. ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Lincoln shire ▁W olds ▁Bin bro ok ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Lincoln shire ▁W olds ▁A ON B ▁The ▁Def i ant ▁- ▁local ▁web ▁site ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Lincoln shire ▁Category : C ivil ▁par ishes ▁in ▁Lincoln shire ▁Category : West ▁Lind sey ▁District <0x0A> </s> ▁A . H . ▁Parker ▁High ▁School ▁is ▁a ▁four - year ▁public ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁seven ▁high ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁City ▁School ▁System ▁and ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁long time ▁B irmingham ▁educ ator ▁Arthur ▁Harold ▁Parker . ▁School ▁colors ▁are ▁pur ple ▁and ▁white , ▁and ▁the ▁mas cot ▁is ▁the ▁B ison ▁( the ▁' Th und ering ▁H erd '). ▁Parker ▁compet es ▁in ▁A HS AA ▁Class ▁ 6 A ▁athlet ics . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁known ▁as ▁Neg ro ▁High ▁School , ▁Parker ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁for ▁African - American ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁with ▁a ▁fresh man ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁students ▁and ▁one ▁teacher . ▁The ▁school ' s ▁first ▁gradu ation ▁was ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Street ▁Bapt ist ▁Church , ▁where ▁ 1 5 ▁students ▁received ▁diplom as . ▁Its ▁found ing ▁was ▁spe ar head ed ▁by ▁past or ▁and ▁bank er ▁William ▁R . ▁P ett if ord , ▁and ▁Arthur