Palo Duro High School
| Palo Duro High School | |
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| Address | |
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1400 N Grant Amarillo, Texas 79107-3999 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°13′36″N 101°49′28″W / 35.22675°N 101.82454°WCoordinates: 35°13′36″N 101°49′28″W / 35.22675°N 101.82454°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Amarillo Independent School District |
| Principal | Amy Dorris |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1975[1] (2016) |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue & White |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAAA |
| Mascot | Don |
| Yearbook | The Conquistador |
| Website | Palo Duro High School |
Palo Duro High School is a school located in the city of Amarillo, Texas, United States, and is one of four high schools in the Amarillo Independent School District and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. The school was named after Palo Duro Canyon, a canyon system in the Texas Panhandle. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
Athletics
The Palo Duro Dons compete in these sports - [3]
Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Wrestling, Basketball, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball
State Titles
1992 shooting
On September 11, 1992, 17-year-old Randy Earl Matthews who transferred to the school from Memphis High School in Memphis, Texas at the start of the school year, shot and wounded 7 students with a .22-caliber pistol inside the hallway after a morning pep rally for a football game against Hereford High School. All 7 students survived the shooting and police caught him and the other student who fled the scene and arrested him for capital murder and bringing a weapon onto school grounds. The other student who was with him was also arrested. [6]
Feeder schools
Middle schools
- Horace Mann Middle School
- Travis Middle School
- Travis 6th Grade Campus
- Allen Middle School (6th Grade campus)
Elementary schools
- Eastridge Elementary
- Emerson Elementary
- Forest Hill Elementary
- Hamlet Elementary
- Robert E. Lee Elementary
- Mesa Verde Elementary
- Pleasant Valley Elementary
- Will Rogers Elementary
- Whittier Elementary
Notable alumni
- Thomas E. Creek (Class of 1968), Medal of Honor recipient
- Ziggy Hood (Class of 2005), NFL football player
- Terry Stafford (Class of 1960), country music singer & songwriter
- William Thomas (Class of 1987), NFL football player
- Don Powell (Class of 1959), former chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation