Parkside High School is a four-year public

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Wicomico County Wicomico County () is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Maryland, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,588. The county seat is Salisbury. The county was named for the Wicomico River, whic ...

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, United States. It is one of four public high schools in Wicomico County along with James Bennett High School,

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, and Mardela Middle and High School.

History

The school is located on the

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in the city of

. The school is within a couple miles of

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, located south of

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and Maryland Route 350, east of

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, and northwest of

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. In 1997, the Career Technology Department of the Wicomico Applied Technology Center merged into Parkside High School. An addition of over was constructed to accommodate the students.Parkside High School webpage
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. The school is unique in that it houses the only

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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". In addition, the school provides a variety of extracurricular clubs, activities, and teams. Clubs in existence at the school include: Marching Band, Surf Club, Art Club, Japanese Anime club, Varsity/JV Math Teams, Chess Club, Drama Club,

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, Science National Honor Society, Latin National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Junior Classical League,

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, Bible Club, Future Educators of America, Islam Awareness Club, WRAM News, Yearbook, and the Jazz Band.

Sports

Athletic programs offered at the school include the following: *Fall: cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, tennis, and volleyball. * Winter: boys' basketball, girls' basketball, cheerleading, indoor track & field, strength & conditioning, and wrestling. * Spring: boys' baseball, boys' lacrosse, girls' lacrosse, softball, outdoor track & field, bocce, and tennis. State Champions: * 2021 Men's Soccer *2016 Indoor Track and Field Boys 4x800m relay * 2011 Track and Field Girls 500m Run * 2005 Field Hockey * 2005 Golf * 2005 Boys' Lacrosse * 2004 Track and Field Boys Pole Vault & Girls High Jump * 1999 Girls' Basketball * 1995 Softball MPSSAA Softball
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Notable alumni

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; Secretary of the U.S.

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(HHS) * Fernando Guerrero; Professional boxer

References and notes

External links

Parkside High School website

Map of School from Google Maps
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