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We are #ParkHillProud to announce that Tyler Unsell has been named a 2027 Missouri Regional Teacher of the Year! 

We are #ParkHillProud of our students who qualified for the Missouri Job Olympics.

Students from Park Hill High School took center stage recently at the Kansas City Cappies Gala. The gala is a celebration of all things related to high school theatre. 

Join us in celebrating our high school musical theatre departments following Starlight’s annual Blue Star Awards!

We are #ParkHillProud of our juniors earning KC Scholars awards.

We are #ParkHillProud of our first-ever Seal of Biliteracy recipients!  This award recognizes graduating students who demonstrate proficiency in English and one or more other world language(s), while also proving their ability to connect across cultures.

Student musicians from the Park Hill High School Band, Choir and Orchestra programs delivered an incredible series of performances on the state stage.

Park Hill High School DECA took on the world in Atlanta and won! Congratulations to our students for their outstanding achievements at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) including winning 1st Place in the Integrated Marketing Campaign competition!

We are #ParkHillProud of the journalism students from Park Hill and Park Hill South High Schools who brought home awards from the 2026 Journalism Educators of Metro Kansas City (JEMKC) Contest - and the South Side Scoop brought home Best Overall Broadcast Program for the third year in a row!

Big news from Columbia! Our journalism students from Park Hill and Park Hill South did us proud at the Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association's (MIJA) Journalism Day!

Congratulations are in order for both Park Hill High School and Park Hill South! Both schools have received the Missouri Association of Student Councils (MASC) Honor Council Gold Award. 

We are #ParkHillProud of seniors Kai Soo (PHHS), Angela Villamayor (PHHS) and Jonah Hicks (PHS)! They were recently named to the 32nd annual Missouri Scholars 100 program.

Park Hill High School wrestlers left it all on the mat at the state tournament and earned their spots on the podium.

Our National Merit Semifinalists are officially National Merit Finalists, a distinction earned by fewer than one percent of U.S. high school graduating seniors!

A standing ovation goes to our dance teams from Park Hill and Park Hill South high schools.

Congratulations, Chamberlain Webster! The Park Hill High School senior has been named the Bronze Award recipient of the Missouri Good Citizens Award.

We are #ParkHillProud of Pahola Espana from Park Hill High School and Caroline Rieger from Park Hill South High School, for winning the McAfee Award through Park University.

Congratulations to our musicians named to the All-State Band or Orchestra. These students will travel to Osage Beach in January to perform at state music education conference. 

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

Congratulations to the Park Hill High School girls volleyball teams from 1987 to 2000 on being inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame!

Congratulations to our runners who finished the season strong at the MSHSAA Class 5 State Cross Country meet.

We are #ParkHillProud of Park Hill High School senior Ruby Bell for earning All-State honors at the MSHSAA Girls Class 4 Golf Championship!

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!

We are #ParkHillProud of our five National Merit Commended Students from Park Hill High School!

We are #ParkHillProud of our six National Merit Semifinalists!

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.

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.