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-The Parkville High School Mission-

Parkville High School is dedicated to bringing you the best in education, environment, and success. We are proud to display our Mission Statement and encourage its influence every day.

"The mission of Parkville High School and Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science is to provide a quality education that will foster the development of students into socially responsible and culturally sensitive, productive citizens that will realize their entire potential as they become life-long learners with critical and analytical thinking skills."

-PHS Headlines-

Donate Your Used Coats to the Football Team!

PHS, JROTC, and Toys For Tots
are Accepting Donations for this Holiday Season!

Magnet Boosters' Fruit Sale!

Panera Bread Fundraiser Night for After Prom!
November 23rd, 6-9pm, Towson Marketplace Location

Congratulations! PHS Girls Badminton Takes Silver!

BCPS H1N1 Vaccine Information from the Health Department

Parents, EDLINE Access Codes Can Be Picked Up in the Main Office

Seniors, Order Your Banners Now!

-The Showcase-

Due to unexpected storage issues, the multimedia component will be delayed until further notice. Sorry!

Parkville High School Attendance Tips

To help organize and develop a constant level of quality, please use these tips when writing an absence excuse note or early dismissal note.

  • For absences, the student has 3 days to turn the note into the homeroom teacher to get marked excused in the BCPS Attendance Database.
  • The absent note must include the dates of absence, parent name, student name, reason for absence, current date, and a daytime phone number where the parent can be reached in case verification is necessary. (Please use the format to the right for more explanation)
  • Students that miss more than 3 consecutive days of school MUST have a doctor's note accompanying the absent note for it to be excused.
  • Early dismissal notes must be given to the school the morning of the dismissal in order to obtain a release pass. They can be delivered in person from the student at the Main Office front counter. At the current time, please do not e-mail notes to PHS.
  • For college, other school visits, or religious holidays, students must request the date(s) off before the absences. Failure to notify the school prior to the absences may result in unexcused absences.
  • A "Violent Storms" excuse is only valid when issued by the National Weather Service.
  • "Lack of Authorized Transportation" is not a valid excuse if a student misses the bus.

Sample PHS Excuse Note Format

Attendance Note
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Parkville High School
Administration

School Principal
Stephen Edgar

Class of 2010
Ms. Linda Govignon

Class of 2011
Mrs. Maria McClung

Class of 2012
Mr. Russell Valentine

Class of 2013
Mrs. Michele Patras

A Message From Our Principal, Stephen Edgar

Dear Parents,

Greetings! This is the time of the year when everyone is very busy and our calendars get so full that we barely have time to do the things we have to do. Because of this fact, I wanted to make sure that we gave you plenty of notice regarding American Education Week. For 2009 – 2010, American Education Week is scheduled from November 16th through November 20th.  While parents are always invited to visit the school, you may want to consider coming to see your son or daughter’s classes at Parkville High School on Wednesday, November 18th.  We try to encourage parents to visit on one day because most adolescents are somewhat reluctant to have their parents visit their high school and there is power in numbers. We hope that you will take the time now to jot this date down and, if necessary, ask your employer if you can take some time off from work to visit our fantastic high school. Incidentally, our school theme for this year is “Rigor – Relevance – Relationships.” You may want to look for evidence of these new “3 R’s” when you visit. 

On a different note, I also wanted to ensure that parents were kept up-to-date about the end of the first marking period. The end of the first quarter is Thursday, November 6th. Don’t hesitate to use EdLine, the web-based grade reporting system designed to keep students and parents informed about grades. This program allows students and parents/ guardians to see important information about academic performance – specifically up-to-date access to grades and assignments. Students were also given activation codes so that they can set up their own account to access this information. The student codes are completely independent of the parent codes. If you did not receive a parent/ guardian activation code, please call the school at 410-887-5257 to access your code.

Respectfully,

Stephen A. Edgar, Principal

 


Parkville High School Counseling Department

The Parkville High School Counseling Department is dedicated to helping students achieve success in the academic, personal/social, and career domains. Parkville High School counselors support students through individual and group counseling as well as classroom guidance. Whatever the concern, we are here to help!
 

