Colony High School (Alaska)

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Colony High School
Address
9550 E Bogard Rd

Palmer, Alaska
99645

United States
Coordinates61°36′32″N 149°12′46″W / 61.6088°N 149.2127°W / 61.6088; -149.2127Coordinates: 61°36′32″N 149°12′46″W / 61.6088°N 149.2127°W / 61.6088; -149.2127
Information
School typePublic secondary school
School districtMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District
CEEB code020286
PrincipalBrendon McMahon
Faculty83 (2017)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1127 (January 2017)
Student to teacher ratio13.6:1 (2018)[1]
Color(s)Green, black, and white
   
MascotKnight
Websitewww.matsuk12.us/chs

Colony High School (CHS) is a public secondary school in Palmer, Alaska, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. Colony High School's rivals include Wasilla High School and Palmer High School.

Sports[]

Colony's sports include football, cross-country running, swimming, tennis, cross-country skiing, wrestling, hockey, basketball, track and field, soccer, baseball, volleyball, and softball.

Activities[]

Colony High School had the state's only marching band for 15 years until 2017, when one other school in the area started a band. The following season, three other schools also started bands and four of the five participated in the 2018 Invitational hosted annually by Colony.[2] The marching band was invited to march at the inaugural parade for the 2009 Inaugural Parade for Barack Obama.[3] It participated in the 2014 Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 2014 in Pasadena, CA,[4] and the 2017 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.[5]

The school produces its own newspaper, entitled The Knightly News.

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "IES School Information". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11.
  2. ^ Mann, Jacob (September 28, 2018). "4 Valley schools participate in Colony Marching Band Invitational". Mat-su Valley Frontiersman. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Kyle Hopkins (January 21, 2009). "Alaska band gets a wave from new president". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  4. ^ Rose Bowl Parade Accepts Colony High Marching Band for 2014! Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, Alaska Music Educators Association, 2012
  5. ^ Ballard, Shannon (April 7, 2016). "Colony High School marching band selected to play in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". KTVA Alaska. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

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