Palmetto Ridge High School Explained

Palmetto Ridge High School
Established:	2004^[1]
Principal:	Tobin R. Walcott^[2]
Faculty:	98.00 (FTE)
Grades:	9-12
Enrollment:	2,347 (2022–23)^[3]
Ratio:	23.95
Free Label:	Mascot
Colors:	Silver, Green, and Black
Location:	1655 Victory Lane Naples, Florida 34120
Country:	U.S.
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' 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), 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.

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^[6]
Culinary Arts Academy^[7]

Clubs

Palmetto Ridge High School has many different extracurricular clubs, including:^[8]

Demographics

2023-2024

Total student enrollment: 2,028 ^[9]
- 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)^[10] - rapper, actor and songwriter

External links

Notes and References

News: Just . Brooke . November 9, 2021 . Collier County (Fla.) district begins construction on new high school . American School & University eNewsletter . May 12, 2023.
Web site: PRHS Principal . Palmetto Ridge High School . May 9, 2022.
Web site: PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. March 19, 2024.
"Attendance Zones Effective 2009-2010 ", Collier County District School Board. Retrieved on September 18, 2009.
- "Orangetree CDP, Florida", U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 18, 2009.
Web site: Palmetto Ridge Activities . September 5, 2006.
Web site: Academy of Construction and Fine Woodworking . Palmetto Ridge High School . September 5, 2006 . October 28, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071028152255/http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/prh/Teacherwebs/REAL%20CONSTRUCTION%20WEB%20SITE/capasso.htm . dead .
Web site: Culinary Arts Academy . Palmetto Ridge High School . September 5, 2006 . October 2, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061002185955/http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/prh/Teacherwebs/CULINARY/Index.htm . dead .
Web site: Palmetto Ridge Activities . Palmetto Ridge High School . September 5, 2006.
Web site: Schools Overview / Palmetto Ridge High (PRH) . collierschools.com . 2024-01-26.
Web site: Palmetto Ridge High School's Class of 2014 . naplesnews.com . 2014-05-30 . 2024-01-26.