Parsons Senior High School
| Parsons Senior High School | |
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"Victor The Viking" | |
| Address | |
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3030 Morton Avenue [1] Parsons, Kansas 67357 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°19′58″N 95°16′57″W / 37.332905°N 95.282427°WCoordinates: 37°19′58″N 95°16′57″W / 37.332905°N 95.282427°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, High School |
| School board | Board Website |
| School district | USD 503 [2] |
| Superintendent | Shelly Martin |
| CEEB Code | 172343 [3] |
| Principal | Matt Rogers |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Schedule | 7:55am to 3:15pm |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Blue Gold |
| Athletics conference | Southeast Kansas League |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Rival | Labette County High School |
| Website | School Website |
Parsons Senior High School is a public secondary school in Parsons, Kansas, USA operated by Unified School District 503, and serves students of grades 9 to 12. It is the sole high school in the school district.
The school colors are blue and gold and the school mascot is "Victor the Viking". It is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 4A division. Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
History
In 1882, some of the first high school classes offered in Parsons were conducted at McKinley School (now closed). The first Parsons High School building was constructed in 1893 and cost $30,000. It was located at Twenty-Sixth and Main Street. It served the city in its original capacity for a little over 30 years. When the high school/junior college building was constructed on Main Street in the late 1920s, the old high school would become West Junior High School. By the 1950s, voters agreed that a new high school should begin construction. By the late 50's, the current Parsons High School building was completed. In 2009, a major renovation project went underway for Parsons High School and was fully completed before the fall semester began. It gave Parsons High School the modern look that can be observed today.
Academics
Parsons Senior High School has a 93% graduation rate.[4] In addition to this, 77% of graduates continue to post-secondary education.[4] PHS offers outstanding general education classes as well as exceptional CTE programs such as Automotive Technology, Graphic Design, Health Science, Welding and more.
Extracurricular activities
The Vikings compete in the Southeast Kansas League and are classified as a 4A school. Throughout its history, Parsons has won several state championships in various sports.
Athletics
Tennis
Parsons Senior High School is well-noted for its excellence in a variety of sports, especially in boys' and girls' tennis. The boys' team has won four state championships in tennis, while the girls' teams has won five.
State Championships
| State Championships[5] | |||
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| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Tennis, Girls | 5 | 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2005 |
| Winter | Basketball, Boys | 3 | 1973, 1975, 1987 |
| Spring | Tennis, Boys | 4 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Golf, Boys | 5 | 1970, 1971 (2-Man), 1994, 1995, 2000 | |
| Track & Field, Boys | 1 | 1991 | |
| Total | 18 | ||
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Debate and Forensics
Parsons High School is also well-noted for its excellence in debate and forensics, having won several individual and team state championships in both debate and forensics. Parsons was the first school to win the 4-speaker and 2-speaker state debate championships in the same year, doing so in 1993, the first year that the 2-speaker championships existed. In 1990, PHS became the only school ever to have two students (Ajit Pai and Michael Monninger) in the top four National Forensic League (NFL) point leaders in the same year. For several years, PHS also led the nation in most NFL All-Americans produced, and had more students amongst the all-time NFL point leaders than any other school from Kansas.[6] Between 1985 and 2016 Parsons has been represented at the National Speech and Debate Tournament 29 out of those 32 years. In 2012, Steven Wood, the former debate and forensics coach at Parsons High School was inducted into the National Forensic League Hall of Fame, which is the highest honor for a high school speech and debate coach.[7]
Notable alumni
- Nell Donnelly Reed, American fashion designer and businesswoman.[8]
- Derrel Gofourth, NFL offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers
- Shaun Hill, NFL quarterback for the Detroit Lions[9]
- Ajit Pai, FCC commissioner
References
- ↑ GNIS for Parsons High School; USGS; July 1, 1984.
- ↑ USD 503
- ↑ High School CEEB Code Search
- 1 2 "Parsons Senior High School" (English). Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ↑ "State Records & State Champions" (English). Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ↑ "NFL's All Time Point Leaders" (PDF). Rostrum. 1995.
- ↑ "National Forensic League Hall of Fame". 2012.
- ↑ McMillen, Margot Ford; Roberson, Heather (2002). Called to courage four women in Missouri history. Columbia: University of Missouri Press. pp. 100–126. ISBN 9780826263643.
- ↑ "Shaun Hill" (English). Retrieved 2008-07-31.
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