- Parkersburg South High School
Parkersburg South High School in Parkersburg,
West Virginia ,United States serves grades 9 through 12, and is part of the Wood County School District. The school's colors are navy blue and white (with a touch of scarlet), and the mascot is a Patriot. The school's principal is Tom Eschbacher. As of the 2004-2005 school year, the school has 1,271 students. The Wood County School District has 13,746 students in 29 schools.Feeder schools are Edison Jr. High School and Blennerhasset Jr. High School. Current business partners include GE Plastics and Community Antenna Services (CAS). [http://www.newsandsentinel.com/communities/schools/Parkersburgshs.asp]
Academics
Parkersburg South High School has always maintained high academic standards. It has received many awards of excellence for academics. Parkersburg South has for many years maintained its status as a WV School of Excellence, as well as being the only high school in Wood County to pass the "No Child Left Behind" criteria. In 1989 Parkersburg South was named a WV Exemplary School by the WV Board of Education. In 1992 Parkersburg South was named a Blue Ribbon School by the WV Department of Education. [ [http://pshs.wood.k12.wv.us/generalInfo/quickFacts.asp Parkersburg South ] ] Parkersburg South High School has also been very successful in academic extracurricular activities. PSHS was two time defending state champion in policy debate in 2004 and 2005. PSHS has also had great success with other forms of debate, such as parliamentary and lincoln-douglass, as well as with the forensic speech team. Both of which have produced state finalists and champions. PSHS consistanty performs above state average on the West Virginia Educational Standards Test. [ [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/wv/832 Parkersburg South High School Test Scores - Parkersburg, West Virginia - WV ] ]
Athletics
Parkersburg South has very successful sporting programs and has had many all state athletes, individual state champions, and team championships throughout its history. Parkersburg South athletics is known mostly for its wrestling, track, and cross country dynasties. Parkersburg South was AAA state champion in wrestling 14 years, as well as runner up 7 years [ [http://www.wvmat.com/teams/parksout.htm West Virginia High School Wrestling, Parkersburg South High School ] ] . Additionally Parkersburg South women's basketball, football, and women's soccer teams won their state titles in 2008, 2004, and 2004 respectively. On July 19, 2008, ESPN showed them on Title Town at Parkersburg High School's football stadium.
Erickson All Sports Facility
One of the largest high schools in the state of West Virginia, the school lacked a home stadium for many sporting events until a community effort begun in August 1993. [http://www.ericksonallsports.com/] Local businessman and philanthropist, Charlie Erickson spearheaded the effort with a contribution of 18 acres of land and $300,000. [http://www.wju.edu/about/history/bldgs/erickson.asp] The Erickson All-Sports Facility is managed by the EASF Development Corporation and is home to Parkersburg South football, soccer, tennis, and track. There are also plans to build a baseball field within the facility.
Renovations
The school is under renovation starting in the Summer of 2005. The renovations themselves were to make Parkersburg South a more "connected" school, as the previous design had multiple buildings. It was also due to security, as there were over forty ways to enter Parkersburg South in one building alone. These renovations will attempt to fix these problems, as well as to make the school more modern and accommodating.
The school is 75% done as of 10/13/07.
ee also
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List of high schools in West Virginia
*Education in West Virginia References
External links
* The [http://pshs.wood.k12.wv.us/default.asp Parkersburg South High School web page] .
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