Welcome!

General William J. Palmer High School is a modest-sized secondary school located in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a student body of approximately 1800, and attracts enrollment from all over the city. The flagship high school of School District 11, Palmer has the oldest International Baccalaureate (IB) program in the area, founded in 1993. Palmer is located at 301 North Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs. The present building was built by the Works Progress Administration under Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940. Originally named Colorado Springs High School, Palmer High School was re-named in 1959 after the city's founder, General William Jackson Palmer.

Senior Class Panoramic Photo

Seniors:  The panoramic class photo will be taken Tuesday February 9th at 9:15 a.m. This is an ELP day and the photo will be taken BEFORE 2nd period begins. Please make special transportation arrangements to arrive early at Erps gym at 9:05 a.m. next Tuesday. You do not want to miss being a part of the classic panoramic senior class photo. Again, seniors arrive at Erps gym no later than 9:05 a.m. Tuesday February 9th for the panoramic class photo. Thank you.

March/April Newsletter available now

The March/April 2010 newsletter is available on line now and will also be mailed out. To view the newsletter in PDF form.

Website of the Month

As we look at our goal of making the website a place where students want to go, we've decided to put a "website of the month" on the main page. With this month being Black History Month we decided that our first website would be the NAACP National Historic Timeline. We will add other websites and archive the links and begin to build a database of links for student study, purusal, and enjoyment.

CSAP Schedule for March 2010

The CSAP schedule for Spring 2010 is:
March 9 & 10 7:45-11:55; Buses depart 12:15
March 16 & 17 7:45-11:55; Buses depart 12:15

For more detailed information.

Only 9th and 10th graders will test. We will have staff development in the afternoon.

What Palmer is Reading

We were asked by the BAAC to provide some of the documents Palmer teachers and staff are reading and using in staff development, inservices, classes and just for increasing our knowledge. We have a new page available that we will update as we continue our goals of becoming the best school we can be. This page also helps us with a District 11 goal of communicating with our customers--our students and parents. For more information.

Extra, Extra, Extra...December Issue of Lever is Here!

Palmer Live Club Unites Student Musicians

Walking past the library on Monday afternoons this year, one might hear the faint trickle of acoustic guitar, the light notes
of a flute or the words of a poet fl owing from the open doors. The Christmas lights, microphone and mini disco ball accent
the concert atmosphere. This unexpected ambiance is the result of a performance brought to you by the newly established club, Palmer Live.

“[Eli Fredrickson and] I decided to start the club because [we] didn’t feel like there was a supportive enough community for Palmer musicians who wanted to share their skill and their art,” said senior, Barak Ben-Amots, co-founder of Palmer Live.

“We put on live performances in the library every Monday to allow musicians to experience having an audience,” said Ben-Amots. “We also do our best to support shows at outside venues by Palmer musicians.” Continue reading the December issue of The Lever.

Peruse the Lever digital archives

Palmer's Newsletter--Connections
Palmer High School's Newsletter Connections is now only available electronically. View the newsletter.

Numen Magazine Seeking Submissions

Numen Creative Arts Magazine: Numen, Greek for creative energy or genius, seeks to publish creative arts submissions from Palmer students and staff. Submit your poetry, short stories, essays, drawings, and photos to be published and shared with the Palmer community. To submit your work, click here.

District 11 Gives HS Students eMail Accounts

District 11 has given all of it's high school students email access.
Acceptable Use Agreement
How do I use my email account?
I accept the AUA so log me in

Graduation Photos Available

You may order photos from graduation on May 28th from Gradtrak

Palmer High School Classroom Experience Survey Report

During the months of December 2008 and May of 2009 each student in each class at Palmer High School took a survey to determine their perceptions of their classroom experience. Questions were included to focus on student engagement, interpersonal relationships, subject rigor and relevance. The overall results of the survey were very positive. To see the results of the student survey, please click on these links to open PDFs of the document.

December Survey PDF Report
May Survey PDF Report

Planner for 2009-2010

Click here to see a PDF version of the planner.

2008-2009 in Review
Edwin Daniel Sandoval and his story!

2007-2008 in Review
Multimedia Media Class Kick-It Web Site
View Photo Gallery of Grease
Palmer Students Train to Be Olympians
Spaced Out
Art Gallery
Palmer hosts its first Chautauqua
New Commons

Important Links