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Congratulations to Park Hill High seniors Maddox Follen (bass) and Angela Villamayor (alto), and Park Hill South senior Connor Thompson (bass) for earning spots in the prestigious Missouri All-State Choir
![A Hall Of Fame Era]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763581393/parkhillk12mous/cumsoodyhadxfd0x8foj/PHHS-VB-HOF-2025-news-stories_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763581393/parkhillk12mous/cumsoodyhadxfd0x8foj/PHHS-VB-HOF-2025-news-stories_1.png","width":400}])
Congratulations to the Park Hill High School girls volleyball teams from 1987 to 2000 on being inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame!
![Broadcast Excellence]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763046641/parkhillk12mous/eeox920ekh75dsbw7vvt/BROADCASTING-AWARD-2025-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763046641/parkhillk12mous/eeox920ekh75dsbw7vvt/BROADCASTING-AWARD-2025-news-stories.png","width":400}])
Please congratulate our Park Hill South broadcast students who excelled at Student Television Network (STN) 4-State.
![National Recognition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763666959/parkhillk12mous/ofadrtcfqy9rsxjljqnd/art-honors-2025-news-stories_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763666959/parkhillk12mous/ofadrtcfqy9rsxjljqnd/art-honors-2025-news-stories_1.png","width":400}])
Shoutout to Park Hill South senior Josh Wilson, who was selected to be a National Art Honor Society Student Council Ambassador.
![Cross Country Runners Finish Strong]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762984463/parkhillk12mous/eevgwoq07pnzpvdit8ya/cross-country-2025-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762984463/parkhillk12mous/eevgwoq07pnzpvdit8ya/cross-country-2025-news-stories.png","width":400}])
Congratulations to our runners who finished the season strong at the MSHSAA Class 5 State Cross Country meet.
![All-State Honors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762542897/parkhillk12mous/mkzvfcvvzrwvjagyntff/ALL-STATE-GOLFER-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762542897/parkhillk12mous/mkzvfcvvzrwvjagyntff/ALL-STATE-GOLFER-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of Park Hill High School senior Ruby Bell for earning All-State honors at the MSHSAA Girls Class 4 Golf Championship!
![Making the Grade]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762276958/parkhillk12mous/bxznh4vcqxecmhwvpesp/EVERGREEN-top-ranked-middle-schools--news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762276958/parkhillk12mous/bxznh4vcqxecmhwvpesp/EVERGREEN-top-ranked-middle-schools--news-stories.png","width":400}])
Park Hill middle schools are making the grade—literally!
![STOM Elementary Level Award Winner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761841200/parkhillk12mous/arnvrzphrwi3yhq2jgit/2025-science-teacher-awards-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761841200/parkhillk12mous/arnvrzphrwi3yhq2jgit/2025-science-teacher-awards-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of Amber Nieznajko, gifted teacher at Tiffany Ridge and Angeline Washington Elementary Schools, for being named the Science Teachers of Missouri (STOM) Elementary Level Award Winner for outstanding science instruction!
![MASC Northwest Administrator of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761323276/parkhillk12mous/fncvdlmd31jilob9ehzl/2025-NW-ADMIN-OF-THE-YEAR-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761323276/parkhillk12mous/fncvdlmd31jilob9ehzl/2025-NW-ADMIN-OF-THE-YEAR-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of Park Hill High School Assistant Principal Tom Garth, who was named the Missouri Association of Student Councils' (MASC) Northwest Administrator of the Year!
![Heart Safe School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761226719/parkhillk12mous/pxgontu24miejfxbroel/2025-awe-PROJECT-ADAM-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761226719/parkhillk12mous/pxgontu24miejfxbroel/2025-awe-PROJECT-ADAM-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of our newest Project ADAM certified school, Angeline Washington Elementary.
