Parkview High School (Orfordville, Wisconsin)

Parkview Junior/Senior High School
Address
106 West Church Street
Orfordville, Wisconsin, (Rock County) 53576
United States
Coordinates 42°37′52″N 89°15′23″W / 42.631007°N 89.256374°W / 42.631007; -89.256374Coordinates: 42°37′52″N 89°15′23″W / 42.631007°N 89.256374°W / 42.631007; -89.256374
Information
School type Public school (government funded), non-Charter, non-Magnet High school[1]
Opened 1964
Status Open
Locale Rural: Distant (42)[1]
School district Parkview School District
NCES District ID 5511130[2]
CEEB code 501720
NCES School ID 551113001476[1]
Principal William Trow
Teaching staff 23.19 (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)[1]
Grades 7-12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment
  • High School:282
  • Jr. High:129
  • Combined:411[3] (September 20, 2013[4])
Student to teacher ratio 15.05[1]
Hours in school day 8
Color(s)                     Blue, White, Silver, and Black
Mascot Vikings
Newspaper The Parkview Voice (formerly The Parkview Pen)
Yearbook The Viking
Website www.parkview.k12.wi.us

Parkview High School is a public secondary school located in the village of Orfordville, Wisconsin. It is the only high school in the Parkview School District. It has an enrollment of approximately 300.

History

Parkview Junior High School

The building, designed by Charles Pym, was constructed in 1964. The building is a combined junior and senior high school. The junior high was added in 1970, after the original building was constructed.[5] In April 2014, voters passed a referendum to spend $17 million to build a new high school and junior high on the site of the current Parkview Elementary, with the elementary students to occupy the current high school and junior high.[6][7]

Academics

Academic courses include agriculture, art, business, computer education, English, family and consumer education (FACE), Spanish, mathematics, music, physical education, science, social studies, and technology education.

Extracurricular activities

Varsity sports at Parkview include football, cross country, volleyball, wrestling, basketball, poms, cheerleading, track and field, baseball, softball, and golf. The school competes within the Rock Valley Conference.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Parkview High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Parkview School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ WISEdash
  4. ↑ WISEdash
  5. ↑ http://www.parkview.k12.wi.us/Parkview%20Long%20Range%20Presentation_11_14_2013.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.co.rock.wi.us/results04012014
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
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