Parkwood High School

Description

Parkwood High School is located in Monroe, North Carolina, USA. It opened in August 1961. It is adjacent to Parkwood Middle School with feeder elementary schools Prospect Elementary School, Waxhaw Elementary School, and Western Union Elementary School. The principal is Stephanie McManus. Assistant principals include Cassie Eelly, Christopher Horne and Eldridge Moore III.Parkwood is traditionally one of the highest scoring schools in the county, though in recent yearsres have diminished somewhat.FacilitiesParkwood High School gym was opened on August 10, 2007. Due to the overcrowding of the towns and schools, North Carolina has added trailers to Parkwood High School, as well as many other schools in Union County.Parkwood High School currently has a newspaper called the 'Parkwood Blueprint''. It also has a yearly literary magazine published under different titles.Parkwood has recently added a research/portfolio graduation project starting for the class of 2010. As seniors, they will have to present a portfolio and presentation that will meet the NCGP requirements in the fall of the year. Students will start this project in the first semester of their junior year in high school and will work on it through the time to present it. This project will determine 50% of their grade for English 4 and is now a graduation requirement.Air Force Junior ROTCThe Air Force Junior ROTC, also known as Aerospace Science program, was created in 2006. The program is active in the community.ControversyIn 2010, a female teacher of Spanish was arrested and accused of having sex with a male student.Notable alumni Daniel Harvey - soccer player for Charlotte Eagles in the USL Second Division