Palatka High School

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Palatka High School is a public high school located in Palatka, Florida, operated by the Putnam County School Board. The school was established 1977 after merging two existing schools - Palatka Central and Palatka South. The campus has recently completed several renovation projects with science labs, new classrooms, a performing arts area, and office areas. Palatka High School serves the Palatka and East Palatka areas. Current student enrollment is about 1,400, drawing students from Beasley Middle School and Jenkins Middle School.Students attend classes 6 periods day, taking a wide variety of courses, including dual enrollment courses at St Johns River State College. PHS offers Honors and AP courses and a variety of elective classes including Art, Desktop Publishing, and Journalism. Florida Virtual School is also an option for students. In the Year 2015 the school had approached an age of change when a student by the name of Alex Blondell held a sign at the high school prep rally marked with inappropriate language against upper classmen, a time later in the year a Student by the name Eddie Watson had unclearly said "I pledge allegiance to the gas of the United States of America" only a few days later another morning announcement was made by the sophomore student Sam Moorman who had heavily insulted his Ex Girlfriend on the morning announcements.