The Palmyra Area High School underwent a $35 million renovation to the existing school, as well as additions in 2007. Due to a population increase in the Palmyra area, school officials decided that the aging building could no longer support the projected increase in students. The School Board decided a renovation with additions was more sensible than building a new school.
The first phase was the construction of a new 15 classroom, 2 story addition to the existing school. This was completed in December 2006, and held student occupation on January 2, 2007. Also, the new cafeteria was completed for January 23, 2007. Additions included; a new two story, 15-classroom wing, new weight training center, new art rooms, a new cafeteria and new communication and production technology classrooms.
Despite the large amount of progress with the project, work was stopped suddenly both on renovations and in the classrooms. On Monday April 9, 2007 at about 8:50AM, a fire broke out on a Tar Roofing Machine on the north end of the campus, by the new wing. An immediate evacuation of nearby classrooms into the gymnasium was conducted for a short time, and nearby propane tanks which fueled the device were removed. Local fire services arrived shortly thereafter and extinguished the fire. Exhaust and smoke then moved into the school building and covered windows and vehicles. The event caused a minor delay in the school schedule.
Phase III was completed at the end of summer 2007. It included the renovations of the Business Department Wing, which went under renovation on April 17, 2007. Also, the new Library opened, in the area of the old Kitchen and Production Technology Room. Additional miscellaneous classrooms opened in the old cafeteria location.
Extracurricularsedit
The school offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. The school colors of the district are Black, Orange, and White. The school mascot is the Cougar.
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Palmyra Area Senior High School typically referred to as Palmyra High School or PHS is a midsized public high school located in Palmyra Pennsylvania in the United States It is part of the Palmyra Area School District The school is located at 1125 Park Drive in North Londonderry Township and serves students from the western part of Lebanon County Pennsylvania and includes Palmyra North Londonderry Township South Londonderry Township the villages of Campbelltown Lawn Colebrook and Mount Gretna The school was founded in 1962 Palmyra Area High SchoolLocation1125 Park DrivePalmyra Lebanon County Pennsylvania 17078United StatesInformationTypePublic SecondaryMotto Excellence in Education for all Students Established1963School districtPalmyra Area School DistrictPrincipalScott RichardsonFaculty69 17 FTE 1 Grades9 to 12Enrollment1 141 2018 19 1 Student to teacher ratio16 50 1 Color s Black and OrangeTeam nameCougarsWebsitewww wbr pasd wbr usIn the 2018 2019 school year Palmyra Area Senior High School had 1 141 students grades 9th through 12th 1 Contents 1 Renovations 2 Extracurriculars 2 1 Athletics 2 2 Clubs and activities 3 References 4 External linksRenovations editThe Palmyra Area High School underwent a 35 million renovation to the existing school as well as additions in 2007 Due to a population increase in the Palmyra area school officials decided that the aging building could no longer support the projected increase in students The School Board decided a renovation with additions was more sensible than building a new school The first phase was the construction of a new 15 classroom 2 story addition to the existing school This was completed in December 2006 and held student occupation on January 2 2007 Also the new cafeteria was completed for January 23 2007 Additions included a new two story 15 classroom wing new weight training center new art rooms a new cafeteria and new communication and production technology classrooms Despite the large amount of progress with the project work was stopped suddenly both on renovations and in the classrooms On Monday April 9 2007 at about 8 50AM a fire broke out on a Tar Roofing Machine on the north end of the campus by the new wing An immediate evacuation of nearby classrooms into the gymnasium was conducted for a short time and nearby propane tanks which fueled the device were removed Local fire services arrived shortly thereafter and extinguished the fire Exhaust and smoke then moved into the school building and covered windows and vehicles The event caused a minor delay in the school schedule Phase III was completed at the end of summer 2007 It included the renovations of the Business Department Wing which went under renovation on April 17 2007 Also the new Library opened in the area of the old Kitchen and Production Technology Room Additional miscellaneous classrooms opened in the old cafeteria location Extracurriculars editThe school offers a variety of clubs activities and an extensive sports program The school colors of the district are Black Orange and White The school mascot is the Cougar Athletics edit Palmyra competes in District III of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association PIAA Palmyra fields teams in the following Mid Penn Keystone Division of the Mid Penn Conference BoysBaseball AAAAA 2013 District III playoff qualifier Basketball AAAAA 2013 District III runner up Cross Country AAA Football AAAAA 2015 District III playoff qualifier Golf AAA Lacrosse AA Soccer AAA 2007 AA State Champions Swimming and Diving AAA 3rd place 2013 District III Championships 6 state qualifiers Tennis AAA Track and Field AAA Volleyball AAA Wrestling AAA GirlsBasketball AAAAA 2014 District III Runner Up Cross Country AAA 2 2013 PIAA Class AA Champions Field Hockey AA 2015 District III Champions 2015 PIAA AAA Runner Up Golf AAA Lacrosse AAA Soccer Fall AAAA Softball AAAAA Swimming and Diving AAA 4th place 2013 District III Championships 8 state qualifiers Girls Tennis AAA Track and Field AAA Volleyball AAAA Baseball District III Champions 1999 2002 2003 PIAA State Champions 1999 Field Hockey District III Champions 1984 1991 2001 2002 2004 2005 2007 2011 2013 2015 PIAA State Champions 2005 2014 Girls Basketball District III Champions 2013 Girls Cross Country District III Champions 2012 Boys Basketball District III Champions 1949 1957 1996 Boys Soccer District III Champions 2008 Boys Track and Field District III Champions 1999 1971 Clubs and activities edit Student activities at Palmyra High School include ACTS Club Art Club Band Color guard Chess Club Chorus Computer club defunct as of January 2007 Envirothon Family and consumer science club FBLA FIRST Robotics team 2539 Key Club Spring Musical Legally Blonde in Spring 2019 Orchestra Palm Echo Yearbook Play Theater National Honor Society Robotics Club Student Council Medical Careers Club The Cougar Chronicle Student Newspaper Youth and Government Club Tri MReferences edit a b c d Palmyra Area SHS National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved March 3 2021 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association External links edit Palmyra Area School District Official Web Site PHS Official Web Site Palmyra Area High School at Public School Review Pennsylvania Department of Education Website 40 17 53 N 76 35 02 W 40 2980 N 76 5839 W 40 2980 76 5839 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Palmyra Area High School amp oldid 1161654358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
