Palmer Ridge High School

Palmer Ridge High School (PR, or PRHS) is a public high school in Monument, Colorado, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. It is one of two high schools in the Lewis-Palmer School District, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes.

Not to be confused with Palmer High School (Colorado) or Lewis-Palmer High School.
Palmer Ridge High School
Address
19255 Monument Hill Road

Monument
,
Colorado
80132

United States
Coordinates39°6′45″N 104°51′44″W
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoIgnite, Engage, Encourage and Expect Excellence
Established14 August 2008 (2008-08-14)
School districtLewis-Palmer 38
CEEB code061041
NCES School ID080582006369[1]
PrincipalTerry Bramschreiber[2]
Teaching staff54.15 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,184 (2016–17[1])
Student to teacher ratio21.87[1]
Color(s)Navy and gold   
Athletics conferenceCHSAA
MascotNugget and a Buscut
Feeder schools
  • Lewis-Palmer Middle School
Websitewww.lewispalmer.org/prhs

As of 2010, Palmer Ridge offers 25 varsity sports, 18 Advanced Placement courses, and vocational training.

Palmer Ridge is known for being the largest public geothermal project in the state of Colorado, and is made famous by its glass bridge that connects its academics and arts/athletics wings.

History

Establishment

In 2006, Lewis-Palmer School District decided to build a second high school to alleviate crowding in Lewis-Palmer High School.[3] They intended to take the land of Mary Wissler, a local ranch owner, through the use of Eminent Domain. Many people were outraged, and threatened to recall the school board by collecting thousands of signatures.[4] The district eventually chose another plot of land.[5]

Building

H+L Architecture designed the building for Palmer Ridge High School.[6] Saunders Construction built the actual building, and finished in time for the 2008-2009 school year.[7] The building covered 217,000 square feet (20,200 m2) after its completion.[8]

Opening

Palmer Ridge High School opened in August 2008, with approximately 530 students and 70 faculty members.[9]

Present-day operation

Today, Palmer Ridge is a full-class 9-12 high school with approximately 1200 students enrolled. The school's first graduating class was the Class of 2011. Palmer Ridge offers a wide variety of student-centered programs, including a monthly school publication, the Bear Truth, which reports on athletics, academic and extracurricular issues, and news of the school and community.[10] Other programs include PRTV's Ridgeline, PR's Student Council, DECA,Friends of Rachel, Ridge Rage, Bearbotics FIRST robotics team, and Forensics/Model United Nations.

Awards and recognition

Palmer Ridge High School is considered one of the most environmentally friendly buildings in the state of Colorado, as well as one of the largest geothermal projects in the state.[6] It carries an Energy Star Label.[11]

Palmer Ridge and Lewis-Palmer School District 38 are "Accredited with Distinction" by the state of Colorado.

Academics

21 Palmer Ridge students scored 30+ on the ACT (2009–2010).

18 Palmer Ridge students scored a 5 in at least one area of the Advanced Placement Exam

Athletics
  • Palmer Ridge Football Team won Back-2-Back-2-Back State Championships in 2017, 2018 & 2019 in 3A. Despite graduating 26 seniors in 2018, the Palmer Ridge Football is one of only six teams to win state title three years in a row in all of 11-man classes in Colorado HS Football history. 5 players signed with D1 FBS schools. Palmer Ridge QB Ty Evans was the Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year in 2017 and was an Elite-11 Finalist in 2018. #PTR
  • Palmer Ridge Field Hockey Team won the State Championship in 2017. Runners up in 2012, 2014, and 2016.
  • Palmer Ridge Men’s Cross Country Team won the 4A State Championship in 2017.
  • Palmer Ridge men's track won the 4A State Championship in 2014, scoring a record number of points.
  • PR men's cross country won the 4A State Championship in 2014.
  • Palmer Ridge sent 5 wrestlers to the 2011 State Championships, 3 of which won state titles.
  • The Palmer Ridge cheerleading team is second in the league and currently holds a spot as state finalist.
  • In 2018 Nine out of ten Palmer Ridge fall sports teams qualified for post-season play.
  • PR had six three-sport athletes in 2009-2010.
  • PR offers 25 varsity sports.
  • PR produced the Colorado Athlete of the Year (2009–2010): its hockey goalie Brent Schwarz.
  • PR is home to the nation's fifth fastest cross-country runner.
  • Kiersten Wang won Gymnastics NCAA National Championships 2013 with the Florida Gators.
  • The Lewis-Palmer District hockey team won the Colorado State Championship two years in a row; 2010 and 2011.
  • The Lewis-Palmer District men's swimming team won the State Championship in 2010.

Fine arts

The Palmer Ridge Band sent 22 students to the Colorado All-State Band in 2011. In 2014, more than half of the students selected to play in All City Honor Band were from Palmer Ridge.

Palmer Ridge's Bear Necessity Theatre Company broke district-wide attendance records with their musical in the fall of 2010. They performed the world premier of Todd Wallinger's "The Purrfect Crime" in 2017. In 2016 they were the first school group in Colorado to perform Andrew Lloyd Webber's Musical "Starlight Express", earning a Bobby G Award from the Denver Center for Performing Arts for Outstanding Premier.

See also

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - PALMER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL (080582006369)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. "Principal's Message / Home". Lewis-Palmer School District 38. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. "http://www.ourcommunitynews.org/v6n10daacpresentation.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2011. External link in |title= (help) (3.71mb)
  4. "Willser Ranch backers turn to recall". The Colorado Spring Gazette. April 12, 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  5. "D-38 seeks two parcels of land instead of widow's site". The Colorado Springs Gazette. July 21, 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  6. "H+L Architecture". Retrieved 23 January 2011. Under "Our Projects", then go to K-12, then scroll over to Palmer Ridge High School. Scroll all the way to the right to see the information.
  7. "More Projects | Saunders Construction". Saunders Construction. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  8. "Citadel Group " Blog Archive " Palmer Ridge High School". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  9. "Palmer Ridge High School — School History". Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  10. "PRHS Fact Sheet" (PDF). Palmer Ridge High School.
  11. "ENERGY STAR Labeled Building Profile". Retrieved 26 January 2011.
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