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Workshops to Help Prepare for Life After High School

Students and families, make sure to note these important college and career planning events on your calendar! Junior Night, “Planning for Your Future,” will be Tuesday, November 10 and Financial Aid Night is Tuesday, December 8. All events will take place 6-8pm in the Main Cafeteria and are open to any interested student and his or her family members.

Senior Meetings

Seniors: as you know, your counselors are currently meeting with each of you individually as a follow-up to our group senior meetings. Watch for your senior meeting pass to arrive and come prepared with any questions and requests to help you to prepare for after graduation.

College Application Requests

Seniors, stay on top of your college application deadlines! Remember to allow TWO WEEKS notice on transcripts, report forms and recommendation letter requests.

The CEEB code for Parkville High School is "210-155".

Service Learning Hours

All PHS students: remember that you need to complete 75 service learning hours in order to graduate. See Mrs. Gast in the School Counseling Office with any questions and to drop off your completed service paperwork.

Transitions…

As seniors prepare for life after high school, Mrs. Allen is preparing for “life with baby” on or around November 1. Stay tuned for information regarding the counselor who will arrive to help to take over Mrs. Allen’s caseload during her absence for the year.

Parallel Enrollment at CCBC

There’s another way to get a leg up on college credits… Thanks to a CCBC partnership, starting the summer after 10th grade students may take community college courses for 50% off. During senior year, students meeting program criteria can even apply for a half-day at PHS to leave and take CCBC classes in the afternoon. It’s another great way to save on a college education! Listen and watch for announcements regarding informational meetings this coming spring.

Juniors – Get Ready for College!   Spotlight on College Admissions Tests

Juniors – it’s time to get into “high gear” for college planning. On the School Counseling section of the PHS webpage (http://parkvillehs.bcps.org/), go to School Counseling then “Planning for Life after High School” and review the Junior Year Timeline for tips. Check out the upcoming College Fair (details in Dates/Events section) and Spring Break is a great time to visit prospective colleges! Also, here are some important details about taking college admissions tests.

  • Any student considering application to a four-year college should complete one or more college entrance tests – the SAT or ACT – in the spring of junior year and the fall of senior year. Side note, such test scores are generally not required for admission to community colleges or when a student is transferring to a four-year college after at least two years of credit from a community college.
  • Keep in mind that students should be finished (or nearly finished) with at least Algebra I, II and Geometry and English 9, 10 and 11 if they hope to be successful on these college entrance tests. Students who have also completed additional math and English courses and the half-credit Verbal and/or Math SAT Review Prep courses will be even better prepared.
  • The difference between the ACT ($46 with writing, $31 without) and the SAT Reasoning Test ($45) is generally described this way: the ACT is curriculum-based (what you have learned), while the SAT is aimed more at general reasoning and problem-solving skills (how you solve problems). Also, unlike the SAT, the ACT includes science and gives you the option to NOT do the writing portion (though students should generally opt to do it). These days, many colleges are accepting either test score and will consider the best out of all attempts, but students should check their potential colleges of choice to confirm. **Students should also check the websites of their prospective colleges (in particular, many Ivy League colleges) to see if any SAT Subject Test ($20) scores are requested.**
  • ACT registration and resources: www.actstudent.org. SAT registration and resources: www.collegeboard.com (lots of other cool/helpful goodies here, too, such as “My College QuickStart” to help students plan; a college search feature; personalized PSAT score breakdowns).
  • SAT and ACT registration deadlines for remainder of this school year:
  • TBA
  • TBA
  • TBA

The Counseling Office has registration info, prep booklets, and info about the FREE online SAT course and both in-school and after-school prep classes. Students are encouraged to come and pick up materials and ask their questions. As usual, the best time is before or after school so that they do not miss class, or they should submit a Counselor Request slip and we’ll send a pass..

