School type Public high school Principal Amy Dorris Enrollment 1975 (2016) Phone +1 806-326-2400 Founded 1955 | Established 1955 Grades 9-12 Color(s) Royal Blue & White Mascot Don | |
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Palo duro high school pep rally
Palo Duro High School is a school located in the city of Amarillo, Texas, United States, and is one of four high schools in the Amarillo Independent School District and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. The school was named after Palo Duro Canyon, a canyon system in the Texas Panhandle. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
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- Palo duro high school pep rally
- Palo duro high school economics 6th
- Athletics
- State Titles
- 1992 shooting
- Middle schools
- Elementary schools
- Notable alumni
- References
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Athletics
The Palo Duro Dons compete in these sports -
Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Wrestling, Basketball, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball
State Titles
1992 shooting
On September 11, 1992, 17-year-old Randy Earl Matthews who transferred to the school from Memphis High School in Memphis, Texas at the start of the school year, shot and wounded 7 students with a .22-caliber pistol inside the hallway after a morning pep rally for a football game against Hereford High School. All 7 students survived the shooting and police caught him and the other student who fled the scene and arrested him for capital murder and bringing a weapon onto school grounds. The other student who was with him was also arrested.