Parkway Central High School
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| Parkway Central High School | |
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Chesterfield, Missouri,  United States |
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| Principal | Tim Gannon |
| Students | 1,353 |
| Type | Public |
| Mascot | Colts |
| Established | 1954 |
| Colors | Red, Black, and White |
| Homepage | Parkway Central High School |
Parkway Central High School is a secondary school located in Chesterfield, Missouri. The school's mascot is the Colt. Parkway Central High School is the original high school in the Parkway School District in St. Louis County. It serves 1,353 students in grades 9-12. About 98% of its teaching staff hold postgraduate degrees.
The school has a modified block schedule, offering students seven course selections per semester. It offers a college preparatory curriculum, including advanced placement courses and college credit through the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Over 99 percent of its graduates continue their formal education beyond high school. Central's ESL program has an enrollment of about 180 students from about 30 foreign countries and serves the entire district.
Its high school newspaper is the Corral, which is a member of the High School National Ad Network.
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[edit] History
The Parkway School District was created in 1954 when the Fern Ridge, Weber, and Mason Ridge school districts merged. The name for the district was proposed by a fourth grader from Barretts School. The name "Parkway" was in honor of the Daniel Boone Parkway, which is also known as Highway 40. The road passes through the center of the district. Parkway Central was the first high school built in the new district. The original high school was converted to a middle school when the present high school was built in 1961.(Parkway Central High School is the best Parkway school, because of its great academics and sports.)
[edit] Sports
Central's rivals are the Parkway West High School Longhorns.
The 1997 Varsity Football team reached the Missouri 5A state championship game.
The 2007 Varsity Boys Tennis team reached the Missouri Class 2 state championship match, losing 5-3 against Rockhurst.
The 2007 Varsity Boys Volleyball reached the Class 3 State Semi-finals.
The 2007 Varsity Football team reached the Missouri Class 4 State Championship game. They lost 35-0 to Lee's Summit West High School in the finals. Running back Jordan Myles had a stellar season, accumulating 2,326 yards on the ground and 31 touchdowns, both school records.
The 2007 Varsity Boy's Cross Country Team qualified for the Class 4 State Championship and placed 10th.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Joel Higgins '62, actor
- Gary Barnett '64, former head football coach at the University of Colorado and Northwestern University
- Judson Brooks '69, the co-founder of Brooks Distributing, which later merged with Microsoft
- Glenn Savan '71, author of the novel behind the 1990 movie White Palace
- Bentley Rayburn '72, Major General in the U.S. Air Force
- Ken Meyers '73, former Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
- Cordia Harrington '74, CEO of Tennessee Bun Co.
- Rick Lahr '74, Current Mayor Of Des Peres, MO
- Charles McElroy '74, senior vice president of operations for Charter Communication's Southeast division
- Marc Shmuger '76, chairman of Universal Studios
- Robin Lynn Macy '77, one of the original Dixie Chicks
- Mark Fauser '79, film and television writer
- Stuart Fraser '79, vice chairman and a partner of Cantor Fitzgerald, LP
- David Holtzman '79, chairman of the neurology department at Washington University
- Keith Alper '80, founder, president and CEO of Creative Producers Group (CPG)
- Joel Shanker '90, professional soccer player
- James Kerwin '91, film director
- Trista Rehn '91, reality television show star, The Bachelorette
- Brad Cohen '92, Author/Motivational Speaker, "Front of the Class - How Tourette Syndrone made me the teacher I never had"
- Ryan Young '94, former NFL offensive tackle for the New York Jets and Houston Texans
- Jonathan Azu '95, Vice President, CBS Radio Inc.
- Bryan Greenberg '96, actor
- Lauren DeLoach '98, reality television show star, For Love or Money
- Teddy Presberg '98, musician, Ropeadope Digital
- Ebony Eyez '99, female rap artist
- Max Scherzer '02, Major League Baseball, starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
[edit] References
Isaac Byrd, former NFL wide receiver Carolina Panthers Dave Silvestri, former MLB player, New York Yankees
[edit] External links
- Parkway Central High School
- Parkway Central Athletic Championships
- Corral - Student Newspaper
- Parkway Alumni Organization
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