Panther Weekly

Congratulations to the following students who auditioned and earned a performance spot in the Georgia Music Educators Association All-State Bands.

11-12 Symphonic Band

Ian Dosani - 12 - Tuba - 1st chair

9-10 Concert Band

Terrick Jones - 9 - Clarinet

Zaid Jaquez-Navarrete - 10 - Trombone - 1st chair

Lucas Liwosz - 10 - percussion

Valen Giedd - 10 - percussion

Alternates

Kyle-Anthony Glenn - 12 - Horn

Juan Padilla Espinoza - 12 - Bass Clarinet

Lily Pope - 9 - Contra Bass Clarinet

Please congratulate these hardworking students on this remarkable accomplishment!

HOSA members have been working tirelessly over the last few months to prepare for HOSA State Qualification Testing (SQT), an online, school-based exam serving as a preliminary round for HOSA's competitive events, where top regional scores advance to the State Leadership Conference for a chance at higher-level competition in March.

A number of HOSA competitive events at the State Leadership Conference require a State Qualification Test that is taken between December and January. Students must place in the Top 5 or Top 10 in their region in order to qualify for that event at the State Leadership Conference.

Please congratulate the following students for their advancement and qualification to STATE! If you have/see any of these student please congratulate them!

Health Career Display:

• Dinah Ghedamu - 10th Place

• Alim Yehdego - 10th Place

Health Informatics:

• Vivian Nguyen - 4th Place

Human Growth & Development:

• Caiden Hughes - 3rd Place

• Monil Patel - 4th Place

• Wilson Chen - 5th Place

Medical Reading:

• Chioma Onwuka - 3rd Place

Medical Spelling:

• Jackson Drennan - 2nd Place

• Omotoyosi Ahmed - 5th Place

Nutrition:

• Blen Workneh - 5th Place

Creative Problem Solving:

• Lydia Lee - 2nd Place

• Amelia Moseley - 2nd Place

Medical Assisting:

• Amaya Kedir - 3rd Place

Veterinary Medicine:

• Jessup McIntosh - 1st Place

Pharmacology:

• Lesly Reyes - 5th Place

Pharmacy Science:

• Faven Abraham - 5th Place

Physical Therapy:

• Nana Efua Boatin - 2nd Place

• Aiden Feeley - 5th Place

Clinical Nursing:

• Kaden Nguyen - 3rd Place

On Saturday, January 10th, Parkview hosted the return of the Miss Parkview Pageant. This event was sponsored by the PTSA and organized by Parkview Senior, Tanya Patel. We are so happy to see this Parkview tradition return to the school and Congratulations to all of the winners! Please see the link below to view the event program.

Miss Parkview Titleholders – 2026

• Miss Parkview 2026: Avery Woods

• Miss Junior Parkview 2026: Saniya Hasnani

• Miss Sophomore Parkview 2026: Allie Bock

• Miss Freshman Parkview 2026: Kaelyn Lockett

1st Runner-Up – 2026

• Miss Parkview 1st Runner-Up: Ella Nguyen

• Miss Junior Parkview 1st Runner-Up: Jordan Asare Kwaah

• Miss Sophomore Parkview 1st Runner-Up: Braelyn Gillis

• Miss Freshman Parkview 1st Runner-Up: Larisa Rustempasic

2nd / 3rd Runner-Up – 2026

• Miss Parkview 3rd Runner-Up: Tessa Brigola

• Miss Parkview 2nd Runner-Up: Gaia Prior

• Miss Sophomore Parkview 2nd Runner-Up: Aneesa Lee-Stewart

• Miss Freshman Parkview 2nd Runner-Up: Carrigan Summerour

Special & Academic Awards

• Miss Sponsorship: Macy McCormick

• Panther Pride Award: Kaelyn Lockett

• Miss Confidence: Avery Woods

• Miss Confidence (Honorable Mentions) Gaia Prior, Allie Bock

• Miss Freshman Academic 2026: Larisa Rustempasic

• Miss Sophomore Academic 2026: Ellie Hernandez

• Miss Junior Academic 2026: Saniya Hasnani

• Miss Senior Academic 2026: Ella Nguyen

  
  

Venue Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center,

800 Spring Street, N.W.,

Atlanta, Ga 30308

Time: 7:30-11:00 PM

Tickets: Tickets must be purchased from GoFan.co beginning Jan 15, 2026

• Ticket cost Jan 15th until Feb 14th = $70
• Ticket cost February 15th until March 31st = $85
• Ticket cost April 1st until April 18th= $100
• The deadline to purchase a prom ticket or guest ticket is 5pm Saturday, April 18th

Parkview juniors and seniors can purchase ONE guest ticket.

• The guest must be in high school or 20 years of age or younger.

• The guest must arrive and leave at the same time as the Parkview High School student.

• The guest must follow all GCPS / Parkview High School rules.

• The guest must show a picture ID (drivers license / student ID or StudentVue app is acceptable).

Please email Dr. Hamilton @ carla.hamilton@gcpsk12.org with any questions concerning prom.

Office location: H-Building Room 4.223

Purchase Tickets Here

Log on to the link of the trip you are interested in for updated info! Sign up online!

2027: South Africa including Kruger National Park, Johannesburg, and Cape Town!

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2028: Rome, Italy; Paris, France; Madrid, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal!

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SIGN UP ONLINE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT & LOCK IN PRICES BEFORE THEY GO UP FEB 6, 2026!

See Mrs. Campbell in the Media Center with questions!

Email: Heidi.Campbell@gcpsk12.org

MEETING January 29th 6:00pm

RSVP:

https://bit.ly/3L0RSQB

Parkview Tennis Tryouts will be Monday, January 26 at the Parkview Courts from 2:30 - 4:30 pm. All returning and interested players attend. NO students will be allowed to tryout without completing RANK ONE. This includes an uploaded physical.

Contact jessica.ziembroski@gcpsk12.org if you have any questions.

Due to the recent reduction in SNAP benefits, we would like to share information for food resources within the Lilburn community. Please see the linked list: Lilburn Area Food Resource Guide

We would also like to encourage any family who may be experiencing a change in their employment or financial status to complete the Free & Reduced Lunch application online.

Free and Reduced Meal Application and Letter to Household - Gwinnett County Public Schools

If your family needs further support, please reach out to our School Social Worker, Ms. Camille Cheek via email at camille.cheek@gcpsk12.org.

Over the past semester, we have seen a noticeable increase in late arrivals. To address this concern and to better support students, we are implementing a new procedure for managing late arrivals to school. Beginning January 2026, an unexcused check-in will be counted as an unexcused tardy to school, and students will receive consequences based on their total number of accumulated tardies (both tardy to class and tardy to school combined):

1-10 Tardies – Warning

12th, 14th, 16th Tardy – 1 Day of Reflective Lunch

18th, 20th, 22nd Tardy – 1 Hour After School Enrichment

24th Tardy – 1 Day In-School Suspension

26th+ Tardy – Administrator Discretion / Loss of Student Parking Privileges

Tardy to School Procedure (formally known as Check-in and Review/CIR)

Students arriving after the 7:15 a.m. tardy bell must enter through the main building entrance to go through the Evolv security system. Students will receive a tardy slip, which is required for admission to class.

Excused Check-Ins

We understand that students may occasionally arrive late to school for excused reasons, such as a morning doctor’s appointment. To be considered for an excused check-in, the student must check in with a parent present or provide official documentation upon arrival, which may include—but is not limited to—medical or legal documentation. For a complete list of approved reasons, please refer to the school or district website. Students arriving late without proper documentation or a parent will receive an unexcused tardy.

Note: Parents/Guardians will continue to submit absence notes for full day absences only via ParentVue.

Parents, we appreciate your patience as the county shifts how excuse notes are turned in this year. We have just a few quick tips to make this process continue to be successful.

You must fill in one of the two sections:

• Add a doctor's note or document
• Write in your excuse in the "Note" box.
• Excuse notes can't be reported until 24 hours after the absence.

• Students arriving late must enter through the main front entrance. They should check in using the tablets and go directly to class.

• All checkouts* must happen before 1:30 PM. No exceptions. This allows us to prepare for dismissal, thank you for your support.

• If you know ahead of time your student needs to leave early, you may do the following:

• Send a written note with student in the morning. Note must be received by the Attendance Office before 7:15 AM.

• The note must include: Student’s first and last name, date and time of checkout, and parent phone number.

• The attendance clerk will provide a pass to the student to leave at the designated time without the parent needing to come inside. The students can then checkout at the Attendance Office and meet their parents/guardian outside at the time listed.

• Attendance clerks will verify all notes before releasing students. If they cannot reach a parent, the student will not be allowed to check out.

