School Information

Parkwood High
3220 Parkwood School Road
Monroe, NC 28112

Phone: 704-296-0154

Fax: 704-764-2907

Guidance Office Fax: 980-341-5525

Carole

Mission Statement

Parkwood High School will equip each student to graduate from Parkwood High School with the skills needed to be successful in post-secondary life.

Vision

Together, the Parkwood Wolf Pack will inspire life-long learning and respect for self and community.

Fast Facts

Traditional Calendar

Start Bell: 8:30 a.m.

End Bell: 3:30 p.m.

Mascot: Wolf Pack

Colors: Blue and black

Meet Our School Administrators

Dr. Tracy Strickland (Principal)
About Dr. Strickland

While this will be Dr. Strickland’s first year as principal at Parkwood High School, this is not her first year of service to the school community. From 2005-2010, Dr. Strickland taught Spanish at Parkwood High. Dr. Strickland left Parkwood to pursue opportunities in administration and leadership at UCPS. She served four years as principal at Piedmont Middle School and two years as the Director of Student Support. She feels that returning to Parkwood High School is like “coming home.”

Dr. Strickland has had many diverse life opportunities as the daughter of missionaries as well as the wife of a minister. Growing up, she lived in Costa Rica and Venezuela. Since marrying, she has lived and taught in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Charleston Southern University, her Master of Arts from the University of North Carolina Charlotte, and her Doctorate from Liberty University.

Dr. Strickland has been married to Steve for 30 years. He is the Middle School Pastor at Indian Trail First Baptist Church. The Stricklands have two children: Vassar and Mathis. Vassar is married to MacKenzie and they live in Gibsonville, NC. Vassar serves in the United States Army National Guard and MacKenzie is an elementary teacher in Guilford County. Mathis is finishing his last year at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, pursuing a major in business with a minor in entrepreneurial studies. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, exploring new adventures both locally and abroad, running, and reading.

Contact Dr. Strickland
- Phone: 704-296-0154, ext. 3301
- Email: tracy.strickland@ucps.k12.nc.us
Aaron Mayes (Assistant Principal)
About Mr. Mayes

Mr. Mayes is excited for the opportunity to return to Parkwood High School as an Assistant Principal after graduating from Parkwood in 1998. As a missionary kid, he lived in Michigan, California, Papua New Guinea, and North Carolina. For the last 19 years Mr. Mayes has taught art at Vance High School and Cuthbertson High School. He coached football, softball, and baseball over the course of nine years at Vance High School.

The educational background of Mr. Mayes includes a Bachelor’s Degree from Taylor University in Art Education, a Master’s degree in School Administration from Appalachian State University, National Board Certification and Re-Certification in 2008 and 2018, and is AP certified by the College Board. He lives in Waxhaw with Karen, his wife of 19 years, and their two sons (Grant and Wesley). In his free time he loves cheering for his Cleveland Browns, Michigan Wolverines, and Detroit Tigers. He also enjoys watching his son, Wesley, play baseball, playing softball, and working in the yard on their small hobby farm.

Mr. Mayes strives to see students and staff members maximize their potential and enjoyment in life through purposeful work and service towards others. He believes that the foundation for a successful school is meaningful relationships.

Contact Mr. Mayes
- Phone: 704-764-2900
- Email: aaron.mayes@ucps.k12.nc.us
Eldridge Moore III (Assistant Principal)
About Mr. Moore

Mr. Moore came to Parkwood from Porter Ridge High School where he worked as an Assistant Principal. He has a long history in education; having been a teacher for seven years, an assistant principal for five years, an elementary principal for two years and a high school principal for three years. His duties here include teacher observations and being responsible for buses/bus drivers, custodians, sub-plans, movie approvals, facilities, teacher syllabi, and student discipline. His educational philosophy is that "Every child can learn."

His educational background includes an undergraduate degree from Niagara University in 1989, a masters's degree in special education from Nazareth College in 1997 and a master's degree in educational administration from Canisius College in 2001. He played college basketball at Niagara and professional basketball in Holland. He has two children, a son and a daughter, and lives in Indian Trail.

Mr. Moore's goal for Parkwood: "To become one of the best schools in Union County and the state."

Contact Mr. Moore
- Phone: 704-764-2900
- Email: eldridge.moore@ucps.k12.nc.us
Terri Adams (Assistant Principal)
About Mrs. Adams

Mrs. Adams (formerly Fleck) has lived in Hawaii, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, and North Carolina. Mrs. Adams has served UCPS since 2004 as an ELA and AIG teacher at Monroe Middle, Parkwood Middle, and Weddington Middle, and as a High School English Content Facilitator and Instructional Coach at Parkwood High before joining the administration team in 2019.

Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications at the University of Georgia, a Master of Arts in Teaching at UNC-Charlotte and National Board Certification, and Post-Graduate Certification in Administration at Wingate University. Mrs. Adams previously worked in public relations at Roanoke College and in Atlanta, Georgia.

She lives in South Carolina now with her husband, Bill, and they are both avid runners and hikers. Their six children live in three states and two countries! Mrs. Adams believes in the power of positive relationships, and she is proud of the Parkwood community of support for our students' success.

Contact Mrs. Adams
- Phone: 704-764-2900
- Email: terri.adams@ucps.k12.nc.us