Palmdale High School

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Palmdale High School

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Established	1956
School Type	Public High School
Principal	Eric Riegert
Assistant Principal	Roger Fasting
Vice Principal(s)	Judy Swaner Frank Lynch Eric Beam Jason Chronister
Location	Palmdale, Antelope Valley, California
Student Enrollments	~4,000
Faculty	~150
Campus	80 acres
Grades	9 to 12
School Motto	Choose Education, Choose Success!
School Colors	Green and Black
Homepage	Palmdale High School
Credit	Leonard A. Moreno

School Crest © Palmdale High School

Palmdale High School is located in Palmdale, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. About 4,000 students attend Palmdale High School in grades 9 through 12.

Palmdale High School was founded in 1956.

The school's website defines its mission as follows:

“Our mission is to provide a safe and secure learning environment that promotes a rigorous curriculum and enables our students to develop the necessary academic, technical, and work-related skills of the 21st century. Every student who graduates will be prepared to pursue college or any career to which he/she aspires.”

1 Band
2 Choir
3 Notable alumni
4 External links

[edit] Band

Palmdale High School has many different music programs including:
Wind Ensemble - Advanced level wind instrumentals
Orchestra - Strings
Concert/Symphonic Band - Beginning to intermediate level wind instruments
Falcon Pageantry Corps - Palmdale marching band and colorguard
Jazz Ensemble
Drumline
Colorguard

[edit] Choir

Palmdale High School is known for its world renowned choir, usually scoring in the high 90s in competition. The program is directed by Mike McCullough and travels every year to festivals around the world. The international trips started in 1999 with a trip to the Shrewsbury International Music Festival in England. More recently, in 2006, they received 3rd overall in the world in Verona, Italy. The choir is scheduled to compete in Ireland, 2008.

Just recently at the Heritage Festival in San Francisco the PHS Chamber Group Scored 94.95 and was awarded 6th place in the nation.

[edit] Notable alumni

Afroman, Famous rapper
Dana Eveland, Professional Baseball Player
Martin Romo, world-renowned dog groomer
Derek Hagan, Professional football player
Tyrone Culver, Professional football player
Sara Jane Olson, convicted domestic terrorist and member of the *Symbionese Liberation Army
Bryan Herman, Professional skateboarder
Mark Ohren, Professional dancer.
Carlos Argueta, Famous Hollywood Hairstylist