Public school
Palm Desert High School
74910 Aztec Road, Palm Desert, California 92260
Type
Public Established 1986 Principal Sarit Saig
[1] Enrollment 2,090 (2019-20)
[2] Color(s) Mascot Aztec Rival
La Quinta High School Newspaper The Spear Yearbook Desert Reflections Website
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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
21st Century Bike Club
Academic Decathlon
Activism Now
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 2018
Class of 2019
Class of 2020
Class of 2021
Club Mud
Color Guard
Comic Book Club
Concert Band
CSF
Dance Club
Dance Team
Debate Club
Drama Club
ENLACE
Ensemble
Environmental Science
Equestrian Club
Ethnic Studies
FCA (
Fellowship of Christian Athletes )
Fight Club
French Club
Friday Night Live
GSA
Hip Hop Club
Interact
Iron Chefs
Jazz Ensemble
Jewish Club
JSA
Link Crew
Marching Aztecs
Martha's Kitchen Club
Mock Trial
Model United Nations
Mythology
Multicultural Club
NHS
National Watching JSA Club Club (NWJCC)
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
Taco Dogshow
Taft Club
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 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
D. J. Alexander - class of 2010,
NFL linebacker with the
Philadelphia Eagles
Scott Burcham - American-Israeli baseball shortstop in the
Colorado Rockies organization, and for Team Israel
Nicole Castrale – class of 1997, professional golfer on
LPGA Tour
Chris Clapinski - class of 1989, former
Major League Baseball player
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
Brooks Kriske - class of 2012, Major League Baseball pitcher for the
New York Yankees and
Baltimore Orioles
Desirae Krawczyk - class of 2012, professional tennis player, mixed doubles winner of the
French Open ,
US Open , and
Wimbledon
Alison Lohman – class of 1997, actress
Brian Serven - class of 2013, Major League Baseball catcher for the
Colorado Rockies
Jeremiah Estrada - class of 2017, Major League Baseball pitcher for the
Chicago Cubs
References
External links
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