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James Tigue Boys' Head Coach
Coach Tigue ran two years under Coach Karl Bostick and was a member of
the Parkview state championship team in 1993. He ran both cross
country and track at Berry College where he received his B.S. in Biology
in 1998. Coach Tigue began his teaching career in 1999 at Smitha
Middle School in Marietta, GA. He received his Masters in
Educational Leadership in 2005 from Kennesaw Sate University and finally
made his way back to Parkview the following school year to teach science
and coach cross country and track. Coach Tigue and his wife,
Brittany (Parkview class of 1993), have two daughters and one son: Ashley (10), Courtney (4),
and Joshua (1). This is his fifth year coaching the boys.
Melissa is a 1993 graduate of
Parkview High School. She graduated from Berry College in 1997 and
has been teaching English at Parkview since January 1998. She was
the assistant girls’ cross country coach in 1998 and 1999 and has
been the head coach since 2000. Melissa graduated with a Master’s
degree in English Education from Georgia State University in May
2003 and was married to Christopher Johnson in June of 2003. Chris
is the clinic manager at Atlanta Rehabilitation and is the athletic
trainer who works with the Parkview teams. (Please let him know if
you feel you need his services!) Chris and Missy have two
daughters; Madison will be four in late October, and Mackenzie will
be one in early November.
Coach Thornton ran hurdles at Dacula High School from 1999-2002. He graduated from the University of Georgia in May of 2007 where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics Education. He has been the hurdles coach at Parkview High School for the past three years where he has also recently finished his second year of teaching. He is married to Shaye Thornton, who works at Northview High School in Fulton County as a Family and Consumer Science teacher. He doesn't have any kids yet, but considers his two puppies to be holding that position pretty well.
Richard has been a volunteer assistant cross country and track coach
for 15 years. He
is the Student Pastor at Mountain Park First Baptist Church in Lilburn,
as well as chaplain for the Parkview football team. He is married
to Betsy King, who works at Camp Creek
Elementary. Richard and Betsy have one daughter, Joy, who
graduated from Parkview and three grandchildren: Lily, Easton, and
Lauren.
Mrs. Presten is in her first year of teaching health and PE at Parkview. Education includes a Parkview diploma (Class of 2000), B.S. in therapeutic recreation from the Georgia State University (2003), and an M.Ed. in Pedagogy of Physical Education from UGA (2007). Her coaching experience includes working with the Grayson girls' XC team, being the distance coach at Apalachee High School in Barrow, girls' track coach at Clarke Middle School, and coaching adults to compete in road races of various distances from 5K to ultramarathons as well as triathlons. She has been married for seven years to David, also a Parkview graduate (Class of 1993).