It is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs.

In 2009, a major renovation project was undertaken for Parsons High School and was completely finished before the start of the fall semester.

[5] PHS offers general education classes as well as CTE programs such as Automotive Technology, Graphic Design, Health Science, Welding and more.

[6] In 1990, PHS became the only school ever to place two students (Ajit Pai and Michael Monninger) in the top four National Forensic League (NFL) point leaders in the same year.

In 2012, Steven Wood, the former debate and forensics coach at Parsons High School was inducted into the National Forensic League Hall of Fame, which is the highest honor for a high school speech and debate coach.

Parsons Senior High School is well-noted[citation needed] for its excellence in a variety of sports, especially in boys' and girls' tennis.