Park Center Senior High School
Park Center Senior High School | |
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Public | |
Motto | Once a Pirate, Always a Pirate |
Established | 1971 |
Principal | Antwan Harris |
Staff | 111.52 (FTE)[1] |
Enrollment | 1,908 (2022-23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.11[1] |
Color(s) | Green Gold |
Team name | Pirates |
Website | pcsh |
Park Center Senior High School (PCSH) is a four-year public
School overview
Park Center Senior High School is one of three public high schools in the
The NWSISD is a consortium of seven districts in the northwest suburban area of Minneapolis which has been formed to promote integration and eliminate racial isolation of students in these districts. By creating magnet schools in IB, math & science, and in the arts the NWSISD has begun to bring students of diverse backgrounds together in programs based on academic excellence.[2]
PCSH students come from about 20 different countries and speak roughly 35 different languages. Demographic information lists the student population as 36.3% Black, 33.5% Asian, 19.8% White, 9.6% Hispanic, and 0.9% are American Indian. The student population has 1,361 total students.
Departments: Arts, Business Education, Career and Technology Education, Cooperative Education, EL Department, Family & Consumer Science, Individuals & Societies(Social Studies), Language and Literature (English), Language Acquisition(Spanish, French, Hmong), Mathematics, Music, Physical and Health Education, Sciences, Social Work, Special Education.
Athletics and activities
Basketball
The Pirates girls' basketball team won the 2014 and 2015
Hockey
The Pirates girls' hockey team won the 2000
Theatre program
Each Spring, Park Center students perform a musical in the auditorium. Recent showings include
Park Center also performs a yearly fall play.
Notable alumni
This section needs additional citations for verification. (April 2015) |
- Jon Borchardt - Former starting tackle for the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks.
- Dave Brat - United States Congressman from Virginia's 7th district
- Amani Hooker - Class of 16 safety, played football for Iowa University, and currently #37 for the Tennessee Titans.
- Quinton Hooker (born 1995) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Tim Jackman - Former NHL right wing for the Anaheim Ducks
- Tim Laudner - Former Minnesota Twins catcher.
- Pat Neshek - Former professional Major League Baseball player
- Ansu Toure - Professional soccer player (footballer), formerly of the Minnesota Thunder.
- Krissy Wendell(Pohl) - Former Women's Hockey Olympic silver medalist (Salt Lake City), two-time NCAA Champion University of Minnesota (2004 and 2005)
References
- ^ a b c "PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ [1] Archived July 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "State girls basketball: Park Center outlasts Marshall for 3A title". Pioneer Press. March 23, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ "2014-2015 Girls' Basketball". Minnesota State High School League. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ "Girls' Hockey" (PDF). 2012-2013 Yearbook & Record Book. Minnesota State High School League. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.