Palmetto Ridge High School

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Palmetto Ridge High School
School type	Public
Established	2005[1]
Principal	Roy M. Terry[2]
Students	approx. 2000
Mascot	Bears
School Times	7:15AM to 2:00PM[3]
Location	1655 Victory Lane Naples, FL 34120
Information	(239) 377-2401
Website	http://collier.k12.fl.us/prh/

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

Contents 1 Athletics 2 Career Academies 3 Clubs 4 Demographics 4.1 Students by sex 4.2 Students by race 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Athletics

Palmetto Ridge High School is one of the seven members of the Collier County Athletic Conference. They list their Athletics departments as follows: ^[4]

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

[edit] 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^[5]
• Culinary Arts Academy^[6]
• Medical Academy^[7]

[edit] 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:^[8]

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

[edit] 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:^[9]

[edit] Students by sex

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

[edit] 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%)

[edit] External links

• Palmetto Ridge High School
• School profile

[edit] References

1. ^ Palmetto Ridge High School Test Scores (English). GreatSchools Inc.. Retrieved on September 5, 2006.
2. ^ PRHS Principal (English). Palmetto Ridge High School. Retrieved on September 5, 2006.
3. ^ 2006-2007 Start/Dismissal Times for Students (English). District School Board of Collier County. Retrieved on September 5, 2006.
4. ^ Palmetto Ridge Activities (English). Retrieved on September 5, 2006.
5. ^ Academy of Construction and Fine Woodworking (English). Palmetto Ridge High School. Retrieved on September 5, 2006.
6. ^ Culinary Arts Academy (English). Palmetto Ridge High School. Retrieved on September 5, 2006.
7. ^ Medical Academy (English). Palmetto Ridge High School. Retrieved on September 5, 2006.
8. ^ Palmetto Ridge Activities (English). Palmetto Ridge High School. Retrieved on September 5, 2006.
9. ^ Palmetto Ridge High School Demographics (English). District School Board of Collier County. Retrieved on September 5, 2006.

Collier County High Schools
District School Board of Collier County Barron G. Collier High School, Everglades High School, Golden Gate High School, Gulf Coast High School, Immokalee High School, Lely High School, Lorenzo Walker Technical High School, Naples High School, Palmetto Ridge High School Private High Schools The Community School of Naples, St. John Neumann High School