Parkside High School

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 Middle and High School.

Parkside High School
Address
1015 Beaglin Park Drive

Salisbury
,
Maryland
21804

United States
Coordinates38°20′58″N 75°34′24″W
Information
School typePublic High School (9-12)
Opened1975
School districtWicomico County Public Schools
PrincipalKimberly Pinhey
Grades9-12
Number of students1,137 [1]
CampusRural
Color(s)Green and White   
NicknameRams
NewspaperThe Rampage
Websitewcboe-phs.ss4.sharpschool.com

About the School

The school is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the city 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 (10,500 m2) was constructed to accommodate the students.[2]

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.[2]

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 has 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".[2]

In addition, the school provides a variety of extracurricular clubs, activities, and teams. Clubs in existence at the school include: Marching Band,[3] Surf Club, Art Club,Japanese Anime 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.[4]

Students

Parkside's graduation rate has been fairly steady over the past 12 years. In 2007, the graduation rate was 83.01%, up from 73.19% in 2002.[5]

The school population has been steadily increasing. In 2009, the school raised its 12-year high enrollment to 1,256 students.

Student population [1]
20131,095
20121,125
20111,137
20101,217
20091,256
20081,214
20071,223
20061,149
20051,140
20041,116
20031,102
20021,108
20011,120
20001,136
19991,126
19981,112
19971,051
19961,044
19951,043
19941,003
1993960

Sports

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

State Champions:

  • 2016 Indoor Track and Field Boys 4x800m relay
  • 2011 Track and Field Girls 500m Run [6]
  • 2005 Field Hockey [7]
  • 2005 Golf
  • 2005 Boys' Lacrosse [8]
  • 2004 Track and Field Boys Pole Vault & Girls High Jump
  • 1999 Girls' Basketball [9]
  • 1995 Softball [10]
  • 1982 Softball
  • 1980 Softball

Notable alumni

References and notes
  1. Maryland State Department of Education
  2. Parkside High School webpage Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Parkside High School Bands | Home". Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  4. Parkside Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Maryland Report Card
  6. Track and Field
  7. Field Hockey
  8. Boys' Lacrosse
  9. MPSSAA Girls' Basketball
  10. MPSSAA Softball
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