Type Public school Principal Sandi Brandl Grades Grades 9–12 Phone +1 719-488-4720 Motto "Expect the Best" | Established 1920 Faculty 140 teachers Enrollment 1033 (2013-14) Mascot Rangers | |
Address 1300 Higby Rd, Monument, CO 80132, USA District Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Profiles | ||
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Lewis-Palmer High School is a high school in Monument, Colorado, United States. It is one of only two high schools in Lewis-Palmer School District 38, the other being Palmer Ridge High School.
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Lewis-Palmer is ranked as one of Colorado's best public high schools. John J. Irwin Award winner as well as numerous other nationally ranked awards, Lewis-Palmer is recognized as a nationally excelling school. US News Top 500 High School
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The school reached national attention when it refused to give its 2006 valedictorian, Erica Corder, her diploma after she mentioned Jesus Christ in her commencement speech. Corder pursued legal action against the school district. The court ruled against Corder by declaring that the graduation was a school sponsored event and therefore the school was under the obligation to uphold the constitutional separation between church and state. The court also ruled that the school's policy for graduation speeches was too vague, and thus unconstitutional due to the "chilling effect" that is created by overly broad rules.