Palmer High School is a high school located in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the city of Palmer, Alaska. The school offers a curriculum comprising arts, mathematics, world languages, physical education and health, science, English, social sciences, and career and technical education. Student support services are available for students.
Sports Palmer High School's sports include flag football, baseball, tennis, wrestling, swimming, diving, cross country running, cross country skiing, track and field, football, ice hockey, volleyball, e-sports, and soccer.
Machetanz Field is located on campus.
History The school was established in 1936."Executive Summary Palmer High School Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District." AdvancED. p. 2 (PDF p. 4/11). Retrieved on March 12, 2017.
Curriculum The foreign languages offered are French and Japanese. IB classes (see below) are offered in Humanities/Literature, Math, Biology, Chemistry, History, Music, Art, Agriculture, and Foreign Languages. In 2012 the school began offering the APEX online education program.
International Baccalaureate Palmer High School has been an International Baccalaureate World School since 1999. It is one of two International Baccalaureate schools in Alaska.
Notable alumni Talis Colberg (1976), former Alaska State Attorney General Junior Aumavae (2003), former American football nose tackle. Kerry Weiland (1999), American retired ice hockey and inline hockey player.
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