Colony High School (Alaska)

Colony High School
Location
Map
9550 E Bogard Rd

Palmer, Alaska
99645

United States
Coordinates61°36′32″N 149°12′46″W / 61.6088°N 149.2127°W / 61.6088; -149.2127
Information
School typePublic secondary school
School districtMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District
CEEB code020286
PrincipalKristy Johnston
Teaching staff51.20 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,046 (2024-2025)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.43[1]
Hours in school day7:45 AM - 2:15 PM
ColorsGreen, black, and white
   
MascotKnight
Websitewww.matsuk12.us/chs

Colony High School (CHS) is a public secondary school in Palmer, Alaska, serving students in grades 9–12 in the Palmer-Wasilla area. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.

Sports

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

Colony won the Class 4A state volleyball championship in 1998,[2] and the Division 1 state football championship in 2022.

Activities

Colony High School had the state's only marching band for 15 years until 2017, when Houston High School started a band.[3] The following season, three other schools also started bands and four of the five participated in the 2018 Invitational hosted annually by Colony.[4] The marching band was invited to march at the 2009 Inaugural Parade for Barack Obama.[5] It participated in the 2014 Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 2014, in Pasadena, CA,[6] and the 2017 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.[7]

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

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c "Colony High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  2. ^ Nevala, Matt (November 15, 1998). "Upstart Colony earns 4A crown". Anchorage Daily News. p. 19, 24. Retrieved December 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Hollander, Zaz (September 27, 2018). "Marching bands are booming in Alaska. Now there are five – just in Mat-Su". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  4. ^ Mann, Jacob (September 28, 2018). "4 Valley schools participate in Colony Marching Band Invitational". Mat-su Valley Frontiersman. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Kyle Hopkins (January 21, 2009). "Alaska band gets a wave from new president". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  6. ^ Rose Bowl Parade Accepts Colony High Marching Band for 2014! Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Alaska Music Educators Association, 2012
  7. ^ 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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