Palm Springs High School is a public high school for grades 9 through 12 located in Palm Springs, California as part of the Palm Springs Unified School District. It was built in 1938 in an effort led by city pioneer Nellie Coffman.
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Athletics
Palm Springs High School was in the Desert Valley League until 2018 when a restructuring saw the creation of the Desert Empire League. The second league was introduced to improve competitive balance, and Palm Springs competes in the Desert Empire League alongside five other teams.
Palm Springs High School football won its first California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championship in the fall of 2009.
Notable alumni
Catharine Baker - California State Assemblymember representing California's 16th Assembly District
Robert Hertzberg – Speaker, California State Assembly
Gale Anne Hurd - film and television producer
Alex Hyde-White – actor
Alejandro Mendoza – democratic socialist politician from Texas
Eric Rasmussen - physician, TED Prize CEO
York Shackleton – snowboarder and actor
Robin Shou – actor and martial artist
Anthony Claggett - former Major League Baseball player
Tony Perezchica - former Major League Baseball player