Palm Desert High School is a

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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

* 21st Century Bike Club * Academic Decathlon * Activism Now * ASB * Aztec Couture Fashion Club * Aztec Film Club * Aztec Impact * Best Buddies * BSU (Bold, Strong and United) * Chamber Singers * Cheer * Chess Club * Choreography Club * Christian Club * Class of 2018 * Class of 2019 * Class of 2020 * Class of 2021 * Club Mud * Color Guard * Comic Book Club * Concert Band * CSF * Dance Club * Dance Team * Debate Club * Drama Club * ENLACE * Ensemble * Environmental Science * Equestrian Club *Ethnic Studies * FCA (

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) * Fight Club * French Club * Friday Night Live * GSA * Hip Hop Club * Interact * Iron Chefs * Jazz Ensemble * Jewish Club * JSA * Link Crew * Marching Aztecs * Martha's Kitchen Club * Mock Trial *

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* Mythology * Multicultural Club * NHS * National Watching JSA Club Club (NWJCC) * Percussion Ensemble * Print Media Club * PTO * Readers to Leaders * Robotics Club * Roller Blading Club * SAAC (Students Against Animal Cruelty) * Scribble-Lit Arts Mag * Slam Club * Spear * Spear It Tribe * Swole Club * Taco Dogshow * Taft Club * Ultimate Frisbee * Vegetarian Club * Volleyball Club * Wind Ensemble * Yearbook * Younglife * Youth & Government

Sports

Palm Desert's mascot is the

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. The school has tennis, cross country, soccer, track, golf, swimming, baseball, softball, volleyball, basketball, football, wrestling, water polo and equestrian teams. Their main rival in the

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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

* D. J. Alexander - class of 2010, NFL linebacker with the

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- American-Israeli baseball shortstop in the

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organization, and for Team Israel *

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– class of 1997, professional golfer on

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* Chris Clapinski - class of 1989, former

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player *

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– class of 2006, NFL cornerback with the

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* Thomas DeMarco - class of 2007,

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quarterback with the

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– class of 1991,

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, and Them Crooked Vultures * Jesse Hughes – class of 1990, singer and guitarist of rock band

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- class of 2012, Major League Baseball pitcher for the

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and

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- class of 2012, professional tennis player, mixed doubles winner of the

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, US Open, and Wimbledon * Alison Lohman – class of 1997, actress *

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- class of 2013, Major League Baseball catcher for the

References

External links

PDHS Home Page
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Palm Desert High School Foundation - Supporting Excellence in Academics at PDHS
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