![CORE Certification]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760024419/parkhillk12mous/eamjeti2yhxmghspev9h/2025-CORE-CERTIFICATION-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760024419/parkhillk12mous/eamjeti2yhxmghspev9h/2025-CORE-CERTIFICATION-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of Congress Middle School Custodian Shane Williams and Hawthorn Elementary Custodian Justina Garcia for achieving the Missouri School Plant Manager Association's Facility Managers CORE Certification.
![2025-2026 Meritorious Budget Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759510903/parkhillk12mous/goedxaqjdlhqm2gzkl9r/2025-MERITORIOUS-BUDGET-AWARD-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759510903/parkhillk12mous/goedxaqjdlhqm2gzkl9r/2025-MERITORIOUS-BUDGET-AWARD-news-stories.png","width":400}])
Congratulations to our Business Department on earning the Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) for 2025–2026!
![Applauding our PHHS Commended Students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759249199/parkhillk12mous/e7gifvimqoyhynhye3vz/PHHS-2025-NATIONAL-MERIT-COMMENDED--news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759249199/parkhillk12mous/e7gifvimqoyhynhye3vz/PHHS-2025-NATIONAL-MERIT-COMMENDED--news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of our five National Merit Commended Students from Park Hill High School!
![Applauding our PHS Commended Students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759249046/parkhillk12mous/fxlgw4790gjy6eynxyoo/PHS-2025-NATIONAL-MERIT-COMMENDED--news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759249046/parkhillk12mous/fxlgw4790gjy6eynxyoo/PHS-2025-NATIONAL-MERIT-COMMENDED--news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of our four National Merit Commended Students from Park Hill South High School!
![Celebrating our Semifinalists]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758204013/parkhillk12mous/lhri99i16alsjwjleh4n/2025-NATIONAL-MERIT-SEMIFINALISTS--news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758204013/parkhillk12mous/lhri99i16alsjwjleh4n/2025-NATIONAL-MERIT-SEMIFINALISTS--news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of our six National Merit Semifinalists!
![2025 HR Administrator of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756829876/parkhillk12mous/twci7uwjj0bi6mfspgoa/2025-HR-ADMIN-OTY-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1756829876/parkhillk12mous/twci7uwjj0bi6mfspgoa/2025-HR-ADMIN-OTY-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of our Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, Dr. Amy Dillon, who has been named the 2025 Human Resources Administrator of the Year by the Missouri Association of School Personnel Administrators (MOASPA)!
![Best High Schools 2025-2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755708626/parkhillk12mous/qaaqanqxa4888h1wrxn4/evergreen-best-high-schools-news-stories_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755708626/parkhillk12mous/qaaqanqxa4888h1wrxn4/evergreen-best-high-schools-news-stories_1.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of Park Hill High School and Park Hill South High School! According to U.S. News & World Report, they rank as the top two traditional public high schools on the Missouri side of the Kansas City metro area.
![Academic Team Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1753895484/parkhillk12mous/mpjbomlz1wep97fps3e5/2025-team-academic-award-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1753895484/parkhillk12mous/mpjbomlz1wep97fps3e5/2025-team-academic-award-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We’re #ParkHillProud of the 2024–2025 Park Hill High School girls and boys volleyball teams for earning the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award Sponsored by INTENT.
![MAP Individual Student Reports]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1752590970/parkhillk12mous/viqd8mvprdbq8ah7f0cp/GTA-24-25-map-reports-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1752590970/parkhillk12mous/viqd8mvprdbq8ah7f0cp/GTA-24-25-map-reports-news-stories.png","width":400}])
The Park Hill School District has received the MAP testing Individual Student Reports for the 2024-2025 school year.
![2025 Governance Team Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1752067965/parkhillk12mous/qgp0k3d53tyijzdbhp15/GTA-2025-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1752067965/parkhillk12mous/qgp0k3d53tyijzdbhp15/GTA-2025-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We’re #ParkHillProud of our Board of Education for earning the Missouri School Boards’ Association (MSBA) 2025 Governance Team Award!
