Palmdale High School

Palmdale High School
Address
2137 E. Ave. R Palmdale , California 93550 United States
Coordinates	34°34′26″N118°05′21″W / 34.57389°N 118.08917°W / 34.57389; -118.08917
Information
School type	Public High School
Motto	Choose Education, Choose Success!
Established	1956;69 years ago (1956)
NCES School ID	060282000205 [1]
Principal	Eric Stanford
Teaching staff	104.43 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	2,358 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	22.58 [1]
Campus size	80 acres (320,000 m2)
Color(s)	Green   Black
Website	www.phsfalcons.org

Palmdale High School is located in Palmdale, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. About 4,000 students attend Palmdale High School in grades 9 through 12. Palmdale High School was founded in 1956. ^[2]

Notable alumni

• Edniesha Curry, basketball player and coach
• Josh Shaw, professional football player ^[3]
• Arthur V. Evans, entomologist.
• Afroman American Rapper/singer/songwriter/preacher ^{[4] [5] [6]}
• Steve Knight, American politician, military veteran and police officer
• Randy Kutcher, professional baseball player ^[3]
• Dana Eveland, professional baseball player ^[7]
• Michael Tonkin, professional baseball player ^[8]
• Derek Hagan, professional football player ^[9]
• Tyrone Culver, professional football player ^[10]
• Larenz Tate, actor ^[11]
• Davon House, professional football player ^[12]
• Eugena Washington, model ^[13]

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Palmdale High (060282000205)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 28, 2024.
2. "About – Palmdale High School". palmdalehs.org. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
3. "Need for Achievers". Los Angeles Daily News. The Free Library. June 7, 2004. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
4. Lisa Allen-Agostini (August 22, 2001). "Afroman, High on Success". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. ISSN   0190-8286. OCLC   1330888409. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
5. "Afroman – Palmdale". Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022– via YouTube.
6. "Rapper now gets high on his faith". Chicago Tribune. May 30, 2003. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
7. Jackson, Tony (August 31, 2011). "Dana Eveland to start Thursday". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
8. "Michael Tonkin Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
9. Wentworth, Bridget (August 16, 2009). "Derek Hagan forcing NY Giants to take hard look at overcrowded receiver corps as preseason game against Carolina arrives". The Star-Ledger . NJ.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
10. Bresnahan, Mike (July 2, 2000). "Palmdale and Highland Will Make Run at Golden League Title With the Pass". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
11. "Hall of Fame – Alumni – Palmdale High School". Phsfalcons.org. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
12. Nickel, Lori (December 2, 2012). "Green Bay Packers: Football wasn't Davon House's favorite sport". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . St. Paul Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
13. Lee, Kirby (March 7, 2000). "Girls' track preview: Palmdale should again fly to the front". Los Angeles Daily News . Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.

External links

• Official website