Dr. Madson's #ParklandPride Podcast

Girls' flag football is now an official PIAA-sanctioned high school sport in Pennsylvania as of 2024, with official competition in the 2025-26 school year. Parkland has a team that is playing games this spring and will be sanctioning the sport officially in the 2026-27 year.   Following rapid growth led by the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, over 100 teams already exist statewide, wit...

The PHS Expansion Project includes: • 30 Classrooms • 16 New Science, Art, Engineering, Robotics & Food Labs • 2 Enclosed Outdoor Courtyards • Media Center Makeover • Improved Building Flow • Expanded Office Space & Cafeteria   See pictures and more information at https://www.parklandsd.org/about-us/vision2030

Get your Disney's Little Mermaid Jr. tickets at https://www.parklandsd.org/departments/arts/ticket-information November 21 - 23, 2025 at Parkland High School Show Times: Friday 11/21 7pm Saturday 11/22 3pm & 7pm Sunday 11/23 3pm Ticket Prices: $12 Adults $10 Seniors (65+) $10 Students/Children Springhouse Middle School (SMS) presented A Night Under the Stars , an evening of humorous and heartwarmi...

Food Services website Contact information: Parkland School District Contact Information: Casey Troutman, Director, Food Services 2219 N Cedar Crest Blvd Allentown, PA 18104 Phone: 610-351-5670 Fax: 610-351-5679 Building Contacts: https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=1553699351819&page=staff

Access the PHS Digital Coursebook here. Click here to see all of the Project Lead The Way course offerings at PHS Video about Biomed Program Tech Ed and Engineering Program video Math and Computer Science and Cyber Security PLTW classes video  

Link to Parkland High School Course Offerings: Visual Arts course offerings Music course offerings English course offerings (includes theatre, technical theatre, film, yearbook, tv studio, newspaper, creative writing and more) Parkland Festival of the Arts - will be May 16 & 17, 2025. The teachers on this podcast share about course offerings and talk about specific projects that spark creativity a...

For over two decades, the Parkland School District has been an active participant in the United Way Employee Giving Campaign. This year's campaign introduces a new option for employees to contribute to hurricane relief efforts. Marci Lesko, CEO of the United Way, noted that 20 United Way chapters are currently engaged in relief efforts for Hurricane Helene.  Donate to the United Way here:   https:...

Visit Parkland's Vision 2030 web page for updates and presentations:  https://www.parklandsd.org/departments/superintendents-office/vision2030

The Parkland girls' and boys' basketball teams both had remarkable seasons. The girls' team won the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) and District Championships, and made a deep run in the State Tournament before falling in the semi-final round to the eventual state champion, Cardinal O'Hara. This was the furthest the team had advanced since winning the State Championship in 2006. Meanwhile, t...

Link for show tickets:   https://www.parklandsd.org/departments/arts/ticket-information Plan to come 30 minutes early to check out the Beach Party in the auditorium as the pit orchestra entertains patrons with party music. SpongeBob contains music composed by Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, David Bowie, Panic! at the Disco, Steven Tyler and more. Vocabulary: Sitzprobe - a rehearsal where the singers si...

Link to Community Advisory Council Meeting Schedule (CAC):   https://www.parklandsd.org/community/community-advisory-council  

Dr. Madson explores the 5th grade experience, which is the last year of elementary school within Parkland. Mr. Bartman, Principal of Parkway Manor, Yael Shimon, 5th grader in Mrs. King's class from Parkway Manor, Mrs. Aulisio, Principal at Kratzer, and Jaxon Kijak, 5th grader from Mr. Green's homeroom at Kratzer, open up about their 5th grade experience and thoughts about life beyond elementary sc...

Link to the PHS Trumpet Newspaper: www.phstrumpet.org The Blare podcast:  https://theblare.simplecast.com/ Mrs. Beck can be reached at beckd@parklandsd.net.

Link to the 2023-24 School District Budget information and Newsletter .

OMS STEAM Expo is May 9th - they are working on a hovercraft!  SMS held their STEAM Expo in April.  Students from the elementary schools visit to participate in hands-on science stations that are developed by middle schoolers. MathCounts is a math competition and more information can be found here . Teacher contact info: schlanerc@parklandsd.net and hallmank@parklandsd.net Students share about oth...

Learn more about all of LCTI's programs at www.lcti.org. Parkland High School currently has 335 students studying at LCTI.  82 attend for the full day and 253 attend for a half day session.

Dr. Mark Madson sits down to help you get to know Parkland High School Principal Nate Davidson and Fogelsville Elementary Principal Lisa Lesko, both who are new in their positions this school year.

Esports describes the world of competitive, organized video gaming. Competitors from different leagues or teams face off in the same games that are popular with at-home gamers (think: Fortnite, League of Legends, and Madden NFL, to name a few). The streaming service Twitch allow viewers to watch as their favorite gamers play in real time.  Students can gain college scholarships in esports in much...

Dr. Madson sits down with a few A-wingers – Addison Treat, Mitchell Roth and Kali Hurst, along with Visual and Performing Arts Director Mr. Anonia, to give us an overview of arts opportunities in the latest episode.

Dr. Madson chats with Jackie Fekula, a Senior Defensive Specialist on the Girls' Volleyball Team, Sejal Wellington, a Senior Forward on the Girls' Soccer Team and Nate Kemmerer, a Senior Offensive / Defensive Lineman on the Football Team along with Athletic Director Bill Dreisbach. They share valuable lessons learned and advice for future Parkland athletes.

There are a lot of teacher/staff shout outs in this episode as well as great words of advice for younger students and parents.  This is a can't miss episode!

Make a gift or volunteer at Parkland CARES at www.parklandcaresfp.org Make a gift to Parkland REACH at www.parklandsd.org/foundation and write REACH program in comments.

Dr. Mark Madson, Superintendent, talks to Lisa Ervin, Executive Director of the Parkland Education Foundation, Nicole McGalla, Director of Community Relations and Development at Parkland, John Hauth, Senior Network Administrator at St. Luke's University Health Network, Erin Heintzelman, 4th Generation Funeral Director at Heintzelman Funeral Home and Treasurer of the Parkland Education Foundation,...

Here is a link to the Jaindl Talent Show that is referenced in this podcast:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/10NOQ-rw4CGJcrAiDpdh35HtlKPzvw4ru/view?usp=sharing

Dr. Madson sits down with Parkland School Board President David Hein (who is also the current Pennsylvania School Boards Association President) and Vice President Carol Facchiano to talk about what it's like to be a school board director.