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Palm Desert High School
Location
43570 Phyllis Jackson,
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Information
TypePublic
Established1986
PrincipalPat Walsh
Information(760)862-4300
Colors
Mascot
Red and Gold
Aztec
WebsitePDHS 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 2004-2005 year the enrollment was 1902. Many of Palm Desert High School students come from Palm Desert Middle School (however some La Quinta Middle School and Indio Middle School students attended PDHS in the past).

Academics

Palm Desert High School is one of the top schools in Riverside County in terms of academics. In 2004, PDHS was dubbed a California Distinguished School. PDHS consisently has high standardized test scores, and a vast majority of its students attend some form of college, including top state and private universities. It offers Advanced Placement and Honors courses.

Sports

Palm Desert's mascot is the Aztec (originally in 1985, the "Sun Devil" later was rejected by concerned parents worried it would depict Satanism and was inappropriate for public schools). It has notable tennis, golf, swimming, baseball, basketball, football, and water polo teams. Its main rival is La Quinta High SchoolPDHS is better.

Notable alumni

References

  1. PDHS 2004-2005 School Accountability Report Card

External links

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