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Coordinates: 61°3632N 149°1246W / 61.6088°N 149.2127°W / 61.6088; -149.2127
 

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Colony High School
Address
Map

9550 E Bogard Rd


99645


United States
Coordinates61°36′32N 149°12′46W / 61.6088°N 149.2127°W / 61.6088; -149.2127
Information
School typePublic secondary school
School districtMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District
CEEB code020286
PrincipalMary Fulp
Faculty55.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment1,117 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.13[1]
Hours in school day7:45 AM - 2:15 PM
Color(s)Green, black, and white
   
MascotKnight
Websitewww.matsuk12.us/chs

Colony High School (CHS) is a public secondary schoolinPalmer, Alaska, United States, serving students in grades 912. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. Colony High School's rivals include Wasilla High School and Palmer High School.

Sports

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Colony's sports include football, cross-country running, swimming, tennis, cross-country skiing, wrestling, hockey, basketball, track and field, soccer, baseball, volleyball, and softball.

Activities

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Colony High School had the state's only marching band for 15 years until 2017, when one other school in the area started a band. The following season, three other schools also started bands and four of the five participated in the 2018 Invitational hosted annually by Colony.[2] The marching band was invited to march at the 2009 Inaugural Parade for Barack Obama.[3] It participated in the 2014 Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 2014, in Pasadena, CA,[4] and the 2017 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.[5]

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

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Colony High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  • ^ Mann, Jacob (September 28, 2018). "4 Valley schools participate in Colony Marching Band Invitational". Mat-su Valley Frontiersman. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  • ^ Kyle Hopkins (January 21, 2009). "Alaska band gets a wave from new president". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  • ^ Rose Bowl Parade Accepts Colony High Marching Band for 2014! Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Alaska Music Educators Association, 2012
  • ^ Ballard, Shannon (April 7, 2016). "Colony High School marching band selected to play in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". KTVA Alaska. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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