Palmer High School is a public high school

High school

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 located in the town of Palmer

Palmer, Massachusetts

The Town of Palmer is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,140 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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Mission statement

The school's mission statement is listed on their website as being:

"Palmer High School is committed to offering students a well-rounded curriculum designed to promote learning as a lifelong process. As an inclusive institution, Palmer High School encourages a focus on purpose, honor and scholarship as students attempt to discover their abilities and to reach their greatest potentialities through participation in a variety of academic, artistic, co-curricular, athletic and community activities."

Demographics and Statistics

For the 2007-2008 school year, Palmer High School enrolled 673 students in grades 8 through 12. Out of these students, 94.1% were Caucasian, 1.5% were African American, 2.2% were Hispanic, 0.3% were Native American, 0.1% were Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and 0.3% were Multi-Ethnic. About 51.6% of the student population is male, while 48.4% is female.

Student Clubs

• Interact
• Drama
• SADD
• SaTL
• Student Council
• Chess
• Boys' Tennis
• ADL Club
• National Honor Society