Springfield Public Schools News Release

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  April 6, 2017

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  • Parkview to celebrate 60th anniversary April 20
  • ROSE Banquet honorees named
     

Parkview to celebrate 60th anniversary April 20
A group of Parkview High School Alumni is concluding a year's worth of activities commemorating the school's 60th anniversary with two large events April 20 and 22, 2017.
 
At 9:30 a.m., Thursday, April 20, former students, faculty and staff will treat current students to performances and other activities at an all-school Heritage Assembly in the school's gymnasium. The assembly will include a historical video, a presentation on "Parkview Firsts," performing groups from various eras, a mayoral proclamation, and videos from PHS grads sending their best wishes and a leadership lesson to the current student body. 
 
We are Parkview - Celebrating 60 years strong - 6-8:30 p.m., Saturday, April 22 at the PHS gym
  • Cookout & Mixer starts at 6 p.m.
  • Program starts at 7 p.m. (program approximately 45 minutes)
  • Live band starts at approximately 7:45 p.m. and plays for 45-60 minutes; cake & punch in lobby
  • Event concludes by 8:30 p.m.
     
As part of the 60th celebration, the Endowment Building Team has secured donations for the Leadership Scholarship and Parkview Endowment Fund. To donate to either fund, visit the alumni website,  www.parkviewalumni.orgwww.parkview60th.org., or go directly to  www.supportsps.org/donate.  Simply follow this link and designate either the "Viking Endowment Fund" or "Parkview Leadership School Scholarship" in the box titled "designated donation."   
Over the six decades since Parkview opened, 20,000 students count Parkview as their alma mater. 
 
"We see this occasion as an opportunity not only to celebrate our history and successes over the years, but also to help the future of Parkview by providing needed funding for our Viking Endowment Fund and Leadership School Scholarship program," explained alum Matt Hudson. "Our school has the unique reputation in Springfield and beyond of honoring our shared heritage in meaningful ways. This celebration has many parts to it: organizing events to celebrate this milestone, connecting the past with our future and seeing Parkview shine during its diamond anniversary!"
 
60th Anniversary Committee members are still trying to connect with alums. Please visit one of the following links to provide information if you or someone you know has a connection to Parkview.

ARE YOU A PARKVIEW GRADUATE?
Please help us keep our alumni directory up-to-date.  

Please complete the form at this link:   Alumni Directory Update 
DID YOU WORK AT PARKVIEW?
Faculty and staff worked hard to support the students who attended there.  If you are a former employee of Parkview High School, please tell us what you have been up to since you left.

Please complete the form at this link:   Faculty/Staff Questionnaire 
ARE YOU A VETERAN?
Parkview proudly recognizes the contributions of the men and women who served in the armed forces.  If you are a veteran, PHS would be honored to recognize your service.

Please complete the form at this link:   Veteran's Questionnaire

DO YOU HAVE CLASS WEBSITE OR FACEBOOK PAGE YOU WANT US TO LIST?
Parkview wants to help your classmates stay connected.  If you have a class website or Facebook page you would like to share with us, we will post it on this website for you!

Please e-mail the link to:   parkviewalumni@gmail.com

 
Additional Anniversary Activities:
Profiles of Parkview's former students, teachers, administrators and community members who are proud to be Vikings can be found at  http://parkviewprofiles.blogspot.com/.
 
ROSE Banquet honorees named
Sixty top academic students from Springfield Public Schools' five high schools were honored Thursday, April 6, during the district's 32nd Annual Recognition of Scholastic Excellence Banquet.
 
The top 10 seniors from each high school with the highest grade point average were recognized during the ROSE Banquet each year. This year, due to a tie in GPA, Central High School honored 13 students and Kickapoo High School honored 17 students.
 

Dr. John Jungmann, superintendent of Springfield Public Schools and Dr. J. Timothy Cloyd, president of Drury University, presided over the event.
  
 
 
 
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