• We encourage families to regularly check student attendance in ParentVue.

*Please remember, there are no checkouts during testing blocks

Student schedules will be made available to parents and students in ParentVUE and StudentVUE starting on January 2nd in preparation for the beginning of semester 2.

However, please understand that schedule changes are being made up until the first day of 2nd semester, January 5th, due to course failures and class leveling.

Some student schedules may shift due to the balancing of class sizes as well as faculty/staff changes. We guarantee students will have a total of six classes and an advisement, but we cannot guarantee that that the classes will be in the same period order or with the same teacher as first semester or that students will have the same lunch period.

The only changes being made to second semester schedules are for those students who have failed a class and cannot move to the 2nd semester course or for seniors who need a class to meet graduation requirements. Most of these changes have already been made. Schedule changes will NOT be made for the following reasons:

· Teacher or class period preference

· The student doesn’t like the elective and wants a different elective

· Level changes (AP to Honors, Honors to CP) because current level is impacting GPA

· GPA concerns

· The class is not needed for graduation

Students were advised during the registration process last Spring to choose wisely as their choices were yearlong choices and changes would not be made between semesters.

From the Parkview High School Assessment Office:

SAT School Day

Thursday, March 19th is SAT School Day. All 11th students will take the SAT as an important step along their path to college and careers. This test is provided for free to all 11th grade students in GCPS. All 11th grade students will automatically be registered for the exam.

Who: 11th grade students

What: SAT

When: Thursday, March 19th

Where: Parkview High School

College Board Accommodations

Testing accommodations students receive at school (through and IEP or 504) do not automatically apply to College Board assessments (PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, and AP exams). If your student will need accommodations for the SAT, the deadline to submit the request to Parkview High School is Friday, January 23rd. Students and parents should submit their request to Dr. Edwards (IEP) or Mr. Ellison (504).

Please visit https://accommodations.collegeboard.org/request-accommodations/request for detailed information on how to submit accommodation requests.

Parent Consent Form: https://accommodations.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ssd-consent-form-accommodations.pdf

Need help with requesting accommodations?

Please contact the following:

IEP / special education accommodations: amy.edwards@gcpsk12.org

504 accommodations: david.ellison@gcpsk12.org

1. Traffic Flow
2. Staff Directing Traffic
3. Drop Off Locations

Remember our staff is there directing traffic for the safety of our students and faculty. Please be considerate and follow their instructions.

Please Click Here for a reminder about parking on campus.

Parkview's Class of 2026 will be the 50th graduating class! It is easy to keep up with all of the important senior detail if you follow the steps below. Have a great Senior Year!

• Please check the Parkview website throughout the year for Senior updates.
• If you are on social media, follow the senior account on Instagram @parkview.hs.seniors
• If you want to be included in the yearbook, make an appointment at Cady.com to schedule your senior portraits. The deadline to be included in the yearbook is November 25, 2025.

Common App and SchooLinks

Seniors applying to colleges through Common App will need to connect their Common App account and their SchooLinks account. Click here for directions.

College School Reports and Recommendations

If you need a School Report for any Common App college that is due January 1st you must connect your account with your SchooLinks account by December 5th.

If you need a counselor recommendation for any college application due in January, you will need to submit your “Counselor Recommendation Request Form” along with your Senior Resume/Brag Sheet by Friday, December 5, 2025.

Forms are available in the counseling office and on the counseling website: https://parkviewhs.gcpsk12.org/counseling/senior-counseling-information

Click here to watch the video.

Senior Dues can be paid through Scholastic Images. Scholastic Images will be on campus once a month starting August 18th for orders and questions.

Scholastic Images will be on campus to meet with Seniors on September 8th at their class meeting.

Juniors & Seniors — Don’t Miss These Opportunities!

Parkview will be hosting several college representatives this month. These visits are a great way to learn about college options, admissions, and campus life.

📍 Point University

🗓 Wednesday, January 21
⏰ 12:15 – 1:15 PM
📌 Theater Lobby

This event is open to Juniors and Seniors.
📝 Students must sign up through this form.
⚠️ The sign-up form will close 24 hours prior to the event.

📍 Reinhardt University

🗓 Tuesday, January 27
⏰ 11:15 – 12:15 PM
📌 Theater Lobby

This event is open to Juniors and Seniors.
📝 Students must sign up through this form. The sign-up form will close 24 hours prior to the event.

