Palmetto Ridge High School News Stories

Browse past news stories for Palmetto Ridge High School in Naples, FL.

• Local school bus drivers trained to prevent violence - Naples Daily News
  posted on March 10, 2013 at 10:36:45 am
  Local school bus drivers trained to prevent violenceNaples Daily NewsIn January 2011, a substitute bus driver was on the route when Palmetto Ridge High School ...
• Rodeo: PBR event at Germain Arena a dream come true for Collier County bullrider
  posted on July 8, 2011 at 12:37:00 am
  Ricky Brack is 22 years old. ...
• Not in Kansas anymore: Palmetto Ridge High football club's money returned
  posted on June 30, 2011 at 10:50:00 pm
  The Palmetto Ridge High School Touchdown Club has received about $8,000 back — ...
• Class of 2011: Hunger for knowledge leads Palmetto Ridge grad to Rice
  posted on May 27, 2011 at 10:30:00 pm
  Nathan Andrus likes school so much, he may never leave. The Palmetto Ridge High School senior has been awarded a full academic scholarship to prestigious Rice University in Houston , and plans to ...
• PHOTOS: Ave Maria Dance Academy lets students 'make magical memories' at Disney-themed recital
  posted on May 22, 2011 at 04:12:00 am
  Ave Maria Dance Academy held its third annual Dance ...
• Big dreams: Palmetto Ridge High junior wins Disney’s Dreamers Academy contest
  posted on April 1, 2011 at 05:46:00 pm
  Ever since he was in third grade, Michael Balcom has had one dream: to become a lawyer. And he’s never wavered from that dream, says his mom, Ann Balcom. But after attending the Disney’s ...
• Six more candidates in running for Collier schools superintendent job
  posted on March 31, 2011 at 09:18:00 pm
  Among them are two names familiar to those in education in Southwest Florida. Palmetto Ridge High School Principal ...
• Golden Gate Estates teen Jorge Saavedra arraigned in unrelated case
  posted on March 15, 2011 at 12:50:00 am
  Jorge Saavedra, the Golden Gate Estates teenager charged in the fatal stabbing of a fellow ...
• PHOTOS: Suspect in bus stop stabbing death out of detention while awaiting trial
  posted on March 1, 2011 at 08:07:00 pm
  A review hearing in the case of a teenager charged in last month’s fatal stabbing of a fellow Palmetto Ridge ...
• Settlement reached in lawsuit after Estates teen killed by driver using cell phone
  posted on February 27, 2011 at 06:30:00 pm
  The mother of an 18-year-old Palmetto Ridge High School graduate killed in a head-on crash by a driver using a cell phone has settled her lawsuit with the motorist’s employer. Sydni Rounds, an ...
• Case postponed against teen accused of stabbing fellow Palmetto Ridge High student
  posted on February 23, 2011 at 02:36:00 pm
  Attorneys postponed an arraignment for a teenage boy ...
• Prep football: Palmetto Ridge's Shaquille Hall signs with Bowling Green
  posted on February 2, 2011 at 07:01:00 pm
  Move over Gary Trent, there’s a new Shaq of the MAC. Shaquille Hall made history on Wednesday, ...
• Donald Day to represent student charged with school bus stop stabbing
  posted on January 31, 2011 at 10:31:00 pm
  Naples attorney Donald Day will represent the Palmetto Ridge High School student ...
• Candlelight vigil held for Palmetto Ridge High School student
  posted on January 30, 2011 at 04:26:00 am
  NAPLES, Fla.- Hundreds of people joined at Max Hasse Jr. ...
• Palmetto Ridge’s Curto brothers wrestle foes, obstacles together
  posted on January 26, 2011 at 05:21:00 pm
  At the Titan Duals on Jan. 22, Palmetto Ridge High School needed a victory over Cape Coral to clinch the tournament championship. The Bears were already 6-0 in the meet and had won the Collier ...
• Witnesses describe stabbing death of Palmetto Ridge student and history that led to it
  posted on January 26, 2011 at 02:50:00 am
  Some described the victim as the aggressor. Others suggested the ...
• Student killed in school bus stop stabbing
  posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:56:00 am
  Naples Fla. Grief counselors will be at Palmetto Ridge High School in Collier County today. The counselors will be ...
• Palmetto Ridge student fatally stabbed at bus stop
  posted on January 24, 2011 at 09:41:00 pm
  A 14-year-old Palmetto Ridge High School student was arrested Monday after ...
• Student stabbed, killed after getting off school bus
  posted on January 24, 2011 at 09:23:50 pm
  A Palmetto Ridge High School Student was stabbed and killed Monday ...
• Computer tutors: Palmetto Ridge High School students teach new skills to senior citizens
  posted on January 4, 2011 at 09:50:00 pm
  If you’ve ever asked your child or grandchild for help with your VCR, or your phone, or just to make the microwave oven stop endlessly blinking 12:00, you know that some technologies are best ...
• Youth who lost hand to gator adjusts to new life
  posted on December 31, 2010 at 04:47:50 pm
  GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. -- Tim Delano expected his life to change in 2010, but not for the reasons it did. Delano graduated from Palmetto Ridge High School in June with plans to find a job and ...
• Fla. youth who lost hand to gator adjusts to new life
  posted on December 31, 2010 at 12:10:31 am
  GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. - Tim Delano expected his life to change in 2010, but not for the reasons it did. ...
• Crisis team dispatched to Palmetto Ridge after double murder
  posted on December 10, 2010 at 02:28:18 pm
  NAPLES: Grief counselors are and school psychologists have been dispatched to Palmetto ...
• VIDEO: Cleaning for a cause: Palmetto Ridge High students adopt canal in Big Cypress Basin
  posted on December 4, 2010 at 07:31:00 pm
  The teens, who are part of the Environmental Club, National Honor Society, and other ...
• Naples Bears cheerleaders win regional championships, to compete at nationals
  posted on December 1, 2010 at 02:38:00 pm
  Who says cheerleaders are not athletes? Don’t tell that to the Naples Bears Senior Midget Squad, who train and compete just as hard as the players for whom they cheer. Four nights a week, the Bears ...

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