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Palmer Trinity School is an independent, college preparatory, coeducational Episcopal day school located on in Palmetto Bay, Florida (a Miami suburb). The school currently enrolls more than 650 students in grades 6-12.〔http://www.nais.org/Users/Pages/SchoolDetails.aspx?accountid=e856f5a9-32f9-e111-8924-00505683000d〕 Palmer Trinity is the only Episcopal Middle and Upper School in Miami-Dade County. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools〔http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=10669〕 and the Florida Council of Independent Schools.〔http://www.fcis.org/page.cfm?p=389〕 == History == Palmer Trinity School was formed in 1991 when Palmer School (founded in 1972) and Trinity Episcopal School (founded in 1981) merged.〔"(History )." Palmer Trinity School. Retrieved on October 2, 2009.〕 The school was formerly located in the census-designated place of Cutler until the incorporation of Palmetto Bay on September 10, 2002.〔"(About our village )." Village of Palmetto Bay. Retrieved on October 2, 2009.〕〔"(Cutler CDP, Florida )." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 2, 2009.〕 Palmer Trinity was badly damaged by Hurricane Andrew, but one building was used to host the 82nd Airborne for 6 weeks in the aftermath. After the merger, Palmer Trinity gradually grew from 300 to 650 students. A Humanities Building, Music Center, Fitness Facility, Math/Science Building, and expanded Library were added to the original three buildings. Palmer Trinity's campus incorporates South Florida flora, including gumbo limbo trees, royal poincianas, palms, ferns, and orchids. It has the largest grounds of any independent school in Miami-Dade County. It has encouraged the use of wireless laptop computers since 1999, and has 50 athletic teams. Today Palmer Trinity’s students, over 50% of whom are bilingual, come from 37 countries. Students come from Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and Hindu religious backgrounds.〔"(PTS At A Glance )." Retrieved on August 26, 2012.〕 Palmer Trinity has attempted to expand its campus onto a neighboring 33 acre property since 2006. A legal debate that has been in and out of appellate courts has cost millions of dollars to both Village of Palmetto Bay and Palmer Trinity. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palmer Trinity School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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