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Parkland Magnet High School Winston-salem, North Carolina




  Established 1966 as Parkland High School<br />2006 as Parkland Magnet High School
  Type Public secondary
  Principal Dr Tim Lee
  City Winston-Salem
  State North Carolina
  Country USA
  Oversight Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
  Grades 9–12
  Enrollment 1,547 (as of 2007)
  Campus Urban
  Mascot Mustang
  Colors Red, White and Blue
  Website parklandmagnethscom/
  School Paper The Hitching Post
  Yearbook The Spectatus


Parkland Magnet High School is a High School in Winston-Salem , North Carolina . It offers an International Baccalaureate program and describes itself as a "Center for the Cultural Arts". It is known as the "Home of the Mustangs". Located on the southern side of Winston-Salem, it is easily accessible from Interstate 40, US Highway 52, and Peters Creek Parkway. The principal is Dr. Tim Lee, a long time member of the Forsyth County education system.

The schools ADM for the 2006-07 school year is 1547 students, which ranks 5th among the 70 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools.


ATHLETICS

Parkland Magnet High School competes in a total of 29 mens and womens sports in the Piedmont Triad Conference at the NCHSAA's 3A level. Listed below are the schools state championship teams.

  • 3A State Dual Wrestling Champions- 1995, 1996, 2007

  • 3A State Wrestling Tournament Champions- 1997, 2007

  • 3A State Basketball Champions- 1999

  • 3A State Football Champions- 2001

  • 1A/2A/3A State Men's Indoor Track & Field Champions- 2007



TRIVIA

The school takes its name from Parkland Memorial Hospital , the hospital where John F. Kennedy was brought to after he was shot. It was to be named South Forsyth High School.


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