04/23/2026
This is what Parkview is all about!!! 💚💛
“I went to Holland Elementary and then I was in the Bridges program. During middle school I was in the Scholars program at Central, but I played sports for Jarrett. And then I’ve been here at Parkview the past four years. So I’ve been in SPS K-12. I chose to go to Parkview because my mom went to Parkview, my brother went to Parkview — I just like the culture here. I really liked the diversity that was here and the opportunities that they have for us in terms of leadership. Especially with Mrs. Brown coming here and the leadership team, they’ve been amazing. I’m a three sport athlete, I am our DECA co-president here at Parkview, I’m the VP of our SAAB Brother to Brother chapter, as well as being in cabinet as the elections commissioner. What made me come here was a lot of things, but what made me stay was just everything that’s involved with this school.
After high school I want to pursue a career in finance, especially financial consulting. I got interested in finance when our SAAB chapter started a program called Boss. We go to five different banks, with six different schools.Then I had a mentorship last year at Commerce Bank where I just learned about the bank, learned about the setting and I had some executive mentors. That was a really good opportunity for me. Then at DECA state last year, my partner and I, our whole thing was that we would rather get fifth place instead of first because the build up to first place is so bad, and we didn’t even think we could reach that position. We were sitting there and the girls that beat us at districts from Glendale got called up for second place. And then when they finally said our names, it was kind of emotional for us. You know, you look up on the stage at the other people competing and there’s not a lot of Black competitors. So seeing two Black men getting up on stage, that was kind of emotional for us.
My DECA partner and I did our project on financial literacy, and we went to Holland and Sherwood to teach financial literacy to fifth graders. The lesson was split into three different workshops. The first workshop was the dream presentation. Not only did we want to teach students about financial literacy, we wanted them to feel empowered and professional. So we had them create a paper person themed around what they wanted to be when they grow up — we had basketball players, some astronauts and even had some McDonald’s workers. Then at the second station, we had a coloring book that talked about budgeting and different things like that. And then my station — which I think was the best station — was the mini market. A lot of our funds came from Jack Stack with SRC Holdings who actually donated $10,000 to our school because we presented our project to him. We used a lot of the funds to buy different items for the mini market like different food items and drinks, toys and books for students to get. Students got $100 in Monopoly money, a budget sheet and then walked around and picked out the items they wanted. Students who saved — even though we didn’t tell them that they could save — got a few extra dollars. The kids were really confused about how other students got more items than them and we got to talk about the importance of investing and saving. It was an amazing opportunity for us and it was just an amazing time helping kids.
At SPS, there have been so many opportunities to hear students' voices. I’ve been in so many positions and been given so many opportunities to speak and to talk about our school, and I feel like my voice has a purpose here. I think that’s the big thing for SPS. Dr. Lathan and all the higher ups, they’re very recognizable faces because you see them all the time around the schools.They’re not just this overhanging, downtown presence — they’re relatable, they’re amazing and they try their best to make students feel comfortable and feel loved here.”
- Isaiah Hampton, Parkview High School senior
