Palmetto Ridge High School
Athletics
Palmetto Ridge High School is one of the seven members of the Collier County Athletic Conference. It lists its athletics departments as follows:
Fall sports
- Boys' football
- Boys' & girls' cross country
- Boys' & girls' golf
- Boys' & girls' swimming & diving
- Girls' cheerleading
- Girls' volleyball
Winter sports
- Boys' & girls' basketball
- Boys' & girls' soccer
- Boys' & girls' wrestling
Spring sports
- Boys' baseball
- Boys' & girls' lacrosse
- Boys' & girls' tennis
- Boys' & girls' track and field
- Girls' cheerleading
- Girls' softball
Bands
- Marching Band
- Guard - Weapon Line and Flag Line
- Jazz Band
- Symphonic Band
- Wind Ensemble
- Wind Symphony
The school's show band has received straight superiors at the Florida Bandmaster's Association Musical Performance Assessment from its opening in 2004 to the present (as of 2018), and is the first to institute a competition band for Collier County Schools. Palmetto Ridge's competition band was placed third at the FMBC State Finals in its introductory year of 2009.
Career Academies
Palmetto Ridge High School has two different career academies. The goal of these programs is to help students who are interested in a certain career. Over the course of their high school education, students enrolled in the academy take several classes relating to the academy, some of which are classes specifically made for academy students.
- Academy of Construction and Fine Woodworking
- Culinary Arts Academy
Clubs
Palmetto Ridge High School has many different extracurricular clubs, including:
- Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- International Thespian Society
- Key Club
- Marching Band
- Meme Club
- Model United Nations
- Mu Alpha Theta
- National Honor Society
- Project Unify
- Scholar Bowl
- Science National Honor Society
- Spanish Honor Society
- Student Government Association
- Yearbook
Demographics
2023-2024
- Total student enrollment: 2,028
- Male: 50.49%
- Female: 49.51%
- The ethnic makeup of the school:
- Hispanic: 55.37%
- White: 29.1%
- Black: 10.2%
- Multiracial: 3.8%
- Asian: 1.33%
- Native American: 0.15%
Notable Alumni
- Dominic Fike (Class of 2014) - rapper, actor and songwriter
References
- ^ Just, Brooke (November 9, 2021). "Collier County (Fla.) district begins construction on new high school". American School & University eNewsletter. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "PRHS Principal". Palmetto Ridge High School. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Attendance Zones Effective 2009-2010 Archived 2010-09-20 at the Wayback Machine", Collier County District School Board. Retrieved on September 18, 2009.
- "Orangetree CDP, Florida", U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 18, 2009. - ^ "Palmetto Ridge Activities". Retrieved September 5, 2006.
- ^ "Academy of Construction and Fine Woodworking". Palmetto Ridge High School. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
- ^ "Culinary Arts Academy". Palmetto Ridge High School. Archived from the original on October 2, 2006. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
- ^ "Palmetto Ridge Activities". Palmetto Ridge High School. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
- ^ "Schools Overview / Palmetto Ridge High (PRH)". collierschools.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Palmetto Ridge High School's Class of 2014". naplesnews.com. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
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