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Parkview School is an elementary junior high school located in the Parkview neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
| Parkview Elementary Junior High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 53°31′38″N 113°34′03″W / 53.527203°N 113.567474°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Palma Non Sine Pulvere (No Reward Without Effort) |
| Established | 1957 |
| School district | Edmonton Public Schools |
| Principal | Ms. Joanne Aldridge |
| Grades | K-9 |
| Number of students | 550 |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | White, dark blue, gold |
| Athletics | Basketball, volleyball, badminton, rugby, soccer, slow pitch, cross country |
| Website | parkview |
Attendance edit
Parkview School is a district site for a variety of programs in the West end of Edmonton. It has several designated feeder schools, but students attend from many parts of the city and surrounding areas. It currently has an attendance of approximately 590 students.
Programs edit
Parkview School offers a variety of programs, including:
- Pre AP
- Secondary Languages: French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish
- Special Needs: Interactions, Community Mental Health Classrooms, ESL
- Innovate
- Foods & Fashion
- Computer studies
- Drama
- Art
- Music
- Outdoor education
- Sports performance
Academics edit
Parkview School is known to have a reputation for academic excellence; the school is constantly placed in the top 10 standings of the city.[citation needed] The school's Provincial Achievement Test results have consistently placed above the provincial average.[citation needed] The school participates in a variety of Mathematic contests (Gauss, Atlantic-Pacific, CNML, Pascal, AMC 8, Edmonton Junior High Math Contest).
Extracurricular edit
Parkview School not only prides itself as an academic, but also athletic school.[citation needed] The school also has many different clubs offered. The clubs are extra-curricular and are often on during lunches and after school. The school team's mascot is a panther, so the school teams are often dubbed "The Panthers". There are a wide range of extracurricular activities in the school, including:
School teams
- Boys Junior and Senior Basketball team
- Girls Junior and Senior Basketball team
- Boys Junior and Senior Volleyball team
- Girls Junior and Senior Volleyball team
- Boys Junior and Senior Badminton team
- Girls Junior and Senior Badminton team
- Boys & girls Soccer team
- Co-ed Indoor Soccer team
- Flag rugby team
- Cross country running team
- Track and Field team
School clubs