| Parkway Central High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
Chesterfield, Missouri,  United States |
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| Information | |
| Principal | Tim Gannon |
| Type | Public |
| Mascot | Colt |
| Established | 1959 |
| Students | 1,400 |
| Colors | Red, Black, and White |
| Homepage | Parkway Central High School |
Parkway Central High School is a secondary school located in Chesterfield, Missouri. The school's mascot is the Colt. Parkway Central High School is the original high school in the Parkway School District in St. Louis County. It serves about 1,400 students in grades 9-12. About 98% of its teaching staff hold postgraduate degrees. The school has a modified block schedule, offering students seven course selections per semester. It offers a college preparatory curriculum, including advanced placement courses and college credit through the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Over 99 percent of its graduates continue their formal education beyond high school. Central's ESL program has an enrollment of about 180 students from about 30 foreign countries and serves the entire district. Its high school newspaper is the Corral, which is a member of the High School National Ad Network.
Sports
Central's rivals are the Parkway West High School Longhorns. The 1997 Varsity Football team reached the Missouri 5A state championship game. The 2007 Varsity Boys Tennis team reached the Missouri Class 2 state championship match, losing 5-3 against Rockhurst. The 2007 Varsity Boys Volleyball reached the Class 3 State Semi-finals. The 2007 Varsity Football team reached the Missouri 4A state championship game. They lost 35-0 to Lee's Summit West High School in the championship game. [1]
Notable alumni
- Ebony Eyez (1999), female rap artist
- Bryan Greenberg (1996), actor
- Isaac Byrd (1995), former NFL receiver
- Brad Cohen (1992), Author/Motivational Speaker, "Front of the Class - How Tourette Syndrone made me the teacher I never had"
- James Kerwin (1991), film director
- Trista Rehn (1991), reality television show star, The Bachelorette
- Judson Brooks (1969), the co-founder of Brooks Distributing, which later merged with Microsoft
- Gary Barnett, Former head football coach at the University of Colorado and Northwestern University
- Marc Shmuger, chairman of Universal Studios
- Joel Higgins (1962), actor
- Ryan Young (1994), former NFL offensive tackle
- Italia Christie (2002), adult film star
- Lauren DeLoach (1998), reality television show star, For Love or Money
