Parkside High School

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address = 1015 Beaglin Park Drive
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Parkside High School (PHS) is a four-year public high school in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is one of four public high schools in Wicomico County along with James Bennett High School, Wicomico High School, and Mardela High School.

About the School

The school is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the town of Salisbury in Wicomico County. The school is within a couple miles of Salisbury University, located south of U.S. 50 and Maryland Route 350, east of Maryland Route 12, and northwest of U.S. 13.

In 1997, the Career Technology Department of the Wicomico Applied Technology Center merged into Parkside High School. An addition of over 113,000 square feet was constructed to accommodate the students. [ [http://www.wcboe.org/schools/phs/SchoolInfo.php Parkside High School webpage] ]

The school's center is predominantly one story. This area houses the library, gym, auditorium, cafeteria, and the guidance offices, in addition to special subject classrooms, such as music and technology education. The two-story section of the school is home to the general education classrooms including such subjects as social studies, English, mathematics, foreign languages, marketing, science and business education. [ [http://www.wcboe.org/schools/phs/SchoolInfo.php Parkside High School webpage] ]

The school is unique in that it houses the only planetarium within Wicomico County. This planetarium, located between the general education courses and the library, is open to use by all students of Wicomico County. The school offers an Astronomy course because of this unique feature. This class is taught by Anthony Goodyear, who was worked with NASA and other organizations and has a long history of scientific excellence. In February, 2008, Anthony Goodyear was named WMDT47's "Teacher Who Makes a Difference". [ [http://www.wcboe.org/schools/phs/SchoolInfo.php Parkside High School webpage] ]

In addition, the school provides a variety of extracurricular clubs, activities, and teams. Clubs in existence at the school include: Marching Band [ [http://www.parksidebands.org/index.php Parkside High School Bands | Home ] ] , Surf Club, Art Club, Varsity/JV Math Teams, Chess Club, Drama Club, National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Latin National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Junior Classical League, Mu Alpha Theta, Bible Club, Future Educators of America, Islam Awareness Club, WRAM News, Yearbook, and the Jazz Band. [ [http://www.wcboe.org/schools/phs/Activities.php Parkside ] ]

Sports offered at the school include the following:

(Fall):Football, Soccer (m&w), field hockey, golf, volleyball, cross country, and cheerleading.

(Winter):Basketball (m&w), indoor track, and wrestling.

(Spring):Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Lacrosse (m&w), and track and field.

Their main rivals are Stephen Decatur High School (Maryland) and James M. Bennett High School.

tudents

Parkside's graduation rate has been fairly steady over the past 12 years. In 2007, the graduated 83.01%, up from 73.19% in 2002. [ [http://www.mdreportcard.org/StatDisplay.aspx?PV=26|12|22|1309|3|N|6|1|1|2|1|1|1|1|3 Maryland Report Card] ]

The school population has been steadily increasing. In 2007, the school was near its 12-year high enrollment with 1,223 students, though 673 were enrolled in 2006.

ports

State Champions
* 2005 Field Hockey [ [http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/fieldhockey/fh%20state%20champs%202007%20.pdf Field Hockey] ]
* 2005 Golf
* 2005 Boys' Lacrosse [ [http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/springsports/boyslacrosse/Boys%20Lacrosse%20State%20Champions.pdf Boys' Lacrosse] ]
* 1999 Girls' Basketball [ [http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/wintersports/girlsbasketball/Girls%20State%20Basketball%20Champions.pdf MPSSAA Girls' Basketball] ]
* 1995 Softball [ [http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/springsports/softball/Softball%20State%20Champions.pdf MPSSAA Softball] ]
* 1991 Boys' Tennis Singles [ [http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/springsports/boystennis/Boys%20Tennis%20State%20Champions.pdf Boys' Tennis Singles] ]
* 1987 Boys' Tennis Singles
* 1986 Boys' Tennis Singles
* 1982 Softball
* 1980 Softball

Finalist
* 2007 Baseball [ [http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/springsports/baseball/Baseball%20State%20Champions.pdf Baseball] ]
* 2007 Boys' Lacrosse
* 2006 Boys' Lacrosse
* 2006 Girls' Soccer [ [http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/girlssoccer/girls%20state%20champs%202007.pdf Girls' Soccer] ]
* 2005 Wrestling
* 2003 Boys' Lacrosse
* 2003 Boys' Soccer [ [http://www.mpssaa.org/assets/fallsports/boyssoccer/boys%20soccer%20champs%202007.pdf MPSSAA Boys' Soccer] ]
* 2000 Boys' Soccer
* 1995 Baseball
* 1993 Field Hockey

Notable Alumni

Alex Azar; Former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Fernando Guerrero; Boxer

References and notes

External links

* [http://phs.wcboe.org/index.php Parkside High School website]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=parkside+high+school&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.424342,77.167969&ie=UTF8&ll=38.349498,-75.573342&spn=0.006151,0.00942&t=h&z=17&om=1 Map of School from Google Maps]