Any students who have qualified for free or reduced lunch should ask their counselors for a fee waiver – we have a limited number for both the SAT and the ACT. Qualifying students may receive up to two waivers for both the SAT Reasoning Test (regular one) and ACT, plus two waivers for the SAT Subject Tests. If they’ve used even one SAT waiver, we can also then provide them with waivers for up to four of their college application fees – a great bonus!


Contacting Parkville High School
Parkville High School has many different ways to contact its faculty and staff. It is usually best to try and communicate to teachers using their bcps.org e-mail address, unless they've explained otherwise.

Parkville High School E-mail
pahs0972@bcps.org

Main Office:.................................410-887-5257
School Counseling.......................410-887-5259
Special Education.......................410-887-5284
Magnet Coordinator...................410-887-5438
Music Department.....................410-887-5264
Athletics.......................................410-887-5430
ESOL............................................410-887-5273
Diversified Occupations.............410-887-5262
All Other Departments..............410-887-5257
Main Fax Machine......................410-668-7503

Parkville High School Faculty E-mail Addresses

Administration
Principal Edgar Stephen sedgar@bcps.org
Assistant Principal Govignon Linda lgovignon@bcps.org
Assistant Principal McClung Maria mmcclung@bcps.org
Assistant Principal Patras Michele mpatras@bcps.org
Assistant Principal Valentine Russell rvalentine@bcps.org
Art
Art Hesser James jhesser@bcps.org
Art Lane-Forster Patricia plane@bcps.org
Art McBrien Jennifer jmcbrien@bcps.org
Art Pavik Paul ppavik@bcps.org
Art (on leave) Talman Anne atalman@bcps.org
Art Twentey Ryan rtwentey@bcps.org
Cooperative Education
Diversified Occupations Ray Erin eray@bcps.org
English
English Barbero Lisa lbarbero@bcps.org
English Devorah Stephen sdevorah@bcps.org
English DiCecco Stephanie sdicecco@bcps.org
English Dowling Catherine cdowling@bcps.org
English Gallagher Christine cgallagher@bcps.org
English Gardner LeeAnne lgardner3@bcps.org
English Gonzales Jon jgonzales@bcps.org
English Kerr Christina ckerr@bcps.org
English Michella Jennifer jmichella@bcps.org
English Moose Lisa lmoose@bcps.org
English Novak Whitney wnovak2@bcps.org
English O'Brien Lauren lobrien@bcps.org
English Pohlner Sharon spohlner@bcps.org
English Revere Laura lrevere@bcps.org
English Russell Kristin krussell4@bcps.org
English Shanks Amanda ashanks@bcps.org
English Smith Gretchen gsmith7@bcps.org
English Woytek Sarah swoytek@bcps.org
ESOL
ESOL Hanson Ilona ihanson@bcps.org
ESOL Harrison Marta mharrison@bcps.org
ESOL Johnson Louise ljohnson3@bcps.org
ESOL Prifti Anita aprifti@bcps.org
ESOL Rohde Janet jrohde2@bcps.org
Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Allen Nichole nallen@bcps.org
Family and Consumer Sciences Smith Nadine nsmith2@bcps.org
Media Center
Library/Media Specialist Cohen Cheryl ccohen@bcps.org
Office Assistant II Thomas Kathryn kthomas@bcps.org
Mathematics
Mathematics Allen Lloyd lallen3@bcps.org
Mathematics Baker George gbaker@bcps.org
Mathematics Baltatzis Nikolaos nbaltatzis@bcps.org
Mathematics Beam Jim jbeam@bcps.org
Mathematics Berkley Karen kberkley@bcps.org
Mathematics Blackwell Khaliah kblackwell@bcps.org
Mathematics Boccabello Dawn Marie dboccabello@bcps.org
Mathematics Boyd Danielle dboyd8@bcps.org
Mathematics Decker Gina gdecker@bcps.org
