Lewis-Palmer High School

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Location
Lewis-Palmer High School
1300 Higby Road, Monument, Colorado United States
Information
School district	Lewis-Palmer 38
Principal	John Borman
Enrollment	1929 students
Type	Public school
Grades	Grades 9-12
Mascot	Rangers
Color(s)	Black and Orange
Established	1920s^{[citation needed]}
Information	(719) 488-4720
Homepage	http://lphs.lewispalmer.org/

Lewis-Palmer High School is a high school in Monument, Colorado. It is the only high school in Lewis-Palmer School District 38 currently. It has a staff of around 140 teachers and has reached its capacity. A new school, Palmer Ridge is being built to help with the overpopulation, however the school did not receive the funding to fund the teachers so they are taking money and teachers from lewis palmer to operate palmer ridge. The school reached national attention when it refused to give its 2006 valedictorian, Erica Corder, her diploma after she mentioned Jesus Christ in her commencement speech. However she is believed to be taking legal action against the school district^[1].

Lewis Palmer is also ranked as one of Colorado's Best Public High Schools. Though a bomb incident occurred in December 2004, it is known for its safe school environment. With John J. Irwin Awards and other nationally ranked awards, Lewis Palmer is recognized as a nationally excelling school.

Recent News: It spent over $8,000,000 on renovating the Don Breese District Stadium providing a new field with field terf and stadium.