Palmetto Ridge High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Palmetto Ridge High School
| image = Palmetto Ridge High School (logo).jpg
| type = Public
| principal = Tobin R. Walcott{{cite web |date= |title=PRHS Principal |publisher=Palmetto Ridge High School |url=https://www.collierschools.com/Page/1055 |accessdate=May 9, 2022}}
| teaching_staff = 81.67 (FTE)
| grades = 9-12
| district = Collier County Public Schools
| enrollment = 2,035 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1200330&SchoolPageNum=4&ID=120033003960|title=PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=March 28, 2025}}
| free_label = Mascot
| free_text = Bear
| colors = Silver, Green, and Black
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| rival = Golden Gate High School
| location = 1655 Victory Lane
Naples, Florida 34120
| country = U.S.
| coordinates = {{Coord|26.29565|-81.57765|type:edu_region:US-FL|display=title,inline}}
| website = https://www.collierschools.com/PRH
}}
Palmetto Ridge High School is a secondary education school located near Naples, in an unincorporated census-designated place in Collier County, Florida, United States."[http://www.collierschools.com/parents/docs/ZoneMaps.pdf Attendance Zones Effective 2009-2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920090032/http://collierschools.com/parents/docs/ZoneMaps.pdf |date=2010-09-20 }}", Collier County District School Board. Retrieved on September 18, 2009.
- "[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US1252162&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Orangetree CDP, Florida]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}", U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 18, 2009. 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. It lists its athletics departments as follows:{{cite web |date= |title=Palmetto Ridge Activities |url=http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/prh/Activities/ |accessdate=September 5, 2006}}
=Fall sports=
- Boys' football
- Boys' & girls' cross country
- Boys' & girls' golf
- Boys' & girls' swimming & diving
- Girls' cheerleading
- Girls' volleyball
=Winter sports=
- Boys' & girls' basketball
- Boys' & girls' soccer
- Boys' & girls' wrestling
=Spring sports=
- Boys' baseball
- Boys' & girls' lacrosse
- Boys' & girls' tennis
- Boys' & girls' track and field
- Girls' cheerleading
- Girls' softball
=Bands=
- Marching Band
- Guard - Weapon Line and Flag Line
- Jazz Band
- Symphonic Band
- Wind Ensemble
- Wind Symphony
The school's show band has received straight superiors at the Florida Bandmaster's Association Musical Performance Assessment from its opening in 2004 to the present (as of 2018){{When|date=March 2012}}, and is the first to institute a competition band for Collier County Schools. Palmetto Ridge's competition band was placed third at the FMBC State Finals in its introductory year of 2009.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
Career Academies
Palmetto Ridge High School has two different career academies. The goal of these programs is to help students who 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 |date= |title=Academy of Construction and Fine Woodworking |publisher=Palmetto Ridge High School |url=http://collier.k12.fl.us/prh/Teacherwebs/REAL%20CONSTRUCTION%20WEB%20SITE/capasso.htm |accessdate=September 5, 2006 |archive-date=October 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028152255/http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/prh/Teacherwebs/REAL%20CONSTRUCTION%20WEB%20SITE/capasso.htm |url-status=dead }}
- Culinary Arts Academy{{cite web |title=Culinary Arts Academy |publisher=Palmetto Ridge High School |url=http://collier.k12.fl.us/prh/Teacherwebs/CULINARY/Index.htm |accessdate=September 5, 2006 |archive-date=October 2, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061002185955/http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/prh/Teacherwebs/CULINARY/Index.htm |url-status=dead }}
Clubs
Palmetto Ridge High School has many different extracurricular clubs, including:{{cite web |date= |title=Palmetto Ridge Activities |publisher=Palmetto Ridge High School |url=http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/prh/Activities/index.html |accessdate=September 5, 2006}}
- Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- International Thespian Society
- Key Club
- Marching Band
- Meme Club
- Model United Nations
- Mu Alpha Theta
- National Honor Society
- Project Unify
- Scholar Bowl
- Science National Honor Society
- Spanish Honor Society
- Student Government Association
- Yearbook
Demographics
= 2023-2024 =
- Total student enrollment: 2,028 {{cite web|url=https://www.collierschools.com/Page/1055 |title=Schools Overview / Palmetto Ridge High (PRH) |website=collierschools.com |access-date=2024-01-26}}
- Male: 50.49%
- Female: 49.51%
- The ethnic makeup of the school:
- Hispanic: 55.37%
- White: 29.1%
- Black: 10.2%
- Multiracial: 3.8%
- Asian: 1.33%
- Native American: 0.15%
Notable Alumni
- Dominic Fike (Class of 2014){{cite web|url=https://archive.naplesnews.com/news/education/palmetto-ridge-high-schools-class-of-2014-ep-505325672-341228841.html/ |title=
Palmetto Ridge High School's Class of 2014 |website=naplesnews.com |date=2014-05-30 |access-date=2024-01-26}} - rapper, actor and songwriter
References
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External links
- [http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/prh/ Palmetto Ridge High School]
- [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/fl/6739 School profile]
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