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*[[Daylin Leach]], [[Pennsylvania State Senate|Pennsylvania state senator]] |
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*[[Tim Massaquoi]], former professional football player, [[Buffalo Bills]], [[Miami Dolphins]] and [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] |
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*[[Aimee Mullins]], actress, ''[[World Trade Center (film)|World Trade Center]]''<ref>[http://www.macmillanspeakers.com/speaker.aspx?name=aimeemullins] {{wayback|url=http://www.macmillanspeakers.com/speaker.aspx?name=aimeemullins |date=20110714014850 }}</ref> |
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*[[Chris Renaud (animator)|Chris Renaud]], director, [[Despicable Me]], [[Despicable Me 2]], [[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]], [[The Secret Life of Pets]] |
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*[[Brent Saunders]], CEO of [[Allergan]]<ref name=MorningCall>{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Jon|title=Brent Saunders, Parkland grad, is the Lehigh Valley's $150 billion dealmaker|url=http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-brent-saunders-making-deals-at-allergan-20151017-story.html|accessdate=24 November 2015|work=The Morning Call|date=19 October 2015}}</ref> |
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*[[Donald Snyder]], former member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]], 1981–2000, and Majority Whip<ref name="official">{{cite web| title = Donald William Snyder (Republican) | work = Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives| url = http://www.house.state.pa.us/members/districts/134/134.htm| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20000201200904/www.house.state.pa.us/members/districts/134/134.htm| archivedate =2000-02-01 }}</ref> |
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*[[Andrea Tantaros]], [[Fox News]] political analyst, writer and columnist for the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' |
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*[[Brant Weidner]], former professional basketball player, [[San Antonio Spurs]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31808225_ITM |work=The Morning Call |title=For Brant Weidner, time in NBA was all too brief: The former Parkland High star recalls his half a season with the Spurs in 1983-84 |first=Andre D. |last=Williams |date=July 5, 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022195129/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31808225_ITM |archivedate=October 22, 2012 }}</ref> |
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*[[Lauren Weisberger]], author, ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (novel)|The Devil Wears Prada]]''<ref>[http://www.laurenweisberger.com/about.php] {{wayback|url=http://www.laurenweisberger.com/about.php |date=20100213050023 }}</ref> |
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*[[Andre Williams (American football)|Andre Williams]], professional football player, [[San Diego Chargers]], and 2014 [[Heisman Award]] finalist |
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*[http://www.parklandsd.org/phs/ Parkland High School Official Home Page] |
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Revision as of 02:35, 18 October 2016
| Parkland High School | |
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| Address | |
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2700 North Cedar Crest Boulevard , 18104 | |
| Coordinates | 40°38′20″N 75°32′47″W / 40.6388°N 75.5465°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1949 |
| School district | Parkland School District |
| Superintendent | Richard T. Sniscak |
| Principal | James E. Moniz II |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 3,220 (September 2015) |
| Color(s) | Cardinal Red Gray |
| Athletics conference | Eastern Pennsylvania Conference |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Newspaper | The Trumpet |
| Yearbook | Par Key |
| Website | Parkland High School |
| [1][2][3] | |
Parkland High School is a public high school in Allentown, Pennsylvania that serves students in grades 9 to 12. It is the only high school for the Parkland School District. With 3,220 students in the 2015-2016 academic year, Parkland is the largest high school in the Lehigh Valley.[1]
History
Parkland High School was formed in 1949 when North Whitehall Township and South Whitehall Township merged to create Parkland Union School District, with Upper Macungie Township joining in 1950. Its predecessor, South Whitehall High School, was housed in the current-day Troxell Building. Parkland used the same facility until a larger building on Route 309 in Orefield was completed in 1954, which served as the high school for 45 years.[4] In 1999, the new and current Parkland High School building on Cedar Crest Boulevard in Allentown was opened due to overcapacity of the second building. The old school was renovated and renamed Orefield Middle School, replacing Troxell Junior High School.[5][6] When viewed from above, the layout of the current building and grounds closely approximate the shape of the Millennium Falcon, a spacecraft featured in the Star Wars films.[7] School officials claim that the design was not deliberate.[8]
Academics
Parkland High School was ranked as the number one high school in the Lehigh Valley by standardized test scores for the year 2013.[9]
Arts
Parkland has numerous musical groups, including a dance team, orchestral ensembles, choral groups, a concert band, jazz band, marching band, indoor colorguard, and indoor drumline.
Freddy Awards
Parkland High School's spring musical participates in the Freddy Awards., an award show created to recognize and reward exceptional accomplishments in the production and performance of musical theater in high schools in Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, and Warren County, New Jersey. Parkland High School is the only school that has been nominated for Outstanding Overall Performance of a Musical every year of the Freddy Awards. [10]
Athletics
Parkland competes in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference in District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Cumulatively among all of its sports, Parkland has secured fourteen Pennsylvania state championship titles.[11][12]
Basketball
In 2006, the girls' basketball team captured the PIAA state championship title.[12]
Cross Country
The girls cross country team was the state champion in 2001.[12]
Football
The 2002 football team won the Pennsylvania AAAA State Championship. The team ended the year ranked 6th in the nation by USA Today.[13]
Hockey
The hockey team is 10 time LVSHL Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) including winning the title each of the last 7 years. They were Flyers Cup and State Cup runner up in 2013. Year in and year out they are a dominating force in the league. Their current league game winning streak spans over the past 5 seasons.
Softball
The softball team won the state title in 1975, 1995, 1998, 2009, and 2015. [14]
Swimming
The girls' swim team won the PIAA state championship in 2001, 2003, and 2006.[15]
Volleyball
In 2011, 2014, and 2015, the girls volleyball team captured the PIAA AAA state title.[16][17]
In 2015, the boys volleyball team captured the PIAA state title.[18]
Notable former students
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References
- ^ a b "District Profile". parklandsd.org. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Administration". parklandsd.org. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Parkland School Board Appoints James E. Moniz II as Principal of Parkland High School" (PDF). Parklandsd.org. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ "The Early History of North Whitehall Township" (PDF). Northwhitehall.org. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ "Parkland High Target Date Extended To 1999". The Morning Call. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Parkland High School : Profile 2015-2016" (PDF). Parklandsd.org. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ Spears, Steve (August 4, 2011). "This high school made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ Hibbard, Laura (April 16, 2012). "Millennium Falcon Look-Alike High School Delights 'Star Wars' Fans". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ "Parkland High School Profile" (PDF). parklandsd.org. 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
- ^ "About". The Freddy Awards. 2003-05-22. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ [1] Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Parkland High School Sports History (Allentown, PA)". Parklandsportshistory.com. 2004-03-23. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ "Final 2002 Super 25 Rankings". USA Today. December 24, 2002.
- ^ "Parkland High School Sports History (Allentown, PA)". Parklandsportshistory.com. 2004-03-23. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ "Parkland High School Sports History (Allentown, PA)". Parklandsportshistory.com. 2004-03-23. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ "Parkland High School Sports History (Allentown, PA)". Parklandsportshistory.com. 2004-03-23. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ Kyle Craig (2013-10-29). "Parkland girls volleyball wins 2nd straight state title with dramatic rally - lehighvalleylive.com". Highschoolsports.lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ "Parkland boys win first state volleyball title - The Morning Call". Mcall.com. 2015-06-06. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
External links
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