Carl Zimmerman has been teaching at Parkview since 2007 and coaching basketball since 2005.  He currently teaches AP and Honors United States History.  Mr./Coach Zimmerman earned a BA in history from Samford University in 1972 and a Masters in Secondary Education with a history major in 1976 also from Samford University.  His teaching/coaching career has included stops at B.B. Comer High School and Vestavia Hills High School in Alabama (1972-1977); Cleveland High School, Cookeville High School, and LaVergne High School in Tennessee (1985-1999); Jordan High School (1977-1985), Shiloh High School (2000- 2005) and Parkview High School in Georgia.  His coaching career has included head coaching in boys basketball for twenty six years; in boys tennis for eighteen years, girls tennis for thirteen years;  as an assistant basketball coach for twelve years; as an assistant football coach for fourteen years. He has been an active supporter of all the programs and students at Parkview.  He was selected by the 2010 senior class as the recipient of the “I Made A Difference Award.”  Mr. Zimmerman has been married to his wife, Sally, for forty one years.  They are the proud parents of four children: Michael, Andrew, Joel, and Anna.