District News
Achievements
Parkland Girls' Volleyball team was ranked ninth in the nation by MAXPREPS with a 45-0-1 season and championship win at the state level. MAXPREPS and a representative from the National Guard presented the team with a trophy in front of the entire student body.
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High school Multicultural Leadership Club delivered socks from the Sock Drive in November to the Sixth Street Shelter. They collected more than 500 pairs of socks!
High school staff and students collected 111 gifts for Northampton County Children, Youth, and Families to fulfill holiday wishes. Many student clubs volunteered to help with the collection and load up the gifts.
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Students from the high school attended the State Thespian Conference where awards were given as follows:
Tech Challenge: First Place: Light Hang and Focus- Noah Guth;
First Place: Costume Quick Change- Audrey Blizard and Claire Santa;
First Place Overall Tech Challenge- Parkland High School: Audrey Blizard, Claire Santa, Noah Guth, Emma Finkle, Sydney Cope;
Individual Event Participants: Tyler Haney, Jade Rodriguez, Megan Schmidt, Victoria Bartkavage, Hannah Hakim, Audrey Blizard, Noah Guth;
STO Select Showcase Participants- Megan Schmidt, Victoria Bartkavage, Hannah Hakim, Harrison Eckert, Kyle Cohick
Individual Events Qualifying For Nationals:
Solo Musical- Tyler Haney;
Solo Musical - Victoria Bartkavage;
Solo Musical - Hannah Hakim
Sound Portfolio - Audrey Blizard
Tech Hall of Fame - Emma Finkle;
Thespian Hall of Fame - Bryan Sobczak;
Parkland High School - Gold Honor Troupe Status
Performance Scholarship - Samantha Curry
2015 State Board - Amanda Harris.
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"Parkland: A Season for Giving 2014" Music CD. This year marks the high school Music Production class' ninth annual holiday CD.
The CD, which features more than 40 Parkland students who have produced and/or performed 13 stylistically diverse tracks, from classical to rock to pop to electronica and more, can be ordered online at amprds.com/14parkland.
When holiday shopping is done at AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate 0.5 percent of the purchase price to Parkland School District Education Foundation.
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