Palmetto Ridge High School

Infobox School | name = Palmetto Ridge High School

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motto =
established = 2005 [cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|url=http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/fl/6739|title=Palmetto Ridge High School Test Scores|format=|work=|pages=|publisher=GreatSchools Inc.|language=English|accessdate=September 5|accessyear=2006|curly=]
type = Public
principal = Roy M. Terry [cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|url=http://collier.k12.fl.us/prh/principal.htm|title=PRHS Principal|format=|work=|pages=|publisher=Palmetto Ridge High School|language=English|accessdate=September 5|accessyear=2006|curly=]
faculty =
enrollment = approx. 2000
free_label = Mascot
free_text = Bears
location = 1655 Victory Lane
Naples, FL 34120
website = http://collier.k12.fl.us/prh/

Palmetto Ridge High School is a secondary education school located in Naples, Florida, and is one of nine public high schools located in Collier County. Palmetto Ridge High School is part of the District School Board of Collier County.

Athletics

Palmetto Ridge High School is one of the seven members of the Collier County Athletic Conference. They list their Athletics departments as follows: [cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|url=http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/prh/Activities/|title=Palmetto Ridge Activities|format=|work=|pages=|publisher=|language=English|accessdate=September 5|accessyear=2006|curly=]

* Football
* Cross Country
* Volleyball
* Golf
* Basketball
* Wrestling
* Soccer
* Softball
* Swimming and Diving
* Baseball
* Track and field
* Tennis
* Cheerleading
* Dancing

Career Academies

Palmetto Ridge High School is home to three different Career Academies. The goal of these programs is to help students that 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 [cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|url=http://collier.k12.fl.us/prh/Teacherwebs/REAL%20CONSTRUCTION%20WEB%20SITE/capasso.htm|title=Academy of Construction and Fine Woodworking|format=|work=|pages=|publisher=Palmetto Ridge High School|language=English|accessdate=September 5|accessyear=2006|curly=]
* Culinary Arts Academy [cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|url=http://collier.k12.fl.us/prh/Teacherwebs/CULINARY/Index.htm|title=Culinary Arts Academy|format=|work=|pages=|publisher=Palmetto Ridge High School|language=English|accessdate=September 5|accessyear=2006|curly=]
* Medical Academy [cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|url=http://collier.k12.fl.us/prh/Teacherwebs/HEALTH%20PROFESSIONS/Index.htm|title=Medical Academy|format=|work=|pages=|publisher=Palmetto Ridge High School|language=English|accessdate=September 5|accessyear=2006|curly=]

Clubs

Palmetto Ridge High School is home to many different extracurricular clubs. An accurate, up-to-date list is difficult to keep, as clubs are added and dropped as students graduate or lose interest. However, some of the notable clubs are: [cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|url=http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/prh/Activities/index.html|title=Palmetto Ridge Activities|format=|work=|pages=|publisher=Palmetto Ridge High School|language=English|accessdate=September 5|accessyear=2006|curly=]

*Scholar Bowl
*Rugby football
*Key Club
*National Honor Society
*DECA
*Fellowship of Christian Athletes
*Mu Alpha Theta
*Yearbook

Demographics

The District School Board of Collier County Web Site updates each school's demographics daily. The update as of September 5, 2006 lists the school's demographics as follows: [cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|url=http://collier.k12.fl.us/schools/prh.asp|title=Palmetto Ridge High School Demographics|format=|work=|pages=|publisher=District School Board of Collier County|language=English|accessdate=September 5|accessyear=2006|curly=]

Students by sex

*Male: 1063 (52.68%)
*Female: 955 (47.32%)

Students by race

*White: 1024 (50.74%)
*Black: 103 (5.10%)
*Hispanic: 831 (41.18%)
*Haitian: 20 (.99%)
*Asian: 19 (.94%)
*Multi Racial: 15 (.74%)
*Indian 6 (.30%)

External links

* [http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/prh/ Palmetto Ridge High School]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/fl/6739 School profile]

References