![Blue Star Awards - Best Overall]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747680519/parkhillk12mous/q8d8f91rlssqo2zvokyb/blue-star-2025-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747680519/parkhillk12mous/q8d8f91rlssqo2zvokyb/blue-star-2025-news-stories.png","width":400}])
Park Hill South's Music and Theatre Departments brought home top honors at Starlight's Blue Star Awards.
![Best Communities for Music Education 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747069117/parkhillk12mous/bempstsriewrismrymgy/NF_25_BCME_1920x1080.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747069117/parkhillk12mous/bempstsriewrismrymgy/NF_25_BCME_1920x1080.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747069117/parkhillk12mous/bempstsriewrismrymgy/NF_25_BCME_1920x1080.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747069117/parkhillk12mous/bempstsriewrismrymgy/NF_25_BCME_1920x1080.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747069117/parkhillk12mous/bempstsriewrismrymgy/NF_25_BCME_1920x1080.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747069117/parkhillk12mous/bempstsriewrismrymgy/NF_25_BCME_1920x1080.jpg","width":1920}])
For the fourth year in a row, Park Hill has been named one of the Best Communities for Music Education!
![PLTW Distinguished Gateway Schools]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746732100/parkhillk12mous/gzzkonjonvztjyudmnmb/2025-PLTW-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746732100/parkhillk12mous/gzzkonjonvztjyudmnmb/2025-PLTW-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud to announce our middle schools have been named PLTW 2024-25 Distinguished Gateway Schools.
![AVID School of Excellence]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745329187/parkhillk12mous/pcwhqm3lcuyrug9hxcoa/avid-schools-2025-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745329187/parkhillk12mous/pcwhqm3lcuyrug9hxcoa/avid-schools-2025-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of English Landing Elementary and Lakeview Middle Schools for being recognized as AVID Schools of Excellence.
![Kindest School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743689519/parkhillk12mous/uccp2roqi7uavwkmsjjk/chinn-kindest-school-2025-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743689519/parkhillk12mous/uccp2roqi7uavwkmsjjk/chinn-kindest-school-2025-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of Chinn Elementary for being named the 2025 Rita Blitt Kindest School by Synergy Services.
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Congratulations to Renner Elementary School for earning the 2023-2025 National PTA School of Excellence award!
![Our Schools are Heart Safe]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742311261/parkhillk12mous/vma4zzyaww7dcquttgzp/southeast-project-adam-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742311261/parkhillk12mous/vma4zzyaww7dcquttgzp/southeast-project-adam-news-stories.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742311261/parkhillk12mous/vma4zzyaww7dcquttgzp/southeast-project-adam-news-stories.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742311261/parkhillk12mous/vma4zzyaww7dcquttgzp/southeast-project-adam-news-stories.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742311261/parkhillk12mous/vma4zzyaww7dcquttgzp/southeast-project-adam-news-stories.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742311261/parkhillk12mous/vma4zzyaww7dcquttgzp/southeast-project-adam-news-stories.png","width":1667}])
We are #ParkHillProud to have every school in our district Project ADAM certified! Southeast Elementary is the newest school to earn Project ADAM Certification.
![More Schools Earn Project ADAM Certification]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741699813/parkhillk12mous/wqnfmvi1rtdbcpbvlddp/project-adam-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741699813/parkhillk12mous/wqnfmvi1rtdbcpbvlddp/project-adam-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of our newest Project ADAM certified schools, Park Hill South High School and Gerner Family Early Education Center.
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Congratulations to the Gerner Family Early Education Center for receiving a five-year term of accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) again!
![Project ADAM Certified School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730745116/parkhillk12mous/j9a2z4rpk8hatkropsux/project-adam-walden-web-story.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730745116/parkhillk12mous/j9a2z4rpk8hatkropsux/project-adam-walden-web-story.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of our newest Project ADAM certified school, Walden Middle School!
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Congratulations to our nine new Project ADAM certified schools.