Parkland Magnet High School (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
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Parkland Magnet High School |
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Established | 1963 as Parkland High School 2006 as Parkland Magnet High School |
Type | Public secondary |
Principal | Dr. Tim Lee |
Students | 1,279 (as of 2005) |
Grades | 9–12 |
Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA |
Oversight | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Red, White and Blue |
Mascot | Mustang |
Yearbook | The Spectatus |
Website | parklandmagneths.com/ |
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 and the Peters Creek Parkway. The school is being renovated this year, with construction due to be finished by the beginning of school. The principal is Dr. Tim Lee, a long time member of the Forsyth County education system.
[edit] 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.