Palm Desert High School

Palm Desert High School

Location
74910 Aztec Road, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Information
Type	Public
Established	1986
Principal	Robert Hicks
Enrollment	1,980 (2011)
Newspaper	Spear
Information	(760) 862-4300
Colors Mascot	Red and Gold Aztec
Website	PDHS Home Page

Palm Desert High School is a secondary school located in Palm Desert, California. The school is a part of the Desert Sands Unified School District.

Palm Desert High School was founded in 1986. For the 2010-2011 year the enrollment was 1,980.^[1] Many of Palm Desert High School students come from feeder schools Palm Desert Charter Middle School and Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle School.

Academics

Palm Desert offers an array of Advanced Placement and Honors courses. In 2009, PDHS reached the standardized testing score of 810. In 2012 Palm Desert High School achieved a standardized testing score of 818. In 2013 Palm Desert High School achieved a standardized testing score of 825. Palm Desert High School is ranked 9 out of 10 when compared to similar schools by the Academic Performance Index. Palm Desert High School is ranked 260th within California. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement course work and exams. The AP participation rate at Palm Desert High School is 42 percent.

Clubs

21st Century Bike Club
Academic Decathlon
Activism Now
Anime Club
ASB
Aztec Couture Fashion Club
Aztec Film Club
Aztec Impact
Best Buddies
BSU (Bold, Strong and United)
Chamber Singers
Cheer
Chess Club
Choreography Club
Christian Club
Class of 2013
Class of 2014
Class of 2015
Class of 2016
Club Mud
Color Guard
Comic Book Club
Concert Band
Cool Club
CSF
Dance Club
Dance Team
Debate Club
Drama Club
ENLACE
Ensemble
Environmental Science
Equestrian Club
FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
Fight Club
French Club
Friday Night Live
GSA (Stonewallers)
Harry Potter Club
Hip Hop Club
Indian Cultural Awareness Association
Interact
Iron Chefs
Jazz Ensemble
Jewish Club
JSA
Key Club
Kids Wish for Kids
Link Crew
Marching Aztecs
Martha's Kitchen Club
Mock Trial
Model United Nations
Mythology
No Cuss Club
NHS
National Watching JSA Club Club (NWJCC)
PAWS
Percussion Ensemble
Print Media Club
PTO
Readers to Leaders
Robotics Club
Roller Blading Club
SAAC (Students Against Animal Cruelty)
Scribble-Lit Arts Mag
Slam Club
Spear
Spear It Tribe
Swole Club
Teenage Republicans
Ultimate Frisbee
Vegetarian Club
Volleyball Club
Wind Ensemble
Yearbook
Younglife
Youth & Government

Sports

Palm Desert's mascot is the Aztec. The school has tennis, cross country, soccer, track, golf, swimming, baseball, softball, volleyball, basketball, football, wrestling, water polo and equestrian teams. Their main rival is the La Quinta High School Blackhawks. ^[2]

Reconstruction

Palm Desert High School was reconstructed as part of the District's $100 million bond used for PDHS, Lincoln, Kennedy, and Eisenhower schools. The new campus has been built to the north of the old campus using the former sports fields for land. The project was completely finished by the beginning of the 2011-12 school year. The new fields opened by the following year.. The new classrooms have state-of-the-art facilities. Classrooms have a capacity for 10 or more computers. A new gymnasium has been built to seat approximately 2000 students.

Notable alumni

Nicole Castrale – class of 1997, professional golfer on LPGA Tour
James Dockery – class of 2006, NFL cornerback with the Carolina Panthers
Thomas DeMarco - class of 2007, CFL quarterback with the Ottawa Redblacks
Josh Homme – class of 1991, Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Kyuss, and Them Crooked Vultures
Jesse Hughes – class of 1990, singer and guitarist of rock band Eagles of Death Metal.
Alison Lohman – class of 1997, actress
Donald Brady – class of 2002, Head Men's Basketball Coach at Shoreline Community College

References

External links

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