Mathematics Hollern Dean dhollern@bcps.org
Mathematics Horn Bethany bhorn2@bcps.org
Mathematics Love Cathileen clove2@bcps.org
Mathematics Mason Wayne wmason@bcps.org
Mathematics Moran Kolette kmoran@bcps.org
Mathematics Morton Dwight dmorton@bcps.org
Mathematics O'Neil Dara doneil2@bcps.org
Mathematics Peet Laura lpeet@bcps.org
Mathematics Richardson Robert rrichardson@bcps.org
Mathematics Shearman Karen kshearman2@bcps.org
Mathematics Ullah Stephen sullah@bcps.org
Mathematics Ullmann Melissa mullmann@bcps.org
Mathematics Wilson Jonee jwilson7@bcps.org
Music / Dance
Music Gnagey Christopher cgnagey@bcps.org
Music Harris Sharon sharris3@bcps.org
Music Reyes Debra dreyes@bcps.org
Dance Porter Nadia nporter@bcps.org
Dance Russell Kristin krussell4@bcps.org
Physical Education
Athletic Director Markle Jeffrey jmarkle@bcps.org
Physical Education Cooper John jcooper4@bcps.org
Physical Education Grzebien Danielle dgrzebien@bcps.org
Physical Education Myers Roger rmyers2@bcps.org
Physical Education Norris Rodney rnorris@bcps.org
Physical Education Organ Kerry kgrayson@bcps.org
Physical Education Smith April asmith17@bcps.org
Health Foti Heather hfoti@bcps.org
Health Locke Karen klocke@bcps.org
Health Tarr Jackson jtarr@bcps.org
Reading Specialists
Reading Specialist Richard Virginia vrichard@bcps.org
Reading Specialist Servetnick Deborah dservetnick@bcps.org
JROTC
ROTC Instructor Long Michael mlong3@bcps.org
ROTC Instructor Ruffin James jruffin@bcps.org
School Counseling
School Counseling Allen Jennifer jallen5@bcps.org
School Counseling Carver Lynda lcarver@bcps.org
School Counseling Horvitz Amy ahorvitz@bcps.org
School Counseling Ingram Zillah zingram@bcps.org
School Counseling McGhin Melinda mmcghin@bcps.org
School Counseling Sherline Lee lsherline@bcps.org
Science
Science Bresh Douglas dbresh@bcps.org
Science Choi Chul cchoi@bcps.org
Science Hebert Mathew mhebert@bcps.org
Science Ippolito Charles cippolito@bcps.org
Science Ketchum Andrew aketchum@bcps.org
Science Letnaunchyn Brian bletnaunchyn@bcps.org
Science Neuman Harry hneuman@bcps.org
Science Pfeifer Rebecca rpfeifer3@bcps.org
Science Rochfort A. Thomas trochfort@bcps.org
Science Sade Sarah ssade@bcps.org
Science Stewart Ashlee astewart3@bcps.org
Science Straney Elizabeth estraney@bcps.org
Science Von Canon Stephen svoncanon@bcps.org
Science Weiermiller Kristin kweiermiller@bcps.org
Science White Michelle mwhite4@bcps.org
Para-Science Lab Crigger Susanne scrigger@bcps.org
Social Studies
Social Studies Brown William wbrown4@bcps.org
Social Studies Bruns Donovan dbruns@bcps.org
Social Studies Case Katherine kcase@bcps.org
Social Studies Everett Donald deverett@bcps.org
Social Studies Fleming Courtney cfleming2@bcps.org
Social Studies Herr Henry hherr@bcps.org
Social Studies Kronberg Steven skronberg@bcps.org
Social Studies Miller David dmiller@bcps.org
Social Studies Neikirk Theodore tneikirk@bcps.org
Social Studies Panos Christopher cpanos@bcps.org
Social Studies Robinson Kathryn krobinson2@bcps.org
Social Studies Roller Scott sroller@bcps.org
Social Studies Wienke Jenelle jwienke@bcps.org
Social Studies Wise Dennis dwise@bcps.org
Social Studies Zentz Richard rzentz@bcps.org
Special Programs
Special Programs Adler Cori cadler@bcps.org
Special Programs Barbero Lisa lbarbero@bcps.org
Special Programs Bartholomew James jbartholomew2@bcps.org
Special Programs Blumberg Marissa mblumberg2@bcps.org
Special Programs Butler Mary mbutler@bcps.org
Special Programs Demby Dana dchrist@bcps.org
