Colony High School (Alaska)

Colony High School
Location
9550 E. Colony Schools Drive Palmer, Alaska, 99645 United States
Coordinates	61°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 type	Public secondary school
School district	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Principal	Cyd Duffin
Faculty	89 (2008)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1249 (August 2010)
Student to teacher ratio	18:1 (2008)[1]
Color(s)	Green, black and white
Mascot	Knight
Information	[phone]
Website	http://www.chs.matsuk12.us/

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.

Activities

Colony High School has the state's only high school marching band; this was invited to march at the inaugural parade for President Barack Obama.^[2]

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

Statistics for the 2009–2010 school year

Student teacher ratio 20.8

Number of Colony High School students by grade:

9thgrade students 401

10thgrade students 301

11thgrade students 271

12thgrade students 263

Number of Colony High School students by race:

American Indiana/Alaskan 85

Asian/Pacific Islander 17

Hispanic 19

Black (Non-Hispanic) 10

White (Non-Hispanic) 917

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "IES School Information". Archived from the original on 2008-11-14. http://webcitation.org/5aWXutFEv. 
2. ^ Kyle Hopkins (January 21, 2009). "Alaska band gets a wave from new president". Anchorage Daily News. http://www.adn.com/2009/01/20/661963/alaska-band-gets-a-wave-from-new.html#ixzz1BCaQuHtc. Retrieved January 16, 2011. 

External links

• http://schools.publicschoolsreport.com/Alaska/Palmer/ColonyHighSchool.html