Parkland Magnet High School

Parkland Magnet High School
Address
1600 Brewer Road
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27127
Information
School type Public Secondary
Founded

1966 as Parkland High School

2006 as Parkland Magnet High School
School district Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Superintendent Dr. Beverly Emery
Principal Spencer Hardy
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,346 (as of 2012-13)
Language English
Color(s) Red, White, & Blue
Mascot Mustang
Newspaper The Hitching Post
Yearbook The Spectatus
Website School Website

Parkland Magnet High School is a high school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that offers an International Baccalaureate program and describes itself as a "Center for the Cultural Arts".

The school's campus is located on the south side of Winston-Salem, and is easily accessible from Interstate 40, US Highway 52, and Peters Creek Parkway.

The campus includes a main building, several multi-classroom pod trailers, a practice football field, competition track, baseball and softball fields. The main building houses the school's administrative offices, cafeteria, two gymnasiums, and auditorium as well as 80 classrooms. The football & lacrosse teams plays their home games at Deaton-Thompson stadium located off West Clemmonsville Road which is located approximately 1.4 miles from the school's campus. The soccer teams play their home games at the W-S/FC Soccer Complex on Bolton street, which is approximately 3.2 miles from Parkland's campus.

The schools ADM for the 2012-13 school year is 1,346 students.

Academics

Parkland Magnet High School is an accredited International Baccalaureate World School. The IB Diploma Program itself takes place during the 11th and 12th grades, however the foundation necessary for success in the program is laid in 9th and 10th grade courses. The rigorous course of study provides a liberal arts curriculum from a global perspective, university-level work, and required examinations that are developed and marked on an international standard.

In addition to the International Baccalaureate program, Parkland also offers a conventional course load for its students.

Athletics

Parkland Magnet High School competes in a total of 23 men's and women's sports in the Piedmont Triad Conference at the NCHSAA's 4A level, prior to this realignment period which started in the fall of 2010, the school spent the previous 16 years at the 3A level.

Listed below are the school's state championship teams:[1]

The school also has the following State Team Runner-Up finishes:[1]

Individual Men's Wrestling State Champions:[2]

Individual Men's Wrestling National Champions:[2]

Individual State Track & Field Championships:[1]

Individual National Track & Field Championships:

State Track & Field Relay Championships:[1]

Wrestling Team Holds Several National Records

In addition to holding outright or sharing twenty-two NCHSAA records, the Parkland wrestling team holds the following National Records:[3]

On top of those National Records, the team will head into the 2013-14 season having won their last 365 Dual Matches,[4] which is the second longest documented streak in national history for any sport.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 NCHSAA (2010-02-28). "NCHSAA Championship Results". NCHSAA.org.
  2. 1 2 Will Wolfe (2010-02-28). "Parkland H.S. Wrestling Records". Parklandwrestling.com.
  3. ↑ Wrestling USA (2010-01-23). "Wrestling USA National Records". WrestlingUSA.com.
  4. ↑ Will Wolfe (2010-02-28). "Parkland H.S. Wrestling Records". Parklandwrestling.com.

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Coordinates: 36°03′26″N 80°15′26″W / 36.0571°N 80.2572°W / 36.0571; -80.2572

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