General William J. Palmer High School, commonly referred to as Palmer High School (PHS), is a public high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It is the flagship high school of School District 11 and has the oldest International Baccalaureate (IB) program in the area.
| General William J. Palmer High School | |
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 Front of Palmer High School | |
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301 North Nevada Avenue , Colorado 80903 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°50′20″N 104°49′12″W / 38.83889°N 104.82000°W |
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| Other names | Palmer High School, Palmer, PHS |
| Former name | Colorado Springs High School |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | A Tradition of Excellence |
| Established | 1875 |
| School district | Colorado Springs 11 |
| CEEB code | 060288 |
| NCES School ID | 080306000257[1] |
| Principal | Krista Burke[2] |
| Teaching staff | 72.20 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,384 (2022–2023[1]) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.17[1] |
| Color(s) | Brown and white |
| Athletics conference | CHSAA |
| Mascot | Terrors (Eaglebeak) |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | The Lever |
| Yearbook | Terror Trail |
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| Website | www |
History
editPalmer High School is located at 301 North Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs. The present building was built by the Works Progress Administration under Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940. Originally named Colorado Springs High School, Palmer High School was renamed in 1959 after the city's founder, General William Jackson Palmer. At that date, the city had expanded enough to warrant the building of a second high school, Roy J. Wasson High School.
Gender-inclusive bathrooms
editIn 2016 seniors Park Long and Halle Schall, both genderqueer students, along with others from the school's Gay-Straight-Trans Alliance, lobbied school officials for gender-inclusive bathrooms due to the discrimination experienced by transgender students. Palmer was the first high school in Southern Colorado to have gender-inclusive bathrooms.[3][4][5][6]
Extracurricular activities
editMock Trial
editPalmer's Mock Trial program won the Southern Colorado Regional Competition in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015; the Colorado State Competition in 2009 and 2013;[7] and took 14th place in the National High School Mock Trial Tournament in 2013.[8]
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (June 2022) |
- Lance Armstrong (graduated elsewhere)
- Albert Balows (1921–2006), clinical microbiologist
- Patricia Louise Dudley (1947, as Colorado Springs High School), zoologist specializing in copepods
- Chris Fowler[9] (1980), host of ESPN's College Gameday
- Robert L. Gordon III,[10] (1975) Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy
- Robert M. Isaac (1945, as Colorado Springs High School), mayor of Colorado Springs
- Reggie Jackson (2008), basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA[11]
- Ray Jardine (1961), rock climber, adventurer, inventor of "Friends" spring-loaded camming device
- Sho Nakamori, artistic gymnast and member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team[12]
- Cassandra Peterson[9] (1969), actress; played Elvira, Mistress of the Dark[citation needed]
- Laura Veirs, singer-songwriter[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - PALMER HIGH SCHOOL (080306000257)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "A Message from the Principal / Welcome".
- ^ Victor Skinner (March 8, 2016). "Colorado school installs 'gender-inclusive' bathroom".
- ^ http://www.terrortribe.org/phslever/?p=691[permanent dead link]
- ^ "High school creates gender-inclusive bathroom". KRDO. March 8, 2016.
- ^ Dawidowicz, Christina (March 11, 2016). "Palmer High School opens first gender-inclusive restroom in a public school in southern CO". KXRM.
- ^ "Media & Press". coloradohighschoolmocktrial.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ "2013 Championship Results". nationalmocktrial.org.
- ^ a b Brian Gomez (August 10, 2007). "Armstrong shares the importance of cycling to children at fundraiser". The Gazette.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Robert L. Gordon III". defense.gov. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015.
- ^ "Player Bio: Reggie Jackson". Boston College Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ Pena, Michael (September 27, 2002). "It's Sho time". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ Epstein, Warren (March 4, 2010). "Homegrown: Laura Veirs flirts with acoustic stardom". Colorado Springs Gazette.