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George S. Parker High School

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Type
  
public secondary

Superintendent
  
Karen Schulte

Grades
  
9-12

Number of students
  
1,785

Opened
  
1968

Principal
  
Christopher Laue

Phone
  
+1 608-743-5600

Staff
  
188

Motto
  
Everybody's Somebody at Parker

Address
  
3125 Mineral Point Ave, Janesville, WI 53548, USA

District
  
Janesville School District

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George S. Parker High School is a comprehensive public high school located on the west side of the city of Janesville, Wisconsin. The school, named for George S. Parker, founder of the Parker Pen Company, was constructed in 1967. The rival east side school is Joseph A. Craig High School.

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In Nov 2006, a referendum passed that provided nearly $71 million for updates and renovation to both Parker and Craig High Schools. Construction began in October 2007 and lasted two years.

Athletics

The school sports teams compete in the Big Eight Conference. State level competition is governed by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA).

Baseball

  • 1977 State champion; beat Middleton, 6-2

    • Basketball (boys)

  • 1971 State champion; beat Milwaukee King, 79-68

    • Basketball (girls)

  • 1993 State champion; beat Middleton, 58-40
  • 2000 State champion; beat Hudson, 57-56
  • 2001 State champion; beat Stevens Point 51-44

    • The championships listed below were won by Janesville High School before there were two schools in the city.

    Cross Country (boys)

  • 1950 State champion; beat Milwaukee Bay View, 82-94
  • 1961 State champion; beat Milwaukee Custer, 60-70
  • 1962 State champion; beat Milwaukee Washington, 44-70

    • Golf (boys)

  • 1951 State champion; beat Racine Horlick, 317-323 (shortened to 18 holes due to weather)
  • 1953 State champion; beat Madison West, 638-668
  • 1963 State champion; beat Jefferson, 608-617

    • Swimming & diving (boys)

  • 1955 State champion; beat Whitefish Bay, 49-36
  • 1961 State champion; beat Waukesha, 66.5-62

    • Wrestling

  • 1955 State champion; tied Madison East, 17-17

    • Notable alumni

  • Mistie Bass, basketball player in the WNBA
  • Steve Preston, administrator of the Small Business Administration, 2006-2008, and 14th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 2008-2009
  • Terry Ryan, general manager of the Minnesota Twins
  • Michael J. Sheridan, Wisconsin State Assembly

    • References

    George S. Parker High School Wikipedia
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