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Parkville High School is dedicated to bringing you the best in education, environment, and success. We are proud to display our Mission Statement and encourage its influence every day. "The mission of Parkville High School and Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science is to provide a quality education that will foster the development of students into socially responsible and culturally sensitive, productive citizens that will realize their entire potential as they become life-long learners with critical and analytical thinking skills." Read the MSDE HSA Graduation Requirements The June Knightletter is uploaded!
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Parkville High School Counseling Department
The Parkville High School Counseling Department is dedicated to helping students achieve success in the academic, personal/social, and career domains. Parkville High School counselors support students through individual and group counseling as well as classroom guidance. Whatever the concern, we are here to help!
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The Counselors’ Corner
Counselors’ Corner We invite you to browse the updated pages of our newly website. There are many resources available to help students and their parent/guardians. You can find information on graduation requirements, coach class schedules, SAT/ACT, the college and career planning process and much more. We will continue to update the website in the coming months. Check it out! SAT vs. ACT and How to Prepare Students, would you like to have more choices for life after high school? Practice, practice, practice to raise your SAT or ACT score and open up a greater variety of four-year college options! Most four-year universities require the submission of scores from one of these standardized assessments. The difference between the ACT and the SAT is generally described this way: the ACT is curriculum-based (what you have learned), while the SAT is aimed more at general reasoning and problem-solving skills (how you solve problems). Visit your potential colleges’ websites to find out which score is required or preferred. Performing well is not just dependent on what you know, but also on your ability to understand the test itself and how the questions are presented. This is why advance preparation is important. Fortunately, many resources are available to help. During the week before every SAT administration, Parkville High School offers after-school sessions to help students prepare. Listen to the morning announcements for more information. Also, enter the weekly SAT question contest, where you can win prizes while practicing up for the SAT. Each week new questions are posted outside the School Counseling Office, where you can also pick up an answer sheet and drop off your completed form. Warm up your brains, get thinking, and submit your entries ASAP! There are also free preparation resources available, for the SAT, through www.collegeboard.com, and for the ACT, through www.actstudent.org (these are also the websites for test registration). Also, many fee-based programs can be found through internet searches. College-bound students should consider taking the SAT twice to secure the best possible score – once in the spring of junior year and once in the fall of senior year. Here are some important upcoming deadlines: SAT ACT Visit the links on the left of this page for more help with your college exploration and application process. Best of luck as you prepare, and please let your counselor know if you have any questions. College Acceptance Recognition Congratulations to the many seniors that have already been accepted to colleges! Seniors will soon be recognized for these acceptances and are asked to please drop off a copy of each acceptance letter in the School Counseling Office.
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Parkville High School School Principal Class of 2008 Class of 2011 |
A Message From Our Principal, Stephen Edgar Ed note: Due to BCPS internet policies, student last names are not listed. This article is in the Parkville HS Pioneer: student paper and can be picked up at the school office. Dear Parents, Recently I was asked to write an article for our school newspaper, The Pioneer. In case our parents did not get a chance to read that article, I wanted to make sure that they had a chance to see it as well. What a great year it has been! I have thoroughly enjoyed my first opportunity as principal of this extraordinary school, and have learned that Parkville High School and Center for Mathematics, Science and Computer Science is a place where remarkable things happen. There have been so many personal highlights to the year that I can not include them all, but I wanted to mention just a few. Whether it was watching Ian S, Asa L, Mike G, Tom R. and team play many exciting football games or sitting on the sidelines at the 2008 Maryland State Basketball Tournament as Tim W, Gabe D, Durand J and friends played their hearts out at the University of Maryland, I’ve been impressed by the “never say die” spirit of our young people. How about these highlights outside of the realm of sports? Parkville High School has great acting, dance and musical talent in abundance. I was awed by the solo clarinet performance of Julius D during this year’s Spring Music Concert. Have you heard our Steel Drum Band? They are unbelievable! Or how about the quality of the acting of Sade “V.O.P” K, Chris P and cast in this year’s production of Done To Death. What an entertaining show presented under difficult circumstances! I’m sure that you know about our great artistic talent as well. Be sure to keep an eye out for Becca M, Simone N, and Lauren C; they have very bright futures in front of them in the world of art and design. Also I have to mention Brittany M, Chelsea P and the rest of the Student Council. Without them, we would not have had our first Pep Rally in years. Finally, how about the academic accomplishments of students like Matt S, Kendal R, Emily R, and Nick Pi? We certainly will be hearing more about them in the future. Yes, this is a very special school, and I feel proud and honored to be an administrator in this building! The future for Parkville High School and its students is very bright indeed… Sincerely, |
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Parkville High School Dear Parents, Teachers and Students, First and foremost I would like to say CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 2008!! I want to personally thank those parents who have given their time to the children of Parkville; many classes have benefited over the years. I dare not name each one, because surely I would forget someone and hurt some feelings. Please know that your service is greatly appreciated and you are welcome to come back anytime and if you told me you would be happy to help, I will take you up on it!! You know who you are. I want to also thank Mr. Edgar and the administration of Parkville for a great year and for working with the PTSA. We all look forward to the 2008-2009 school year. I will leave you with a quote that I came across while visiting the Life Saving Museum in Delaware; it was on a plaque dated 1871: Best Wishes, ******************************************************************** Who we are and how to reach us: The PTSA Mission: To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in schools, in the community and before government bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children; to assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children; to encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of our nation.
Meeting dates for the 2007-2008 school year are as follows: November 26 7 pm
January 28 7 pm
February 25 7pm
March 17 7 pm
April 28 7 pm
May 19 7 pm
******************************************************************** The PTSA will be giving out scholarships to qualifiying senior class graduates. One part of the qualification is that the student be a member of the PTSA. It is not too late to join, the membership fee is $7 and you can stop in the main office and ask for a PTSA membership form. Complete the form and turn it back in to the office! ******************************************************************** Check out the new After Prom Party Committee for great fundraisers and events! ******************************************************************** |
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