Palm Desert High School
Location
Map
74910 Aztec Road,
Palm Desert, California 92260
Information
TypePublic
Established1986
PrincipalSarit Saig [1]
Enrollment2,090 (2019-20)[2]
Color(s)   
MascotAztec
RivalLa Quinta High School
NewspaperThe Spear
YearbookDesert Reflections
Websitepdhs.dsusd.us

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.

Academics

Palm Desert offers numerous Advanced Placement and Honors courses, amongst CP classes.

Clubs

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 in the Desert Empire League is the La Quinta High School Blackhawks.

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. A new gymnasium has been built to seat approximately 2000 students.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ^ "California School Directory". California Department of Education. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Palm Desert High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 12, 2021.

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