Special Programs Ferrell Thomas tferrell@bcps.org
Special Programs Goldbeck Andrew agoldbeck@bcps.org
Special Programs Guenther Warren wguenther@bcps.org
Special Programs Kelley Annie akelley2@bcps.org
Special Programs Malinowski Linda lmalinowski@bcps.org
Special Programs McBride Kelly kmcbride2@bcps.org
Special Programs McCann James jmccann@bcps.org
Special Programs Rakowski Perrie prakowski@bcps.org
Special Programs Shinnawi Abeer ashinnawi@bcps.org
Special Programs Simpson Kamlawatee ksimpson@bcps.org
Special Programs Sinton Becky rsinton@bcps.org
Para-Special Programs Bailey Edward ebailey@bcps.org
Para-Special Programs Berwanger Susan sberwanger@bcps.org
Para-Special Programs Besold Elizabeth ebesold@bcps.org
Para-Special Programs Biermann Sandra sbiermann@bcps.org
Para-Special Programs Esbrandt Denise desbrandt@bcps.org
Para-Special Programs Huekler Kathleen khuekler@bcps.org
Para-Special Programs Marquette John jmarquette@bcps.org
Para-Special Programs Pietruszka Katherine kpietruszka@bcps.org
Para-Special Programs Powell Deborah dpowell@bcps.org
Para-Special Programs Satmary Kathleen ksatmary@bcps.org
Para-Special Programs Walters Vivian vwalters@bcps.org
Para-Special Programs Wasmer Robin rwasmer@bcps.org
Personal Assistant Newman Alexandra anewman@bcps.org
Technology Education / CTE
Technology Education Cooke James jcooke@bcps.org
Technology Education Coppolino Nick ncoppolino@bcps.org
Technology Education Hearn Dennis dhearn@bcps.org
Technology Education McMillan Nelson nmcmillan@bcps.org
Technology Education Paris Melinda mparis@bcps.org
Technology Education Wilson Ralph rwilson5@bcps.org
World Languages
World Languages Carignano Maria mcarignano@bcps.org
World Languages Dell'Uomo Laura ldelluomo@bcps.org
World Languages Knight Leland lknight@bcps.org
World Languages Parker Lisa lparker@bcps.org
World Languages Rezek Jean jrezek@bcps.org
World Languages Slipczuk Vanesa vslipczuk@bcps.org
Administrative Assistants
Administration Secretary Rakowski Julie jrakowski@bcps.org
Attendance Administrator Gallagher Judith jgallagher@bcps.org
Fiscal Assistant I Beecy Barbara bbeecy@bcps.org
School Records Slavin Carolyn cslavin2@bcps.org
Special Programs Secretary Lockett Lois llockett@bcps.org
Main Office Secretary Scheppske Michele mscheppske@bcps.org
Main Office Secretary Haack Melyssa mhaack@bcps.org
Guidance Department Secretary Gast Mary Lynn mgast@bcps.org
Faculty Mentor Teacher
Faculty Mentor Gray Bonnie bgray@bcps.org
Faculty Mentor Williams Linda lwilliams@bcps.org
Health Suite
School Nurse Beck Laura lbeck@bcps.org
Para-Health Craft Denise  
Para-Health Thompson Patti pthompson2@bcps.org
Behavior Counselors and Intervention
Behavior Intervention - Counselor Carver Lynda lcarver@bcps.org
Social Worker Dover Jacob jdover@bcps.org
Psychologist O'Donnell James jodonnell@bcps.org
School Resource Officers (SRO's)
School Resource Officer Barr James jbarr2@bcps.org
School Resource Officer Drescher Jody jdrescher@bcps.org
Custodial Staff
Building Operations Supervisor Frazier Edwiga efrazier@bcps.org
Cafeteria Staff
Manager IV-Cafeteria Morgan Karen kmorgan@bcps.org
Manager, Asst-Cafeteria Copeland Julie jcopeland@bcps.org
Worker-Cafeteria Brown Karen kbrown10@bcps.org
Worker-Cafeteria Haire Susan shaire@bcps.org
Interpreter
Speech Pathologist Sheridan Sharon ssheridan@bcps.org
Interpreter Bartolozzi Kathy kbartolozzi@bcps.org
Interpreter Dawkins-Guy Trisha tdawkinsguy@bcps.org
Interpreter Kohler Lynn lkohler@bcps.org
Interpreter Lesser Elizabeth elesser@bcps.org

