Principal Justin Ainsworth Grades 9–12 Student to teacher ratio 18:1 (2008) | Faculty 89 (2008) Enrollment 1249 (August 2010) Phone +1 907-861-5500 Colors Black, White, Green | |
School type Public secondary school Similar Colony Middle School, Office of Edu & Instruction, Butte Elementary School, Mat‑Su Central School | ||
Colony High School (CHS) is a public secondary school in Palmer, Alaska, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. Colony High School's rivals include Wasilla High School and Palmer High School.
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Sports
Colony's sports include football, cross-country running, swimming, cross-country skiing, wrestling, hockey, basketball, track and field, soccer, baseball, volleyball, and softball. The wrestling team has won five state championships and has finish in the top twenty teams in the nation. Its cross-county ski team has three state championships and two national championships. Soccer team has two state championships.
Activities
Colony High School has the state's only marching band. The marching band was invited to march at the inaugural parade for the 2009 Inaugural Parade for Barack Obama. It participated in the 2014 Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 2014 in Pasadena, CA, and it has been selected to participate in the 2017 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The school produces its own newspaper, entitled The Knightly News.