Parkdale High School

Parkdale High School
Address
Parkdale High School
6001 Good Luck Road
Riverdale Park, Maryland 20737
United States
Coordinates 38°58′13″N 76°54′17″W / 38.97024°N 76.90461°W / 38.97024; -76.90461Coordinates: 38°58′13″N 76°54′17″W / 38.97024°N 76.90461°W / 38.97024; -76.90461
Information
School type Public, Magnet High School
Motto "Building a Brighter Future - One child at a Time!"
Founded February 1, 1968
School district Prince George's County Public Schools
Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell
Principal Dr Tasha Graves-Henderson (2016 - )
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 2,197 (2016)
Language English
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Forest Green & Gold          
Mascot Panther
Rival Bladensburg High School
Yearbook Lair
Communities served Riverdale Park, East Riverdale, Berwyn Heights, and Landover Hills
Feeder schools Charles Carroll Middle School
William Wirt Middle School
Website www1.pgcps.org/parkdale/

Parkdale High School (PHS) is a public magnet high school located in Riverdale Park, Maryland. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system. Enrollment was 2,197 students in grades nine through twelve as of 2016.

The attendance boundary is situated roughly south and west of Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway), north of US 50 and East-West Highway, and east of College Park. Surrounding high schools include Bladensburg to the south, DuVal to the east, Eleanor Roosevelt to the northeast, High Point to the north, and Northwestern to the west.

It serves:[1] much of the Town of Riverdale Park,[2] the Town of Berwyn Heights,[3] most of the City of New Carrollton,[4] a section of the City of College Park,[5] a section of East Riverdale CDP,[6] much of Landover Hills CDP,[7] and Woodlawn CDP.[8]

It hosts an International Baccalaureate (IB) magnet program.

History

Parkdale High School opened on February 1, 1968.[9]

Principals

  • G Allen Sager (1968 - 1977)[10]
  • Charles C Cockrell (1977 - 1981)[11][12]
  • James V Foran (1981 - )[13]
  • Alonzo Grigsby (c 1984 - )[14]
  • William LeFevre (c 1988 - 1999)[15][16][17][18][19]
  • Donald Horrigan (2000 - 2006)[20][21]
  • David P Burton (2006 - 2010)[22]
  • Cheryl Logan (2010 - 2013)
  • Tanya Washington (2013 - 2016)[23]
  • Tasha Graves-Henderson (2016 - )

Notable alumni

Sugar Ray Leonard[24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Maps." Town of Riverdale Park. Retrieved on March 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Berwyn Heights town, MD."
  4. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: New Carrollton city, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "District_BIG_WALL_MAP_2009d_36x48_July_2013.pdf." City of College Park. Retrieved on January 31, 2018. See also: City's listing of area schools, neighborhood map
  6. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: East Riverdale CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Landover Hills town, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Woodlawn CDP, MD" (Prince George's County). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 26, 2018.
  9. ↑ "'G. A. Sager, Riverdale Principal, Dies'". Washington Post. 1977-07-22. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  10. ↑ "G. A. Sager, Riverdale Principal, Dies". Washington Post. 1977-07-22. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  11. ↑ 1978 Lair, Parkdale High School yearbook, page 139
  12. ↑ "Hidden Cost of Class Photos: Area Schools Get Percentage". Washington Post. 1980-06-13. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  13. ↑ 1982 Lair, Parkdale High School yearbook, pages 9, 95
  14. ↑ 1984 Lair, Parkdale High School yearbook, page 94
  15. ↑ 1988 Lair, Parkdale High School yearbook, page 86
  16. ↑ 1989 Lair, Parkdale High School yearbook, page 78
  17. ↑ 1990 Lair, Parkdale High School yearbook, page 96
  18. ↑ 1991 Lair, Parkdale High School yearbook, page 92
  19. ↑ "Metts Appoints Five Regional Directors for School Clusters". Washington Post. 1999-09-15. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  20. ↑ "Prince George's Students Continue to Gain on Tests". 2006-06-21. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  21. ↑ "Horrigan and Kent accept first-time roles as principals". Washington Post. 2000-08-10. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  22. ↑ "Arrest made in fatal stabbing". Washington Post. 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  23. ↑ "Principal at Pr. George's high school dies unexpectedly". Washington Post. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  24. ↑ Hernandez, Nelson (2009-06-02). "'You must be a fighter in Life". Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
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