Palisade Preparatory School

Palisade Preparatory School
Palisade Preparatory School
Location
201 Palisade Avenue Yonkers, New York 10703
Information
Type	Public Middle High School ^[1]
Established	2008
School district	Yonkers Public Schools
Principal	Dr. Michelle P. Yazurlo
Grades	7-12
Number of students	628^[2]
Color(s)	Maroon
Mascot	Phoenix
Website	http://palisade.ypschools.org/

Palisade Preparatory School (Palisade Prep or PPS) is a public middle high school and a former College Board School, comprising grades 7-12, in Yonkers, New York, operated by the Yonkers Public Schools. Palisade Preparatory School serves approximately 628 students.

History

Palisade Preparatory School is located in the old Yonkers High School of Commerce building (originally Longfellow Junior High School from 1930-1938), which became Commerce Middle School. Yonkers Public Schools decided to close down the middle in June 2008 due to academic failures, and along with the College Board the school was founded. This school was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation for four years.

The founding principal, Michael Angresano, stepped down as principal after serving as principal for three years on June 2011. The current principal is Michelle P. Yazurlo, Ed.D.

School Theme

Originally meant as a College Preparatory School due to its connection with the College Board, Palisade Prep shifted it's focus starting in the 2015-16 school year with a Public Safety Academy, which offers a program for young men and women expressing an interest in one of three career pathways - Law Enforcement, Fire/Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Management.^[3]

Uniform Policy

Since this school was founded as a College Board School, uniforms are required. The school uniform consists of khaki pants and a maroon Palisade Prep shirt, or any type of Palisade Prep-approved top.

References

↑ "NYS Admin Listing". Nysed.gov. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
↑ http://data.nysed.gov/enrollment.php?year=2015&instid=800000062316
↑ http://www.yonkerspublicschools.org/schools-palisade.php

External links

Palisade Preparatory School Official website

High schools in Westchester County, New York

Public high schools

Yonkers Public Schools	Gorton Lincoln Palisade Preparatory (7-12) Riverside HS for Engineering and Design (9-12) Roosevelt HS - Early College Studies (9-12) Saunders Trades and Technical (9-12) Yonkers Middle High Yonkers Montessori Academy

Other public high schools	Ardsley Blind Brook (Rye Brook) Briarcliff Bronxville Byram Hills Croton-Harmon Dobbs Ferry Eastchester Edgemont Jr-Sr HS Fox Lane (Bedford) Alexander Hamilton Jr-Sr HS (Elmsford) Harrison Hastings Hendrick Hudson Horace Greeley (Chappaqua) Irvington John Jay (Cross River) Lakeland (Shrub Oak) Mamaroneck Mount Vernon New Rochelle Ossining Peekskill Pelham Pleasantville Port Chester Rye Neck (Mamaroneck) Rye Scarsdale Somers Tuckahoe Valhalla Walter Panas (Cortlandt Manor) Westlake (Mount Pleasant) White Plains Woodlands (Hartsdale) Yorktown

Independent

Secular private	Daytop Village Secondary School French-American School of New York German School New York Hackley School The Harvey School Keio Academy of New York Masters School New York School for the Deaf Rye Country Day School Soundview Preparatory School Thornton-Donovan School

Religious	Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel Archbishop Stepinac High School Iona Preparatory School John F. Kennedy Catholic High School Maria Regina High School The Montfort Academy Our Lady of Victory Academy (Closed) Sacred Heart High School Salesian High School School of the Holy Child Solomon Schechter School of Westchester The Ursuline School Westchester Hebrew High School

This list is incomplete.

Coordinates: 40°56′28″N 73°53′39″W / 40.941175°N 73.894207°W / 40.941175; -73.894207

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