Palm Desert High School

Palm Desert High School
Location
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74910 Aztec Road, Palm Desert, California 92260
Information
Type	Public
Established	1986
Principal	Dennis Zink[1]
Enrollment	2,090 (2019-20)[2]
Color(s)
Mascot	Aztec
Rival	La Quinta High School
Newspaper	The Spear
Yearbook	Desert Reflections
Website	sites.google.com/desertsands.us/pdhs

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[]

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 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[]

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• 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
• 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, pitcher for the New York Yankees
• Alison Lohman – class of 1997, actress
• Chris Clapinski - class of 1989, former Major League Baseball player

References[]

External links[]

• PDHS Home Page
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palm Desert High School
• Palm Desert High School Foundation - Supporting Excellence in Academics at PDHS

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Coordinates: 33°43′58″N 116°21′30″W / 33.73278°N 116.35833°W / 33.73278; -116.35833