Parkwood High School is located in Monroe, North Carolina, United States. It opened in August 1961. It is part of the Union County Public Schools district. It is adjacent to Parkwood Middle School, with feeder elementary schools Prospect Elementary School, Waxhaw Elementary School, and Western Union Elementary School. The principal is Tracy Strickland.
Facilities Parkwood High School's gym was opened on August 10, 2007. Due to the overcrowding of the towns and schools, North Carolina has added trailers to Parkwood High School, as well as to many other schools in Union County.
Parkwood High School has a newspaper called the Parkwood Blueprint. It also has a yearly literary magazine.
Air Force Junior ROTC The Air Force Junior ROTC, also known as the Aerospace Science program, was created in 2007. It is designed as a four-year program, but students are allowed to take any number of years. The classes are structured as normal classes, but there is an extra emphasis on leadership activities, and some cadet activities are also introduced.
Controversies In 2010, a female teacher of Spanish was arrested and accused of having sex with a male student.
On July 7, 2020, the Union County Board of Education voted 6–2 to change the school team names from the Rebels. Wolf Pack was chosen as the new team name for the school.
Notable alumni Julianna Cannamela, artistic gymnastJulianna Cannamela - LSU Gymnastics. lsugym.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019. Daniel Harvey, professional soccer player Carroll McCray, college football coachCarroll McCray Named New Football Coach At North Greenville University. NGUAthletics.com. Retrieved September 22, 2019. Nick Saldiveri, NFL offensive tackleTucker, Luke. (April 29, 2023). Waxhaw native Saldiveri becomes first player from his Union Co. school drafted into NFL. wbtv.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023. John Tillman, triple jumper who represented the United States at the 1992 Summer OlympicsNorth Carolina high school athletes who later became Olympians. NCPrepTrack.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
References
External links Parkwood High School website Union County Public Schools Parkwood High School at publicschoolreview Parkwood Rebels football