:'' For other places with this name, see

Parkview School (disambiguation) Parkview School can refer to: *Barrow Grammar Schools#Parkview School, Parkview Community College of Technology — Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England *Parkview High School (Georgia) — Lilburn, Georgia *Parkview High School (Missouri) &m ...

.'' Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School is a

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, United States that concentrates heavily on science and the arts. It is Arkansas' first and only interdistrict high school. Although administered by the

Little Rock School District The Little Rock School District is a school district in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. It is one of four public school districts in Pulaski County and encompasses of land nearly coterminous with the state's capital and largest city. In ...

, Parkview may receive students from the

Pulaski County Special School District Pulaski County Special School District No. 1 (PCSSD) is one of four public school districts in Pulaski County, Arkansas—along with the Little Rock School District, the North Little Rock School District, and the Jacksonville North Pulaski Schoo ...

and the

North Little Rock School District North Little Rock School District (NLRSD) is a public school district headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. History LRSD vs. PCSSD (desegregation) The three school districts within the county—Little Rock School Dist ...

. It is commonly referred to as Little Rock Parkview. Little Rock Parkview teaches grades 9 through 12, and has an average enrollment of 1,120 students.

Athletics

The Parkview High School mascot is the

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with red, white, and blue as the school colors. For 2012–14, the Parkview Patriots compete in the 6A Classification administered by the

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within the 7A/6A Central Conference. The Patriots participate in baseball, basketball (boys/girls), bowling, cheer, cross country, dance, debate, football, golf (boys/girls), soccer (boys/girls), softball, swimming & diving (boys/girls), track & field (boys/girls), and volleyball. * Football: The Patriots football team won three consecutive state football titles in 1977, 1978, and 1979. * Basketball: Between 1977 and 2012, the boys basketball team has won twelve (12) state basketball championships. In 1988 and 1992, the boys basketball team won the Arkansas high school overall title when the state held a tournament of classification champions. In 2012, Parkview basketball teams won 6A state championships; the girls team won 50–31 over Russellville High School and the boys team won 69–65 in double overtime over Jonesboro High School.

Notable alumni

The following are notable people associated with Parkview High School. If the person was a Parkview High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included: *

Jamaal Anderson Jamaal Anderson (born February 6, 1986) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons eighth overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas. Anderson also played for the Indianapol ...

(2004)—professional football player (

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) *

David Auburn David Auburn (born 30 November 1969) is an American playwright, screenwriter and theatre director. He is best known for his 2000 play '' Proof'', which won the 2001 Tony Award for Best Play and Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He also wrote the screen ...

(1977)—playwright. * John Irving Blume (aka

Joe Bob Briggs John Irving Bloom (born January 27, 1953), known by the stage name Joe Bob Briggs, is an American syndicated film critic, writer, actor, and comic performer. He is known for having hosted ''Joe Bob's Drive-in Theater'' on The Movie Channel fro ...

) (1971)—actor; writer; movie critic; columnist. *

Kevin Brockmeier Kevin John Brockmeier (born December 6, 1972) is an American writer of fantasy and literary fiction. Life and career Brockmeier was born in Hialeah, Florida and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is a graduate of Parkview Arts and Science Magn ...

(1991)—novelist who wrote ''Brief History Of The Dead''. *

Derek Fisher Derek Lamar Fisher (born August 9, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. Fisher played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons, spending the majority of his career with the Los ...

(1992)—professional basketball player and coach (

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); 5x NBA champion. *

Keith Jackson Keith Max Jackson (October 18, 1928 – January 12, 2018) was an American sports commentator, journalist, author, and radio personality, known for his career with ABC Sports (1966–2006). While he covered a variety of sports over his career ...

(1984)—member of

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and former professional football player (

). *

Quincy Lewis Quincy Lavell Lewis (born June 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the pro club Iurbentia Bilbao Basket in Spain. He currently works as an analyst for Fox Sports North, covering the Minnesota Timbe ...

(1995)—professional basketball player. * Art Porter, Jr. (1979)—jazz saxophonist. * Frank Scott Jr., politician *

Duane Washington Duane Eddy Washington Sr. (born August 31, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life Washington is a graduate of Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School. ...

(1982)—professional basketball player (

References

External links

*
Parkview at Little Rock School District website
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