BCPS Contact Information

The Official Baltimore County Public Schools Website: http://www.bcps.org/

The Official BCPS School Calendar: http://www.bcps.org/calendars/

The Office of the Superintendent: http://www.bcps.org/offices/super/

The Baltimore County Board of Education: http://www.bcps.org/board/

The Baltimore County Office of Magnet Programs: http://www.bcps.org/offices/omp/

BCPS Offices: http://www.bcps.org/offices/

 

Parkville High School
PTSA
2009-2010

Sign Up for the PTSA!

Dear Parents, Students, Teachers and Staff,

Greetings!  It is hard to believe that 2 months of the school year are completed!  The landmarks that we use to pass the year are flying past us.  The first quarter is almost completed, Home coming was a great success and we are thinking about winter sports! 

The membership drive for the PTSA is a big commitment for us all year long.  I wish I could report that we are ahead of where we were at this time last year, unfortunately we are not.  Our membership is not growing at the pace it did last year and we are not on track to increase our members. 

In our current world I sometimes think that no one is listening to our concerns and needs when it comes to our children.  I am sure that you feel that way from time to time also.  Raising children in today’s world is hard, there are many unanswered questions and we are all concerned.  It is important to be involved in your child’s education.  The PTSA is the place to ask questions and raise concerns.  We are your link to the local school administration, Baltimore County, State and National Government.

Your children spend a minimum of 35 hours per week at Parkville High going to classes and potentially  more hours if they are involved in extra-curricular activities. Don’t you want to know what is happening under the roof of our school?

The Parkville High PTSA invites you to join with us to make a difference in the education and quality of life for our children. We all know that children learn more and have better lives when parents, school staff, students, and the community work together. PTSA brings all these groups together to share thoughts and ideas about programs and activities that benefit children.

The PTSA is well under way planning  fund raising activities for the Afte Prom; please support those as they come available!  The PTSA is partnering with the Counseling Department to bring the “Counseling Breakfasts” to PHS.  We are looking to do more to support our students, teachers and staff…… that all takes funds.  Please join the PTSA , we need you.

As always, please feel free to email me anytime.  Sgordon0210@yahoo.com
Sincerely,
Suzette Gordon, PTSA President

 

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Who we are and how to reach us:

President
Suzette Gordon
410-913-6336
sgordon0210@yahoo.com
              
Vice-President:
Rick Baier
RBaier@HarkinsBuilders.com

Secretary:
Lois Busky
410-661-3709
lbusky@comcast.net

Treasurer:
Staci Bondura

The PTSA Mission:  To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in schools, in the community and before government bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children; to assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children; to encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of our nation.
Please support your PTSA through membership!!  Be involved!! 

Meeting dates for the 2009-2010 school year are as follows:

PTSA Meetings (the 4th Monday of each month, unless otherwise indicated)
Held in the Guidance Conference Room across from the Main Office at 7:00 p.m.

**September 24, 2009 (Thursday)

October 26, 2009

November 23, 2009

December 21, 2009

January 25, 2010

February 22, 2010

March 22, 2010

April 26, 2010

May 24, 2010

Summer Planning Meeting to be announced.

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The PTSA will be giving out scholarships to qualifiying senior class graduates.  One part of the qualification is that the student be a member of the PTSA.  It is not too late to join, the membership fee is $7 and you can stop in the main office and ask for a PTSA membership form. Complete the form and turn it back in to the office!

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Check out the new After Prom Party Committee for great fundraisers and events!

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