School type Public high school Principal Gary Gabel Enrollment 1199 Mascot Bears | Established 2008 Years offered 9-12 Phone +1 719-867-8600 Number of students 1,199 | |
Motto Ignite, Encourage, Engage, and Expect Excellence Similar Lewis‑Pal High School, Lewis‑Pal School District, Lewis‑Pal Middle School, Pine Creek High School, William J Palmer High Sch Profiles | ||
Loud proud palmer ridge high school
Palmer Ridge High School (PR, or PRHS) is a public high school in Monument, Colorado, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. It is one of two high schools in the Lewis-Palmer School District, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes.
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- Loud proud palmer ridge high school
- Palmer ridge high school 4a cheer state champions 2015
- Establishment
- Building
- Opening
- Present day operation
- Awards and recognition
- Academics
- Athletics
- Fine arts
- References
As of 2010, Palmer Ridge offers 25 varsity sports, 18 Advanced Placement courses, and vocational training.
Palmer Ridge is known for being the largest public geothermal project in the state of Colorado, and is made famous by its glass bridge that connects its academics and arts/athletics wings.
Palmer ridge high school 4a cheer state champions 2015
Establishment
In 2006, Lewis-Palmer School District decided to build a second high school to alleviate crowding in Lewis-Palmer High School. They intended to take the land of Mary Wissler, a local ranch owner, through the use of Eminent Domain. Many people were outraged, and threatened to recall the school board by collecting thousands of signatures. The district eventually chose another plot of land.
Building
H+L Architecture designed the building for Palmer Ridge High School. Saunders Construction built the actual building, and finished in time for the 2008-2009 school year. The building covered 217,000 square feet (20,200 m2) after its completion.
Opening
Palmer Ridge High School opened in August 2008, with approximately 530 students and 70 faculty members.
Present-day operation
Today, Palmer Ridge is a full-class 9-12 high school with approximately 1200 students enrolled. The school's first graduating class was the Class of 2011. Palmer Ridge offers a wide variety of student-centered programs, including a monthly school publication, the Bear Truth, which reports on athletics, academic and extracurricular issues, and news of the school and community. Other programs include PRTV's Ridgeline, PR's Student Council, DECA, Rachel's Challenge, Ridge Rage, Bearbotics FIRST robotics team, and Forensics/Model United Nations.
Awards and recognition
Palmer Ridge High School is considered one of the most environmentally friendly buildings in the state of Colorado, as well as one of the largest geothermal projects in the state. It carries an Energy Star Label.
Palmer Ridge and Lewis-Palmer School District 38 are "Accredited with Distinction" by the state of Colorado.
Academics
21 Palmer Ridge students scored 30+ on the ACT (2009–2010).
18 Palmer Ridge students scored a 5 in at least one area of the Advanced Placement Exam
Athletics
Fine arts
The Palmer Ridge Band sent 22 students to the Colorado All-State Band in 2011. In 2014, more than half of the students elected to play in All City Honor Band were from Palmer Ridge.
Palmer Ridge's Bear Necessity Theatre Company broke district-wide attendance records with their musical in the fall of 2010.