Palmetto Ridge High School
| Palmetto Ridge High School | |
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| Location | |
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1655 Victory Lane Naples, Florida 34120 United States | |
| Coordinates | 26°17′44″N 81°34′40″W / 26.29565°N 81.57765°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2005[1] |
| School district | Collier County Public Schools |
| Principal | James Ragusa[2] |
| Faculty | 82.66 (FTE)[3] |
| Enrollment | 1,971 (2018–19)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.84[3] |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | Bear |
| 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.[4] 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:[5]
Fall sports
- Boys' & girls' cross country
- American football
- Boys' & girls' golf
- Boys' & girls' swimming & diving
- Girls' volleyball
- Girls' cheerleading
Winter sports
- Boys' & girls' soccer
- wrestling
- Boys' & girls' basketball
Spring sports
- Boys' baseball
- Girls' softball
- Boys' & girls' tennis
- Boys' & girls' track and field
- Girls' cheerleading
- Boys' & girls' lacrosse
Bands
- Marching Band
- Wind Ensemble
- Symphonic Winds
- Wind Symphony
- Symphonic Band
- Jazz Band- 1 and 2
- Guard- Weapon Line and Flag Line
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?], 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]
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.
Clubs
Palmetto Ridge High School has many different extracurricular clubs, including:[8]
- 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
The District School Board of Collier County web site updates each school's demographics daily. On September 3, 2019, the school's enrollment was:[9]
- Male: 1108
- Female: 973
- Total: 2081
References
- ^ "Palmetto Ridge High School Test Scores". GreatSchools Inc. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
- ^ "PRHS Principal". Palmetto Ridge High School. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ a b c "PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Attendance Zones Effective 2009-2010 Archived 2010-09-20 at the Wayback Machine", Collier County District School Board. Retrieved on September 18, 2009.
- "Orangetree CDP, Florida[permanent dead link]", U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 18, 2009. - ^ "Palmetto Ridge Activities". Retrieved September 5, 2006.
- ^ "Academy of Construction and Fine Woodworking". Palmetto Ridge High School. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
- ^ "Culinary Arts Academy". Palmetto Ridge High School. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
- ^ "Palmetto Ridge Activities". Palmetto Ridge High School. Retrieved September 5, 2006.
- ^ "Palmetto Ridge High School Demographics". Collier County Public Schools. District School Board of Collier County. Retrieved 3 September 2019.