Palmyra Area High School

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Palmyra Area High School
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Palmyra Area High School
1125 Park Drive
Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 17078

United States
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Type Public Secondary
Motto"Excellence in Education, for all Students"
Established1963
School districtPalmyra Area School District
PrincipalScott Richardson
Faculty69.17 (FTE) [1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,141 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.50 [1]
Color(s) Black and Orange
Team nameCougars
Website www.pasd.us

Palmyra Area Senior High School (typically referred to as Palmyra High School or PHS) is a midsized public high school located in Palmyra, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is part of the Palmyra Area School District. The school is located at 1125 Park Drive in North Londonderry Township and serves students from the western part of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania and includes: Palmyra, North Londonderry Township, South Londonderry Township, the villages of Campbelltown, Lawn, Colebrook, and Mount Gretna. The school was founded in 1962.

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In the 2018–2019 school year, Palmyra Area Senior High School had 1,141 students grades 9th through 12th. [1]

Renovations

The Palmyra Area High School underwent a $35 million renovation to the existing school, as well as additions in 2007. Due to a population increase in the Palmyra area, school officials decided that the aging building could no longer support the projected increase in students. The School Board decided a renovation with additions was more sensible than building a new school.

The first phase was the construction of a new 15 classroom, 2 story addition to the existing school. This was completed in December 2006, and held student occupation on January 2, 2007. Also, the new cafeteria was completed for January 23, 2007. Additions included; a new two story, 15-classroom wing, new weight training center, new art rooms, a new cafeteria and new communication and production technology classrooms.

Despite the large amount of progress with the project, work was stopped suddenly both on renovations and in the classrooms. On Monday April 9, 2007 at about 8:50AM, a fire broke out on a Tar Roofing Machine on the north end of the campus, by the new wing. An immediate evacuation of nearby classrooms into the gymnasium was conducted for a short time, and nearby propane tanks which fueled the device were removed. Local fire services arrived shortly thereafter and extinguished the fire. Exhaust and smoke then moved into the school building and covered windows and vehicles. The event caused a minor delay in the school schedule.

Phase III was completed at the end of summer 2007. It included the renovations of the Business Department Wing, which went under renovation on April 17, 2007. Also, the new Library opened, in the area of the old Kitchen and Production Technology Room. Additional miscellaneous classrooms opened in the old cafeteria location.

Extracurriculars

The school offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. The school colors of the district are Black, Orange, and White. The school mascot is the Cougar.

Athletics

Palmyra competes in District III of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). Palmyra fields teams in the following Mid Penn Keystone Division of the Mid Penn Conference

Clubs and activities

Student activities at Palmyra High School include:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Palmyra Area SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  2. "Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association".

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