Palmer High School (Alaska)

Palmer High School
Photo of the iconic blue moose outside the entrance to Palmer High School
Address
1170 W. Arctic Ave Palmer, Alaska 99654 United States
Information
School type	Public secondary school
Motto	Fearless^[citation needed]
School district	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
CEEB code	020105
Principal	David Booth [1]
Teaching staff	42.75[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	649 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	15.18[2]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and white[3]
Mascot	Moose
Website	www.matsuk12.us/phs

Palmer High School is a high school located in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the city of Palmer, Alaska. It offers classes in fine arts, mathematics, world languages, physical education and health, science, English, social sciences, and career and technical education. Student support services are available for students.

Sports

Palmer High School's sports include, baseball, tennis, wrestling, swimming, diving, cross country running, cross country skiing, track and field, football, ice hockey, volleyball, e-sports, and soccer.

Machetanz Field is located on campus.[4]

History

The school was established in 1936.[5]

Curriculum

The foreign languages offered are French and Japanese. IB classes (see below) are offered in Humanities/Literature, Math, Biology, Chemistry, History, Music, Art, Agriculture, and Foreign Languages. In 2012 the school began offering the APEX online education program.[5]

International Baccalaureate

Palmer High School has been an International Baccalaureate World School since 1999.[6] It is one of two International Baccalaureate schools in Alaska.

Notable alumni

• Talis Colberg (1976), former Alaska State Attorney General

References

1. "Contacts". Palmer High School. Palmer High School. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
2. "Palmer High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
3. "Wasilla High School". Alaska School Activities Association. Archived from the original on December 5, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
4. "Stars Football Faces Palmer In Division II Playoffs Saturday". radiokenai.net. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
5. "Executive Summary Palmer High School Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District." AdvancED. p. 2 (PDF p. 4/11). Retrieved on March 12, 2017. Archived August 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
6. "Palmer High School". IB World Schools. IBO. Retrieved September 4, 2008.

External links

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