Parkway North High School

Parkway North High School is a public high school in unincorporated[2] St. Louis County, Missouri.

Parkway North High School
Location
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12860 Fee Fee Road

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63146

United States
Coordinates38°41′25″N 90°28′6″W / 38.69028°N 90.46833°W / 38.69028; -90.46833
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Head North for Excellence!"
Established1971
School districtParkway School District
PrincipalDavid Jones
Teaching staff80.05 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,074 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.42[1]
Color(s)Purple and White    
Athletics conferenceSuburban XII (South)
MascotViking
Websiteparkwayschools.net/Domain/33

Demographics

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The student body is about 51 percent White, 31 percent Black, and 9 percent Asian.[3]

Building architecture

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The school extensively used open classrooms, as the school was originally constructed without walls separating classrooms. This was a trend in architecture in 1971 when the building was constructed. However, the infeasibility of this design was discovered ten years later, and plaster walls were inserted between classrooms, resulting in an eclectic mix of architectural styling, as well as the logistical problems with these newly created rooms receiving proper HVAC ventilation. The new science department contains traditional classrooms with walls, moving the school away from its original architecture. The school features a main upper gym on the 1st floor and a smaller gym in the basement. Most of the classrooms are located in the 2nd floor.[citation needed]

Activities

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For the 2019–2020 school year, the school offered 27 activities approved by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA): baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, boys and girls cross country, dance team, 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.[4]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "NORTH HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Townships and Municipalities". data.stlouisco.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  3. ^ "North High School". Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  4. ^ "MSHSAA Parkway North High School". Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. ^ Noss, Dan (September 5, 1985). "Ruth Harker: UMSL Riverwomen's World Class Soccer Goalkeeper" (PDF). The Current. No. 519. University of Missouri–St. Louis. pp. 7–8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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