📍 Georgia Southwestern State University

🗓 Friday, January 30
⏰ 12:15 – 1:15 PM
📌 Theater Lobby

This event is open to Juniors and Seniors.
📝 Students are required to sign up through this form. The sign-up form will close 24 hours prior to the event.

Who: Juniors & Seniors

What: ASVAB Test

When: Monday, February 9
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Where: School Theater

📝 Sign-Up Required
Students must sign up through their advisement class or by using the QR code provided.
⏰ Registration will close 24 hours before the event.

💻 IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Please bring your laptop fully charged.

If you are in need of tutoring click here for a list of Academic Resources!

*Please note that times and dates of athletic events are subject to change. Please check the Parkview Athletics calendar on the Parkview website for updates. Students, please check with your club sponsor with questions about meeting times and locations or check the club calendar.

Parkview school calendar Parkview Club Information

Jan. 19

MLK Day - No School

All GCPS schools and offices will be closed.

Jan. 19

Boys Varsity @ 4:00pm

Location: Lakepoint Champions Center, 261 Stars Way, Cartersville, GA 30121

Tickets on GoFan.co

Jan. 19

Freshman @ 9:00am

Location: Seckinger HS, 3655 Sardis Church Rd, Buford, GA 30519

Tickets on GoFan.co

Jan. 20

Girls Lacrosse Tryouts @ 3:45-6:00pm

Location: meet at the stadium field

Boys Lacrosse Tryouts @ 2:20pm-4:15pm

Location: in front of the old field house

Every student that wants to tryout needs their physical completed before the start of tryouts, and all forms on Rank One complete. See Coach Singleton or Coach Schenkel for details.

Jan. 20 & 21

Girls Soccer @ 2:30-4:30

All girls interested in trying out for soccer next Monday & Tuesday need to have their RankOne accounts updated.

Jan. 21

Point University @ 12:15 – 1:15 PM
Location: Theater Lobby

This event is open to Juniors and Seniors.
📝 Students must sign up through this form.
⚠️ The sign-up form will close 24 hours prior to the event.

Jan. 21

Girls Swim @ 2:15pm

Location: West Gwinnett Aquatic, 4488 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Norcross, GA 30071

Jan. 21

JV/Varsity @ 5:30pm

Location: PHS Gyms

Tickets on GoFan.co

Jan. 22

Gridiron Meeting @ 2:15pm

Location: Mrs. Everson's classroom G. Building room 1.222

Earn a letter from Track or Soccer with Gridiron.

Jan. 22

Boys Swim @ 2:15pm

Location: West Gwinnett Aquatic, 4488 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Norcross, GA 30071

Jan. 23

Girls Dive @ 2:15pm

Boys Dive @ 4:00pm

Location: West Gwinnett Aquatic, 4488 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Norcross, GA 30071

Jan. 23

9th Girls @ 3:00pm

JV @ 4:00pm

Girls Varsity @ 5:30pm

Boys Varsity @ 7:00pm

Location: PHS Gyms

Tickets on GoFan.co

Jan. 24

Boys & Girls @ 9:00am

Location: Brookwood HS, 1255 Dogwood Rd SW, Snellville, GA 30078

Jan. 24

Swim & Drive @ 2:15pm

Location: West Gwinnett Aquatic, 4488 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Norcross, GA 30071

Click here for information on all club meetings.

Do you have a birthday coming up? Celebrate your birthday or another student or staff member with a special shoutout on the school's marquee for a $15 minimum donation. Proceeds benefit Parkview High School's Care Team and help our students in need. Shoutouts must be purchased at least 1 week before the birthday. https://www.successfund.com/bday/

If you want to just donate to the Care Team without the shoutout, just indicate that in the text box at checkout.

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Students,

A big thank you to everyone who has already joined PTSA! Your support helps our students, teachers, and school community thrive.

If you haven’t joined yet, now’s the time! Benefits include:

· Stay updated on school events

· Support student programs and teacher resources

· Strengthen our school community

Membership is open to all family members, and students.

Let’s reach our goal together and make this school year amazing!

Thank you,

Christina Nguyen

PTSA Membership Committee

To become a member and learn more about how you can volunteer, please email us at pkvwptsa@gmail.com

Membership link: https://jointotem.com/ga/lilburn/parkview-hs-ptsa

Thank you for your continued support. Together, we can make this a fantastic year for our students!